Chamber Connection – Dec. 8: Time To Get Recognition Nominations In
By Butch Burney As 2021 comes to an end, it is time to get nominations in for those individuals and businesses that have been outstanding this year. Nominations are being accepted for Citizen of the Year, Woman of the Year, Small and Large Businesses of the Year and other superlative recognitions. The awards will be announced at the Chamber’s membership banquet on Thursday, Feb. 10, at the Hopkins County Civic Center. Nominations can...
News Release: Rep. Bryan Slaton Joins TRG In Amicus Brief Against Vaccine Mandate
Dec. 8, 2021 news release from Rep. Bryan Slaton’s Office
Hopkins County Dug Deep In To Help Those In Need Through 2021 United Way Contributions
The Hopkins County community is known for it’s generosity. This year, however, Hopkins County dug deep and, in the process, set a new record of more than $211,800 donated to the 2021 United Way campaign to assist those in need, and to provide cultural and developmental enrichment opportunities in the community. When the last weekly campaign workers meeting was held on Nov. 9, Hopkins County United Way had received $185,952.15 in...
Sulphur Springs Back Down to 4A-Division I Starting in 2022
UIL reclassification and realignment has put Sulphur Springs and her sports teams back down to 4A-Division I. With the classification of 545 to 1299 for 4A schools, SSHS had an enrollment of 1240 and as a result ended up being in Division I. The new realignment goes in to effect next year and will stand until the next round of realignments in 2024. Sulphur Springs was a 5A classification for eight years starting in 2013-14. The...
Ordinance Restricting Roadside Parking on East Shannon Road Approved
It’s official, a block of roadside parking on East Shannon Road is to be restricted. Sulphur Springs City Council Tuesday night unanimously approved Ordinance No. 2794, which establishes a no parking zone on East Shannon Road (the south Interstate 30 service road) between South Broadway Street and Mockingbird Lane. A new ordinance restricts parking on East Shannon Road The proposal for the ordinance was presented on first...
Lady Cats Basketball Loses Tough One at Home to New Boston
The Lady Cats basketball team struggled to score in the third and lost to New Boston 56-16 at home on Tuesday, Dec. 7. While the women’s basketball team were able to keep it close thanks to shots not falling early for both teams, trailing 16-10 at halftime, the third was when New Boston cruised by the Lady Cats. Sulphur Springs scored a free throw alone in the third before shots began to fall more frequently in the fourth. Coach...
Medina, Wright Appointed To HCHD Board of Directors
Foundation For New EMS Station/Hospital District Headquarters Building Poured Tuesday Hopkins County Hospital District Board of Directors officially appointed a CEO and appointed two new board members during a meeting Monday and announced filing will open soon for two seats up for election in 2022. Appointments Hopkins County Hospital District CEO Brent Smith The HCHD Board of Directors reportedly on Dec. 6, 2021, officially appointed...
Lions Club Recognizes Parade Winners
Top Prize Donated To Blue Santa In addition to providing a little extra holiday cheer each year, the Sulphur Springs Lions Club’s Lighted Christmas Parade also features a friendly competition among participants, with recognition doled out to the top three nonprofit and small business entries, and a trophy and cash prize going to the top rated large business entry in the parade. Entries were judged by a panel of judged from...
PTK Induction at the Sulphur Springs Paris Junior College Campus
PTK These students attending the PJC-Sulphur Springs Center were recently inducted into the Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society for two-year colleges. Receiving membership were (left to right): PTK-Sulphur Springs PTK Vice President Nathan Windham, Benjamin Rocha, Robert Steveos, Madyson McMurtry, Rebekah Stanley, Carolina Berg, Michelle Tijerin, Fernando Chimal, Jazmin Florez, and PTK President Celia Hagler. Wyndham and Hagler assisted in...
Use Of Stocker Calves In Small Acreage
Stocker calves are a good option to raise in small acreage. For this situation to work, stocker calves are either 1) weaned calves of suitable age and body condition for a grazing program, or 2) heifers with brood cow potential, grazed from weaning (at least 4 months old) to yearling age (12 to 14 months old). Stocker cattle (Texas AgriLife Extension Photo) Feeder calves, in contrast to stockers, are weaned calves bound for a feed...
