Chamber Connection September 14, 2017
Chamber Connection-September 14th Here’s a little update on the 48th Annual Stew Contest! The Chamber has already mailed out Stew Cook letters and Sponsor letters. If you have not received your letter, please call the Chamber at (903) 885-6515. If you would like to cook or sponsor a stew pot for the first time, please don’t hesitate. Give us a call and we will get you signed up! Deadline to enter and KEEP YOUR STEW SITE from last...
A Walk To Remember: UPDATE
Each of the Nursing Homes, Assisted Livings and the Senior Center are in a contest to see who can raise the most money for the walk. Funds are raised by Selling T-Shirts, Raffle Tickets and different Fund Raisers that they hold on their own to raise funds that are all tallied together for a Grand Total and the night of the Walk. The winner gets the “Spirit Award” which is a Perpetual Plaque with their name engraved on it...
Dr. Balkcom Improving; Possible Surgery Next Week
Dr. I L Balkcom is improving and may be able to undergo surgery next week. Following a severe heart attack earlier this month, Dr. I L Balkcom remains in Baylor, Scott & White Medical Center, Plano, also known as The Heart Hospital Baylor Plano, according to a member of the board of the Hopkins County Hospital District. Dr. Balkcom is a family practice physician at CHRISTUS Trinity Clinic in Sulphur Springs and is well known for...
DBA Debuts Brick Street Vintage Market This Saturday September 16
All the details are in place, down to custom-printed shopping bags! for the Brick Street Vintage Market set to open Saturday September 16 at 8am through downtown Sulphur Springs. The Market will be set up until 6pm in a large horseshoe shape along Connally, Jefferson, Gilmer and Main Streets. About 50 vendors, most from out of town, will be displaying vintage antiques and art, quilts, handmade furniture, repurposed and handmade items,...
Cumby Police Arrest One After Suspected Crack Cocaine Found in Vehicle
Cumby Police initiated a traffic stop around noon Tuesday when a 2004 GMC Yukon was speeding along I-30. Odor of a narcotic caused the officer to deploy his K-9 partner who alerted causing a probable cause search of the vehicle. In the vehicle was found approximately 3.5 oz of marijuana and what was believed to be more than 10-grams of crack cocaine. Also, $2,581 was found in the front pocket and wallet of Calvin Lynn Johnson, 57, of...
“Ribeye Roundup”Judges Selected for Oct. 6 Downtown Cook-off, Concert
The NetBio Cattleman’s Classic and Ribeye Roundup is a major annual event in downtown Sulphur Springs, set for Friday October 6, 2017. The 3rd annual steak cook-off will be going on through the day, with educational producer programs starting at 2pm in the courthouse followed by 6 pm outdoor dinner and concert by Stoney LaRue at 8 pm. Tickets are $25 each, available at Texas Heritage National Bank and at Brookshire’s. The...
AMBUS Team Returns; Presented Report to Hospital District Board Monday
Hopkins County EMS AMBUS and the six paramedics that were deployed to South Texas to assist in medical care and transport during Hurricane Harvey have returned. Monday night, Brent Smith and Jeff Sanderson presented a report of their activities to the Hopkins County Hospital District Board during their monthly meeting. The team served in Victoria, Rockport, and Beaumont. Deployed to the staging center in San Antonio, their work began...
Corrected Story: Love’s to Build Travel Center on West Side of Sulphur Springs
Love’s Travel Stops & Country Stores will establish a new location on State Highway 19/South Hillcrest Dr., across the street from the Pilot Travel Center. The 20-acre land transaction had hinged on an agreement regarding signage, according to sources. The Waite Family Trust, owner of the remaining 67 acres of Old Tyler Estate had the property rezoned about 15 years ago. The Trust will continue to manage the remaining 47 acres of...
