A Year in Review – Diabetes Education
Johanna Hicks By JOHANNA HICKS, Texas AgriLife Extension Agents for Family and Community Health in Hopkins County, [email protected] Each year in November and December, my co-worker and I provide highlights and impacts of our programming for the year. My passion has been teaching others about self-management of diabetes. Many people know that our son was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at the age of 2 ½. Unfortunately, type 1...
Cool Nights, Fall Leaves, Campfires And Thankfulness At Cooper Lake State Park
Camp fire Submitted by Steve Killian, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, Texas State Parks, Complex Superintendent for Cooper Lake State Park Cooper, Texas — The best month of fall any Texan would say is November. From the Panhandle to the Rio Grande Valley, to far East Texas and out west to Big Bend country, fall has arrived in force. Leaves are changing throughout Texas and are best viewed on a Texas State Park trail. Cooper Lake...
Extension Recognizes Outstanding Volunteers, Supporters At Annual Banquet
Hopkins County AgriLife Extension Office recognized outstanding volunteers and supporters Thursday evening, Nov. 3, during the 2022 Extension Leadership Banquet. Featured Speaker While honorees and special guests enjoyed a meal of salad, baked potatoes, barbecue and peach cobbler prepared by Andy and Mary Lou Wright, Hopkins County Precinct 1 Justice of the Peace BJ Teer discussed ways everyone can became gamechangers. Precinct 1...
Chamber Connection – Nov. 2: Several Community Events Coming Up
By Butch Burney, CEO/President, Hopkins County Chamber of Commerce If you like wings and networking, then take note. Join us next Wednesday for a fun Business After Hours, hosted by Wingstop of Sulphur Springs. The Business After Hours will be from 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. at the Chamber of Commerce office, 110 Main St. Stop by for some delicious Wingstop treats as well as a networking meet and greet. Wingstop will also have a grand...
Chamber Connection: The 53rd Annual Stew Festival Was Fantastic
By Butch Burney, CEO/President, Hopkins County Chamber of Commerce Wow, what a great day at the park! Despite some gusty winds and a little bit of a warm day, the 53rd Annual Hopkins County Stew Festival, sponsored by Alliance Bank, was fantastic! Thanks to our 167 cook sites, our adult volunteers and student volunteers, about 7,500 people were able to enjoy beef and chicken stew, with crackers and cheese, while also shopping the...
Preconditioning And Process Verification
Mario Villarino By Mario Villarino, Texas AgriLife Extension Agent for Agriculture and Natural Resources, Hopkins County, [email protected] The purpose of preconditioning stocker/feeder calves is to minimize the morbidity and mortality experienced by calves as they move from their ranch of origin into the beef production system. Process verification is a systematic means of capturing and verifying (sometimes by a third party) the...
Getting Back To Family
Johanna Hicks By Johanna Hicks, Extension Agent, Family and Community Health Agent, Hopkins County, I have often said that strong marriages make strong families and strong families make strong communities. We must remember that today’s youth are tomorrow’s leaders. Somewhere along the way, Americans have lost the idea of putting emphasis on strong relationships. The violence, confusion, misbehaviors, and lack of respect have caused...
North Hopkins Students Meeting Challenges Of Chicken Farming at Cluckingham Palace
As the North Hopkins Elementary classes began settling into another week of caring for the inhabitants of Cluckingham Palace, the school’s gifted and talented students were busy researching ways to help their feathered friends produce more eggs. Tegan Thompson shows the fresh egg she found while Amanda Caviness’ second grade class tends to the Royal Birds entrusted to their care Sept. 20 in Cluckhingham Palace at North...
North Hopkins ISD Inducts More Than 30 Students Into New Elementary Beta Club
North Hopkins ISD inducted more than 30 students into the district’s newest organization, the Elementary Beta Club, Thursday evening, Sept. 15, 2022. “Junior and Senior BETA have already been running two very successful programs for years so we are expanding to offer the opportunity to students in grades 4-6. Students being inducted had to meet minimum grade requirements, have good attendance and a good discipline...
Recognizing Dedicated Volunteers
Volunteers Needed Wednesday, Thursday to cook for Meal-A-Day; Fill-In Drivers, Program Coordinator Needed A special breakfast was hosted recently recognizing the dedicated volunteers who staff Sulphur Springs’ Meal-A-Day program. Approximately 45 volunteers who serve as program cooks and delivery drivers enjoyed fellowship and pancakes, syrup, biscuits, gravy, sausage, bacon, and fruit on Saturday at the banquet. Volunteers who...
