Danna’s Buffalo Girls 3-day Flea Market Arrives at Backstory Brewery April 11
Danna Bain is planning her 2nd annual Buffalo Girls Flea Market Style and Swap Meet on April 11-13 in a new location near downtown Sulphur Springs When she says this is a Pickers Paradise and a Shoppers Dream, she really means it! Danna’s 2019 Spring Flea Market season opens in Sulphur Springs on Thursday April 11 in a new location, at Backstory Brewery, located near downtown Sulphur Springs at 211 Magnolia Street. The craft...
Hoedown at Shannon Oaks Church, April 26th, 2019
Shannon Oaks Chuch, 1113 Shannon Rd E, Sulphur Springs, TX 75482.
Meal A Day: Cooks Needed
Meal A Day is in Desperate need of 2 extra Cooks for Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. Some of our regular cooks are going to be out. It is too hard for just a couple of people to cook for 160 people and get it all ready to go out on our routes. If you can spare a day to come and help it will be great. Please call Karon Weatherman at the Sulphur Springs Senior Citizens Center if you can volunteer for any of those days (903) 885-1661 The...
Mt. Vernon’s “Alamo” Trade Days,Chili Cookoff, Concert
According to Jackie Bateman, organizer of The Alamo Mission Museum in Mt. Vernon, Texas, she is planning a day-long event for both locals and tourists to enjoy on Saturday April 12, 2019. There will be a Trade Day/Swap Meet all day, a Chili Cook-off on Saturday afternoon and a Classic Country Concert with live music by Roger Reed and the Sunshine Band featuring Don Woods. Chili judging will take place prior to serving at 5:30pm, when...
Blackberries, Dewberries Are Closely Related, Yet Very Different
By Dr. Mario Villarino Mario Villarino, DVM, Ph.D. Hopkins County Extension Agent Berries are common plants naturally existing in Hopkins County. There are many types of berries occurring in our farming sites and forested areas but the most prevalent are dewberries and blackberries. For many, berries are a fruit of value to human consumption, for others, berries are a common weed infesting pastures and meadows According to Dr. Vanessa...
Tira News for April 3, 2019
By Jan Vaughn We want to express our appreciation to Martha Payton and Hope and Sammy Weir for their contributions to the Tira Food Pantry. Landon and Laiken Joslin hosted a birthday party for their son, Rylan, at their home on Saturday night. Friends and family gathered to help him celebrate and were served pizza, cupcakes and soft drinks and everyone had fun playing games. Chip and I drove to San Antonio on Sunday afternoon. I had...
Cornhole Tournament to benefit Miller Grove Athletics
Miller Grove Athletics will hold a benefit Cornhole Tournament April 13th, at 229 Main Street in Sulphur Springs. Cost is $25 to play. Tournaments are for Adults and High-School students. Proceeds go to the Miller Grove Athletics department. For more details, please email [email protected]. Miller Grove ISD Hornet cornhole graphic
Commissioners Court Hopes To Name New Civic Center Manager By Monday
Hopkins County Regional Civic Center A new manager for Hopkins County Civic Center could be announced by Monday morning, according to county officials. Hopkins County Commissioners Court began taking applications March 25, following Adam Teer’s formal announcement of his resignation as manger of the Civic Center during a court work session. Teer’s last day as Civic Center manager will be April 8; he plans to go into hotel...
Anonymous Donor Steps Up For Dinner Bell
Dinner Bell-1-2019-April-1 Dinner Bell-1-2019-April-2 Dinner Bell-1-2019-April-3 Dinner Bell-1-2019-April-4 Dinner Bell-1-2019-April-5 Dinner Bell-1-2019-April-6 Dinner Bell-1-2019-April-7 An anonymous donor’s contribution helped provide a free community meal via the Dinner Bell. The First United Methodist Church serves a free community meal each Wednesday. The staff of volunteers ring the dinner bell each week at 11:45 AM....
Cumby Robotics Team Heads Out to National Competition at Council Bluffs, Iowa
The team of six Cumby ISD students who design and build robots will join other high school teams at the CREATE US Open Robotics competitions this week. Back in January, the school hosted 26 teams and claimed a State Qualifier title. That certified them for National competition with their robot which was programmed along the required “Turning Point” game guidelines. Now the Cumby team will be up against 235 other teams and...
