Summertime Is Fun – But Heat-Related Illness Is Nothing To Joke About
CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Sulphur Springs Business News – July 20, 2021 CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Sulphur Springs has ONE mission: To Extend the Health Ministry of Jesus Christ. By Holly Ragan, Senior Market Development, CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Sulphur Springs, [email protected] Safe Summer Measures The July heat is here! With temperatures frequenting the triple digits this month, be aware that heat-related injuries are a real threat. Heat exhaustion and heat stroke result from prolonged...
read moreRed Stag Job Fair!
Red Stag is now servicing in the Sulphur Springs area! Red Stag is a dairy hauling company. They will be taking applications for Company Drivers and Barn Loaders. Also, leasing on Owner Operators for LineHaul Lanes. Where: Clarion Pointe-Hotel at 411 Industrial Drive W., Sulphur Springs, TXDate: Wednesday, July 21st and Thursday, July 22ndTime: 9AM-5PMInterviews and On-boarding on site!
read moreChamber Connection – July 14:
By Butch Burney And the winner is … Jamie Wilson. Jamie, a graphic artist at Latsons.com submitted the winning artwork for the 52nd Annual Hopkins County Championship, and she did it with a colorful combination of stew-related art and Woodstock flair. The artwork will appear on posters, signs, T-shirts and other memorabilia for the stew fest, which is Saturday, Oct. 23, with a Friday night lead-in at Buford Park. Speaking of stew, we will start accepting cook registrations on Monday, Aug. 2, as well as applications for nonprofits to sell...
read moreHicks: Preserving Your Harvest and Walk Across Texas in Coming Months
By Johanna Hicks, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension, Family & Community Health Agent, Hopkins County Preserving Your Harvest Series With more people venturing into growing their own food after the 2020 pandemic, the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service is offering new home gardeners a three-part series of online classes in August on how to preserve their food beyond the harvest. According to my colleague in Castro County, last year when the course was first offered, 80 people attended. The Preserving Your Harvest Online Canning...
read morePlanning Meeting Set July 19, Charette Slated July 20-22 With Lockwood, TDG For Downtown West Planning
They’re back! Ian Lockwood with Toole Design Group is returning to Sulphur Springs with his team of urban design professionals to conduct another planning charrette, only this time for Downtown West. Ian Lockwood during a previous community meeting Downtown West is the area loosely bounded by Mulberry, Rogers/Magnolia and Van Sickle streets and the Kansas City Southern railroad tracks. The final plan will possibly include a linear park, storm water retention and a water...
read moreEast Caney Cemetery Committee Meeting Tonight
The East Caney Cemetery Committee will be holding a meeting at Morning Chapel Missionary Baptist Church at 7PM July 12th, 2021. If you have family buried at East Caney, please attend. We will be planning an upcoming clean-up for the cemetery. We need a lot of help, the cemetery needs a lot of work. Please come out and help. Bring your mowers, weed eaters, saws and anything for use in yard work. Thanks in advance. Hope to see you at tonight’s meeting.
read moreLady A Ticket Giveaway!
KRVA is giving away Lady A Tickets for Friday and Saturday July 16th and 17th! Like the KRVA post and homepage for a chance to win! Comment on the post with “Friday” or “Saturday” and you could be a winner! Winners will be announced on July 14th!
read moreRound Two of the Texas WaterX Series in Llano Last Weekend
July 3rd weekend local Sulphur Springs and Jettribe “Race Family” riders Andrew Vo and Brian Snyder traveled to Llano, Texas for Round 2 of the Jettribe Texas IJSBA WaterX Championship. It was an awesome scenic drive from Sulphur Springs. Much thanks and gratitude to the City of Llano for once again hosting the jet ski race at their annual “Rock’N River Fest” event. Riders from the surrounding states attended this family 4th of July weekend and competed amongst a stacked line-up of professional riders to build points for the upcoming Jettribe...
read moreSulphur Springs ISD Community Asked To Weigh In On ESSER III Fund Use Plan
The Sulphur Springs ISD community is asked to take a little time to weigh in on an ESSER III fund use plan. SSISD logo SSISD applied for its allocation, $7,984,629, of the $11.2 billion appropriated to the State of Texas for public education purposes under the American Rescue Plan (ARP) Act through the ESSER III Fund. Funds may be spent for costs incurred March 13, 2020 – September 30, 2024. The ESSER III funding must meet one of 15 identified acceptable uses. At least 20 percent of the use must be used for evidence-based interventions, such...
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