Historical Impact of Christianity on American Culture
By Intern Steven Payne In the past decade, American society has begun a transition to an increasingly more secular state of existence. Petitions on www.change.org call for the removal of the phrase “In God We Trust” from American currency, as well as the removal of all references to religion from the Pledge of Allegiance. The military has also recently lost a legal battle against the Military Religious Freedom Foundation...
Tradin’ Post, Monday, July 18th, 2016:
For Sale: Presto 16 quart pressure canner/cooker, it has only been used for 2 years, for more information call: 903-885-5375 For Sale: A very sturdy couch for sale. The color is Earth tones. Asking $50. Call for more details: 903 598 2235 For Sale: Honda 3 speed deluxe multcher/mower, 4 horse power and in like new condition. Eco weed eater, in like new condition. 3 horse power tiller in good shape. Bolen riding lawnmower. Troy built...
Schlotzsky’s to Open July 21st
Schlotzsky’s on Gilmer Street is set to open at 10 am on July 21st. On the day of the grand opening, door prizes and give-aways will take place all day. Once they’re opened, the first 100 to purchase a 6 pack of Cinnabon cinnamon rolls will receive one free small original sandwich per week for an entire year. Schlotzsky’s is locally owned and operated and they commented, “We look forward to making Sulphur...
Sulphur Springs Senior Olympics
Senior Olympics is Thursday, August 25th at the ROC at 1st Baptist Church 1K Race starts at 9:30 am and the other games start at 10:00 am. There are lots of categories that you can sign up to compete in.. You can compete in ALL of them or just choose which ones you would like. We will have a 1K Race, Bean Bag Toss, Horse Shoe Pitching, Nerf Javelin, Washer Pitching, Scooter Races, Wheelchair Races and Walk Races. All of the Events are...
Local Church Gets Creative In Wake of Pokemon Go Craze
Pokemon Go hit the app stores in the last week and sparked a new craze among all age groups. Players, or Pokemon Trainers, travel around to pokestop locations that are predetermined by Nintendo through GPS location on their cellphones. At a pokestop location, Trainers find and capture virtual Pokemon. In earlier years Niantic developed Ingress, a virtual reality game where a mass amount of players take part in an augmented...
Basics at Brunch Quarterly Meeting
On Monday April 18th, at 10:30 am Ross & Shoalmire will be holding a Basics at Brunch meeting. This is a free brunch provided by Rock Creek, and includes an informative program that will be held every quarter at the Sulphur Springs Senior Center. Elderly Law Attorneys Kristen Ishihara, John Ross, and Lisa Shoalmire will speak on different topics each meeting. They would like to invite you to listen in to this quarter’s topic...
Tradin’ Post, Friday, July 15th, 2016:
For Sale: 2 Riding Lawnmowers, located 127 Lewis Street, for more information call:903-335-4698
Animal of the Week: Tabitha
Tabitha is a 10-12 week old domestic short-haired cat. She was found in the backyard of the Animal Shelter after she was apparently dumped there by her previous owners. “She was hiding under all of the shelves and crates that we have back there,” Animal Shelter Officer Barbi Blanch said. “I don’t know how she got here, but somebody probably dumped her here and that is where she ran so that she could hide...
Back to the Basics: County Roads and the Commissioners Court
by Allison Bledsoe County roads are a necessity for the rural communities that bring Hopkins County to life, but very few inhabitants know much about them and how they are maintained. We’re bringing our readers back to the basics with a quick lesson on county roads and what just exactly they entail. County roads are defined as public roads that have been accepted for maintenance by the Commissioners Court to the standards set...
CANHelp Annual Pack The Bus School Supply Drive
CANHelp is gearing up for our annual PACK THE BUS School Supply drive (this will be our 6th official year) benefiting needy families in Hopkins County. We continue to serve 200-300 families each year and last year was our biggest year to date. We were able to give each child a backpack filled with almost all supplies needed to start the school year. Any supplies or monetary donations we had left over, we also donated to local schools....
