Chamber Connection November 1, 2018
Thank you to all who attended the 49thAnnual Hopkins County Stew Contest! We enjoyed delicious stew, BEAUTIFUL weather, and great memories. I love that we live in a community that welcomes an event of this size, allows us to think of our big dreams, and execute them. Thank you to our sponsors,our cooks, and our volunteers for a wonderful, wonderful Hopkins County tradition! See you next year for the gigantic 50th Annual Stew...
Dueling Woks
Asian Express To Go is getting some expert help. Local food truck proprietress Cherrie Womack has invited the founder of Asian Express To Go back for some wok time. Cherrie and Aunt Nona Aunt Nona started her food truck in Quitman, TX about 10 years ago. She owns a restaurant back home in the Philippines. Her sister is also in the restaurant business in Wyoming. Cherrie, the current owner, needed some extra help during the busiest...
Emblem Couple Hosts Book Launch Thursday
Kevin Karella launches first book Thursday. The launch party is at the home of Hopkins County residents Jim and Ellen Rich of Emblem. A launch party for Kevin Karella first book, Olivia’s Hope, is Thursday at the home of Jim and Ellen Rich of Emblem. Karella will also be available at the Hopkins County Fall Festival Arts and Crafts Exhibit this weekend to sign the newly release book. The date for the release of the...
Brown and Gray to Appear at Hopkins County Stew Contest
The 49th Annual Hopkins County Stew Contest will be held on Saturday, October 27th, at Buford Park in Sulphur Springs, Texas. Stew service will begin at 10:45 a.m. This year marks the largest ever number of contestants in the World Champion Stew Contest, with over 165 pots competing in four categories: Chicken, Beef, Super Stew Chicken, and Super Stew Beef. Those competing in the Super Stew Categories have earned...
Hopkins County Commissioners Court Moves Meeting to Friday, October 12
Hopkins County Commissioners’ Court will meet Friday, October 12, 2018 at 1 p.m. in the courtroom on the first floor of the county courthouse. The regular session of the court is usually on Monday mornings but due to schedule requirements the meeting has been moved to Friday. Immediately following the Friday regular session, the commissioners will meet in a series of work sessions. The work sessions will be in the courthouse...
Lady Cat Volleyball 1-4 in District as Second Round Begins
Lady Cats Volleyball Coach Justin Maness said the loss in five sets to Texas High last Friday (October 5) was definitely a tough one. He said the Lady Cats came to play. However Coach Maness said the Lady Cats were not as focused in the fifth set as they needed to be to win. He said the fastest team out of the gate in a fifth set usually wins. At one point in the match, the Lady Cats led 2 sets to one. Coach Maness said he felt pretty...
SSISD Board Meets Monday in SSES Library
AGENDA REGULAR BOARD MEETING SULPHUR SPRINGS INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT SULPHUR SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LIBRARY, MONDAY, OCTOBER 8, 2018 6:30 PM I. CALL TO ORDER: Invocation Pledge to American Flag & Texas Flag- Bowie Primary Students II. FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS A. Announcement by the President whether a quorum is present, that the meeting had been duly called and that the notice of the meeting had been posted in accordance...
Calling All Photographers! Take a Trolley Ride to the World-Wide Photo Walk at Heritage Park this Saturday, October 6 !
Perry Altenbaumer, DBA Photo Walk Committee Perry Altenbaumer, local businessman and member of the Sulphur Springs Downtown Business Alliance, is encouraging all photographers and wanna-bees to join in a world wide photo contest on Saturday October 6, 2018 right here in Sulphur Springs, Texas. Cities everywhere are encouraged to stage a local version of the World Wide Photo Walk on October 6 in order to qualify to submit photos for...
Chamber Connection October 4, 2018
The deadline for entry into the World Champion Hopkins County Stew Contest is Friday, October 5th at 5:00 p.m. All cooks signed up for the 49th Annual Stew Cook-off will need to attend the cooks come-and-go reception on Tuesday, October 16th at 6 p.m. at the Southwest Dairy Museum. Cooks will receive their grocery reimbursement check from the Chamber, their goody bags, and a list of rules and regulations for the Stew Cook-off. ...
Hopkins County Commissioners Court Agenda for September 24, 2018
NOTICE OF REGULAR MEETING TIME: 9:00 A.M. DATE: Monday, September 24, 2018 PLACE: In The Commissioners’ Courtroom On The First Floor Of The Hopkins County Courthouse Located At 118 Church St., Sulphur Springs, TX. I. Invocation II. Pledge Of Allegiance To The Flag A. AMERICAN FLAG: B. TEXAS FLAG: “Honor The Texas Flag; I Pledge Allegiance To Thee, Texas, One State Under God, One And Indivisible.” The Following Items Will Be Considered...
