A History of HCHC Foundation’s Designer Handbag Bingo
Sulphur Springs, Texas – New to the Hopkins County Health Care Foundation’s Designer Handbag Bingo or want to know the purpose? Read this to get up to speed. Designer Handbag Bingo originated from a desire to make mammograms more accessible to uninsured women in Hopkins County. Previously, a grant funded an annual free mammography clinic. When the grant was no longer offered, the Foundation decided to find a way to continue offering...
*Update* Authorities Searching for Missing Teen
May 23, 2025 – ***Missing Person has been located***Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office released a photo early Friday morning of a missing teen from the Hopkins County area. Evelyn Vazquez The 16-year-old female is identified as Evelyn Vazquez who was last seen at her workplace (McDonald’s) on Thursday evening. Authorities believe she may be with Angel Daniel Garduno Guerrero, age 25, and traveling in a 2010 Chevy Malibu...
Homeowners May Get Larger Tax Break
May 21, 2025 – Texas homeowners are one step closer to a bigger tax break after the state House gave unanimous preliminary approval to a set of legislative proposals Tuesday. House members advanced bills aimed at giving homeowners relief on the property taxes they pay toward school districts, the biggest chunk of a property owner’s tax bill. Senate Bill 4 by state Sen. Paul Bettencourt, a Houston Republican, would change the...
Sponsorships for HCHC Foundation’s Designer Handbag Bingo On Sale Now
May 20, 2025 – Sulphur Springs, Texas – Sponsorships are officially on sale for the Hopkins County Health Care Foundation’s Designer Handbag Bingo. The event will be Thursday, August 7 and approximately 590 are expected to be in attendance. There are 4 tiers of sponsorships available. The Luxury Bag Sponsorship is $2,500 and includes a table on the front row with bingo packets for 8 players. Sponsors’ logos will appear in the...
Hopkins County Genealogical Society to Hold Next Lunch & Learn May 28th
May 19, 2025 – Lunch & Learn will be held Wednesday, May 28, 2025, from 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. at 611 North Davis St., Sulphur Springs, Tx. The Hopkins County Genealogical Society invites anyone who wants to learn more about doing genealogical research to join us. For this month’s session you are encouraged to bring your sack lunch, salad or drive-through meal or we have snacks and drinks available for purchase....
Your Lady Cats are Going to the State Semifinals!
May 18, 2025 – The Sulphur Springs Ladycats softball team won the regional championship Saturday, completing a suspended game from Friday night with a 1-0 win over Sanger, and then winning the decisive third game of the series by the same score, 1-0. The games were broadcast on KSST. The Ladycats will now play Andrews in the state semi-finals. The first game in a best-of-three series will be played at 6:30 p.m. Thursday at...
Veterans Voices’ Bob Kerr Reports That the Marine Corps League will Hold a Memorial Service May 26th
May 17, 2025 – KSST’s Veterans Voices’ Bob Kerr announces that the Hopkins County Marine Corps League Det. 1357 will hold a Memorial Service on Celebration Square May 26, 2025, beginning at 11:00am. UOD, work with cover. Sarge, with handler Melissa, one of the League’s most impactful attractions, will be on display. Please spread the word… let your family, friends, and associated know about this important...
Alliance Bank Donates Medically Equipped Golf Cart to Sports Medicine Program at CHRISTUS
May 15, 2025 – Sulphur Springs, TX – Alliance Bank, CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Sulphur Springs, and the Hopkins County Health Care Foundation have joined forces to protect the health of local student athletes. Alliance Bank has donated a medically equipped golf cart to the Sports Medicine program at CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Sulphur Springs. The Hopkins County Health Care Foundation worked with Alliance Bank and...
May’s Meeting of the Breast Cancer Support Group was Joyful
May 15, 2025 – Sulphur Springs, Texas – The Hopkins County Breast Cancer Support Group, sponsored by the Hopkins County Health Care Foundation, held their monthly meeting on Monday, May 12. Jalayne Minter presented the program with help from her friend, Stephanie Cohen. Jalayne presented a devotional on joy. The presentation was followed by a fun and joyful activity, which was cookie decorating. Stephanie taught the women how to...
Sulphur Springs Emergency Sirens Will Be Tested May 13
May 13, 2025 – Emergency sirens will be tested in Sulphur Springs at noon today by the Sulphur Springs Emergency Management Office. The test is to gauge the reliability of the emergency warning system and is conducted to find any potential flaws in the system so they can be corrected prior to a real emergency situation. The sirens could be sounded not only for weather warnings such as tornadoes, which are the most common in the area,...
