Drug Take Back Day Planned April 24 In Sulphur Springs
Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office and Posse will be hosing a Drug Take Back event from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. April 24, 2021 in the parking lot of Atwoods, 817 Gilmer St. Anyone can drop off potentially dangerous prescription medications. The DEA and its partners will be collecting tablets, capsules, patches, and other solid forms of prescription drugs. However, liquids – including intravenous solutions, syringes and other sharps, and illegal drugs will not be accepted. The DEA will accept vaping devices and cartridges at the collection...
read moreSSHS Honors Students At Honor Society, Technical Honor Society Induction Ceremonies
Sulphur Springs High School honored two groups of exemplary students during first the National Technical Honor Society induction then the National Honor Society induction. Typically, the National Honor Society induction is held in the fall and the National Technical Honor Society induction ceremony is conducted in the spring. However, this school year, as was the case with many events and activities, the NHS induction ceremony could not be held in the fall semester and the NTHS induction which is typically held earlier in the spring semester...
read moreChamber Connection – April 14, 2021
By Butch Burney That clogging sound you hear is me trying to fill the big shoes left by Lezley Brown at the Hopkins County Chamber of Commerce. Lezley’s last day in her current position is Friday, April 16. In her five years as President/CEO of the Chamber, Lezley has done an incredible job of positioning it for future success. During her tenure, Lezley has guided the Chamber into the updated office at 110 Main St., celebrated an incredibly successful 50-year anniversary of the World Championship Hopkins County Stew Contest and led us through...
read moreCASA, Commissioners Court Encourage Community To Help Spread Awareness, Take Action To Help Prevent Child Abuse
Lake Country CASA and Hopkins County Commissioners Court joined forces this week to encourage the community to help them with a very important cause, spreading awareness and acting to prevent child abuse. Several area schools also are standing together with officials in the efforts to protect kids from abuse and neglect, hosting dress up days, posting blue pinwheels of prevention, and making posters to spread awareness about child abuse and creating posters and sharing messages with the community. Hopkins County Judge Robert Newsom asked...
read moreGo Blue Day – April 16th, 2021
Wear blue on Friday April 16th, 2021 to show your support for the prevention of Child Abuse. Post pictures of you and your family in blue, and be sure to tag them with @lakecountrycasa. For more information go to Lake Country CASA’s website.
read moreSpring Signals Start Of Construction Projects In Sulphur Springs
Spring signals a time of new things, and in Sulphur Springs, many are taking advantage of the warmer weather to begin construction projects – including road work, new apartments and multifamily housing units and business renovations. Four additional single family housing projects were green lit by city officials, and the city also approved a contract to jump start the Saputo sewer line expansion project, submission of a grant application for significant infrastructure improvements on Randolph Street and purchase of a used dump truck to...
read morePJC Hosts Annual Giving Day Apr. 27
On April 27, 2021 Paris Junior College will join over 195 nonprofit organizations throughout north and east Texas as part of East Texas Giving Day. East Texas Giving Day is an 18-hour online event that provides critical funding for our area. The purpose of an area-wide Giving Day is to bring the region together on one day and as one community, raising money and awareness for local needs. “Thanks to donor assistance, it has become very accessible to further my professional skills while working two full time jobs so that I can advance in my...
read moreTira Residents Celebrate Birthdays, Easter with Family And Friends
By Jan Vaughn, Tira News correspondent We want to express our sympathy to the family of Jimmy Don Goldsmith. He passed away on Sunday, April 4, 2021, and his funeral was held on Wednesday, April 7, at the Murray-Orwosky Funeral Chapel. Please be in prayer for his family. Jimmy Don Goldsmith Landon, Laiken, Rylan, Brailon, and Slaiden Joslin spent Easter weekend camping at Cooper Lake. They had an early birthday celebration for Rylan while there. The boys came to our house on Sunday afternoon and hunted Easter eggs and stayed for supper. Our...
read moreDBA Sponsoring April 17 Spring Market On Main
Chamber Connection- April 7, 2021 By Lezley Brown, President/CEO, Hopkins County Chamber of Commerce The Chamber is certainly a busy place right now! We are looking forward to a wonderful golf tournament this Friday at Sulphur Springs Country Club. If you would still like to sign up to play, we have room in the morning flight. Here’s to crossing our fingers that the rain stays away, and the day is absolutely beautiful! Downtown Business Alliance is sponsoring a Spring Market on Main Street The Downtown Business Alliance is sponsoring a Spring...
read moreErwin Family in Concert April 21st, 2021
The renowned Erwin Family will be in concert April 21st, 2021 at the Sulphur Bluff Baptist Church. Everyone is welcome to join in the fun and praise. Music starts at 6:45PM. The Church is located on Hiway 71 and CR 3610 in Sulphur Bluff, TX.
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