Wildcats Football and Lady Cats Volleyball Take Place on the Road Friday
After a bye week, the Wildcats Football Team dives back into district play on this game day Friday (October 4). The Wildcats will be traveling to CitiBank Stadium in Forney to play the Forney Jackrabbits. Forney is 1-2 in district play and 2-3 for the season. They have a district win over Terrell and losses to North Forney and Royse City. The Wildcats are 0-2 in district play and 0-4 for the season. The Wildcats have district losses...
Wildcat Band Begins Contest Season Saturday
Wildcat Band Director Spencer Emmert calls this month Bandtober. During this month, the band will perform at four Friday night football games and then head to contests. Their first contest takes place Saturday (October 5) at Mesquite Memorial Stadium, also the site for this year’s Area contest. Emmert says the Wildcats will take the field at 4:30 p.m. Saturday. He says the band has worked all this school year for these next four...
Central Baptist Event – “Love The Red Sunday”
Central Baptist Church, at 840 Connally Street in Sulphur Springs, is excited to host “Love The Red Sunday” THIS Sunday, October 6th! All local Hopkins County and city firefighters, and emergency medical personnel are invited to a special service in their honor at 10:30am, followed by lunch afterward. Don Mingo will be our guest speaker. We hope you will join us! Central Baptist Church Love The Red Sunday
SSISD Receives 2 Acceptable Bids For Fore Street House Constructed By CTE Students
This ranch-style home constructed on Fore Street by Sulphur Springs High School career and technology students over the course of two years. The 1,550 square foot farm-style house constructed on Fore Street by Sulphur Springs High School students should have a new owner soon. Sulphur Springs Independent School District Board of Trustees on Monday accepted the two bids, in rank order, submitted for the house, according to Sulphur...
Hopkins-Rains Retired School Personnel Meeting
Hopkins-Rains Retired School Personnel have announced their next meeting and program. Tuesday, October 8 at 10:00 amLocation: The Oaks B&B, 516 Oak Ave, Sulphur SpringsProgram: Blake Cooper, Director of Friends of Texas Public Schools, will share information regarding this advocacy group that supports public schools and those who teach and work in them. Friends of Texas Public Schools also supports the needs of retired school...
Helpful Programs for Seniors Coming Up October 8 and 10
A free Health Expo for Senior Citizens is planned on Tuesday morning October 8 at League Street Church of Christ. “Medicare Choices for Seniors” on October 10 at the Seniors Center is a free educational program which will offer information necessary for making choices about 2020 health care coverage.
‘Walk to Remember’ Reaches Terrific Tuesdays Goal!
Tammi and husband Jim Reardon gather finals donations for T-shirts and tickets that will go toward the total for the 2019 goal of $10,000 For the first time, Celebration Plaza hosted the annual “Walk to Remember” which annually raises money for the Terrific Tuesdays program in Sulphur Springs. What is Terrific Tuesdays? It is a Respite Care Program for anyone with Alzheimer’s, Dementia, Senility, Stroke and any other...
Tradin’ Post for Friday, October 4th, 2019
Wanted: 3 gently used book shelves and a front load washer. 903 393 0267 For Sale: living room set with coffee table and two end tables, dinette set with six chairs in really good condition, like new. Call 903-335-5574 and make an offer. FREE used carpet and pad 25ft x 23ft from remodel Needs to be removed NOW 903 439 7394 Adult brown & white female mini lionhead rabbit for sale $20 with cage and a bag of food. Pet only –...
Identifying, Treating Take-All Root Rot In Grass
Submitted By Mario Villarino, Agriculture and natural resources Extension Agent for Hopkins County AgriLife Extension Service Take-all root rot is a fungal disease that causes weak, brown, dead patches in turfgrass. In Texas, the disease severely affects St. Augustinegrass and bermudagrass, in which the disease is known as bermudagrass decline. Take-all root rot is caused by a fungus, Gaeumannomyces graminis var. graminis, that lives...
