Bluff Bears Plan Donkey Basketball
The Sulphur Bluff Class of 2016 is planning Donkey Basketball as a Senior Trip fundraiser on Thursday March 10, 2016. Games start at 6:30 pm in Bears Gym. Tickets are $8 at the gate.
read moreMount Vernon Music Presents High Fives!
What do you get when you add an extra viola to a string quartet? If they are playing Mozart’s Quintet in G minor K. 516, it could be a musical look at your own mortality, and glimpse of salvation, according to members of the Orchard Ensemble. The Ensemble will be performing the piece along with the Quintet in G major Op. 111 by Johannes Brahms Sunday, March 13th at 3 p.m. in Mount Vernon Music Hall. The Orchard Ensemble includes Mark Miller and Elizabeth Elsner, violin; Ute Miller and Emily Williams, viola; and Sara Birnbaum Hood, cello. The...
read morePaint the Town Run Saturday Funds Summer Work Camp
Sulphur Springs Work Camp has been around since 2007 and organizers are excited to celebrate their 10th camp this summer. Each year kids from area youth groups gather together the first week in June to paint homes for the elderly, disabled, widowed, single moms and those in financial need at no cost to the homeowner. Since its founding SSWC has completed 162 projects. The goal for 2016 is to paint and restore at least 22 homes. Each year the cost of camp is approximately $30,000. Organizers say it takes a lot of support from the community...
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Lamb, Goat, Poultry Winners Named at Junior Market Livestock Show
Hopkins County Regional Civic Center was abuzz with activity Thursday afternoon and Friday morning as 257 FFA and 4-H exhibitors prepared and presented their 300 projects for the Junior Market Livestock Show. The Junior Market Livestock Show is a Hopkins County annual event that features youth and their projects in both showmanship and project categories. Those who qualify for the Sale of Campions will reap the reward of their labor Saturday afternoon. Thursday afternoon the Lamb Showmanship and Lamb Show followed by the Goat Showmanship and...
read moreHopkins County Genealogical Society Meeting Tonight
John Sellers, Vice President of Programs for the Hopkins County Genealogical Society, stopped by the Afternoon Drive Wednesday to discuss the society’s monthly meeting and all that the society has to offer. The meetings, which are free to attend and open to the public, are held at 7 p.m. on the third Thursday of each month at the Sulphur Springs Public Library. Pat Chase will present the program at this month’s meeting. Chase will be discussing the history of the horse and how horses have made an impact on transportation. Sellers...
read moreKiwanis Club Supports Youth Activities With Pancake Sale
Saturday, February 20th, is Pancake Day for the Kiwanis Club in Sulphur Springs. Pancakes will be served 7 a.m. until 2 p.m. at the Civic Center. Funds raised by the Pancake sale benefit youth in the community. Children under 6 eat free. For all others,...
read moreMorning Chapel Baptist Church – Soul Food Cafe
Morning Chapel Baptist Church – Soul Food Cafe Back by popular demand, the Soul Food Cafe is back. Proceeds benefit the Youth Ministry Trip to Missouri.
read moreElvis Made the Scene
Sulphur Springs Senior Center hosted ‘A Date With Elvis’. Wes Smith pleased the crowd. Everyone had a great time. el9 el8 el7 el6 el4 el3 el2 el1 el10 Posted by Karon Templeton Weatherman on Wednesday, February 10,...
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