SSHS Blue Blazes Spring Show, Blue & Gold Review, Will Be April 29-30
The Sulphur Springs High School Blue Blazes will perform the annual Spring Show at 7 p.m. nightly, Friday and Saturday, April 29-30, in the SSHS Auditorium. “We are having our Blue And Gold Review, as it was called in the past. We are bringing history back. We are repeating the last 60 years of the Blazes or as it was called then, the Blue And Gold Review. It’s our spring show that we do every single year,” said Meredith Dial, Blue Blazes director. For a fee of $10 paid in advance or $15 at the door, anyone can attend and...
read moreHopkins-Rains Retired School Personnel Program Will Be About “Dolly Parton Imagination Library”
Hopkins-Rains Retired School Personnel will meet Tuesday, May 10, 2022 at 10 a.m. at The ROC, 115 Putman St., Sulphur Springs. All retired school employees in the area are invited and encouraged to attend. Lyn Baldwin will present a program on “Dolly Parton Imagination Library Comes to Rains County!” Lyn Baldwin to present “Dolly Parton Imagination Library Comes to Rains County” during May 10, 2022, Hopkins-Rains Retired School Personnel meeting. Lyn Baldwin, an educator of 42 years, is now retired and volunteering in...
read moreLocal Riders to Compete in Jettribe Mid-America WaterX Championship
This weekend your hometown Sulphur Springs jet ski racers Brian Snyder and Andrew Vo will travel to Somerville, Texas to compete in the first rounds of the Jettribe Mid-America WaterX Championship series. Andrew Vo Brian Snyder and Andrew Vo both successfully competed in this series in 2021, and after a long winter hibernation, both are ready to compete. Both will be moving up a class from their beginner classes last season. Brian will move up to Ski Masters and Andrew will be in 13-15 Lites and Ski Amateur 4 Stroke Lites. They will face a...
read moreDinner Bell Menu for May 4th, 2022
Diversified Storage Systems is once again the Community Partner for a meal for the Dinner Bell Ministry. For the continued support of the Dollison family Dinner Bell is extremely grateful! 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 at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday. MENU Chicken Pot Pie Marinated Vegetable Salad over torn lettuces Buttered French Bread Slices Banana Cake with Cream Cheese Icing BE CAREFUL AS THE PANDEMIC IS...
read moreSpring Brings Fresh Garden Produce
By Johanna Hicks, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension, Family & Community Health Agent, Hopkins County, [email protected] So Easy To Preserve, a University of Georgia Cooperative Extension Service publication Many home gardens have been planted and questions have been received by our office on preserving the harvest. A great resource for home food preservation comes from my colleagues at the University of Georgia Cooperative Extension Service. They have published a book called “So Easy to Preserve,” which covers not only the basics of...
read moreChamber Connection – April 27
By Butch Burney Eat as much crawfish as you can and also help a great cause with Rotary Club’s Claws for a Cause benefit dinner from 5 to 9 p.m. Saturday, May 30, downtown. Proceeds will go to selected non-profits and scholarships. Tickets are still available for the crawfish dinner with fixings. Drinks will be available for purchase. Dub and The Love Machines will also be playing for the cause. Be a Kids Superhero You can be a superhero in attire and deed with the CASA Superhero Virtual Walk to promote Child Abuse Awareness. During the month...
read moreDinner Bell Menu for April 27th, 2022
Christus Mother Frances Hospital is a repeat Community Partner for the Dinner Bell Ministry. We at Dinner Bell are so grateful for the continued support of Christus Mother Frances. 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 on Wednesday at 11:00 a.m. MENU Herb Crusted Pork Loin Mashed Potatoes Bacon Infused Green Beans Garden Salad Buttered French Bread Slices Cherry Vanilla Chocolate Chip Cake BE CAREFUL AS THE PANDEMIC IS...
read moreGolf Tournament to Support CCAP
A 4 person golf tournament will be held at the Webb Hill Country club on May 25th, 2022. Proceeds benefit the Community Action Program in Commerce, TX. For more information contact David Wallace at 903 886 – 1139.
read moreJettribe Mid-America WaterX Championship by Nauti Water Racing Round 1 and 2
This weekend is the long-awaited opening rounds for the Jettribe Mid-America WaterX Championship by Nauti Water Racing. We are excited to hang out with our Texas and Midwest racers once again. Rounds 1 and 2 this weekend in Somerville, Texas are going to be a fun, family-friendly event with highly competitive racing action on the water! Are you new to the PWC racing sport? The Jettribe Mid-America WaterX Series is a great environment to come watch and learn from the many helpful pro racers in attendance. Junior racers can also benefit from...
read moreBrightstar Academy Musicians Present Annual Recital
Members of the Bright Star Christian Academy will be presenting their annual solo and ensemble Recital on Thursday, April 28th, at 7pm in the sanctuary of Bright Star Church in Como, Texas. The program will include nine solos and five ensembles, one of which will perform the Ukrainian National Anthem, performed in honor of their bravery and patriotism to their Nation. The band is under the direction of Richard Shanks and Jeff Smith. The general public is invited to attend. There is no admission charge. Bright Star Christian Academy...
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