Qualifying Full-Time Paris Junior College Students to Get Free Laptops This Fall
Paris Junior College Public Information Services Qualifying full-time PJC students to get free laptops this fall Paris Junior College will be giving laptops to qualifying full-time students in the fall semester. “We want to encourage students to be full time so they can get their degrees as quickly as possible,” said Dr. Pam Anglin, PJC President, — “and work to ensure those students taking a full load of classes...
July 22 Commissioners Court Agenda Includes 3 Contracts, Holiday Calendar
Commissioners Slated To Hear From Tax Collector, Chief Appraiser, FEC & Big Ditch Works Reps During Friday Morning Work Session Hopkins County Commissioners will be holding their regular meeting and work session this Friday morning instead of Monday due to a scheduling conflict. While the regular July 22 Commissioners Court agenda appears to be mostly routine, the work session appears a bit longer than usual and will be the second...
Bailey Cunningham Training In Sulphur Springs For Jettribe WaterX Racing Series Aug. 4-7
Sulphur Springs, Texas is becoming a local focal point for international jet ski racing. This past week, the Jettribe office has been treated to a visit by Bailey Cunningham, Jettribe Team Rider from Australia. He will stay in Sulphur Springs through the month until the end of the Jettribe WaterX Racing Series at Lake Coleman August 4-7, 2022. Bailey has raced all over the world and the Jettribe family was stoked to have him travel...
2 Yantis Men Jailed On Controlled Substance-Related Charges
Two Yantis men were arrested on controlled substance-related charges, according to arrest and jail reports. Tony Jay Harrington AKA Tony Jay Harington, T Jay Harrington and TJ Harrington Sulphur Springs Police Officer Robble Acosta reported stopping Tony Jay Harrington at 4:24 a.m. July 20, 2022, for failing to driver in a single lane of traffic while traveling on West Industrial Drive. Upon contact with the 34-year-old Yantis man,...
Hopkins County Genealogical Society Offers New Book Compiled By Earl Pogue
Hopkins County Genealogical Society this week announced its a new book, “The Writings of Celia M. Wright,” is now available for pre-order. New book about Hopkins County available from Hopkins County Genealogical Society Celia was a significant Hopkins County historian whose research spanned decades, much of it during the 1950s, when Hopkins County was celebrating its Centennial with a zealous desire to preserve the early...
2022 CPHS Graduate Kara Tifft Featured In Justin Boot Prints Video Series
Kara Tifft, a 2022 Como-Pickton High School graduate, is featured this month in Justin Boots’ “Boot Prints” video series and Cowgirl Life also carried the story online as well. The Justin Boot Prints series features “stories of the West,” focusing on people who are leaving their mark on the Western industry. The focus is shining a light on “everyday people living extraordinary lives,” telling...
This Summer Should Be Good Test Of City’s Water System — How Well Mains Hold Up
City of Sulphur Springs crews have already repaired 22 water breaks this month, the most in a single month since the summer of 2018, and the July is not over yet. That’s still significantly less water main ruptures than in past summers, which city officials say is likely due to a few reasons but July-September will be the true test of the city’s water system. City of Sulphur Springs crews repair a ruptured water main on...
Nutrition Can Be Confusing
Johanna Hicks, Extension Agent By Johnna Hicks, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Family & Community Health Agent, Hopkins County, [email protected] Foods that are okay to consume by some are not recommended for others, depending on medical conditions and the body’s ability to digest them. Let’s consider artificial sweeteners. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration, or FDA, states that sugar substitutes are safe to consume in the...
July 20 Chamber Connection – Stew Cooks Can Now Sign Up For 53rd Annual Stew Contest
Coming Up: Wild Horse and Burro Adoption Clinic, Business Before Hours Breakfast, Jet Ski Championships, Ribbon Cuttings By Butch Burney, Hopkins County Chamber of Commerce President/CEO, [email protected] Marking the stew grounds on the northwest entry to Buford Park stands a huge stew pot designating it as the official site for the World Champion Hopkins County Stew Contest Stew cooks, it’s time to get your spots....
Food Recalls: Sweet Loren’s Sugar Cookie Dough, Natierra Organic Freeze-Dried Blueberries
If you’re planning to make make cookies from packaged dough or enjoy some freeze-dried organic blueberries, be sure to check your labels as food recalls have been issued by companies over the last week for these products. Cookie Dough Recall Front of the recalled lot of Sweet Loren’s Sugar Cookie Dough Lot Code from a package of recalled Sweet Loren’s Sugar Cookie Dough Sweet Loren’s of New York, NY, is voluntarily...
