Mexican Rodeo!
Local businessman Oscar Aguilar keeps a lot of irons in the fire, and his love of rodeo is one of them! A Mexican Rodeo event will be held this weekend in Sulphur Springs as a fundraiser for St. James Catholic Church. While not a full-scale Mexican-style rodeo with all the athletic events, this will be a start for Sulphur Springs entertainment and a launching pad for future shows. Plan to take a seat in the Hopkins County Civic Center arena enjoy the music and the Folkloric dances, horse-dancing demonstrations and trick roping displays. There...
read moreTira News By Jan Vaughn
Tira News By Jan Vaughn The Tira City Council Members met at the community center on Tuesday night for their regular quarterly meeting. They discussed routine business and set the date for the community Christmas party. It will be held on Saturday, December 5th. Kevin Michael Rash, grandson of the late Wyman and Maxene Patterson, of Tira, passed away unexpectedly, at the age of 44, on Wednesday, August 26th. His mother, Brenda Rash, lives in Woodway, Texas, and his father, Ronnie Patterson, lives in Placerville, California. Chip and I...
read moreMiller Grove News by Brandon Darrow
So far, so good – that’s the word around the school. From all accounts it sounds like the first week of school was a success! One week down, only 175 more school days to go until next summer (ha ha). This week I would like to congratulate Ray and Jacque Sparks and Kevin and Michelle Tipps on finding out that they are each going to have a baby in 2016! County Line Baptist Church is coming along nicely with their new building. The slab as been poured and the frame-work going up now. It is located on top of the spot of the old church,...
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Chamber Connection September 3, 2015 by Meredith Caddell
Chamber Connection September 3, 2015 by Meredith Caddell Mark your calendars for the 46th Annual World Champion Hopkins County Stew Contest-Oct. 24th Stew Cooks: Stew Packets went out this week, so please call us at the Chamber if you did not receive yours. The deadline to claim last year’s site is September 18th. All sites will be up for grabs, Monday, September 21st, so make sure to get your forms in ASAP! Sponsors: Sponsor letters also were sent this week. There are tons of options to get your business’ name in front of the...
read moreTime for 4-H Enrollment
Time for 4-H enrollment Today I want to share with you updates related to our Hopkins County 4-H program. Hopkins County 4-H is a youth organization based on Texas A&M AgriLife Extension. I am currently the Hopkins County 4-H coordinator and together with Johanna Hicks and Barbara Sanders, we operate the organizational part of our county program. Hopkins County 4-H is a broad interest youth program with opportunity to promote youth development at different levels. Our program is well attended and plans activities with significant impact...
read moreLine Dancing starts back on September 1st
Line Dancing starts back on September 1st. Wanda has moved the class up to 1:00 PM. The Classes will be on the 1st and 3rd Tuesdays of each month. We hope to have a GREAT class. The class is FREE and is GREAT exercise while having FUN FUN FUN! Wanda won 2015 Ms Hopkins County Sr in June and will be competing this weekend in the 2015 Ms. Texas Senior Classic Pageant. You will be taking Line Dancing Lessons from a Celebrity.
read moreSeptember 2015 Schedule of Activities at Cooper Lake State Park
Can you believe it? The month of September is at the door! August has been a busy month here at Cooper Lake State Park in spite of the “dog days of summer”. Surprisingly, the nights over the past few weeks have been just perfect for getting outside and exploring nature. With September comes the Labor Day weekend and the end of summer camping trip. If you haven’t already made your reservations for a campsite it may be too late. The majority of our campsites have already been reserved but don’t give up! You never know if someone will change...
read moreHopkins County Stew Site Renewal Underway
The Hopkins County Chamber of Commerce has mailed out letters to last year’s record number of stew cooks encouraging them to renew their stew sites for this year’s 46th annual contest on Saturday, October 24. Some cooks have already turned in their paperwork. Stew cooks have until September 18 to renew their sites. Those not renewed in time will be available to anyone on Monday, September 21 at 8 a.m. More than 150 cooks competed last year. For those who can’t wait for the mail, forms along with rules and regulations are...
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