Brashear News by Debbie Young 10/21/14
This is such a great place to live. East Texas in the fall, a true fall that is, is beautiful. The cooler mornings are great. I would love that it will not hit 90 again until next May or June. Praying for that to happen. Busy times are upon us here in Hopkins County with the 45th Annual Stew Fest. The Fall Festival is back on the same date as the Stew Contest and there will be a lot of people in town for this event. I think there...
Fire Whistle, October 20, 2014, # 1355
Back in the Eighties I was on the jury during a murder trial at the courthouse in Cooper. Seemed like it lasted almost three weeks. Judge Lanny Ramsey presiding and Jim Chapman prosecuting. Witnesses, reporters, and just the ordinary curious attended the trial. Some days the testimony would go a little past noon before we dismissed for lunch. Right at noon, somebody in City Hall would flip a switch and the very loud air raid siren...
Fall Festival Creative Arts Contest Will Take Place Next Week
The Fall Festival Creative Arts Contest will take place next week. It’s open to anyone in Hopkins County. Categories include art, photography, canned goods, baked goods, quilts, clothing, crafts, holiday items, woodworking, scrapbooks, horticulture and more. AgriLife Extension Agent Johanna Hicks will begin accepting items Monday at her office. Items may also be brought to the High School Conference Center next Thursday from 4:30 p.m....
Miller Grove News 10/14/14 by Brandon Darrow
This week’s cold front is surely here! Makes me hungry for some of my favorite cold weather food – stew and chili! My condolences to three families with Miller Grove connections this week who have had loved ones that passed. Claire Moseley, Edward Clark, and Gary McLarry are three souls that have left this world since my last writing. Claire Alma (Thibault) Moseley was born Feb. 7, 1935, in Haverhill, Massachusetts. She was the...
Fall Festival Creative Arts Contest
Excitement is building for the 2014 Hopkins County Fall Festival. I want to tell you about three exciting events that will take place on October 24 and 25, starting with the Creative Arts Contest. This contest, held in the Sulphur Springs High School Conference Center, is open only to Hopkins County residents due to space limitations, but we always have an excellent showing! Here are the guidelines: 1) Participants may enter...
Chamber Connection October 9, 2014 by Meredith Caddell
STEW COOKS’ meeting, Tuesday, October 14, 6:00 p.m., Southwest Dairy Museum Cooks please mark your calendar for Tuesday, October 14, 6:00 p.m. for your meeting where you receive your goody bags, your check and important information about the contest. We always give the stew cooks goody bags! If you would like to put an item in each of the goody bags, please have 300 of the items to the Chamber no later than Friday, October 10th! World...
“Updated” United Way 100 % Club for October 7, 2014
Chris Voorheese, the Hopkins County United Way Campaign Chairman for the second straight year, explained how United Way works on KSST’s Good Morning Show with Enola Gay Wednesday morning. Voorheese was joined by AgriLife Extension Agent Johanna Hicks who helps supervise Hopkins County 4H, one of 17 county groups that benefit from United Way funds. This year’s goal is $160,000. Voorheese stressed that 99% of funds raised stay in...
Tree Repair After Storms by Mario Villarino
Recent storms that affected Hopkins County in recent days created significant damage to our older trees. The Department of Ecosystem science and Management, part of Texas A&M AgriLife Extension has made available the on-line publication “the tree care kit”. Part of this publication was written by M. R. Koelling and R. P. Kidd from the Department of Forestry Michigan State University and states: “When storms strike, along with...
Brashear News by Debbie Young 10/07/14
Since I did not have any News last week, I am playing catch up. Elton Stewart called to say that they had a great showing for the Stewart Family Reunion. His cousin that was related to Earline came and she is 94 years old. It is always great to visit with family. Well, I have something I want to share with everyone. During the month of September, I was a victim of a scam. Someone posing as a representative of Microsoft Windows, called...
Chamber Connection October 2, 2014 by Meredith Caddell
Thank you to everyone who attended the Ribbon Cutting & Grand Opening for Brendal’s Bakery Guests were treated to a wide array of delicious cupcakes as we celebrated with owners Gary & Brenda LaMonte, the grand opening of Brendal’s Bakery & Cupcake Couture! They are located at the corner of Main & Gilmer Street. The bakery offers a wide array of products from cupcakes, cookies, any kind of cake imaginable, plus many...
