Meal A Day Menu – Dec. 27-31, 2021
Dec26

Meal A Day Menu – Dec. 27-31, 2021

Volunteers prepare meals at the Sulphur Springs Senior Citizens Center and deliver them five days a week to Meal A Day program recipients in Sulphur Springs and Hopkins County. The Meal A Day Menu for Dec. 27-31, 2021, includes: Meal-A-Day volunteers prepare and package food for delivery Monday – Chicken Nuggets, Mashed Potatoes, Green Beans and a Roll.Tuesday – Cheeseburgers with Lettuce, Tomato, Onion and Pickles, Baked Beans...

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Meal A Day Menu – Dec. 20-24, 2021
Dec19

Meal A Day Menu – Dec. 20-24, 2021

Volunteers prepare meals at the Sulphur Springs Senior Citizens Center and deliver them five days a week to Meal A Day program recipients in Sulphur Springs and Hopkins County. The Meal A Day Menu for Dec. 20-24, 2021, includes: Monday – Smother Beef Patties, Mashed Potatoes, Winter Blend Vegetables and Roll.Tuesday – Chicken Spaghetti, Green Beans and Garlic Toast.Wednesday – Rope Sausage, Black-Eyed Peas, Corn...

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Meals on Wheels Menu for the week of December 20th
Dec17

Meals on Wheels Menu for the week of December 20th

For those of you who participate in the Meals on Wheels program in Hopkins County, here is your menu for the upcoming week.

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Chamber Connection – Dec. 15: Shopping Local Isn’t Just A Slogan, It’s A Way Of Life
Dec15

Chamber Connection – Dec. 15: Shopping Local Isn’t Just A Slogan, It’s A Way Of Life

By Butch Burney As you finish up your Christmas shopping – or get started, if you’re a Christmas Eve shopper – don’t pass up the treasure of local stores and restaurants. Shopping local isn’t just a slogan, it’s a way of life. When you shop (and eat) local, you not only support your neighbors and friends who are small business owners and their employees, you keep your money circulating in your hometown. Local staff are helpful,...

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Meal A Day Menu – Dec. 13-17, 2021
Dec12

Meal A Day Menu – Dec. 13-17, 2021

Volunteers prepare meals at the Sulphur Springs Senior Citizens Center and deliver them five days a week to Meal A Day program recipients in Sulphur Springs and Hopkins County. The Meal A Day Menu for Dec. 13-17, 2021, includes: Monday – Beef Spaghetti, English Peas and Garlic Sticks.Tuesday – Oven Omelet, Bacon, Blue Berry Cake and Mandarin Oranges.Wednesday – Chicken Enchilada Casserole, Refried Beans and Tortilla ChipsThursday –...

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Sulphur Springs City Manager’s Report – December 7, 2021
Dec08

Sulphur Springs City Manager’s Report – December 7, 2021

Sulphur Springs City Manager Marc Maxwell presented the following report to the Sulphur Sprigs City Council during their Dec. 7, 2021 meeting: COVID-19 RESPONSE The Delta variant wave of Covid-19 declined for several months, but now the trend seems to have turned around. The number of active cases in Hopkins County fell from 122 to 44 in November, but quickly rebounded to 65. The number of COVID cases at the hospital also dropped to 2...

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Chamber Connection – Dec. 8: Time To Get Recognition Nominations In
Dec08

Chamber Connection – Dec. 8: Time To Get Recognition Nominations In

By Butch Burney As 2021 comes to an end, it is time to get nominations in for those individuals and businesses that have been outstanding this year. Nominations are being accepted for Citizen of the Year, Woman of the Year, Small and Large Businesses of the Year and other superlative recognitions. The awards will be announced at the Chamber’s membership banquet on Thursday, Feb. 10, at the Hopkins County Civic Center. Nominations can...

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Hopkins County Dug Deep In To Help Those In Need Through 2021 United Way Contributions
Dec08

Hopkins County Dug Deep In To Help Those In Need Through 2021 United Way Contributions

The Hopkins County community is known for it’s generosity. This year, however, Hopkins County dug deep and, in the process, set a new record of more than $211,800 donated to the 2021 United Way campaign to assist those in need, and to provide cultural and developmental enrichment opportunities in the community. When the last weekly campaign workers meeting was held on Nov. 9, Hopkins County United Way had received $185,952.15 in...

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Meal A Day Menu For Dec. 6-10, 2021
Dec05

Meal A Day Menu For Dec. 6-10, 2021

Meal-A-Day food delivery volunteer Volunteers prepare meals at the Sulphur Springs Senior Citizens Center and deliver them five days a week to Meal A Day program recipients in Sulphur Springs and Hopkins County. The Meal A Day Menu for Dec. 6-10, 2021, includes: Monday – Baked Ham, Scalloped Potatoes and Butter Beans.Tuesday – Chicken Pot Pie, Broccoli and Pickled Beets.Wednesday – Taco Soup, Cheese Cubes and Crackers.Thursday – BBQ...

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Sulphur Springs Lit Up In Holiday Merriment During Friday’s Christmas Tree Lighting, Parade
Dec04

Sulphur Springs Lit Up In Holiday Merriment During Friday’s Christmas Tree Lighting, Parade

Families and community members gathered downtown Friday night for the annual Christmas Tree Lighting. Over the next hour, people continued to arrive in pairs, trios, groups and singles, to finish packing Celebration Plaza and along the 15th Annual Lions Club Lighted Christmas Parade route. Sulphur Springs Christmas Tree Lighting and 15th Annual Lions Club Lighted Christmas Parade Visitors to downtown were able to shop at local...

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