Chamber Connection: Small Businesses In Sulphur Springs To Participate In Pink Friday, Nov. 19
By Butch Burney I’m excited to let you know that we have begun work on the 2022 Hopkins County Chamber of Commerce Directory. We distribute over 7,000 of these directories to visitors, relocation hopefuls, and even hometown heroes who are interested in learning more about our local businesses. They include historical information as well all things to the see and do in Hopkins County. The best part is, they include an alphabetical and categorical listing of your business. LeeAnn Peugh, with Echo Publishing, will be...
read moreSymphony League Auction 2021: The Official List *Updated*
Here is the Official List of items up for grabs at the 2021 Symphony Auction. The auction will take place at the KSST Studios on November 20th, 2021. You can bid by phone [903-885-0700], and watch the audio live on YouTube. You can also listen to the live auction by tuning to KSST 1230 AM. Bidding starts at 6:00PM. Click here to view the live feed on YouTube Gift certificate for $500 off anything or up to $1,000 off on tires from Jay Hodge Chevrolet.Huffy Chevrolet Red kids truck donated by Jay Hodge ChevroletChristmas clock from Everything...
read moreDike Community Tradition Revived Over Weekend
A Dike community tradition was revived over the weekend. The Dike Fall Festival hosted at the Community Center Nov. 13 was a big hit with residents of not only Dike, but Sulphur Bluff and Mahoney communities as well. The Dike community held Fall Festival events regularly about 40 ago, an occasion community members could look forward to, and if reports to KSST are anything to go by, this year was no exception. Fall Festival sign at Dike Community Center Residents were so excited to once again be able to have this autumnal tradition, event...
read more2021 Blue Santa Program Online Registration Form, QR Code For Donations Active
Annual Toy Drive Planned Nov. 30 And Dec. 1 at Walmart After a brief glitch last week, the Hopkins County-Sulphur Springs Blue Santa program’s 2021 online registration form is active to accept applications from families in need of a little extra help providing Christmas gifts for their children this year. Donations are also being accepted to help Blue Santa ensure no Hopkins County child age 1-14 goes without Christmas this year. 2021 Blue Santa Program Blue Santa Applications This toy distribution program is a partnership brought to...
read moreNov. 16 Jury Panel Canceled
The jury panel summoned to appear at 9 a.m. Tuesday Nov. 16, 2021, at Hopkins County Civic Center, for the 62nd Judicial District Court has been canceled. Those summoned for jury service do not need to report for duty that day, Hopkins County District Clerk Cheryl Fulcher reported Monday morning. Jury panel cancelled
read moreSSHS 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 more times over the weekend. The musical is a little over 2 hours, with an intermission between acts. SSHS...
read moreCHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Sulphur Springs Earns 5th Consecutive ‘A’ Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade
Sulphur Springs, Texas, November 10, 2021 – CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Sulphur Springs has ONE mission: To Extend the Health Ministry of Jesus Christ. By Holly Ragan, MS, Senior Market DevelopmentCHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Sulphur [email protected] CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Sulphur Springs was awarded an ‘A’ in the fall 2021 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade, a national distinction recognizing CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Sulphur Springs’ achievements protecting patients from...
read moreChamber Connection – Nov. 10: After Hours Mixer, Lighted Parade, CASA Fundraiser, Turkey Trot On Tap
Hopkins County Chamber of Commerce logo Sulphur Springs Texas By Butch Burney I’m excited to let you know that we have begun work on the 2022 Hopkins County Chamber of Commerce Directory. We distribute over 7,000 of these directories to visitors, relocation hopefuls, and even hometown heroes who are interested in learning more about our local businesses. They include historical information as well all things to the see and do in Hopkins County. The best part is, they include an alphabetical and categorical listing of...
read moreBlue Santa Sign Up, Toy Drive Have Begun Online
Donations Accepted In Blue Barrels, During Nov. 30-Dec. 1 Toy Drive, By Scanning QR Code The annual Sulphur Springs and Hopkins County Blue Santa sign up has begun online. The blue barrels are going out this week to businesses and other locations around the county as part of the annual Blue Santa toy drive. Toys are needed this year like never before, according to program organizers. Blue Santa, coordinated by local law enforcement associations, officers and other officials, plans to help more than 800 kids this year. It takes $60 to provide...
read moreUnited States Marine Corp Birthday is November 10th, 2021
November 10, 2020 will mark the 246th birthday of the United States Marine Corps. Dating back to 1775, just eight months prior to the signing of the Declaration of Independence, the Second Continental Congress established the Continental Marines. The newly formed Marine Corps’ purpose was to provide additional security and support for the Continental Navy. Led by Commandant Samuel Nicholas, the initial two battalions of Continental Marines performed gallantly during the Revolutionary War, but were disbanded by Congress following the war due...
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