Child Nutrition Program Breakfast and Lunch Free Beginning Monday At SSES
The Summer Food Service Program sponsored by the Sulphur Springs Independent School District will serve both breakfast and lunch at the Sulphur Springs Elementary School, 829 Bell Street in Sulphur Springs beginning Monday, June 6th. The program will operate Monday through Thursday each week until July 28th. Children between the ages of one through 18 are invited to attend. Breakfast will be served from 7:45 a.m. until 8:30 a.m. and...
Hopkins Rains County Farm Bureau Donate to Meal-a-Day
Hopkins-Rains County Farm Bureau donated $150 to the Meal-a-Day Program during Food Connection week. The donation was one of two made by the organization to programs that provide meals for senior adults. The second donation was made to the Rains County program.
Updated Monday: Flash Flood Warning Extended Into Evening Hours
With flooding across a number of Farm-to-Market and county roads reported at midday Monday, the National Weather Service has once again extended the Flood Warning. This extension is until 7:15 p.m. Monday. Motorists are advised to turn around where water covers and/or is flowing over the roadway. The National Weather Service had extended the Flood Warning until 1:15 p.m. Monday, December 28. County Road culverts and roadways...
Christmas Gifts for County Meals on Wheels Recipients
Several months ago with the demise of Northeast Texas Opportunities or NETO, quite a few rural Hopkins County residents were left without their daily meals program. In stepped the Lamar County Human Resources Council. Their Meals on Wheels, which already served a portion of Hopkins County agreed to serve those in need. Thursday morning at the Hopkins County Fire Station, several firefighters helped load gifts for the county’s...
Friday Meal-a-Day Driver Needed
Karon Weatherman, Director of the Sulphur Springs Senior Citizens Center and the Meal A Day Program, is looking for a new Meal A Day Driver for Fridays. If you are interested in giving about 1 hour of your time to take lunches to shut in Senior Citizens please call her at (903) 885-1661. This route is an IN TOWN route. You can also email her at [email protected].
SSISD Students May Apply for Free or Reduced Meals.
Parents of children in Sulphur Springs ISD should be on the lookout for bright pink forms to fill out to sign kids up for free or reduced meals at school. The forms were sent home with children Tuesday. Rickie Elliott, Director of Child Nutrition with the SSISD, told KSST News that every child in the district received a form to take to parents. The forms are sent to principals in the district on Tuesday. Households that wish to apply...
Extension Celebrates Family Mealtime by Johanna Hicks
Extension Celebrates Family Mealtime Join us September, 2015, as Texas A&M AgriLife Extension celebrates family mealtime by MAKING IT FUN! Eating meals together promotes: Quality time for child and adult interaction. Family dinner provides time to share activities from the day or discuss upcoming events. A food & health connection. Eating together provides an opportunity to talk about and model good nutrition and health...
Driver Needed for Meal-A-Day
Meal-A-Day is short one driver for Tuesday mornings. This will require about 1 hour of your time, from about 10:00 – 11:00. No CDL required. Karon Weatherman heads up the local organization. Meal-a-Day feeds 140 to 180 people depending on the day and menu. The vacant route will take approximately 1 hr to complete. Drivers will receive free lunch, and manifold blessings.Karon Weatherman is the Program and Marketing Director at...
Budget and Rural Meals Fill County Judge’s Plate
Hopkins County Judge Robert Newsom has had a lot on his plate lately. Thursday morning KSST News talked with Newsom about the NETO investigation that could have an impact on a county rural meals program and about budget preparation. Newsom said that some funding that had been coming to the county may not be available. NETO funded meals for homebound will not be funded. County Commissioners along with Judge Newsom are speaking with an...
Taste of Dinner Bell Fundraiser Friday, July 31
The Dinner Bell program at First United Methodist Church in Sulphur Springs continues to provide meals for those in need on Wednesday during the lunch hour. A cookbook featuring recipes used for The Dinner Bell has been put together. An event has also been planned for next Friday, July 31 at First United Methodist Church Fellowship Hall where you can sample food cooked using recipes from the cookbook. Over 60 recipes will be available...
