Annual Ice Cream Championship June 13
The Annual Texas State Champion Ice Cream Freeze Off will take place Saturday, June 13, 2015 during the Dairy Festival. It will begin at 4 p.m. in front of the Civic Center, leaving plenty of time for people to enjoy the parade and other scheduled activities. “The biggest thing about ice cream is the people that make it,” Chamber of Commerce President Meredith Caddell said. “So we decided to make it a little different this year. The kids categories are still going to be the same. For the Big Dip category, anybody over 12...
read moreHannah Kirby Day Wednesday!
There will be a reception for Hannah Kirby Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. in the City Council Chambers at Sulphur Springs City Hall. The entire City Council has been invited. Many citizens of Sulphur Springs have joined together to support Ms. Kirby during her recent participation on “The Voice” on NBC.
read moreToyota Texas Bass Classic Born of Dreams
PRESS RELEASE – May 5, 2015 Media Contact: Larry Hodge, (903) 670-2255, [email protected] Toyota Texas Bass Classic Born of Dreams ATHENS—The Toyota Texas Bass Classic (TTBC) scheduled for May 23—25 on Lake Fork is the world championship of bass fishing, but it was born of a dream to involve more youth in fishing. And that dream was based on the work of Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) fisheries biologists who had a vision to make Lake Fork the best bass fishing lake it could be. Those dreams came together as a result...
read moreRobert Ellis in Concert – City Hall, May 7th, 2015
Robert Ellis in Concert; Thursday, May 7, 2015
read more9-Year-Old Fiddler Wins First Place
JACK PHILLIPS, 9-YEAR-OLD WESTERN SWING FIDDLER FROM HOPKINS COUNTY, WON FIRST PLACE IN HIS AGE DIVISION AT TURKEY, TEXAS BOB WILLS DAY FIDDLING CONTEST. THERE WERE 15 CONTESTANTS IN THE 12-AND-UNDER AGE DIVISION. FIDDLE TUNES HE PLAYED IN COMPETITION WERE “SALLY GOODIN” AND “CORNFLOWER WALTZ”. HE WON THE CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND WITH “SOUTH” AND TOOK HOME A SILVER BELT BUCKLE COMMEMORATING THE 44TH ANNUAL BOB WILLS YOUTH FIDDLE CONTEST. JACK IS A FOURTH-GRADE STUDENT AT SULPHUR BLUFF ISD AND THE SON OF MARK AND...
read moreAnnual Ice Cream and Auction at FFA Project Show Saturday
The Local FFA Project Show SaturdayApril 25, 2015 at the Hopkins County Regional Civic Center featured entries from Sulphur Springs High School students. The show and judging began at 10 a.m. Items are on display throughout the day. At 5 p.m. the annual ice cream supper featuring homemade ice cream made by parents of FFA students will serve until 6 p.m. at which time the annual auction/fund raiser begins. Donations, purchase price of auction items, and other moneys given to the fund raiser assists in funding the projects of FFA students as...
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