Creative Arts Contest Features Works Of Multi-Talented Hopkins County Residents
Aug17

Creative Arts Contest Features Works Of Multi-Talented Hopkins County Residents

Johanna Hicks By Johanna Hicks, B.S., M.Ed., Texas A&M AgriLife Extension, Hopkins County Family & Community Health Agent, [email protected] The Hopkins County Fall Festival Creative Arts Contest is one of the premier events of the annual Fall Festival.  With multi-talented individuals who enter one or more items to be judged, combined with a large group of volunteers to staff the event, and topped off with highly...

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Aug. 17, 2022 Chamber Connection – 70 Entries Already Registered For Stew Contest
Aug17

Aug. 17, 2022 Chamber Connection – 70 Entries Already Registered For Stew Contest

Ribeye Roundup Entry Deadline Is Sept. 1; This Year’s Event Features Junior Cook Category For Ages 7-17 Years Hopkins County Chamber of Commerce logo Sulphur Springs Texas By Butch Burney, Hopkins County Chamber of Commerce President/CEO, Registration for the 53rd Annual Hopkins County Stew Festival, presented by Alliance Bank, have been pouring in. We already have almost 70 entries with more than a month to go before the...

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August 22 Jury Panel Canceled
Aug17

August 22 Jury Panel Canceled

The jury panel summoned to appear at 1 p.m. August 22, 2022, for County Court of Law with Judge Clay Harrison has been canceled. Those summoned for jury service do not need to report for duty that day. Jury panel cancelled

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Request For Special Use Permit For Manufactured Home Community Withdrawn
Aug16

Request For Special Use Permit For Manufactured Home Community Withdrawn

A request made for a special use permit to allow C&C Guardian LLC to construct a manufactured home community at 2113 Main Street, a property currently zoned light commercial, was slated to go before Sulphur Springs Zoning Board of Adjustments and Appeals Tuesday evening, but that meeting has been canceled. Applicant Ross Cody has withdrawn the request, according to city staff. The action follows a Planning & Zoning Commission...

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Interim Director Appointed For Senior Citizens Center
Aug16

Interim Director Appointed For Senior Citizens Center

An interim director has been appointed for the Senior Citizens Center, following Karon Weatherman’s resignation as program and marketing director on Monday, Aug. 15, 2022. Senior Citizens Center sign Kathie Steele will be overseeing operations at the facility until a permanent director is hired, City Manager Marc Maxwell said Tuesday morning. Steele is no stranger to the city. She retired as Business Office Manager after years...

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Dozen Individuals Jailed On Felony Warrants
Aug15

Dozen Individuals Jailed On Felony Warrants

At least a dozen individuals were jailed felony warrants over the last week, including a woman reported to have been in possession of heroin when she showed up in court. Jazmyn Nikolia Smallwood Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Alvin Jordan and Corrections Officer Courtney Steward took Jazmyn Nikolia Smallwood into custody at 4:18 p.m. Aug. 11, 2022, in the District Courtroom on a warrant for bond revocation on an...

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Cardiac Rehabilitation: Your Next Step to Recovery
Aug15

Cardiac Rehabilitation: Your Next Step to Recovery

CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Sulphur Springs has ONE mission: To Extend the Healing Ministry of Jesus Christ. By Jennifer Heitman, Senior Market Development, CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Sulphur Springs, [email protected] What is Cardiac Rehabilitation? Sulphur Springs, Texas, August 15, 2022 — Cardiac rehabilitation is a medically supervised program designed to help people with heart problems...

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Tickets Available For Lil 4’s Annual King And Queen Ball
Aug15

Tickets Available For Lil 4’s Annual King And Queen Ball

Tickets are now available for the Lil 4’s Annual King and Queen Ball, which will be held from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Sept. 10, 2022, at The ROC, 115 Putman St. The event will be the 15th year for the King and Queen Ball for Lil 4’s Kids Club. Admission tickets are $15 per adult or $5 for kids, with the ticket price going toward a gift for Lil 4’s annual Christmas event. In lieu of the $15 ticket donation, a $15 toy...

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Meal A Day In Desperate Need Of Thursday Driver
Aug15

Meal A Day In Desperate Need Of Thursday Driver

Meal A Day is in desperate need of a volunteer to donate time delivering meals to senior citizens on an in-town route on Thursdays. The meals are picked up at 9:30 a.m., and it takes about an hour or so to drive the route and deliver them, according to Senior Citizens Center Program and Marketing Director Karon Weatherman. “If you could find it in your heart to donate a little of your time please let me know,” Weatherman...

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Hopkins County Health Care Foundation Elects New Board Members And Officers
Aug15

Hopkins County Health Care Foundation Elects New Board Members And Officers

The Hopkins County Health Care Foundation approved four new board members and one returning board member at its recent meeting. New members are Dr. Martin Fielder, Don Sapaugh, Sally Toliver, and Dr. Andrew Yoder. Charles Helm will serve a second three-year term on the board. (Left) Chair Sharla Campbell presents long-time hospital volunteer and supporter Wanda Galyean with a plaque for her service to the Hopkins County Health Care...

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