Chamber Connection – September 4, 2024
By Butch Burney Do you want to get your company’s name in front of 7,000 people, and help promote the largest single-day annual event in Hopkins County? If so, there are still a handful of sponsorships available for the 55th Annual Hopkins County Stew Contest on Oct. 26. With your sponsorship, we will put your banner up at Buford Park, announce your company’s name from the stage as well as signs/banners with sponsors’ names on them....
Layton Carpenter
Funeral service for Layton Carpenter, age 82, of Como, Texas will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, August 31, 2024 at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints with Bishop Alan Richmond officiating. Interment will follow at Old Saltillo Cemetery with Ryan Shawn Carpenter, Zachary Taylor Carpenter, Michael Lee Carpenter, Logan Kalana Carpenter, Austin Kainoa Carpenter, Layton Lee Carpenter, Gabriel Hernandez, Roman Hernandez,...
Sloanstead Goods Farm Stand Open in Sulphur Springs
August 27, 2024 – Sulphur Springs resident Grace Sloan has opened a Farm Stand stocked with goodies on Jefferson St. The stand is stocked with sourdough loaves, scones, cookies, muffins other breads (such as baguettes, sandwich loaves, bagels, english muffins and focaccias). On Saturdays, she features cinnamon rolls! I don’t put the same stuff out every day, so I always recommend people check my socials to see what we have...
Cecilia Anderson
Funeral services for Cecilia Anderson of Sulphur Springs, Texas will be held at Our Savior Lutheran Church on Wednesday, August 28, 2024, at 10:00am with Pastor Mark Elliott officiating. Interment will be at Laurel Land Memorial Park in Dallas on Wednesday, August 28, 2024, at 3:00pm and visitation will be from 6:00-8:00 on Tuesday, August 27, 2024, at West Oaks Funeral Home. Cecilia passed away at her residence in Sulphur Springs on...
Chamber Connection – August 14, 2024
By Butch Burney Wind energy will be the topic for the Chamber’s Lunch and Learn on Sept. 11, featuring Apex Clean Energy. The energy company is anticipating investing in wind turbines in the western part of Hopkins County. The Lunch and Learn will take place from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 11, at The Grays Building in Pacific Park. Those in attendance will get a meal and information on the project, as well as the...
Chamber Connection – August 7, 2024
By Butch Burney The anticipation has been growing and now it is time for the actual preparation. We are looking forward to a fantastic 55th Annual Hopkins County Stew Contest on Oct. 26, and it’s time for stew cooks to start registering. Registration for last year’s cooks are going out in the mail and email this week, so be looking for it in your mailbox and inbox. You can also register online at HopkinsChamber.org/stewcooks. We...
A Message of Inspiration From the Author of Living Loved
Hey friends!! The song Amazing Grace has been on repeat in my heart lately. I have caught myself whistling it, humming it, singing it, and just feeling every bit of that Amazing Grace the Father has given us! You see God poured out His Grace at the cross of Christ where Jesus paid the price of our sin, death. I was reading in the book of Romans. You see, as sons of Adam, we inherited the sin nature because of Adam’s sin and thus we...
Chance Roger Morgan
Chance Roger Morgan went home to heaven on Tuesday, July 2, 2024, where his Lord embraced him with grace and open arms. Even though the family’s hearts are broken since he was taken from them so young, they are at peace knowing he is being welcomed by his loved ones who have gone before him. They can only imagine the blessed reunion between him and his father for whom he had so much love and admiration. Born at Medical City in Dallas,...
Maggie Jeffrey
Services to honor and celebrate Maggie Jeffrey’s life will be held at Wilson – Orwosky Funeral Home in Emory on June 22, 2024 at 2:00 P.M. with Reverend Ed Neal officiating. Interment will follow the service at Willow Springs Cemetery with Bradley Jeffrey, Chad Jeffrey, Jacob Watkins, and David Williamson serving as pallbearers. Maggie Lou Jeffrey, a beloved soul who touched the lives of many, passed away at her home on June 18,...
Chamber Connection – May 1, 2024
By Butch Burney The annual Cinco de Mayo celebration will get going at lunchtime Saturday and continue into the evening at Celebration Plaza. Everyone is invited to join the food and fun in downtown Sulphur Springs. Several bands will be playing throughout the day and there will be food stations and vendors. County wide Clean Up Hopkins County Clean Up Days are Friday, May 3, from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m.; and Saturday, May 4, 7 a.m. to noon....
