Flags Placed At Local Cemeteries on Veterans Day
The local American Legion Chapter 66 recognized the local veterans by placing flags along the street and fence of City Cemetery on 7th St. Each flag represented any American veteran who served in any war. Boy Scout Troop 69 of FUMC did the same at Shooks Chapel Cemetery. The local Marine organization placed flags at Restlawn Cemetery.
Veterans Day on Celebration Plaza
Thursday morning at 11 a.m. veterans in Hopkins County were honored at Celebration Plaza. The annual event is one of many opportunities to honor veterans on this Veterans Day. Veterans Day began as a time to remember World War I – known at the time as “The Great War”. The war officially ended when the Treaty of Versailles was signed on June 28, 1919, in the Palace of Versailles outside the town of Versailles, France. However, fighting...
Veterans Day Events Planned
Several Veterans Day remembrances are planned in Sulphur Springs and Hopkins County. Check back from time to time for additional activities. The current schedule includes: The Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 8560 at One Veterans Drive in Sulphur Springs will celebrate Veteran’s Day at 11am Wednesday November 11 at the flagpole on the grounds of the post home. The Military Coalition will present a tribute and gun salute, then...
Veterans Day on the Plaza
A large number of people will be involved in making Veterans Day a special day on Celebration Plaza at 11 a.m. Tuesday. Veterans Memorial Committee Member John Prickette said it would be a day of recognition and honor, with solemnity and celebration. Groups involved include the Marine Corps Detachment, students from Como-Pickton and Sulphur Springs High School including the band and choir and the county Military Coalition. ...
Veterans Day on the Square
Many community groups are coming together to present a Veterans Day Ceremony at the Veterans Memorial on Celebration Plaza at 11 a.m. Tuesday. Special guest speaker will be Retired Major General Charles L. Wilson of Commerce. Lots of students will attend along with the Sulphur Springs High School Jazz Band and Choir. The U.S. flag will be lowered at the start of the program and then raised at the end. Tt noon, Sulphur Springs High...
SSHS Veterans Day Program
SSISD Director of Communications Rusty Harden invites all veterans and their families to participate in a special program honoring them.
Veterans Breakfast This Thursday
The Senior Citizen Center will hold a monthly Veteran’s Breakfast on the second Thursday of each month.
Memorial Day 2021: Local Veterans, Community Remember Those Who Paid The Ultimate Price For Our Freedoms
The few trickles of rain that fell Monday morning did not deter Hopkins County veterans and community members gathered on the downtown square Monday morning, May 31, 2021, to honor those who paid the ultimate price for our freedoms – military personnel from all branches of service whose lives were lost during any US war. The event began at 9 a.m. with the lowering of the flags from each branch of the military. A prayer for...
Dena Loyd Invites Community to the WAA Mobile Educational Exhibit for Vietnam Vets Near Veterans Memorial Downtown on Wednesday March 17, 2021
Long known to promote recognition of veterans in Hopkins County, Dena Loyd of Sulphur Springs has secured for our community a visit from the Mobile Educational Exhibit for Vietnam Veterans, sponsored by the Wreaths Across American non-profit organization. The MEE mobile museum will be set up near the Veterans Memorial in downtown Sulphur Springs on Wednesday March 17, 2021 between 10am and 6pm. The exhibit is for everyone to view and...
