Vender Wright Named 2022 Ms. Texas Senior Classic
Venda “Vender” Wright recently was named 2022 Ms. Texas Senior Classic in Tyler, making her at least the third Hopkins County resident to earn the state title. The pageant winner is excited for the new adventures that being the pageant winner will afford her, and plans to use it to help lift others spirits. Vender Wright after being crowned Ms. Texas Senior Classic 2022 at the conclusion of the state pageant (Courtesy...
2022 Northeast Texas Walk Like MADD Presented By Jay Hodge Chevrolet Slated Sept. 24
Event Raises Money and Awareness To Eliminate Drunk And Impaired Driving Anyone looking to support a cause next weekend will want be sure to put Northeast Texas Walk Like MADD, sponsored by Jay Hodge Chevrolet on the calendar. The walk is the signature fundraiser for Mothers Against Drunk Driving, and its purpose is to raise both money and awareness to eliminate drunk and impaired driving. Similar walks will be taking place in cities...
Cumby VFD To Host Memorial Walk Saturday In Honor Of the 343 Firefighters on 9/11
The Cumby Volunteer Fire Department will be hosting a Memorial Walk Saturday, to pay tribute to the 343 firefighters who lost their lives on 9/11. The 3.43 mile walk will begin at the CYSA fields and travel east on FM 499, making the loop down the north Interstate 30 service road, then turn on Frisco Street (FM 275) and end at CVFD Station 11, 101 West Main Street, across from City Hall in Cumby. No sign-up, registration needed, or...
Paulo Ferreira Lima Delivers Walk-Off 90-Point Ride to Win PBR Iron Cowboy Major from Fort Worth
Lima’s first Unleash The Beast Victory in more than five years nets the veteran Brazilian 264 points, catapulting him 30 positions in 2021 World Championship race to world No. 16 For the first time in more than five years, veteran Brazilian Paulo Ferreira Lima (Bezerros, Brazil) was standing atop the Can-Am Cage, victorious in premier series competition, when action for the week’s PBR (Professional Bull Riders) Unleash The...
Hicks: Walk Thru Texas History and 4-H Project Tour Day
By Johanna Hicks, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension, Family & Community Health Agent, Hopkins County Walk Thru Texas History Three teams (24 individuals) recently participated in “Walk Through Texas History”, as part of Texas A&M AgriLife Extension’s healthy lifestyle initiative. Walk Through Texas History (WTTH) is a 4-week, 416-mile trek through historic places in Texas History, starting with Gonzales, and continuing with...
Carroll Selected Healthy Texas Youth Ambassador
By Johanna Hicks, B.S., M.Ed., Texas A&M AgriLife Extension, Family & Community Health Agent, [email protected] Rylie Carroll, Hopkins County 4-H member, has been selected as a Healthy Texas Youth Ambassador. But first, I want to explain what the Healthy Texas Youth Ambassador program involves. Participation was announced to all high school youth in the spring. Those selected are trained to serve as a community health and...
CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital To Hold Walk-In COVID Vaccine Clinic May 19
Hospital, Cody Drug, Many Local Pharmacies Now Offering Pfizer Vaccines For Ages 12 And Up CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital-Sulphur Springs will hold a Walk-In Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine Clinic in the front lobby (accessible from the main entrance) Wednesday for individuals who have yet to receive even one dose of COVID-19 vaccine. The first dose of the vaccine will be available from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday, May 19. Those receiving...
Jay Hodge Chevrolet Recognized For Donation, As Premier Sponsor Of Local Walk Like MADD
MADD (Mothers Against Drunk Driving) East Texas got a big boost Saturday for the annual fundraiser from Jay Hodge Chevrolet. The dealership is not only the premier sponsor for the 9th annual Walk Like MADD in Sulphur Springs, with a $3,500 donation, but also hosted a fundraiser at the dealership to benefit the organization Saturday. Tammi Branch, MADD East Texas victim services specialist Jay Hodge Chevrolet is donating $25 for every...
East Texas Giving Day
East Texas Giving Day is an 18-hour online event that provides critical funding for our area nonprofits. East Texas Communities Foundation is partnering with area nonprofits to give donors from every community in East Texas a chance to raise funds for local needs. The purpose of an area-wide Giving Day is to bring the region together on one day and as one community, raising money and awareness for East Texas nonprofits. This...
Texas Ramp Project Volunteers Help Hopkins County Residents Regain Mobility, Independence
Sulphur Springs, December 8, 2020 – Texas Ramp Project volunteers have been helping many Hopkins County residents obtain mobility by installing several wheelchair ramps, free of charge, for several residences. A wooden ramp constructed by local Texas Ramp Project volunteers A ramp recently built north of Cumby was constructed by a team from Sulphur Springs Baptist Church and the Marine Corps League. The 44-foot ramp will help the...
