ACTS OF LOVE Meeting (Adults Coming Together Serving)
There’s Still Time to Compete for the State Ice Cream Title!
The Queen of Ice cream, Lezley Brown who is President and CEO of the Hopkins County Chamber of Commerce invited Ice Cream Committee member Garret Glass to share the Morning Show discussion about the “new” tradition of the Ice Cream Contest. It’s 2017 location will be the front lawn of Shannon Oaks Church and it’s new time will be 5:30 pm on Saturday June 10, 2017. The only thing needed now are ice cream entries and people to consume the tasty treat. There is no entry fee, all ages can enter their freezer of homemade ice cream, and all flavors and recipes of homemade ice cream are welcome. Also, you may earn a State title! Right after all the entries have arrived and while the judging is going on, everyone can get out on the grounds and enjoy as much ice cream as they want at $3 per person. So get creative and test your best recipes, and contact Lezley at the Chamber office at 300 Connally Street or phone 903-885-6515, or go online to hopkinscountychamber.org to enter. The long-standing Sulphur Springs tradition, the Texas State Championship Homemade Ice Cream Freeze-off, was formerly held on the Civic Center grounds right after the milking contest concluded. Coincidentally, it’s move to the new location rings true to this year’s exciting Dairy Festival theme, “It’s Your Moo-ve”. As in years past, there are age categories from children to adult, several flavor divisions, and “First-Timers” and “Super Scoop” previous winner categories. There will be trophies, medals and cash prizes.
Knights and Princesses Summer Reading Program at Sulphur Springs Public Library Begins Wednesday, June 7
Knights and Princesses Summer Reading Program at Sulphur Springs Public Library will begin with a June 7 Storytime at 10:30 am with Medieval Times and Officially kickoff June 8 at 6pm! Watch LIVE on the Sulphur Springs Public Library Facebook page during Storytime June 7 around 10:45 a.m.
German Television at Celebration Plaza
A television crew with VOX LTL Group television in Germany were at Celebration Plaza Saturday night. The crew continues to follow the family that owns Joe’s German Restaurant. The television group produces documentaries that tell the stories of Germans who immigrate to the United States.
Vox television is the second largest television group in Germany. The channel mainly broadcasts documentaries and US series and movies.
Oath of Office, Electing a New Mayor on City Council’s Tuesday Agenda
During Tuesday’s Sulphur Springs City Council meeting at 7 p.m. in the Council Room at 201 North Davis Street, the Oath of Office will be given Place 7 Councilman John Sellers and newly elected Councilman Dan Froneberger, who was elected Saturday in a run-off election for Place 6.
Council will also select a new mayor and mayor pro tem, hear the manager’s report regarding capital improvements, review expenditures and revenues, discuss the rezoning of property at 1513 and 1527 South Broadway from Light Commercial to Heavy Commercial, conduct a public hearing as required by the Texas Tax Code to establish a reinvestment zone for Ocean Spray Cranberries and the first reading of an ordinance designating a certain area as an Industrial Reinvestment Zone for Ocean Spray.
They will also discuss and take action on a resolution directing publication of notice of intent to issue combination tax and revenue certificates of obligation, approve the negotiated rate change for Atmos Energy, discuss and take action on bids and award of contract for paving South Moore Street, change the date for the July meeting and discuss board appointments and commission appointments for various city entities.
Froneberger Elected to Place 6 on City Council
Dan Froneberger was elected to Place 6 on the Sulphur Springs City Council following Saturday’s run-off election. Froneberger defeated Brad Burginreceiving 243 votes to Burgins’ 175.
In the May 6th municipal election, Froneberger received 155 votes and Burgin 153. Charles Oxford received 9 votes forcing the run-off.
Herrera Back in Jail; Violation of Probation
Rene Gamaliel Herrera, 26, of Sulphur Springs is back in Hopkins County Jail Friday, June 02, 2017, after violating probation for Indecency with a Child by Contact. He was arrested at the probation office. He had received 10 years deferred sentence in a plea-bargain agreement made in May, 2016 in Hopkins County’s Eighth Judicial District Court.
Herrera had been charged with Aggravated Sexual Assault of a Child which was reduced to Indecency with a Child by Contact as a part of the plea bargain. As a result of the plea, he is required to register as a sex offender for the remainder of his life.
Former Fall Festival Cover Girl Receives TAF&E Scholarship
TAF&E’s commitment to youth is best demonstrated through its scholarship program. Fair/event members of the association can nominate a student for possible selection as one of ten annual recipients of a $2,000 scholarship. Funds to endow this program are raised by the association through its silent and live auctions at the TAF&E Annual Convention.Vocational and Associate Degree Nursing Students Receive Award
Paris Junior College vocational and associate degree nursing students received awards during pinning ceremonies held during the final week of the spring semester.
RECEIVE AWARDS Licensed vocational nursing students Madison Oats of Cooper and Maddie Bowers of Paris received perfect attendance awards.
Vocational nursing student perfect attendance awards went to Maddie Marie Bowers of Paris and Madison Rose Oats of Cooper.
During the vocational nursing ceremony, the Hopkins-Nicholas Award for outstanding performance in both classroom and clinical training went to Brittany Hall of Longview. The award for highest grade point average went to Stacie Wheeler of Paris. Brooke Nichols of Paris received the Metamorphosis Award for exhibiting the most growth since the beginning of vocational program.
At the associate degree nursing student ceremony, the Academic Achievement Award for highest grade point average went to Katie Harrington of Paris, who also received the Student Choice Award that is chosen by peers for the student best representing the nursing profession.
The Outstanding Clinical Student Award was given to Sarah Merritt of Paris. The Metamorphosis Award for exhibiting the most growth through the entire associate degree program went to Anna Watson of Paris.
Associate degree perfect attendance awards went to Harrington, Lane Manginell of Detroit, Kayla Presley of Bagwell, and Brianna Schroeder, Collin Thomas, and Angela Thompson of Paris.
Louisa Kessel, St. Joseph’s Community Foundation Executive Director, congratulated the pinning candidates and presented them with a rose at each of the ceremonies held by PJC’s nursing programs.
