Chamber Connection For July 25, 2019
By Lezley Brown, Hopkins County Chamber of Commerce president/CEO I’m just so excited about the upcoming 4th Annual Chamber of Commerce Photography Contest! Let me review the basics. Anyone of any age can enter as we have a children’s category. The picture must be newer than Jan. 1, 2017, and must have been taken in Hopkins County. The contest will be open from Aug. 1 to Aug. 31. There are seven categories you may enter: Natural...
Bountiful Blessings Served Weekly At The Dinner Bell
Sheriff’s Office Recognized For Assistance To Community Bountiful blessings are served up each week at the Dinner Bell by volunteers, sponsors and patrons. July 24, 2019 – Each Tuesday a group of dedicated volunteers from First United Methodist, St. Philip’s Episcopal and other churches gather to chop, stuff, dress and otherwise prepare what is often more than 100 pounds of vegetables and meats. They are then joined...
Discount Offered For Early Registration In YMCA After School Program At SSISD
Parents planning to enroll their student in the YMCA After School Program at Sulphur Springs Independent School District can save $50 if they they complete their child’s registration this weekend. YMCA will waive the $50 registration fee for parents who register their child on July 26-29 on YMCA Dallas’ website. Anyone not registered on those days will be assessed a one-time nonrefundable $50 registration fee. A $40 per...
Tira News For July 24, 2019
By Jan Vaughn Joyce Dodd reports that the next Bible Study at the Tira Methodist Church will be on July 30 at 1 p.m. Everyone is welcome. She adds, “Our little food pantry has been emptied almost daily this summer. With kids being home, it takes more food. We have some very generous people who help us out on a regular basis, but we are still running low. If anyone feels moved or is interested in helping out, we would appreciate any...
Hare Estate Auction on Saturday July 27 at Talco
Home, property and possessions of Jr. and Martha Hare will be sold in Estate Sale and Auction on Saturday July 27,2019 at 9am by SRS Auction Services, 903-439-9013, srsauction.com
Beverly Ann Barton
Beverly Ann Barton, age 84, of Emory, passed away tragically on Sunday, July 21, 2019, in an automobile accident just outside of Greenville. Funeral service is scheduled for 2:00 PM, Friday, July 26, 2019, at Emory Baptist Church. Interment will follow in Emory City Cemetery. Visitation will be 1 hour prior to the service at 1:00 PM, at the church. Services will be officiated by Bro. Robert Burns. Wilson-Orwosky Funeral Home of Emory...
Three Age Groups of Dixie Softball Players Coming to Sulphur Springs For World Series Next Week
The 2019 Dixie Softball World Series will be held Aug. 2-7, at Coleman Park. For the first time since 2006, Sulphur Springs and Hopkins County are hosting the Dixie Softball World Series at Coleman Park, Aug. 2-7. The previous one featured one age group only. This time, three-age groups (9-10 year old Angels, 11-12 year old Pony Tails and 16-18 year old Debs) will be competing at the same time. Joey Martin, president of the Hopkins...
Band Drum Line Camps Lead Into Start of Summer Band Next Week
Jeffrey Garza, the Wildcats’ Marching Band percussion instructor, says the drum line is the heart in the center of any musical group. He says if they are not right, it means trouble for the entire band. To get percussion players on the same page in time for the start of summer band next week, Garza has been holding drum line camp last week and this week, July 22-26. Last week, he worked with the front ensemble including...
Meet Bob Haydon: Local Author, Artist and Musician
On the KSST Good Morning Show on July 24, 2019, Enola Gay’s guest was musician Robert Haydon who shared highlights of some of his music adventures to the bluegrass tunes he presented on his 1956 Mastertone banjo. Robert Haydon was born in Maryland and his family moved to Highland Park in Dallas, Texas in 1957 when Bob was 13 years old. Newly enrolled at Saint Mark’s Catholic School, and with no real friends yet, he made...
