Terrific Tuesday Fundraiser
It’s the season for Terrific Tuesdays funding! The local program provides a day of respite care for persons over age 50 with forms of memory loss. Terrific Tuesdays is held each Tuesday from 9am til 2pm at First United Methodist Church, downtown Sulphur Springs. Annually, cost to operate the program runs about $10,000. The fundraising drive is in progress through October 6 with a series of mini-walks held at area nursing home and assisted living facilities. (see schedule below) The main event, the Walk to Remember, is set for the...
read moreTerrific Tuesdays Raffle Items
We have 4 Baskets and a Rag Doll named “Rose” who is a Yellow Rose of Texas to be Raffled off to raise money for Terrific Tuesdays during the “A Walk To Remember” fund raiser. The Lucky Ticket Winners will be announced at the BIG Walk on Thursday, October 6th at CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Sulphur Springs. The 5 Winners will have their choice of Raffle Items. Tickets are $ 1.00 each or 6 for $ 5.00 Tickets can be purchased at the Senior Citizens Center 150 Martin Luther King Bvd Sulphur Springs, Texas...
read moreFall Decorating Contest For Sulphur Springs Businesses and Residents
Sulphur Springs Downtown Business Alliance is sponsoring a fall decorating contest for all businesses and residents within the Sulphur Springs city limits. You may enter by contacting Linda Galligher at 903-439-6713, Joy Wilson at 903-885-9966, or Billie Ruth Standbridge at 903-439-0862. The deadline to enter is October 3, 2016. Judging will begin at 1 p.m. on Friday, October 14th. A first and second place winner will be chosen for each category, business...
read moreLake Country Classics Car Club Makes An Appearance Downtown
Lake Country Car Club from Quitman, Texas made a stop in downtown Sulphur Springs Tuesday afternoon. The car club formerly held the largest car show in East Texas with 319 registrants in 2015. Several classics appeared on Gilmer Street while the club chatted with local car enthusiasts and made for a spontaneous, classic hometown event. If you missed the Lake County Classics, their next event is scheduled for September 29th, 2016 in the Quitman Dairy Queen Cruise. Lake Country Classics 2016 Lake Country Classics 2016 Lake Country Classics 2016...
read moreWalk to Remember Funds Terrific Tuesday
The Walk to Remember Season began Tuesday with the first of seven mini-walks leading up to the main event at The Gardens at CHRISTUS Mother Francis—Sulphur Springs Hospital on October 6 at 6 p.m. Terrific Tuesday hosted the first walk at 10 am. Tuesday, September 20th at First United Methodist Church. All proceeds from all the walks funds Terrific Tuesday. Mini-walks are set for Thursday, September 22 at 10 a.m. at Sulphur Springs Health and Rehab; Monday, September 26th at 10:30 a.m. at Rock Creek Health and Rehab; Tuesday, September 27th at...
read moreMitchell Chapel – Friday’s Lunch Youth Department
Mitchell Chapel – Friday’s Lunch Youth Department
read moreBookworm Box Author Signing
Local best-selling author and owner of the Bookworm Box, Colleen Hoover, held a book signing at The Venue At Two Nineteen on Saturday afternoon from 1 to 4 pm. 18 authors from various states and cities were a part of the signing. Authors included Fisher Amelie, Leighton Riley, Michelle Mankin, ME Carter, Susan Stoker, Cathlin Shahriary, Leslie Fear, Dawn L. Chiletz, Molly McAdams, Tillie Cole, Sara Ney, Colleen Hoover, Rachel Schneider, RK Lilley, Jessica Prince, Brenda Rothert, and SJ Sawyer. Many of the authors are self-published and fall...
read moreCommunity Outreach Lunch and Food Pantry Open September 10th, 2016
At the Church of Christ located on 154 MLK Jr. Dr. in Sulphur Springs, Texas a free lunch will be served on September 10th, 2016 from 11 am to 1 pm. The food pantry will also be open as well. The event is scheduled to reoccur on the 2nd Saturday of each month. Lunch Ministry and Food Pantry Coordinators are Brother Delante Jackson, Elder Danny Hynson, Elder Fred Weeks, Sister Sequita Mosley, Katie Robinson, Sister Bettye Harrison, and Sister Amanda Wilkins.
read moreBrashear News
Whoa that rain was nice? We had 1.4 inches of rain. Unexpected blessing. Do you have army worms? I heard they were bad in Hunt County and my neighbor, Mike Moore, told me yesterday he had to spray his pastures for worms. We loved watching the plane fly over. Hope they haven’t made their appearance in your pastures. Hoping for second cutting with all of this rain. Wildcat Day in Florida. Hope all is well with the hurricane making landfall last night. Take care and show them how it is done in Texas. Love the Wildcats! Have had several people...
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