Chamber Connection – July 16th 2015 by Meredith Caddell
Thank you to everyone who attended the ribbon cutting for 1st Assembly of God Reverend Rusty Posey greeted guests into their almost completed, beautifully renovated sanctuary at 1st Assembly of God, 434 Jefferson Street. S. Public Library to the Rescue. Summer Reading Program Theme “Every Hero has a Story” Research is clear that children who don’t read during the summer can lose up to three months of reading progress....
Martha Pitts
Martha Robinson Pitts of Plainview, Texas passed away on July 1, 2015. A celebration of Life will be held at Garland Street Church of Christ on Tuesday, July 7th at 3:00 p.m. with Tony Dominguez, Minister of Rabon Chapel Church of Christ of Montgomery, Texas and Steve Gauntt Minister of Garland Street Church of Christ officiating. Remarks will be by Johnny Peck. Burial will follow in Parklawn Memorial Gardens under the direction of...
Chamber Connection – July 9th, 2015 by Meredith Caddell
American Legion Post #66 will host Blood Drive, Saturday, July 11th from 2-7 @ 118 Church Street. Blood supply is lowest during the summer months, so they need your help. The American Legion Post #66 will host a blood drive at 118 Church Street, this Saturday, July 11th from 2-7. The Carter Blood Care Bus will be in the parking lot. For more information or to schedule an appointment time, please call Daniel Sullivan at...
Mosquito Control in Texas
This time of the year, the temperature and high humidity levels are an invitation to outdoor activities where mosquitoes can be a problem. When it comes to mosquito control devices, about the only thing that works is common sense, says a former entomologist with Texas A&M University. Meanwhile, many Texas citizens are using devices or controls costing hundreds or even thousands of dollars that may offer only marginal control or...
2015 Senior Citizen’s Prom, It’s A Grand Affair!
Saturday, July 25th at 5:00 pm there will be a Senior Citizen’s Prom at Sulphur Springs Church of the Nazarene. Come as a flapper or come as you are. Dress as a gangster or a silent film star. It’s going to be ”Grand” no matter the dress. Just bring yourself and they will do the rest. Prizes will be awarded for Best Dressed! It’s a FREE Event but you must have a Ticket. Reserve your Ticket by calling...
3rd Annual Music and Comedy Review a D.A.R.E. Fundraiser
The third annual Hopkins County Music and Comedy Review benefiting the Sheriff’s Department’s DARE program in rural schools is coming up Friday, July 24 in the Civic Center Banquet Hall. Tickets are $10 and will include a meal. Among entertainers will be Monty Tipps and Main Street, Brad Cummings, Dale the C, Cousin Cedric and special guest Stephen Pride, brother of Charley Pride.
Donation Given to Dinner Bell FUMC
The Dinner Bell at FUMC has been operating for 3 years and has served over 18,000 meals. Judy Gilreath tells us that they serve 120 meals each Wednesday. Although there is no charge for the meal, they gladly accept donations. Wednesday July 1, 2015, a big boost donation of 500 dollars was given to The Dinner Bell at FUMC by the Sulphur Springs Corvette Club. Pictured in the photo (l-r) Tim Gee, Nancy Rooks, Judy Gilreath, Roy...
JAKE LEG – JUNE 25, 2015 by Eddie Trapp
While in Galveston riding around with the Glossup’s a while back we saw a man limping across a parking lot. Ronny said his dad, Weldon, referred to people like that as having a “jake leg.” I wondered where in the world that phrase came from. When we got home in a few days I did some research. Throughout history, many men (and women) have resorted to occasionally “taking a nip” of alcohol for various reasons. I remember several older...
Dairy Matriarch
by Cindy Roller and KSST’S Enola Gay Green acres spread so far and wide on one of the oldest family-owned dairy farms in Hopkins County which is over seen by one of the oldest living dairywomen, Wilma White. Just like the many memorable years of operation, White has lived and created a lifetime of tales – literally milking time. The farm was established in 1935 in Sulphur Springs, Texas, before Interstate 30 had even been built...
Tira News By Jan Vaughn
The 2015 Hillis Reunion is coming up on June 20th and 21st, at the Tira Community Center. Minnie (Hillis) Reagor reports, “Any Hillis descendent from any branch is welcome! Our branch descends from Andrew “Jackson” Hillis (1815/17 – 1878) who married 1) Aliza Elizabeth Hawkins, and 2) Mary Ann Shelton, branching out from the Lauderdale Co, AL & Giles Co & Lawrence Co, TN regions… spreading out across various...
