Jettribe Mid-America WaterX Series in Sulphur Springs Last Weekend!
For the second year, local Powersports company Jettribe has organized another professional jet ski race series at Lake Coleman. Last weekend racers from all over the USA, Australia, and UK traveled to Sulphur Springs to compete in the Jettribe Mid-America WaterX Championship. The 4-day race was the longest of the series, and it brought over 300 racers and their families to the city. Jettribe sponsored the race series with competitions in Texas, Kansas, and Tennessee, but they were most proud to bring the final Championship rounds to their...
read morePizza — And Medicare Explained
Community members are invited attend the special educational lunch, Pizza And Medicare Explained, hosted on Aug. 23 at the Senior Citizens Center. Baucom Insurance’s Agent Pilcher (Billie Ibarra) will present information on what Medicare is, its parts and potential penalties. The presentation is for educational purposes only, with no plan-specific benefits or details to be shared. Pizza will be provided, thus, those attending are asked to contact host Ibarra by Aug. 20, to help with planning. The pizza will be free while supplies last....
read morePizza For Breakfast – Why not?
By Johanna Hicks, Hopkins County Extension Agent, Family and Community Health Agent, [email protected]. If you have ever visited the Texas Hill Country around Fredericksburg or New Braunfels, you are aware that the peak of peach season has arrived! Although a little later this year due to the Texas heat and dry conditions, peaches are still sweet as can be. Texas A&M AgriLife’s Dinner Tonight program has a Peachy Prosciutto Pizza recipe that is so delicious and easy to make. Try making it for brunch or appetizers as you start up the...
read moreChamber Connection – Aug. 10: Learn More About Stew Contest At Stewcomers Meeting
By Butch Burney Monday, Aug. 15, is the final day to get your applications in if you are interested in being in this year’s Leadership Sulphur Springs class. Leadership Sulphur Springs is a community leadership development program sponsored by the Hopkins County Chamber of Commerce. The course was created in 1989 with the concept of offering leadership training and community involvement for emerging business and community leaders. It is a nine-month session, with meetings held once a month. Applicants should have lived or worked in Hopkins...
read moreSchool Begins … In Hopkins County, Yantis
As has been the case in the past couple of years, school start dats for students in Hopkins County and Yantis will resume for the 2022-2023 school year is staggered over the next two weeks. Close up miniature metal toy yellow school bus (Credit: Bilal Kocabas Dreamstime.com) In fact, Sulphur Bluff ISD is just completing their second day of classes Tuesday. After two full weeks of school, students will only be required to attend classes at school four days a week. Beginning with the week of Aug. 22, students will have Fridays off throughout...
read moreSSISD Hosting Meet The Teacher, Other Activities To Help Students Get Ready For New School Year
Sulphur Springs ISD is hosting Meet the Teacher and other activities designed to help students get ready for the new school year, which begins Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2022. SSISD logo Barbara Bush and Bowie Primary Schools will lead off the Meet the Teacher activities by inviting parents to bring their students by the child’s assigned campus during the designated time Tuesday evening. Families can meet the child’s teachers, see their classroom and drop off the student’s school supplies during Meet The Teacher activities. Travis,...
read moreEEA Our Youth 5th Annual Back 2 School Ready Scheduled Aug. 14
East End Allegiance: OUR YOUTH will host the 5th Annual Back 2 School Ready event from 3 to 6 p.m. August 14, 2022, at the HW Grays Building in Pacific Park. EEA Our Youth is a 501c3 nonprofit organization that relies on the generous donations of the community to make events such as this one possible. “Every year, we have been consistent on getting the kids in the community ready to be great! With the support of all, we have been able to do so,” said Bridgette Cooper with EEA:OY. “We’ve had over 70 families sign up for free...
read moreDinner Bell Menu for August 10, 2022
The Alliance Bank is a four-times-a-year Community Partner with Dinner Bell. For this week and the other three weeks of the year we thank the bank, its employees and officers, for supporting Dinner Bell and its ministry to feed those in need of a meal in Sulphur Springs. GRAB and GO with a meal from the distribution area under the covered driveway (porte cochere) on the Northeast corner of the First United Methodist Church campus starting around 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday. MENU Chicken, Shrimp, and Sausage Jambalaya Marinated Vegetable Salad...
read moreChamber Connection – Aug. 3: Time For The Annual Chamber Photography Contest
Next Business Before Hours Coming Up This Friday At Chamber, Jettribe Mid-America WaterX Championship Is This Weekend At Coleman Park Hopkins County Chamber of Commerce logo Sulphur Springs Texas By Butch Burney, President/CEO, Hopkins County Chamber of Commerce It’s time once again for the Chamber of Commerce’s annual photography contest! The photography contest is open to anyone who resides in Hopkins County. We have seven categories: Natural World, Travel, Family and People, The Hopkins County Experience, Altered Images, Mobile, and...
read moreAnnual Joint Meeting Of Genealogical & Historical Societies
The Hopkins County Genealogical Society’s annual joint meeting with the Hopkins County Historical Society will be held at 7 p.m. Thursday, August 18, 2022, in the Winifred Building inside Heritage Park, located at 416 North Jackson Street in Sulphur Springs, Texas. (Masks are optional). Paula Altenbaumer will be portraying Hopkins County historical pioneer woman Elizabeth M. Ashcroft, widow of Dr. Levi Henderson Ashcroft and mother of the first B. F. Ashcroft. Refreshments will be served following the presentation. Paula Altenbaumer...
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