2021 Veterans Day Oberservance Downtown
Hopkins County Marine Corps League along with the Military Coaltion and veterans took part in a Veterans Day service Thursday, Nov. 11, 2021, on the downtown plaza. Veterans Day observance in downtown Sulphur Springs Nov. 11, 2021 History of Veterans Day Veterans Day commemorates the armistice signed between the Allies and Germany for the cessation of hostilities on the Western Front of World War I, which took effect at 11 a.m., the...
SSHS Wildcat Threatre’s 2021 Fall Production, The SpongeBob Musical, Debuts Nov. 11
The Sulphur Springs High School Wildcat Theatre will present the critically-acclaimed, Tony award-winning “The SpongeBob Musical” at 7 p.m. Nov. 11 and Nov. 13, and a 2 p.m. matinee on Nov. 14, at the SSHS Auditorium (at Hopkins County Regional Civic Center.) Sulphur Springs Elementary and High School will get a preview of Act 1 of the play Friday, a little taste of to whet the appetite for the full program offered two...
Hopkins County United Way Within $40,000 Of Goal, With 1 Week To Go In 2021-22 Campaign
Hopkins County United Way 2021-22 campaign workers received another $25,158.42 in campaign donations and pledges over the last week, increasing the total collected after the fifth week of the campaign to $110,441.57. That’s leaves a little over $39,500 still to go if HCU to meet the $150,000 campaign goal to benefit 18 local non-profits. HCUW Campaign Chair Kristy Moseley encourages those who still have donation packets out, to...
School Sign Unveiled Saturday At Rowena Johnson Primary
Community members, former students, staff and family gathered Saturday evening, Oct. 16, 2021, for a short unveiling ceremony marking the official name change of the Church Street school campus from Lamar Primary to Rowena Johnson Primary, in honor of the late educator who dedicated 50 years of her life to educating Sulphur Springs school children. Oct. 16, 2021, unveiling of the new sign officially designating 825 Church St. as...
$24,639 Collected During First Week Of 2021 HCUW Campaign
A total of $24,639 of the $150,000 goal was collected during the first official week of the 2021 Hopkins County United Way campaign. Hopkins County United Way Oct. 15, 2021, the first weekly campaign report meeting Although only half a dozen were able to stay for the entire meeting, several HCUW campaign workers stopped by before or sent the donation packets they’d collected with other volunteers to the first campaign report...
Sulphur Springs High School 2021 Homecoming Nominees Named
The Sulphur Springs High School kicked off the 2021 Homecoming week festivities Monday with recognition of the 11 Homecoming Queen nominees and a Marvelous superhero theme. Students across the district are encouraged to dress in the designated theme of the day. Sept. 13 was designated Marvel Monday. Students were encouraged to wear a superhero shirt or cape. Students and staff at SSHS as well as across the district donned got in on...
20 Years Later, Hopkins County Remembers Emergency Service Personnel Killed In 9/11 Terrorist Attacks
For the 20th anniversary of the terrorist attacks on the United States, local emergency responders held a service to honor the emergency responders who were killed Sept. 11, 2001, while responding to offer aid to those in the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center. Hopkins County and Sulphur Springs Fire Departments, Hopkins County Emergency Medical Services personnel, Fire In Texas recruits, Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office,...
Construction To Begin Monday At Main Street Theatre
One of the longtime cultural fixtures just off Celebration Square will soon get a face lift. If all goes according to schedule construction will begin Monday. A rework of the front and back walls of Main Street Theater, which have deteriorated over time, is required. This repair project is necessary for the safety of patrons and passersby. This will assure Main Street Theater can continue bringing live theater arts to the local...
Sabine River Authority Awards $20,000 Community Assistance Grant To Hopkins County
The Sabine River Authority of Texas Thursday afternoon awarded a $20,000 Community Assistance Grant to Hopkins County on Aug. 5. The funding, part of SRA’s Fiscal Year 2021 Economic Development Initiative, is the second CAP grant Hopkins County has received from SRA in the past 2 years. SRA also awarded $20,000 to the county for their efforts during the pipeline rupture at Turkey Creek on Oct. 3. The funds will be used to help...
Community Generosity Allows Hopkins County United Way To Award An Additional $17,500 To Agencies
The Hopkins County community’s generosity allowed United Way officers to award an additional $17,531.47 to 17 of the agencies that benefitted from the 2019-2020 campaign. All funds were contributions to the campaign co-chaired by Bill and Beverley Owens, which exceeded the year’s goal. A representative from the agencies allocated a portion of the excess funding received from the 2019-2020 campaign were invited to Hopkins...