Chillin’ at the Ice Cream Freeze Off
Friends of all ages visited at the Ice cream freeze off while enjoying an exciting assortment of ice cream flavors. This year’s freeze off brought several hundred people out to the Shannon Oaks Church Lawn where the ice cream cooks had set up in the shade. There were a variety of flavors for all types of folks. Fruit flavors included Banana, Plum, and Peach. A highly talked about flavor included Vanilla Dr. Pepper. Others included...
2018 Bobby McDonald Milking Contest
The Annual Bobby McDonald milking contest yielded one of the most productive years to date. The total amount of milk milked for the day was over 160 ounces. Parents milked a total of 99.69 ounces and the contestants milked a combined total of 60.48 ounces. Dairy Festival Queen, Jaci Reed, demonstrated to the new Dairy Festival Queen contestants the best way to milk a cow while the judges set up their table. This year the contestants...
2018 Dairy Festival Ice Cream Freeze-Off Winners
This Year’s Ice Cream Freeze off was a huge success. The judge’s results were prompt and highly anticipated. Lezley Brown, CEO and President of the Chamber of Commerce, explained that “The board of directors [for the Ice Cream Freeze-Off] decided to expedite this year’s ice cream awards ceremony by not offering a people’s choice award.” Ice cream flavors ranged from classic vanilla to dill pickle...
Sunday Forecast
20% chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1 p.m.; High 92, with heat index as high as 97; Low: 74; Wind: South 10-15 mph
Lee Roy Steed
Funeral services for Lee Roy Steed, age 54, of Sulphur Springs will be conducted at 2:00 p.m., Monday, June 11, 2018 at West Oaks Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Wilton McMorris officiating. Interment will follow at Miller Grove Cemetery with Brad Sisco, Archie Lindley, Reese Blevins, Matt Bell, Chris Penson, Chuck Skaggs and Lee Pogue serving as pallbearers. Visitation will be at 1:00 p.m., one hour prior to service time. Lee passed...
Hot Air Balloons Lift Off Friday Night; Will Again Saturday Evening
Approximately 30 Hot Air Balloons are taking part in the Hopkins County Dairy Festival. Friday night the pilots and crews took advantage of the good conditions to take to the air. They plan to do so again Saturday following the Hopkins County Chamber of Commerce Ice Cream Freeze-off. The Freeze-off begins at 5:30 p.m. on the back lawn of Shannon Oaks Church. Balloons will lift following and the glow will begin as the sun sets....
Enjoy the Food Trucks, Just Make Sure They Display a Sulphur Springs City Permit
From the iconic New York City hot-dog cart, to bright stainless kitchens on wheels, mobile food has been with us forever. The original fast food, street food has catered to the on-the-go hungry in endless forms. Sulphur Springs has recently attracted several mobile eateries. The online reviews go viral, and word of mouth is everything to these trucks. In addition to their “online cred”, the City of Sulphur Springs does...
Late Evening Thunderstorm Causes Some Tree Damage in Hopkins County
A huge oak tree, estimated to be over 100 years old, was uprooted by brief high winds and heavy rain on the evening of June 7, 2018 at a home off CR 1163 in the south part of Hopkins County. The storm first affected the western side of Hopkins County with dark clouds, lightning and brief downpours, then tracked along the southeastern part of the county. After it passed through the Brashear to Miller Grove areas, it caused this great...
