Hopkins County Fall Festival Arts & Craft Show: Coming Soon
By Savannah Owens Get ready for October 27th and 28th, the Hopkins County Fall Festival and Extension Agency are hosting the Arts and Craft Show! The show will be held from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm on Oct. 27th and from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm on Oct. 28th in the Sulphur Springs High School Cafeteria and North Entry. The Arts and Craft Show is completely free to get in and open for anyone! Vendors can bring their homemade, non-commercial, items...
Game Day: Wildcat Football; Lady Cat Volleyball
The Wildcats’ football team will play their fourth game of the season at Whitehouse Friday night (September 22). Kickoff is at 7:30 p.m. It’s Homecoming for Whitehouse. Both teams come into this non-district game with a 2-1 record. The Wildcats defeated Sherman and Avalon of Maryland before losing to Paris last week. Whitehouse got wins over Hallsville and Tyler Chapel Hill and then last week lost to Carthage, the #1...
Senior Citizen’s Center Fundraiser includes…Calendars?
The Senior Citizens Center is selling movie calendars as a fundraiser towards purchasing a new senior Citizens Center. “These are all photos of Senior Residents of Hopkins County dressed as Movie Characters and imposed into a Movie Set. The Calendar is a 2 Year Calendar so you will get your money’s worth. All of the Proceeds are going towards a new Senior Citizens Center. Our Seniors deserve a nice place to go and visit,...
“Sip N See” at Historic Home is Next Stop on Lights of Life Campaign Trail
A little bit like a “show and tell”, the “Sip N See” fundraising event on September 28 will allow you to take a guided tour of a historic home and enjoy a special evening with friends. Meredith Caddell and her Lights of Life committee have arranged this peek into one of the most beautifully restored homes in Sulphur Springs as a fundraiser for hospital needs. Reservations are recommended by September 27...
Tira News September 22, 2017
By Jan Vaughn Jason Beck, son of Lee & Kim Beck, just got his transfer to Washington, D.C. from Norfolk, VA. He will be serving his country in Naval Intelligence. Kim says, “Go Navy!” She also reports, “Maddie Beck is enjoying her senior year at TCU. Go Hornfrogs! Jackson Dailey is getting ready to test for his Real Estate license, working full time and taking classes for his Masters in History at UT San Antonio. Go Roadrunners!...
Livestock Shows By Mario Villarino
Livestock Show Season Raising and exhibiting a livestock project is not only instructional, concerning raising livestock for show, but also serves as an excellent teaching tool to illustrate livestock production techniques and animal science principles. Participating in a livestock project promotes sound livestock production practices. To be successful, families need to start by learning the essentials. Some of the major areas...
Are You Crafty? We Need Your Talents! By Johanna Hicks
Are You Crafty? We Need Your Talents! Last week, I told you about the Hopkins County Fall Festival Creative Arts Contest, with promises to tell you about the Arts & Crafts Show this week. Each year, a major attraction for the Fall Festival is the Arts & Crafts Show. If you have not visited this event, make a point to go this year! The Arts & Crafts Show is for artisans of all kinds to sell their hand-crafted items. The...
Folds of Honor
Don Woods and His Nashville Band will headline the Saturday Evening, October 28th Concert by the Lake at The Links at Land’s End. Those present are invited to taste different food venues supplied by area restaurants. Tickets for the evening are $25 and only advanced tickets will be sold. The event will cap a two day event at Lake Fork, “Lunkers, Bunkers & Clays” that will include golf at The Links at Land’s...
