Employers Wanted
Employers are invited to join the LEAP Expo October 27 and 28th, 2022. It will be held at the Hopkins County Civic Center. The Learning Endorsements and Professions (LEAP) Expo provides area 8th grade students with the opportunity to speak with local professionals and gain a better understanding of career pathways. The LEAP Expo features local employers from a wide variety of industries, non-profits, education and training providers, and Career/Technical Education programs from local high schools. Students are encouraged to engage with...
read moreFriends of the Rains County Public Library BOOK SALE
Friends of the Rains County Public Library BOOK SALE OCT 21st and 22nd, Sadies Place and New Favorite Day Animal Rescue groups on site Saturday along with Richard Nash, Native American Flutist Saturday from 10-noon!
read moreChamber Connection – Oct. 5: Tickets For Hopkins County Stew Festival On Sale Now
By Butch Burney, President/CEO, Hopkins County Chamber of commerce, [email protected] It’s just a little over two weeks before the 53rd Annual Hopkins County Stew Festival, sponsored by Alliance Bank, and stew tickets and merchandise are on sale! This year, tickets are $8 each or four tickets for $28. You can purchase them at Alliance Bank locations, City National Bank locations, Texas Heritage National Bank and Pilgrim Bank, or at the Chamber office, 110 Main St. You can also purchase them online at HopkinsChamber.org. Quart tickets...
read moreOctober Is A Great Time To Enjoy The Fall Colors, Cooler Temperatures At Cooper Lake State Park
Submitted by Steve Killian, Complex Superintendent for Cooper Lake State Park, [email protected] Cooper, Texas — For most Texans, when you say October, happy thoughts of cold fronts, fall colors, and outdoor activities come to mind generating a smile! What better place to shake off the oppressive summer than a Texas state park? Cooper Lake State Park is twice as nice with two parks (South Sulphur and Doctors Creek) squeezed into one perched on the banks of a 20,000 acre lake. Campfire Make Cooper Lake State Park your happy place...
read moreThe Sulphur Springs Public Library Announces the First Halloween Costume Swap
Sulphur Springs Public Library Halloween Costume Swap
read moreThe Texoma Gospel Music Association Convention and Gathering to be Held in Sulphur Springs October 7-8
Buddy and Ina Gore announce the Texoma Gospel Music Association Convention and Gathering will be held October 7th and 8th in Sulphur Springs, Texas. There will be over 40 artists from many states attending. The Texoma Gospel Music Association, (TGMA), began in 1977 and is one of the oldest Gospel Music organizations in Texas and Oklahoma (thus (TGMA) and now includes many other states. Originally, Country Gospel was the main forte and TGMA came under the umbrella of the International Country Gospel Music Association (ICGMA) which is now the...
read moreEXPRESS CLYDESDALES Are Coming to Sulphur Springs
As part of the Help-A-Child event, the Express Clydesdales are coming to Sulphur Springs.
read moreDinner Bell Menu for October 5th, 2022
Jim Helfferich is a repeat Community Partner for Dinner Bell for the first Wednesday in October. “Thank you, Jim.” GRAB and GO with a meal from the distribution area under the covered driveway on the Northeast corner of the First United Methodist Church campus around 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday. MENU Red Beans and Rice Fried Cabbage Cornbread Squares Garden Salad Southern Pecan Praline Sheet Cake BE CAREFUL AS THE PANDEMIC IS STILL IN OUR MIDST! KEEP DISTANCES! WEAR MASKS WHERE REQUIRED! WASH YOUR HANDS OFTEN! GET INOCULATED AND...
read moreTown Hall Meeting Scheduled Oct. 4 At FBC’s The ROC For SSISD Bond Election Discussion
Another Town Hall meeting is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2022, at First Baptist Church’s The ROC, 116 Putman St, with Sulphur Springs ISD Superintendent Michael Lamb and Trustee Robert Cody slated to discuss the SSISD bond election with the community. Anyone who has questions or comments about the bond proposal is encouraged to attend the meeting for answers and additional information. The SSISD Board of Trustees on Aug. 22, for the second time this year, called for a bond election. The first election proposed $93 million...
read moreCommunity Chest Announces Upcoming Closures
CHanges Are coming!!!!!!! We will be closed for 2 weeks October 18th – 28th. Week A clients will be allowed to receive double food on October 4th or 6th. Week B clients will be allowed to receive double food on October 11thor 13th. Door Dash Clients will maintain the same scheduled deliveries during the closure. Please make sure you pick up food during your week as no exceptions will be made during the closure.
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