Halloween Treats and Eats
Johanna Hicks, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Family & Community Health Agent, 1200-B West Houston St., Sulphur Springs; 903-439-4909; [email protected] By Johanna Hicks, Extension Agent Halloween is just around the corner, but that doesn’t mean you have to be spooked by the sweets your child will be consuming. With preparation and help from Texas A&M AgriLife Extension’s “Dinner Tonight,” you can ensure that your child makes smart, healthy choices this Halloween. The holidays are a perfect time to have valuable teaching lessons...
read moreWildcats Football Second Half Woes Subject For Coach Owens on Saturday Morning Coach’s Show
An unusual thing is happening to the Wildcats this season. In several games, they go into halftime still very much in a game only to see things unravel in the second half. In started in game one versus Frisco Wakeland. A 17-17 halftime score ends up Wakeland 53, Wildcats 17. On Friday (October 18), the Wildcats trailed Corsicana on the road by only 21-14 at the half. The Tigers outscore the Wildcats 20-0 in the second half. Wildcats Football Coach Greg Owens says the situation has been a frustration all season. The second half last Friday...
read moreLady Cats Volleyball Team Struggled on the Road Again Last Friday at Lindale
Lady Cats Volleyball Coach Bailey Dorner acknowledges that her team has struggled on the road during district play. She says it has been especially obvious on Fridays. The trend continued last Friday (October 18) as the Lady Cats lost at Lindale, 3-0 by the score of 25-19, 25-19 and 25-15. Coach Dorner says her team just did not show up adding they struggled all the way around, couldn’t get things going and couldn’t get ahead. She concluded it was was not a great night for the Lady Cats. On the positive side, Coach Dorner says...
read more11 Texas Wineries Featured At Main Street Uncorked
Main Street Uncorked 2019 Downtown remained busy Saturday with patrons visiting Main Street Uncorked, a wine tasting event in which allowed participants to sample the flavors available from nearly a dozen different Texas wineries and shop or eat downtown. Music from live band played and many congregated at tables placed near the stage, for people to relax in the pleasantly cooler fall temperatures. Booths offered treats, candles, clothing, honey and other items as well. A few even enjoyed a stroll with family, friends and even a few...
read moreWildcat Band Has Nice Warm Up Contest Saturday For Upcoming Area Contest
The Wildcat Band warmed up for the big Area UIL Contest coming up this Saturday with a fine showing this past Saturday (October 19) at the Texas A&M-Commerce NETEX Marching Invitational. Wildcat Band Director Spencer Emmert said the event featured much stronger competition this year as 6A bands were invited. He said that is a positive thing for his band. Emmert said out of 20-25 bands, the Wildcats’ made it into the top ten to qualify for the finals. Emmert was also thrilled that the Wildcat Band received the first ever Lion Heart...
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Cemetery Walk November 3rd, 2019
Save the date. More details coming soon. Visit Hopkins County Genealogical Society for more information.
read moreCommunity Wide Trunk or Treat: North Hopkins School
Halloween night, stop by the North Hopkins School for some family fun.
read moreHopkins County Sheriff’s Posse/ DEA National Pharmaceutical Take Back
On October 26, 2019, from 10am-2pm, in conjunction with the DEA, The Hopkins County Sheriff’s Posse will coordinate a collaborative effort with state and local law enforcement agencies focused on removing potentially dangerous controlled substances from our nation’s medicine cabinets. A national take-back day will provide a unified opportunity for the public to surrender expired, unwanted, or unused pharmaceutical controlled substances and other medications to law enforcement officers for destruction. This one-day effort will bring national...
read moreSulphur Bluff Volleyball Gets Win Over Clarksville
The Sulphur Bluff Volleyball Team defeated Clarksville Tuesday (October 15), 3-1. Score was 25-23, 20-25, 25-19 and 25-16. Lady Bears Coach Zandra Peyton said her team started out making several controllable errors, both serving errors and hitting errors, in sets 1 and 2. She said her girls really started to play in sets 3 and 4. Coach Peyton said Ann Dorner played a consistent game with few errors and 13 service points, 11 kills and a team high in digs. Dalena di Donato had a service point and a team high 12 kills. Alley Collett had 7...
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