Meal-a-Day needing driver for Friday
Meal-a-Day needs at least 2 additional drivers to make the rounds on Friday. 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 routes will take approximately 1 hr to complete. Drivers will receive free lunch, and manifold blessings. Karon Weatherman is the Program and Marketing Director at the Senior Citizen’s Center located at 150...
*UPDATED* Tuesday’s Weather Related Closings and Delayed Starts
CLICK HERE FOR WEDNESDAY’S SCHEDULE This is the latest information about closings and delayed starts in Hopkins County. Keep your radio tuned to 1230 AM KSST, and check back frequently. Legacy Cares bereavement meeting scheduled for 5 p.m. Tuesday has been cancelled. Hopkins County Offices: Open at 9:00 AM Tuesday Morning Meal-A-Day Center: CLOSED TUESDAY Tax Aid Program at Wesley United Methodist Church: Open from 12 PM to 4...
Hopkins Rains County Farm Bureau Donates $500.00 to Meal-A-Day
Texas farmers and ranchers will reach out to consumers to talk with them about issues of food and agriculture Feb. 17 during Texas Food Connection Day, a statewide program sponsored by the Texas Farm Bureau (TFB). Formerly Food Check-Out Week, Texas Food Connection Day was established to connect farmers and ranchers with their customers and initiate discussions about agriculture and food-related issues, including affordability,...
North Hopkins School Alumni Homecoming will be held on Saturday, November 1
The North Hopkins School Alumni Homecoming will be held on Saturday, November 1, 2014, in the school cafeteria. Registration will begin at 4:00 p.m., followed by Bingo and visiting. A barbecue dinner will be served at 5:30. Cost for the meal is $12 per person. The Class of 1964 will be honored for the 50th anniversary of their graduation. After the meal there will be a brief program and more time for visiting. All former students and...
Ribbon-Cutting for New Senior Activity Center Held May 1st
May 2, 2024 – The dream and hope of the Sulphur Springs community for a safe, comfortable, and attractive facility for the members of the Senior Community to gather and engage each other took one giant leap closer to realty with a ribbon-cutting ceremony held at the almost complete facility on May 1, 2024. Members from all walks of life gathered in the new big event room at the Senior Activity Center, located at 301 Oak Avenue...
Interim Director Appointed For Senior Citizens Center
An interim director has been appointed for the Senior Citizens Center, following Karon Weatherman’s resignation as program and marketing director on Monday, Aug. 15, 2022. Senior Citizens Center sign Kathie Steele will be overseeing operations at the facility until a permanent director is hired, City Manager Marc Maxwell said Tuesday morning. Steele is no stranger to the city. She retired as Business Office Manager after years...
Upcoming Senior Citizens Center Events: Medicare Choices Class, 42 Tournament
If your age 55 or older and looking for something to do, be sure to stop by the Senior Citizens Center. There’s always something going on there, from activities and fitness exercises to valuable educational sessions. In addition to special annual favorites and special events, there are weekly and monthly programs offered as well. Medicare Information Session This Friday, June, 24, at 11 a.m. “Medicare Choices with the...
RSVP Names Senior Citizens Center 2021 Hopkins County Station, Rick Wilson Volunteer Of Year
The Sulphur Springs Senior Citizens Center was awarded 2021 Hopkins County Station of the Year by the Retired Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) and Rick Wilson was named Volunteer of the Year at an Awards Banquet held at New Beginnings Church last week. Station of the Year The volunteers from the Senior Citizens Center who attended the banquet accepted a plaque and the certificate of award during the June 2 program. “We were so...
City Receives Official Notification Of $2.42 Million Grant Award For New Senior Center
It’s official. City staff received official notification Thursday afternoon, April 14, 2022, that the City of Sulphur Springs has been approved for a $2.42 million grant award to construct a new senior citizens center. Property where the new senior citizens activity center is to be constructed on Oak Avenue Sulphur Springs Finance Director Lesa Smith just before 5 p.m. Thursday reported city staff got the official word that...
Parking Ordinance, Grant Writer For Senior Center On Dec. 7 Council Agenda
Sulphur Springs Municipal Building (City Hall) If you have something to say about parking on East Shannon Road, from Broadway Street to Mockingbird Lane, Tuesday night is the time to voice it. Ordinance No. 2794, which would prohibit vehicles from parking on the south side of East Shannon Road along that block, and selection of a company to compose a grant application which would provide additional funding for the Senior Citizens...
