“Updated” Preliminary Total for Junior Market Show Sale of Champions at $352,000 with More to Be Added
A large crowd filled the west side of the Civic Center arena for the Sale of Champions at the Hopkins County Junior Market Show. According to Brad Johnson, with Northeast Texas Farmers Coop, the Hopkins County Junior Market Show Sale of Champions preliminary total $352,000+. The final total will be close to or above last year’s record of $357,000. There were 125 sale lots this year. A complete list of those in the sale will be...
Lamb, Goat, Poultry Winners Named at Junior Market Livestock Show
Hopkins County Regional Civic Center was abuzz with activity Thursday afternoon and Friday morning as 257 FFA and 4-H exhibitors prepared and presented their 300 projects for the Junior Market Livestock Show. The Junior Market Livestock Show is a Hopkins County annual event that features youth and their projects in both showmanship and project categories. Those who qualify for the Sale of Campions will reap the reward of their labor...
Grand Champ Lamb and Goat named
Tanner Swinson’s ewe “Lucky” was named Grand Champion Lamb and Parris Pickett’s goat “Whopper” was named Grand Champion Goat at Thursday’s Hopkins County Jr. Market Livestock Show for lambs and goats. Both students also won in the Showmanship Class. Both students are in 4H and both have a few years experience in showing livestock. Parris is a 6th-grader at SSMS and Tanner is a Jr. at Cooper...
Chamber Connection 07/17/2014
Thank you to everyone who attended the 100th Birthday of the Old Post Office/New City Hall, Tuesday, July 15th @ 10am The weather was beautiful; the attendance was powerful; the building amazing; and the celebration was wonderful! Pastor Harold B. Nash gave the invocation, and Freddie Taylor, Mayor, welcomed everyone to the special occasion. John Sellers, past mayor, city councilman and local historian, gave an outstanding talk on the...
