Paul Jones Named Region 8 Superintendent Of The Year
Paul Jones has been selected as the Region 8 Superintendent of the Year, which puts him in the running for consideration for Texas Superintendent of the Year honors, according to a Texas Association of School Board press release. Jones has worked at Paris ISD for six years, and prior to that was the superintendent at Saltillo ISD. The annual program is sponsored by TASB to recognized exemplary superintendents for excellence and...
Prioritize Garden Activities During Hot Summer Months
By Mario Villarino, Texas AgriLife Extension Agent, agriculture and natural resources As temperature in Hopkins County remains warm, it is important to prioritize the activities in the garden. Here some suggestions for July/August by Texas AgriLife Extension: By August many fall vegetable seeds and even small plants may be set out for later production. Be careful to give extra water, and a little shade, to these young plants while...
City Proposes Rezoning of 2 Recently Annexed Business Parks
Pioneer Business Park Sulphur Springs City Council Tuesday during their regular session discussed a number of proposed ordinances, including two to rezone two business parks. Ordinances 2747 and 2748 call for rezoning of Pioneer Business Park and Heritage Business Park to heavy industrial zones. Basically, Community Development Director Tory Niewiadomski told the council, this is a standard action following annexation of business...
Chamber Connection for July 4, 2019
By Lezley Brown, President/CEO, Hopkins County Chamber of Commerce The Chamber is excited to announce our vendor call for the Stew Fest Market! On July 1, the Chamber began accepting vendors for the Stew Fest Market, which will be located on the south side of Buford Park during Friday night and Saturday Stew Contest activities. This is a great opportunity to sell goods or to promote your business to 7,000 people who attend the Stew...
Hopkins County Gardening In July
By Bob Suson, Master Gardener The 2019 spring was probably the wettest spring vegetable gardening in our memory; the changes that have occurred are beginning to show up. If you experienced less than desirable results, July is time to start to plan on what you want or need to change. Low spots that hold water areas that is too shady for plants to grow and don’t produce to their potential these are suggestion areas that could be...
Lake Fork’s ‘Patriot Sporting Challenge’ Launches a New Program for Starkids, Gold Star Kids
Garry Schnabel, President and Executive Director of the Patriot Sporting Challenge, retired U.S. Veteran and resident of Lake Fork, Texas says this is his “call to duty” As you may already know, the purpose of the successful three year old Patriot Sporting Challenge not-for-profit is to conduct charitable events that benefit American military veterans and their families. Since 2017, the PSC has done this in events on Lake...
City Council Calls For Special Election To Help Fund Pacific Park Improvements, New Senior Citizens Center
Sulphur Springs voters will be asked Nov. 5 to go to the poles to determine whether or not to allow economic development funds to be used to help fund improvement at Pacific Park and to build a new center for senior citizens. The city council was asked to approve a resolution for the special election to allow the EDC sales and use tax funding to be used by the city’s parks department for qualified 4B projects, including...
Local Officers Make 6 Unrelated Warrant Arrests July 2
At least six people were arrested and jailed in Hopkins County Tuesday on outstanding warrants, including one person wanted by the US Marshals Service. One was found at a local motel, one at the Walmart in Commerce and one taken into custody at the courthouse. Overall, five were taken into custody by sheriff’s officers and one by city police. No photo available for Victor Von Herrmann Sulphur Springs Police Officer Sean Hoffman...
Honor Flight DFW: A Once in A Lifetime Trip for Two Hopkins County Veterans
Vietnam Veterans Keith Klein (left) and Ronnie Whitlock (right) at the Jefferson Memorial Brothers-in-law and lifelong friends Ronnie Whitlock and Keith Klein described their recent whirlwind round trip journey to the nation’s capitol in a span of just three days and two nights. They returned with a cargo of priceless, positive memories; their own and those of their travel comrades. Here is a little of what they shared with...
