Events Coming to Sulphur Springs this Summer
In an interview with Sarah Dicus, the Community Development Specialist, KSST got the scoop on upcoming events, and where to find them.
Events include:
Friday Night Movies on the Square, every Friday during the summer at 7:00 pm-Movies showing this summer include: Back to the Future, Angry Birds, Little Giants, Coraline,Who Framed Roger Rabbit?, Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl, Labyrinth, Secret Life of Pets, Big Hero 6,Captain America: Civil War, and Alice Through the Looking Glass.
Yoga on the Square every Saturday at 9:00 am
Daylight market 8:00 am every Saturday
Celebration market 6:00 pm every Saturday
June 17th-Father and Son dodgeball- at Shannon Oaks Church-click here for more information on how to register.
June 20th-Classic Car Cruise-In at 4:30 pm
June 24th-Bridal Garage Sale at IdziBitsy Bakery from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm.
June 24th-1st Annual SSTX Skatefest from 10:00 am to 10:00 pm, at Buford Park.
June 26th- The Sulphur Springs Public Library is hosting: Musical Storytime with Will Parker from 10:30 am to 11:30 am.
July 1st- Symphony League 4th of July Celebration from 4:00 pm to 9:00 pm on Celebration Plaza.
July 7th, 8th, and 9th-Shakespeare Summer Stock: Hamlet and Shakespeare Summer Stock: A Midsummer Night’s Dream-at the Sulphur Springs High School Auditorium.
July 15th-Fall Festivals Splish-Splash Water Bash, on Celebration Plaza from 1:00 pm to 6:00 pm.
July 18th-Classic Car Cruise-In at 4:30 pm.
July 29th-Mother/Daughter Cupcake Wars-at Shannon Oaks Church-click here for more information on how to register.
July 21st,22nd,23rd-Community Players Children Present: ‘Lion King Jr’ at the Main Street Community Theatre-The showings will be at 7:00 pm on Friday and Saturday and at 2:00 pm on Sunday.
The Community Players Present: ‘The Women of Lockerbie’ August 4th, 5th, 6th, and 11th, 12th,13th at the Main Street Community Theatre. The showings will be at 7:00 pm on Friday and Saturday and at 2:00 pm on Sunday.
August 26th-Twogether in Texas Marriage Class- from 8:30 am until 3:30 pm. Lunch provided. For more information call the AgriLIfe Extension office. 903-885-3443. Ask for Johanna Hicks!
Don’t forget to keep an eye out for the Celebrate FM-Fireman Challenge, and the Four Square tournament.
Plans are in the work for a more centralized calendar, but until then be sure to visit the City Facebook page or go to Hopcal.com. If you have an event to add to the calendar call or email Sarah Dicus at City Hall, or send a message to the City’s Facebook with the information about your event.
Donation by Alliance Bank for Fan Drive
Emily Glass and Charlotte Crump dropped off a $250.00 donation to the Senior Citizen’s Center, on Friday June 16th, from Alliance Bank. The Donation is for the Fan Drive.Donation to the Senior Citizens Center Building Fund
The Bright Star Garden Club raffled off a hand made Wooden Rocking Horse to raise money for a NEW Senior Citizens Center. Mickey Mills and Hillis Bass presented the $ 1,115.00 check to Karon Weatherman on Friday, June 16th.“God Bless America”Jamboree June 17 6pm
Music, comedy and good food are planned at the Reilly Springs Jamboree with an All-American theme. The show will be opened with the National Anthem sung by Sydney Hawkins. Featured artist will be Dion Pride, son of country music’s Charlie Pride. Opening the concert will be Don Woods Jr, a country music recording artist from Quitman, Texas who received top awards during the CMA Fan Fest on Nashville earlier this month. Kadie Lynn of Kemp, Texas will return to the Jamboree stage. Plan to be seated by 6pm to hear Larry V. Davis as “Mark Twain, American Humorist”. Admission for the concert is $10 person. Also during the evening, the 2017 Community Builder award will be presented by the Yantis Masonic Lodge to Chuck and Nancy Roy, editors of the Community Chronicle. The Yantis Masonic was chartered at Reilly Springs in 1863 and met there until 1948 when the lodge was moved to Yantis. In the Reilly Springs Kitchen, the fundraiser meal will be Cajun beans and cornbread, loaded baked potatoes and homemade ice cream with peach cobbler. Door prizes will be American and Texas flags. The Reilly Springs Jamboree, Hopkins County’s original music venue, offers a non-smoking and non-alcohol family-friendly atmosphere with country and gospel music shows held monthly on the third Saturday night. For information, contact Enola Gay at 903-438-3568 or Roger Reed at [email protected]
Country music’s Dion Pride
‘America’s Got Talent’ Kadie Lynn
Don Woods Jr. with Gary Jones
RSVP’s 2016 Volunteer of the Year and Station of the Year Awards
Volunteer of the Year and Station of the Year honors were presented during the annual summer awards banquet for Red River Valley Retired Senior Volunteer Program Thursday, June 14th at New Beginnings Fellowship Church.
2016 Volunteer of the Year was presented to Gloria Bergeron who volunteers at Meal A Day and the St. James Catholic Church.
Shown in Photo is: Kelly Hamill (Director), Gloria Bergeron and Jacel Angel (Volunteer Coordinator)
2016 Station of the Year was presented to the Community Players.
Shown in Photo is: Kelly Hamill (Director), Wilma Thompson, Brenda Payne and Jacel Angel (Volunteer Coordinator)
Reigning Dairy Festival Queen Sadie Evans
Sadie’s year as Hopkins County Dairy Festival Queen has been interesting and memorable. Visiting on the Morning Show, Sadie revealed that attending Chamber of Commerce ribbon-cuttings creates instant friendships with local leaders and businesspeople, and that riding on the Queen’s float is truly the best seat in the parade! Competing and being crowned in last year’s pageant was truly a dream come true. Sadie possesses a strong creative drive, and during high school has channeled that through her music, drama and painting. She has enjoyed dramatic roles in local productions including “flying” onstage as Peter Pan and singing roles with the SSHS Drama Department. She has also been a student of the Septien Entertainment Group which helps develop young talent. Following graduation in May 2017, Sadie will be concentrating on vocal performance at Belmont College in Nashville, working toward a career in the music industry. However, this summer she will continue as a Septien Master Artist, performing at House of Blues in Dallas on Sunday June 25 and in Los Angeles, California in July. At the Pageant and Coronation on Saturday June 17, be in attendance as Sadie performs an original song “Over” and takes her farewell walk as Hopkins County Dairy Festival Queen.
A Chase Through Woods and Pastures Ends in Apprehension
Hopkins County deputies were alerted to the location of Jeremy Randall Hill, 26, of Sulphur Springs, who was wanted for Violation of Parole. Hill was at a residence on FM 1567E in Hopkins County. When the deputies arrived, Hill jumped from the west deck on the house and fled into the woods northeast of the residence. Deputies gave chase.
Deputies set a perimeter around the area. Bystanders at the residence told deputies that Hill was wearing a white t-shirt and blue jeans. With the description of his clothing, deputies were able to spot him. He emerged from the woods and deputies chased him through several pastures to the edge of their perimeter where Hill was apprehended.
Hill was accused of violating his parole after he was one of 11 arrested for burglaries in May of last year. Hopkins County Sheriff’s deputies accused him of stealing some items from a complainant . Those items were later taken to a local scarp metal dealer. The deputies arrested the man for burglary of a habitation. Hill has been in jail for violation of parole in 2015, 2016, and now.
Hill is in Hopkins County jail held of violation of parole and evading arrest/detention.
Drug Arrest Near Cemetery
Two vehicles on the shoulder of State Highway 154 at Restlawn Cemetery caught the attention of Hopkins County deputies at 10 p.m. Thursday night. The deputy thought it might be a public service motorist assist with a problem with one of the vehicles. Instead, it led to an arrest.
One of the individuals involved at the scene became nervous and began to shake. The deputy asked permission to search the vehicles but was denied his request. During conversation, a second deputy noted a clear plastic baggie sitting in the grass near one of the vehicles, a silver Taurus. The baggie contained three Xanax pills. A K-9 was called and performed a positive alert on the vehicle.
Jeffery Edward Mower, Jr. 25, of Sulphur Springs (picture not available) claimed possession of the baggie and contents. Mower is in Hopkins County Jail charged with Tamper/Fabricate Physical Evidence with Intent to Impair and Possession of a Controlled Substance Penalty Group 3, less than 28-grams.
62nd District Court June 19th Jury Panel Cancelled
According to Cheryl Fulcher, District Clerk, the jury panel summoned to appear Monday, June 19th at 9:00 in the morning for 62nd Judicial District Court Judge Will Biard has been CANCELLED.
Miller Grove News June 16, 2017
Many things have happened in “The Grove” since my last writing nearly a month ago. May was a busy month and June has been nearly as busy. My garden is in full swing and taking up the majority of my free time but hey, at least it is producing and not being consumed by grasshoppers…yet!
I took a quick vacation out to Amarillo on May 19-20. I went with my cousins Hunter, Nathan, and Tiffany (Hunter’s wife). We had a lot of fun on the weekend trip. We went to Cadillac Ranch and then to Palo Duro Canyon. After that we headed down south a few miles to Cap Rock State Park. Both places were well worth the trip. At Cap Rock we saw a couple of buffalo herds and a prairie dog town. On the way back home we took a minute to stop in Bob Wills’ home town of Turkey, Texas, and the continued our trek to Childress where we spent the night before making the rest of the way home.
I would like to congratulate all of our graduates this year. I was glad to be able to make it to all three graduations (Kindergarten, 8th Grade, and High School). Each ceremony was well planned and the graduates honored properly. Not to take away from the other graduates, but Kindergarten was probably the most exciting. They had two classes graduate into first grade and since one Kindergarten teacher wasn’t able to be there (Lindsay Beaver), she made a video to play that day to congratulate her students and wish them well as they venture to a new grade. And everyone was so proud of the scholarships that were handed out at the high school graduation Unfortunately, I can’t name all of the recipients by memory or the amounts of the scholarships but I can say that there were several announced that night. Cherrie Bessonett also took home an award that was given out by the Masonic Lodge in Cumby.
As I mentioned earlier, Mrs. Beaver wasn’t able to attend Kindergarten graduation and I must say, she had a very good excuse – she and husband Cody delivered their baby just days before the ceremony. Little Hayes Russell Beaver was born May 23, weighing in at 7 lbs, 2 oz.
My condolences go out to the family of Belinda Kay Renshaw. Belinda passed May 27, at Baylor University Medical Center of Dallas. She was born to Leon Murriel Renshaw and Geraldine “Gerri” Fatheree on May 11, 1954, in Greenville. She had battled cancer for some time but was laid to rest in Miller Grove Cemetery on May 31. Belinda was a nurse, working at Christus Trinity Mother Frances Heart Hospital in the cardiac recovery unit. Services were conducted at First Baptist Church of Point with Bro. Billy Smith officiating. She is survived by sons, Shawn Armstrong and Ryan Armstrong; brother, Darrin Renshaw; sisters Paula Brown and Karan Coleman; and many friends and family. Funeral arrangements under the direction of West Oaks Funeral Home.
Another recent death with a Miller Grove connection was that of Cletius Brown. Mr. Brown passed Wednesday, June 7, at his residence. He was born Mar. 27, 1948 in Sulphur Springs the son of Earl Sterling Brown and Louise Watson Brown. He married Brenda Hatcher on May 28, 1977, in Hugo, OK. He served in the US Army during Vietnam War and was a truck diver by profession. He is survived by his wife, Brenda; daughters, Nicole Brown Stewart, Allison Brown Mosher, and Anne Bowen; 3 sisters and several grandchildren. Cletius was preceded in death by his parents, one brother and one sister. Funeral services to take place at Miller Grove Methodist Church on Saturday, June 17, at 2:00 pm with Bro. Howard Strickland officiating. Interment in Miller Grove Cemetery following the services.
Kacie Potts and Chris Kultgen were married on May 27. Congratulations to them. I’m sorry that I didn’t get to go to the wedding. It looks like, from Facebook pictures, that it was a beautiful wedding with an extra beautiful bride. Kacie is the daughter of Jim and Tanya (Middleton) Potts and grew up in Miller Grove and graduated from Miller Grove High School. One thing that I thought was very special is that her uncle, Tim Potts, is the one who preformed the ceremony that night.
Please remember to keep Jennifer (Peek) Moore and her twins in your prayers. Jennifer had a wreck on FM 1567 last week. She was west bound, headed toward Miller Grove, and hit the guard rail in Harold Knight’s bottom. Mother and children are in the hospital and have made major improvements but still have a long way to go. Several of you may know Jennifer’s parents – Larry Peek and Laura Kay (Russell) Peek.
As you travel the highways and byways don’t forget that all roads lead back home and back to Miller Grove. Please send me any newsworthy information. My email address is [email protected].
