Chamber Connection – Jan. 5, 2022: Nominations Of Outstanding Individuals and Businesses Due
Hopkins County Chamber of Commerce logo 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 over the last 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. 17, at the Hopkins County Civic Center. Nominations can be sent to [email protected] or mailed to the...
read moreCHRISTUS Health, Columbia Lodge #81 partner To Host Community Health Day Event
Sulphur Springs, Texas, January 3, 2022 – CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Sulphur Springs By Holly Ragan, Senior Market Development, CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Sulphur Springs. [email protected] Community Health Day In partnership with CHRISTUS Health, Columbia Lodge #81 invites you to attend an event aimed to build a community that is more secure, productive, healthy, and hopeful. We will have local experts speaking on a variety of health-related topics that will educate and empower community members to take...
read moreStart The New Year With A First Day Hike At Cooper Lake State Park
Do you enjoy a good scenic walk, brisk walk, run or cycle ride? Maybe your New Year’s resolution is to exercise more, lose a few pounds or to just get out more. Texas Parks and Wildlife Department invites everyone to consider joining thousands of others across the country who will start 2022 participating in a First Day Hike at a state park. Cooper Lake State Park South Sulphur Unit will be hosting a First Day Self-Guided Hike, Bike and/or Ride in celebration of wellness in nature. People are encouraged to drop by the park starting at 8...
read moreLady Cats Basketball and Wildcats Soccer’s Annual Alumni Game on Deck For New Year’s Eve
New Year’s Eve is something of a busy ones for Sulphur Springs sports. Lady Cats basketball and the annual alumni game for men’s soccer are on deck. Friday, Dec. 31 has Lady Cats basketball first up in Gilmer taking on the Lady Buckeyes. Women’s basketball’s final non-district contest of the winter 2021-22 season. Coach Erica Delley’s squad comes in to the New Year’s Eve match-up with Gilmer sporting a 2-19 overall record (0-3 district). Sulphur Springs won their first two games of the season in the Kaufman...
read moreLady Cats Soccer Annual Alumni Game Cancelled, Wildcats Soccer’s Moved to New Year’s Eve
Wildcats soccer coach Alexi Upton announced that Saturday’s annual alumni match at Gerald Prim Stadium has been pushed forward a day to December 31 due to inclement weather. Junior varsity’s game is now on Friday, Dec. 31 at 5:30 P.M. followed by the varsity’s alumni match at 7:15 P.M. Coach Upton’s squad’s scrimmage record finalizes at 4-2-1, dropping their final two scrimmage matches before the non-district season gets underway Tuesday. Women’s soccer’s annual alumni game is cancelled, Coach Javier...
read moreChamber Connection – Dec. 29: Grand Opening, Business Before Hours, Banquet Scheduled During First Week Of January 2022
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. 17, at the Hopkins County Civic Center. Nominations can be sent to [email protected] or mailed to the following addresses: Citizen of the Year—Chamber of...
read moreRep. Fallon To Hold Town Hall Meeting Dec. 21 In Rockwall County
Pat Fallon, Congressman for the 4th Congressional District will hold a Town Hall meeting at 5:30 p.m. Dec. 21, 2021, at Heath City Hall Community Room, 200 Laurence Drive in Heath to give an update on the latest in federal legislation. For more information, visit fallon.house.gov or visit Rep. Fallon’s social media pages @Reppatfallon. The Fourth Congressional district encompasses the 18 counties across Northeast Texas, including all or part of the counties of Bowie, Camp, Cass, Collin, Delta, Fannin, Franklin, Grayson, Hopkins, Hunt,...
read moreCommunity Players Announce Grand Reopening Of Main Street Theatre, Other 2022 Events
Audition Call For Barbecuing Hamlet Set Dec. 13, 15 and 16, 2021 Jeannie Perkins this week officially announced plans for the grand reopening of Main Street Theatre in January 2022, followed the next weekend by the first live stage production since February of 2020. And, for those interested, an audition call is scheduled next week for the planned March production. The brick façade is finished. Most of the electrical had been completed. Community Players were still waiting last week for the water to be turned back on and installation of new...
read moreChamber 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 be sent to [email protected] or mailed to the following addresses: Citizen of the Year—Chamber of...
read moreLions Club Recognizes Parade Winners
Top Prize Donated To Blue Santa In addition to providing a little extra holiday cheer each year, the Sulphur Springs Lions Club’s Lighted Christmas Parade also features a friendly competition among participants, with recognition doled out to the top three nonprofit and small business entries, and a trophy and cash prize going to the top rated large business entry in the parade. Entries were judged by a panel of judged from out-of-town, who notified the Lions Club of their choices for parade winners, Sulphur Springs Lions Club recognized...
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