Hopkins County Fall Festival Creative Arts Contest: Registration Opening Soon
By Savannah Owens The Hopkins County Fall Festival Creative Arts Contest is not to be confused with the Arts and Craft Show. Occurring on Oct. 27th and 28th, this event will be held from 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm on Friday, and 9:00 am to 1:30 pm on Saturday. There are many different categories to enter in from photography to baked goods, sewing and more! (See the full list below.) KSST talked to Johanna Hicks, chairwoman for this event, to find out more about the Creative Arts Contest. “The Creative Arts Contest is similar to the contests...
read moreHopkins County Fall Festival Arts & Craft Show: Coming Soon
By Savannah Owens Get ready for October 27th and 28th, the Hopkins County Fall Festival and Extension Agency are hosting the Arts and Craft Show! The show will be held from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm on Oct. 27th and from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm on Oct. 28th in the Sulphur Springs High School Cafeteria and North Entry. The Arts and Craft Show is completely free to get in and open for anyone! Vendors can bring their homemade, non-commercial, items to sell, and customers can enjoy two days full of exciting finds. KSST sat down with Johanna Hicks,...
read moreSenior Citizen’s Center Fundraiser includes…Calendars?
The Senior Citizens Center is selling movie calendars as a fundraiser towards purchasing a new senior Citizens Center. “These are all photos of Senior Residents of Hopkins County dressed as Movie Characters and imposed into a Movie Set. The Calendar is a 2 Year Calendar so you will get your money’s worth. All of the Proceeds are going towards a new Senior Citizens Center. Our Seniors deserve a nice place to go and visit, play games and attend events. The current Senior Center is too small and doesn’t meet our needs any...
read more“Sip N See” at Historic Home is Next Stop on Lights of Life Campaign Trail
A little bit like a “show and tell”, the “Sip N See” fundraising event on September 28 will allow you to take a guided tour of a historic home and enjoy a special evening with friends. Meredith Caddell and her Lights of Life committee have arranged this peek into one of the most beautifully restored homes in Sulphur Springs as a fundraiser for hospital needs. Reservations are recommended by September 27 by calling the Hopkins County Healthcare Foundation office 903-438-4799. The home of Dr. Scott and Deanna...
read moreLivestock Shows By Mario Villarino
Livestock Show Season Raising and exhibiting a livestock project is not only instructional, concerning raising livestock for show, but also serves as an excellent teaching tool to illustrate livestock production techniques and animal science principles. Participating in a livestock project promotes sound livestock production practices. To be successful, families need to start by learning the essentials. Some of the major areas include: livestock/animal health, nutrition, facilities, behavior, reproduction, genetics, selection and...
read moreAre You Crafty? We Need Your Talents! By Johanna Hicks
Are You Crafty? We Need Your Talents! Last week, I told you about the Hopkins County Fall Festival Creative Arts Contest, with promises to tell you about the Arts & Crafts Show this week. Each year, a major attraction for the Fall Festival is the Arts & Crafts Show. If you have not visited this event, make a point to go this year! The Arts & Crafts Show is for artisans of all kinds to sell their hand-crafted items. The event will be in the Sulphur Springs High School Cafeteria and north entryway, on Friday and Saturday,...
read moreTerrific Tuesday Fundraising Mini-Walks Going Terrifically!
Tammie Reardon, Director of Terrific Tuesdays in Sulphur Springs, is participating in each of the mini-walks for the fundraising drive for her program. Tammie asks the community to be generous in support of Terrific Tuesday, a weekly program which assists caregivers of victims of Alzheimer’s and various dementia by giving them a day off each week from their caregiving duties. Since many caregivers are spouses or family members of the dementia patient, they often provide full-time unpaid care as an expression of love and concern for the...
read moreBlue Blazes Booster Club Plans Dinner, Auction to Send Girls to NYC in 2018!
Five of the Sulphur Springs High School Blue Blazes Drill Team officers interviewed at KSST about their upcoming fundraising Dinner and Auction on Saturday September 23, 2017 at 6pm in SSHS Cafeteria. There will be silent and live auctions where you can bid on exciting prizes and experiences. The dinner will be catered by Don Lalos. Blue Blazes will help serve. Tickets are still available this week at $10 each. The fundraiser is for the trip to NYC planned by the Blazes in January 2018. There are 24 Blazes who plan to take the 2018 trip along...
read moreMeal A Day Needs In Town Drivers
Meal a Day needs an IN TOWN Meal A Day Route Driver for Tuesdays. It should not take you more than 1 hour to complete your route. If you would like to give 1 hour a week to volunteering for your community please call Karon Weatherman at (903) 885-1661
read moreBlue Santa Will Kick Off 2017 Christmas Drive in Sulphur Springs on Oct. 16, 2017
A Blue Santa organizational meeting was held at the Hopkins County Sheriff’s Department, and some important dates were released for the charitable drive to benefit Empty Stocking. You will begin to see Blue Santa barrels at Lowe’s and other Sulphur Springs retailers starting October 16, and eventually three dozen barrels will be placed for collections of toys. You’re invited to drop toys into these barrels when you are shopping. A community-wide collection drive for Empty Stocking will be held on Lowe’s parking lot...
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