The Engine Behind the Gala: Volunteers
December 1, 2025 – Sulphur Springs, TX – The 20th annual Gala is slated for Saturday, January 24, 2026. This event is no small feat. Planning an elegant evening for 500 or more attendees including signature drinks, open bar, catered meal, live band, dancing, live and silent auctions, and games. These activities add up to many moving parts, lots of coordination, and even more planning. The main source of...
MISTLETOE By Master Gardener Ronnie Wilson
November 28, 2025 – Mistletoe has long been associated with the Christmas holidays, and the idea of kissing under the mistletoe is a favorite of many people, both young and old. Mistletoe has historically represented romance, vitality, and fertility. The ancient Greeks’ winter holiday Kronia used mistletoe as part of the celebrations, and the tradition of “kissing under the mistletoe” may have started there. ...
POINSETTIAS By Master Gardener Ronnie Wilson
November 28, 2025 – Poinsettias are everywhere! Nurseries, garden centers, even grocery stores are now selling these plants for Christmas color and decorations. These plants are famous for their bright red foliage, and make a great Christmas display of holiday cheer. Although we are used to seeing poinsettias as red plants, they come in many varieties and colors. The “leaves” are actually called “bracts”,...
Give a Gift of Health Through the Snowflake Campaign
November 25, 2025 – Sulphur Springs, TX – The Hopkins County Health Care Foundation’s Snowflake Campaign is taking flight, and the community is encouraged to think of the Snowflake recognition program as a way to honor or memorialize friends, family and/or customers. By donating a recommended $25 individual to be recognized, you are also helping the Foundation purchase a new blanket warmer for use in the expanded surgical...
The Hopkins County Breast Cancer Support Group Celebrates One Year of Service
November 25, 2025 – Sulphur Springs, Texas – November marks one year of the Hopkins County Health Care Foundation’s Breast Cancer Support Group. Meetings have become a network of encouragement and resources for women who have or have had cancer. Women who have had any type of cancer, not just breast cancer, are invited to attend meetings on the second Monday of each month at 5:30 p.m. in the Medical Plaza, 113 Airport Rd. The...
Gala Prepared to Offer Nods to the Past
November 20, 2025 – Sulphur Springs, TX – You probably know by now that the Hopkins County Health Care Foundation loves to celebrate! From fun events like the Gala, Man Bingo, and Designer Handbag Bingo to wonderful life-saving free clinics, the Foundation likes to spread joy. As we get closer to January 24, and the 20th anniversary Gala, we asked Heather Johnson to share what we can expect at the Gala this...
A&M CEA Mario Villarino Visited on A Second Cup Of Coffee to Discuss the NETBIO Annual Meeting November 21st
November 19, 2025 – Texas A&M AgriLife Hopkins County Extension Agent Mario Villarino-Gutierrez visited on KSST’s A Second Cup Of Coffee With John Mark Dempsey to talk about the next NETBIO Annual Meeting taking place November 21st, 2025, at 12:00pm, at the Sale Barn in Sulphur Springs, Texas. Mario and John Mark also chatted about the beef industry and it’s future, the dairy industry, and much more. Be sure to...
The 2025 United Way Workers met up at the Campaign Thermometer November 13th to Celebrate Going Over Their Goal
November 16, 2025 – The 2025-2026 Hopkins County United Way workers met up at the Campaign Thermometer November 13th, 2025, to celebrate one last time for going over their goal. This is the Hopkins County United Way’s 70th year of raising funds for very important and needy organizations. Their original goal for this year was set at a high $170,000.00. Not only did they reach this goal, they have gone above it, with...
Next Hopkins County Genealogical Society Monthly Meeting to be Held November 20th
November 14, 2025 – Members: this meeting includes our annual election of officers. Your attendance in-person or via zoom is important to ensure we have a quorum for the vote. The Hopkins County Genealogical Society is pleased to welcome Pat Chase, local author and long-time HCGS member, as guest speaker for our November meeting. Pat will share the story behind his book Jonathan Knight – Pathfinder of American Roads. Pat...
Hopkins County Health Care Foundation Buys Two Misting Tents for Public Safety
November 14, 2025 – Sulphur Springs, Texas – The Hopkins County Health Care Foundation has purchased two custom misting tents for CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Sulphur Springs tobenefit the public using proceeds of the 2024 Snowflake Campaign. The 10’ by 10’ inflatable tents emit a cooling mist that can quickly lower body temperature, preventing heat exhaustion and heat strokes. Expect to see the tents in use at many of...
