2014 Stew Contest Wrap Up
Two mom and son teams won Super Stew titles at Saturday’s Stew Contest. When Patsy McAfee found herself without teammates she turned to son John Mark McAfee and they teamed to win Super Stew Chicken. Garrett Glass with Guaranty Bank and Trust tweaked an old bank recipe and cooked with his mother to capture Super Stew Beef for a second straight year. Hopkins County Chamber of Commerce President Meredith Caddell said Stew Contest day...
Stew Update, 144 Sites and Counting
There is a good possibility that this year’s Stew Contest on October 25 will be a record setter for number of stew pots. There are about 144 currently. According to KSST accounts, that matches the previous high set in 2012. Hopkins County Chamber President Meredith Caddell expects several more to sign up before the October 14 deadline, the date for the Cooks’ Meeting. By Don Julian, KSST news and Sports Director [pb_vidembed...
Friday Deadline For Stew Sites Approaching Quickly
Hopkins County Chamber of Commerce President Meredith Caddell is reminding all stew cooks from last year that this is the final week to renew their sites. Deadline is Friday at 5 p.m. Those not renewed by the deadline will be made available to anyone Monday morning at 8 a.m. Ms. Caddell says a lot of forms from last year’s cooks have not been turned in yet. She expects a big week this week. Four cooks turned in forms Monday morning....
Stew Fest 2014
The Hopkins County Fall Festival and the World Champion Hopkins County Stew Contest will be reunited for “Stew Fest 2014” in the cool weather in October. Both Boards for these organizations have agreed that the two events complement each other so well, that they need to be on the same weekend. It is our desire to create an incredible experience for visitors to Sulphur Springs. While the stew contest and the fall festival–as...
Hopkins County Stew Festival and Fall Festival Sing Kumbaya
On Monday at 5 p.m., the boards of the Hopkins County Chamber of Commerce and the Fall Festival will celebrate their reuniting with a ribbon cutting on Buford Circle in Buford Park near the Equine Pavilion. For many years, the Stew Contest and Fall Festival activities created a synergy in September. Several years ago, the Stew Contest moved to a cooler October date. Fall Festival will join them this year By Don Julian, KSST News and...
Upcoming Events Brought to You by Your County Extension Office
Upcoming Events Brought to You by Your County Extension Office If you keep up with local happenings, you will often see Texas A&M AgriLife Extension listed as the primary provider or collaborator. Improving the lives of people, businesses, and communities across Texas and beyond through high-quality, relevant education is Extension’s mission. Through the programs Extension faculty members provide, Texans are better prepared to: ·...
Chamber Connection – October 8, 2025
By Butch Burney Now’s the time to avoid the lines and get your tickets for the 56th Annual Hopkins County Stew Contest, with title sponsor Alliance Bank, on Oct. 25. Tickets are available online at HopkinsChamber.org, at the Chamber of Commerce office at 110 Main Street, and at our local lending institutions (banks and credit unions). Thanks to our generous sponsors, we were able to keep tickets prices for the Stew Contest the...
Chamber Connection – September 3, 2025
By Butch Burney The Hopkins County Chamber of Commerce is partnering with two other entities to bring you a free Leadership Seminar as part of our extended Lunch and Learn series. The seminar, to be held at the Sulphur Springs Country Club from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 18, will feature George Manning, Professor of Psychology and Business at Northern Kentucky University, who brings decades of expertise as an acclaimed...
Dinner Bell for August 6, 2025
DINNER BELL, First United Methodist Church SPONSOR: Dixon & Dixon Insurance Legacy Ag Credit The doors to Fellowship Hall at First United Methodist Church will open at 11:00 a.m. Meal service begins at 11:30 a.m. and doors will close at 12:45 p.m. Please come join us to share fellowship and a meal. Dixon & Dixon Insurance, located at 750 Wildcat Way, Ste. B, is an independent insurance agency with over...
John Wesley Wilburn
Sulphur Springs John Wesley Wilburn, 59, of Sulphur Springs, Texas, passed away on Saturday, April 26, 2025. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 on Saturday, May 3, 2025 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home in Sulphur Springs with Brother Damon Wilks officiating. Interment will follow at Restlawn Memorial Park with Larry Jay Temples, Andy Owens, Danny Wilburn, Kris Koon, Ronald Lewis, Rudy Ellis, Robert Buster, Ed Moore, Kerry Moore,...
