The Fall Festival Carnival: More than Meets the Eye
The Fall Festival Carnival offers food, fun rides, a petting zoo, and exciting games. There was an artist carving wooden statues with a chainsaw. Carter blood care and the Hunt regional mobile mammography coach were out for the community as well. But there’s one opportunity that stands out from the rest. The Broken Wheel Ranch Project is offering horse rides to the public at the carnival to raise money for their cause: helping...
Fall Festival Arts and Crafts Show Provides Something for Everyone
The Fall Festival Arts and Crafts show, located in Sulphur Springs high school entry and cafeteria, has items and gift ideas for everyone in the family. Gorgeous jewelry, canned preserves and tasty food items, metal work, quilts, purses, stuffed animals, hand-made pens, baking mixes, aroma-therapy items, and much, much more. Visit the show Saturday to purchase stocking stuffers and gifts for people you love! The Arts and Craft show...
Fall Festival Creative Arts Contest is a Collection of Astounding Must-Sees
The Fall Festival Creative Arts contest houses an array of talented artwork and items. It will be open 9:00 am to 1:30 pm on Saturday October 27th, 2017. Make sure to stop by Sulphur Springs high school to see all of the talented work! Here are pictures of some of the amazing entries! Creative Arts Contest 33 Creative Arts Contest 34 Creative Arts Contest 35 Creative Arts Contest 36 Creative Arts Contest 37 Creative Arts...
Can Help Sponsors Annual Coat and Blanket Drive For Those in Need
The winter months can be a tough time for everyone, especially those already struggling to get by. Thankfully, for those in Hopkins County, help is available. Please join CANHelp by participating the annual FALL COAT & BLANKET DRIVE to ensure everyone in Hopkins County stays warm this winter. CANHelp and its partners are now accepting new and gently used coats and blankets of all sizes from now through the beginning of the year....
What’s a Quarter Auction? The Nov. 2 Fun Event Benefits Lights of Life!
Meredith Caddell, Executive Director of the Hopkins County Healthcare Foundation, continues the series of fundraisers for the Lights of Life Campaign, which will culminate at the Gala on January 27, 2018. Already, the Lights of Life Style Show and a Sip’n See Historic Tour have brought in donations for purchase of needed equipment for the local hospital. The next event is the Quarter Auction to be held at the Civic Center at...
Sulphur Springs Corvette Club Hosts Annual Classic
Over 150 Corvettes will fill Celebration Plaza Saturday as the Sulphur Springs Corvette Club hosts their annual Classic Show. On Saturday from 8 a.m. until 2:30 p.m. the Corvettes will be on display and trophies and plaques will be awarded to winning autos in 14 designated classes. Nine Sponsor Awards will also be presented. The public is invited to view the Corvettes. Friday night’s “The Fabulous Fifties”, a reservation only dinner...
Tira News
by Jan Vaughn The Fall Carnival at North Hopkins School will be this Friday, October 27th, from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Also, the Book Fair has been going on all week and will be open during the carnival. Come enjoy the food, fun, and games and support the students. Yvonne Weir flew up to Rapid City, South Dakota on October 4th. Her sister-in-law, Lynn, picked her up and they drove around 150 miles to the Hall Ranch in Meadow, where she...
Hopkins County and Surrounding Counties Placed Under Freeze Warning for Friday Night and Saturday Morning
Hopkins County and surrounding counties have been placed under a Freeze Warning for Friday night and Saturday morning. Much colder air will continue to filter into North and Central Texas today on gusty north winds behind a powerful cold front. The coldest night of the fall is expected tonight, and subfreezing temperatures are anticipated for parts of the area. The freeze watch has therefore been upgraded to a freeze warning. The...
Prussic Acid Intoxication of Cattle By Mario Villarino
Every years, as cold weather reaches Northeast Texas, concerns about toxicity of feed and feedstuff are common in our ranchers. Prussic acid poisoning also called hydrocyanic acid or cyanide poisoning. Cyanogenic compounds can develop in plants that are stressed; in the rumen the compounds are converted to cyanide, which can kill livestock. Livestock can show symptoms of intoxication within 5 minutes of eating plants with the poison,...
