The Two-Day Quilt Show in Sulphur Springs Will Celebrate History, Heritage and 20 Years for Local Guild
After 19 consecutive years, the Quilt Show held each Fall in Sulphur Springs has acquired a name for itself amongst those who embrace the timeless link between the craft of quilting and family heritage. In fact, the forging of Hopkins County’s Lone Star Heritage Quilt Guild in 1998 came through passion by local quilters and the assistance of existing skilled guilds in surrounding counties. According to the website...
He Forgot Past Arrest But Will Remember This One
Although Luis Jorge Leyva, 32, of El Paso, told the Hopkins County Deputy that he had not been arrested in the past, it was found that once upon a time he had been arrested for a large drug possession by the U S Border Patrol and he had a DWI in the past. Leyva had been stopped for two traffic violations at the I-30 125-mile marker. He also denied consent to search the vehicle and its contents. Canine Chiv was deployed and performed...
Chamber Connection September 6, 2018
The 49th Stew Contest will be held on Saturday, October 27th, in Buford Park in Sulphur Springs. Stew sponsorship letters and cook letters have been mailed. Friday, September 14th is the deadline to keep your stew site from last year. On Monday, September 17th, all unclaimed sites will become available to new cooks. If you would like to sponsor stew or cook stew this year, please give us a call at (903) 885-6515, and we will get you...
Loss for Team Tennis in Lindale
The Wildcats’ team tennis squad opened district play with a road loss at Lindale, 16-3 Wednesday (September 5) afternoon. The match was originally scheduled for Tuesday but was rained out then. The Wildcats managed to win a doubles match and two singles matches. The mixed doubles team of Jo Leigh Cantu and Michael McCord won in a third set tiebreaker. Boys #3 singles player Aaron Lucas won his match. Boys #4 singles player Logan...
Another Busy Dinner Bell
30 visitors from the FUMC in Richardson, TX joined the Dinner Bell this week. The same group visited last year, toured the Sulphur Springs Public Library and the Music Box collection. They ate dinner a little before the regular meal time then hurried off for a tour of the Southwest Dairy Museum. Abacus Home Health The menu could not have been better as Hopkins County Chicken Stew was served. For desert, a Dinner Bell favorite,...
Downtown Business Alliance Members and Volunteers Gear Up for a Busy Season!
At this month’s Downtown Business Alliance meeting, the agenda was filled with planned events that equal a lot of fun for the whole community! President Billie Ruth Standbridge called the meeting to order in the new meeting room of the Backstory Brewery. DBA officers are Vice President Joy Wilson, Secretary Linda Galligher and Treasurer Lynda Hager. Fourteen members and guests attended. Incidentally, you do not have to be a...
SSHS Names Homecoming Court for 2018
Sulphur Springs High School Assistant Principal Vanessa Abron announced the ten Homecoming nominees for this school year. The nominees, announced Tuesday, September 4, 2018, (photo not available until Friday) are JoAnna Duran, Maddie Millsap, Madison Clark, Madison Caprarotta, Alena Bledsoe, Madelyn Ray, JaQueline Espinoza-Frias, Camri Price, Sadie Stroud and Stephanie Olguin. The student body will vote on the nominees and select a...
Drunk Driving Victim Invites Public to Local MADD Walk on September 29 at Shannon Oaks
MADD NE Texas Program Director Beth Powell with Melinda McDonald, crash victim Back in 2017, Melinda McDonald had almost arrived back home in Hopkins County from a Christmas shopping trip when her car was suddenly struck from behind by an intoxicated driver. Melinda remembers little from the impact except the sensation of the car rolling and anxiously hoping for the safety of her infant granddaughter who was in a car seat behind her....
Douglas Intermediate One Met All Six TEA Distinction Designations in Final Year for School
Douglas Intermediate School 2017-18 was one of more than 400 campuses that achieved a Met Standard rating in the 2018 state accountability system also earned all distinction designations applicable to their individual school. Up to seven distinction designations can be earned for: Academic Achievement in English Language Arts/Reading; Academic Achievement in Mathematics; Academic Achievement in Science; Academic Achievement in Social...
