Lady Cats Volleyball Has Challenging Non-District Match At Pleasant Grove Friday
Volleyball on Wood Floor with net The Lady Cats Volleyball Team is expected to have their hands full as they travel to Texarkana to play Pleasant Grove on this Friday game day, Sept. 13. The schedule calls for the varsity match to get underway at 4:30 p.m. JV and freshmen matches will follow at around 6 p.m. The two teams had quite a battle in Sulphur Springs last season. The Lady Cats eventually came out on top after five grueling...
Hay Bale Decorating Contest
Hopkins County residents who wish to enter the Hay Bale Decorating Contest for fun and prizes can enter now. Entries are needed by October first, however, hay bale sculptures don’t have to be completely ready for judging until Monday October 14, 2019. This is the second year for the creative contest. Last year there were 19 entries, and more are expected this year as families, church groups, clubs and businesses join in. Now...
National Emergency Management Month Observed in Hopkins County: Part Two, Fire Safety
Hopkins County Fire Chief Andy Endsley, who is also Hopkins County Emergency Management Coordinator, was joined by Kristi Springfield, Assistant Emergency Management Coordinator, to discuss families being prepared at home for a fire emergency. Of course, home smoke alarms are a standard protection for fire. Additionally, each family should have an emergency exit plan in place, as well as a designated place for family members to meet...
Sulphur Springs City Council Sept. 16 Special Workshop Agenda
CITY OF SULPHUR SPRINGS, TEXAS SPECIAL WORKSHOP OF THE CITY COUNCIL SEPTEMBER 16, 2019, 6:00 P.M. A special workshop of the Sulphur Springs City Council will be held at 6:00 p.m. on Monday, September 16, 2019 in the Council Room at 201 North Davis. The following items will be discussed: Call to order.Pledge and invocation.Discussion only regarding the vision for the City of Sulphur SpringsAdjourn Sulphur Springs City Hall, 201 North...
Home Fire Prevention: Free ‘Sound the Alarm’ Smoke Alarm Campaign for Homeowners
Red Cross is working with the Sulphur Springs TX Fire Department to make homes safer by installing free smoke alarms. Volunteers with Red Cross will work in teams to help install needed smoke alarms and educate home owners about fire safety and emergency preparedness. Members of Hopkins County Fire Department will be among the volunteers. Please join us Saturday, September 21, 2019 10 AM – 3 PM Lunch will be provided. Please...
Student Preparing to Enter Fall Semester at PJC Sulphur Springs
PJC Sulphur Springs Marin Annabel Marin of Sulphur Springs, left, is pleased to complete her paperwork with Educational Advisor Tonya Yeager, center, of the Educational Opportunity Center so she could begin the fall semester at the PJC-Sulphur Springs Center. Her mom, Patricia Marin was there to lend support.
Harden: Teacher Turnover Rate at SSISD Comparable To Most Recent State Averages
Sulphur Springs ISD Assistant Superintendent Rusty Harden While it may seem like Sulphur Springs Independent School District administrators are doing a lot more hiring each year, a six year study shows the district’s teacher turnover rate has remained pretty close to the state teacher turnover rate, according to SSISD Assistant Superintendent Rusty Harden. That’s an average of 86.83 new employees hired annually for a total...
12th Annual Help-A-Child Benefit Plans Dual Fundraisers for Charity
Twelve years ago, Wade Bartley found a way to put on a fun farm-related event and help some charitable organizations at the same time. He called it simply the “Help a Child Benefit” and it has grown from a small tractor pull, chili cookoff and auction to a much-anticipated Fall event for families across and beyond the county. Last year, a new and different separate event was added to help in the fundraising called “Date Night at The...
Chamber Connection – Sept. 12, 2019
By Lezley Brown, CEO & president, Hopkins County Chamber of Commerce I have some more very exciting news! The Chamber of Commerce is currently selling our 2019 Hopkins County Christmas ornament. This ornament is the second of our series and features our beautiful Buford Park, the 50th Anniversary Stew Contest and beautiful oak trees under a starry sky. It is dated with the year, made with 24 karat gold, shatterproof, and VERY...
