SS Public Library is Flagship Library with “Second Chance” Program for Accredited High School Diploma and Career Certificate
Library Director Hope Cain proudly announces that Sulphur Springs is one of five Texas city library systems which have launched the “Career Online High School” opportunity today, September 15, 2017. Sulphur Springs joins Dallas, Houston, Grapevine and Frisco in offering the unique scholarship opportunity. Persons who qualify for the year-long course of study can complete their high school education and gain career...
Dinner Tickets Sold Out for 3rd Annual Cattleman’s Classic & Rib-eye Roundup; LaRue Concert Free to Public
The Steak Dinner Tickets for the 3rd Annual Cattleman’s Classic & Rib-eye Roundup have sold out. A free concert featuring Stoney LaRue is open to the public with or without a dinner ticket. The concert begins on Celebration Plaza October 6th at 8 p.m. The dinner begins at 6 p.m. The cooking contest will take place during the day with a panel of six beef industry professionals from around the state judging the ribeye cooking...
Tira News September 15, 2017
by Jan Vaughn The North Hopkins Alumni Association will have their annual school homecoming on Saturday, October 14, 2018. Registration and bingo will begin at 4:30, followed by a barbecue meal at 5:30 in the school cafeteria. The cost for the meal is $12.50 per person and may be paid at the door. After the meal there will be a program honoring the Classes of 1967, 1977, and 1987 for their 50-, 40-, and 30-year reunion, and then the...
AgriLife: 44th Annual “Christmas Joys”; Fall Festival Creative Arts Contest;
44th Annual “Christmas Joys” Announced The word is apparently getting out that we are now taking reservations for the 44th annual “Christmas Joys” program. It is shaping up to be a fantastic event, and I want to share the details. The sub-theme is “Merry Christmas and Healthy New Year”, and it will include demonstrations on fantastic recipes for gift-giving (or keeping!), craft ideas for both adults and kids, family meal time...
AgriLife: What is That in My Lawn?
What is that in my lawn? Green Kyllinga If you have a lawn or take care of lawns you probably have noticed a particular weed coming up recently. This is weed is a sedge (recognizable because it stems are angular instead of rounded) known as green kyllinga. According to The University of California IPM services, green kyllinga is a perennial plant that grows best in moist or wet areas that receive full sun, but it can survive some...
North Hopkins Students Collecting Needed Items for Harvey Victims On September 15
Hurricane Harvey has left mass devastation on the Houston area. North Hopkins FFA students have planned a relief project to help those in need. They will be taking up community wide donations to send to the victims, both human and animal, of this destruction. Donated items can be dropped off Friday September 15 at the North Hopkins High School office or Ag Department during the school day. Students will also be collecting items...
Career Online High School Newly Launched at SS Public Library
Hello Sulphur Springs media outlets and library supporters: Friday September 15, 2017 is the launch of our new program called Career Online High School. The library has been working on implementing this program for one year along with Gale, a leading provider of library resources and a Cengage company. We have raised money for scholarships, trained staff and are now ready to kick off along with these other Texas libraries: Dallas,...
North Hopkins Tax Swap Will Maximize State Funding For Local Needs
Several information meetings have been conducted in the North Hopkins Independent School District to provide an overview of a proposed Tax “Swap” Ratification Election. Superintendent Darin Jolly said the tax swap will enable the district to maximize state funding without raising local rates. The additional money will used for what Jolly calls “big ticket” items including transportation fleet needs, parking improvements and...
Guess They’re Staying; CHRISTUS Logo Affixed to Hospital Building Wednesday
CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital is now identified by the hospital logo on the front wall of the building. The emblem welcomes those driving Jim Masters Boulevard, the entrance to the hospital off Airport Road. It replaces the Memorial Hospital logo that once graced the main building. The hospital name was changed when Hopkins County Memorial Hospital District sold 51% of ownership the hospital to CHRISTUS Health. The sale was...
