United Way 100 Percent Club, Updated Total For Oct. 8
Hopkins County United Way officers each week following a campaign workers report meeting reported how much has been collected that week and total toward the annual fundraiser, which businesses and organizations met or exceeded the posted goal set for their group, and details for the next meeting. This week, even after the meeting ended, funds kept coming in, with an additional $440 in donations turned in later Tuesday. “We are very pleased to report the campaign total to date is $41,850.54, taking us to 25 percent of the campaign...
read moreITLA Show Underway
Thursday morning the Hopkins County Civic Center was packed with horns and buckets and people tending to their animals. At one end of the arena judges and spectators watch yearling longhorn bulls mill around a paddock. Pam Kinsel was busy watering and feeding her longhorn steer ‘Birthday’. He is 13 years old (around 65 in human years), and possibly the oldest steer at the show. Pam admits there are younger steers at the show, and ones with larger more dramatic horns as well. But she could not leave ‘Birthday’ at home,...
read moreTreat Street Coming October 31st
Central Baptist Church in Sulphur Springs would like to invite everyone to join us for “Treat Street” on October 31, 2019 from 6-8pm. We will have decorated booths, bounce houses, games, and of course, tons of candy! The event will be held in the Family Life Center located at 840 Connally Street.
read moreTexas Longhorns Arrive for Show
The Annual ITLA Championship Show and Convention starts Thursday October 10th, 2019. Some participants arrived in Sulphur Springs bright and early Monday morning. This group of ITLA Youth Members traveled from Pennsylvania. “DJ” the show steer. L to R is Jade Wiggins ITLA Queen hopeful, a Youth Show Participant, Adriana Norris Current ITLA Queen and ITLA Youth President, ITLA Princess McKenzie Oswald. Adriana Norris Current ITLA Queen and ITLA Youth President will end her reign this weekend. There are at least seven potential...
read moreLady Cats Volleyball Win Over Mount Pleasant
Lady Cats Volleyball Takes Home Court Win Over Mount Pleasant, 3-0 Tuesday night. The Lady Cats Volleyball Team took care of business and defeated the Mount Pleasant Lady Tigers, 3-0 in the Main Gym at Sulphur Springs High School Tuesday evening (October 8). Score was 25-20, 25-18 and 25-19. With the win, the Lady Cats improved their district record to 2-2. It also made a 20 game winner out of Lady Cats Coach Bailey Dorner as the Lady Cats are now 20-13 for the season. In set one, the Lady Cats led only 21-20 late but scored the last four...
read moreUnited Way $5,600 Closer To $165,000 Campaign Goal
Hopkins County United Way campaign worker collected $5,689.46 in campaign contributions and pledges, for a total of $41,410.54 of the $165,000 goal met so far. HCUW President Mike Jumper turned in four packets this week and reported he still has two donation packets out at local dentists offices and that for BackStory Brewer is still out too. Jumper reported Triple Crown Roofing, Miss Behavin’ (collected by another campaign worker), and Wayne Cooper Construction all met their goal. Freedom Realty was “just under 100 percent”...
read more2019 NETBIO Cattleman’s Classic, Ribeye Round-Up A Success, Results
Downtown was filled with people enjoying the NETBIO Cattleman’s Classic & Ribeye Round-Up Oct. 5, 2019. All 1,200 tickets sold out. Many stayed for the concert Saturday night. The 2019 NETBIO Cattleman’s Classic and Ribeye Round-Up was a huge hit Saturday, with thousands of people filling downtown to sample their picks from various contestants. The event offered 1,200 tickets and all were sold out by the start of the event. A drawing was held for a raffled item, 12 additional donated prizes, including a $15,000 gift card to...
read morePJC Sulphur Springs News
Writing Exercise at PJC WRITING EXERCISE Dr. Ken Haley’s English 1302 class at the PJC-Sulphur Springs Center had a special assignment last week — writing an essay in class. These class members and others gathered in the computer lab to complete their narratives.
read moreCentral Baptist Church Announces Their Annual Pumpkin Patch Event October 12
Central Baptist Church Pumpkin Patch 2019
read moreCoach Owens Discusses First Win of Season and Tragedy on the Way Home on Coach’s Show
A sleep deprived Wildcats Football Coach Greg Owens showed up to discuss his team’s district win at Forney Friday (October 4) as well as the tragedy on the way home on KSST and Cable Channel 18’s Saturday Morning Coach’s Show. Although school buses managed to avoid trouble, some cars following the buses home from Forney were involved in a fatal accident. Wildcat junior defensive end Kohlson Ivey’s mother and aunt were killed in a head on collision just outside of Canton on Highway 19 late Friday night. Two children...
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