Sulphur Springs City Manager’s Report – Oct. 5, 2021
Marc Maxwell presented the following monthly city manager’s report to Sulphur Springs City Council during their regular meeting Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2021. COVID-19 RESPONSE –The Delta variant wave of COVID-19 seems to have peaked. The number of active cases in Hopkins County decreased 36% since our last meeting with 240 active cases as of October 3. There are 18 patients in the COVID unit at the hospital Monday (and 15 Tuesday),...
Lady Cats Volleyball Goes 2-0 During Two Game Home Stand
The Lady Cats volleyball team fought hard until the finish, sweeping the Mount Pleasant Lady Tigers at home on Tuesday, Oct. 5. The win gives Coach Bailey Dorner’s squad a 2-0 record during their two game home stand. Sulphur Springs persevered all the way to the finish, even though Mount Pleasant never gave up. Coach Bailey Dorner’s team rode the momentum created by seniors Brooklynn Burnside and libero Parris Pickett (19...
Chamber Issues Final Call For Cooks To Register For Stew Contest
By Butch Burney This is the last chance for stew cooks to get their registration forms in for the 52nd Annual World Championship Hopkins County Stew Contest, sponsored by Alliance Bank, Alliance Bank Financial Services and Galyean Insurance. The contest will be Saturday, Oct. 23, at Buford Park. Get Your Stew On We have almost 140 pots of stew already registered, but we have room for more, if you get your registration in soon. Come by...
Divorce Rates Drop as Pandemic Continues
By Johanna Hicks, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension, Family & Community Health Agent, Hopkins County As Family & Community Health Extension Agent for Texas A&M AgriLife Extension, an article recently caught my eye. I am a strong advocate for traditional marriage relationships. Strong marital relationships lead to strong families and strong families lead to strong communities. The article was part of an...
Happenings at the Sulphur Springs Senior Citizens Center
There’s fun and activities all year round for local senior citizens to take advantage of. Besides seasonal parties and birthday-of-the-month get-togethers, There’s exercise, educational fun and meeting new friends! We’d love for you to share in the fun at 150 MLK Drive! The Tai Ji Quan class has started new session. If you come you will learn all the basic moves. Karen Moseley is a certified instructor. She will...
Wildcats Team Tennis Senior Night Versus Marshall Cancelled
Wildcats team tennis Coach Tony Martinez said the Marshall Mavericks could not field a team and as a result have forfeited their match with Sulphur Springs. The two teams were originally slated to meet Monday, Oct. 4 at the Tennis Center, but Coach Martinez knew going into the match-up that the Mavericks would have trouble fielding a team. He said during the Oct. 2 edition of the coach’s show that they would only be able to put...
$24,639 Collected During First Week Of 2021 HCUW Campaign
A total of $24,639 of the $150,000 goal was collected during the first official week of the 2021 Hopkins County United Way campaign. Hopkins County United Way Oct. 15, 2021, the first weekly campaign report meeting Although only half a dozen were able to stay for the entire meeting, several HCUW campaign workers stopped by before or sent the donation packets they’d collected with other volunteers to the first campaign report...
Forage Quality Should Be Matched To Animal’s Nutritional Needs Before Feeding
By Dr. Mario Villarino, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension According to Texas A&M Agrilife Extension forage specialist Vanessa Corriher, one of the first considerations when purchasing hay is that it should be based on individual animal requirements. For optimal production, forage quality should be matched as closely as possible to the nutritional needs of the animal. Low quality forage can result in reduced animal performance and...
Lady Cats Volleyball At Home For Tuesday Gameday
The Lady Cats volleyball team will look to complete their two-game home stand with another victory when they host the Mount Pleasant Lady Tigers. Last Friday Sulphur Springs hosted Longview, and while things got interesting for the Lady Cats as the match went to five sets, they were able to pull out the victory versus the district foe Lady Lobos. Coach Bailey Dorner’s team took set one in dominating fashion, 25-12 as they looked to...
Hay Show: Deadline Oct. 11 for Hay Samples from Hopkins, Rains County Forage Producers
To continue a long-standing Hopkins County agricultural tradition, the Hay Show will take place on October 21, 2021. According to Andy Wright, it will be held at the Hopkins County Civic Center starting about 11:30 a.m with a BBQ lunch. Winning hay samples will be auctioned and Hopkins and Rains County producers will be announced. The event is an annual project of the Soil and Water Conservation District. The event sponsors two Ag...
