Hot Potatoes
The First Baptist Church Kitchen is alive this morning. Steamy bins of baked potatoes are ready for delivery or pickup. Potato pickup location, look for the yellow signs. The initial number of potatoes to be sold was around 300. Inside sources tell KSST that the actual number is north of 400. Headed to Haiti An assembly line of sorts will form this morning to produce the boxed meals. No additional meals are available for order. Remember the cost is $6 per potato lunch or $8 for potato topped with pulled pork. Have your cash and extra napkins...
read moreGirl Scouts Cookies Available Now Through Feb. 29
If you’ve got a sweet tooth, the local Girl Scouts have just the treat for you. The annual Girl Scout Cookie sale is under way, with several longtime favorites as well as a few newer treats too offered to temp your taste buds. There’s even a gluten free cookie available. Among the treats sold for $5 each are Samoas, Thin Mints, Tagalongs, Do-si-dos, Trefoils and Lemon Ups. S’Mores and the gluten free Toffee-Tastic are available for $6. Troop 80 selling Girl Scout Cookies at Brookshire’s. Girl Scout Troop 80 started...
read moreTxDOT Urges Football Fans to Plan Ahead for a Sober Ride
Jan. 31, 2020 AUSTIN – While you are making big plans for the upcoming Super Bowl weekend, the Texas Department of Transportation is reminding football fans to “Plan While You Can” for a sober ride before enjoying game day watch parties and other activities that may include alcohol. “Super Bowl weekend is an especially dangerous time for drunk driving crashes,” said TxDOT Executive Director James Bass. “With so many choices available, there is absolutely no excuse to drink and drive. If you plan to drink alcohol, plan ahead for a sober ride....
read moreA&M-Commerce Rodeo Team Hosting First Home Rodeo in History of Program
COMMERCE, TX— The rodeo team at Texas A&M University-Commerce will put its best boot forward as it prepares to host the first home rodeo in the nearly six-year history of the program. The rodeo will take place on February 21-22 at the Hopkins County Civic Center, located at 1200 Houston Street in Sulphur Springs. Nearly 20 teams are expected to compete against A&M-Commerce, including Texas A&M, TCU, Sam Houston State University and more. The program has come a long way since its start in 2014, when current Head Coach Dameon White...
read moreChamber Connection — Jan. 30, 2020
By Lezley Brown, president/CEO, Hopkins County Chamber of Commerce Lezley Brown Have you reserved your seats yet? It is with great pleasure that the 2020 Board of Directors invites you to the 94th Annual Hopkins County Chamber of Commerce Banquet on Thursday, February 13, at 6 p.m. at the Hopkins County Regional Civic Center. Tickets are already going fast! We will host a Networking Cocktail Happy Half Hour at 6 p.m. Dinner will be served at 6:30, and the awards will follow at 7 p.m. Please take this opportunity to bring your family, friends,...
read moreSulphur Springs Senior Citizens Center Says Come Get "All Shook Up" With Elvis for Valentine's Day
The Sulphur Springs Senior Citizens Center will hold a Valentine’s Day Party with Elvis on February 14th. SS Sr Citizens Center 2020 Valentines Day Party
read moreTira News — Jan. 29, 2020
By Jan Vaughn We want to express our sympathy to the family of Ray Gardner. He passed away on Tuesday night, January 21, 2020. Please be in prayer for his wife, Tina, and all of his family. Yvonne Weir reports, “Brenda Allen and Liz Wallace came for a visit on Thursday and Jan Vaughn visited on Sunday.” She is recovering from knee replacement. She adds, “Robert attended the memorial for Garry Crowson on Saturday evening. Garry had been his best friend since grade school and he was the best man in our wedding. He will be missed.” Please...
read moreHOPKINS COUNTY READS: Ann Weisgarber to Visit
You may have seen this logo around town, on a flyer or at the public library. The Sulphur Springs Public Library sponsors the yearlong community wide event for teens and adults, and includes author visits and discussions about the historical nature of the books. Ann Weisgarber This year our theme is “Inspired by the Past; Journeying towards the Future”. The January program features The Promise by Ann Weisgarber, which takes place on Galveston Island at the time of the Great Galveston Hurricane. The 1900 Galveston Hurricane remains the...
read moreCity Of Cumby Hosting Clean-Up For Residents
The City of Cumby has slated a three-day city-wide clean-up this weekend, to allow residents to dispose of unwanted items in the designated dumpster, according to a post by Alderman Julie Morris on the City of Cumby Facebook page. “Plans for cleanup are to have a dumpster delivered quarterly so if you have plans this weekend and aren’t able to clean, there will be another dumpster in April, July and October,” Morris posted. While the dumpster is provided as a free service, city officials do ask that city residents follow a few...
read moreAARP Tax Aide Starts February 4th, 2020
Starting February 4th, 2020 AARP Tax Aide will be available at the Wesley United Methodist Church at 614 Texas St here in Sulphur Springs, TX. Remember: this service is first come, first served.
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