Hopkins County United Way Near 25% of Year’s Goal
Hopkins County United Way’s first report meeting Tuesday, October 6, 2015, had workers celebrating a big start with big donations as $39,187. was reported by Drive Chairman Price Orwosky. Orwosky said the amount is almost 25% of the $160,000 goal with five weeks remaining in the campaign. The packets have been in the hands of businesses for only two weeks. He noted $20,000 of the amount was donated by Coleen Hoover and The Book...
Stephen Longino Bonner
A service to celebrate the life of Stephen Longino Bonner, 63, will be held at 2:00 p.m. Wed. at First Baptist Church, with the Reverend Dr. David Hardage officiating. The family will receive visitors from 6 – 8 p.m. Tues. at West Oaks Funeral Home. “Bubba” was born in Sulphur Springs, Texas, to Lou Jane Longino Bonner and Daniel Edwin Bonner. He was the grandson of D. R. and Naomi Addams Bonner and Dr. S. Byrd and Una Lou Carothers...
NETBIO Plans October Ribeye Round up
The Northeast Texas Beef Improvement Organization (NETBIO) founded in 1998 has established a reputation throughout the Southern United States for its preconditioned calf sales. Their focus is on improving the genetic makeup of area cattle herds, enhancing management practices to meet the national quality assurance standards and producing healthy pre-conditioned calves that will perform from the time they leave the ranch until they...
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...
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...
Mary Bonham, Lions Club Partner to Build Sidewalks
Sidewalks for the Bright Star Baseball fields will be completed for the fall season thanks to two donations made to the City of Sulphur Springs Friday morning in the broadcast museum at KSST. The donations totaling $7,240 were presented to City Manager Marc Maxwell and Councilman Craig Johnson by Mary Bonham and John Campbell with the Sulphur Springs Lions Club. City Manager Marc Maxwell said the new sidewalks will connect the parking...
Tira News By Jan Vaughn
The regular quarterly meeting of the Tira City Council will be held on Tuesday, June 2nd, at 6:00 p.m. at the Tira Community Center. The public is always welcome and encouraged to attend. The annual North Hopkins Cemetery Association Memorial Day will be Sunday, May 24, 2015 at 11:00 a.m. in the cemetery chapel. Ronny Glossup will be the speaker and the Monday Night Jammers will bring the special music. A barbecue lunch will be...
Tira News by Jan Vaughn
The regular quarterly meeting of the Tira City Council will be held on Tuesday, June 2nd, at 6:00 p.m. at the Tira Community Center. The public is always welcome and encouraged to attend. The annual North Hopkins Cemetery Association Memorial Day will be Sunday, May 24, 2015 at 11:00 a.m. in the cemetery chapel. Ronny Glossup will be the speaker and the Monday Night Jammers will bring the special music. A barbecue lunch will be...
Chamber Connection May 21, 2015 by Meredith Caddell
Texas State Champion Homemade Ice Cream Freeze-Off-Saturday, June 13th! Get your forms in Now!!! Entry forms are available for the 14th Annual Texas State Champion Homemade Ice Cream Freeze-Off at the Chamber of Commerce office at 300 Connally Street. The event will take place on Saturday, June 13th at 4:00pm at the Civic Center! Prizes are awarded in three categories: Little Dips (Ages 6-12), Big Dips (Ages 13 and Older) and...
Happy Hannah Kirby Day!
May the 4th is better known as “Star Wars Day” for the saga-lovers. On May 5th we celebrate Cinco de Mayo. May 6th, 2015 now stands alone as a day of its own. Today is Hannah Kirby Day. Over 100 citizens, friends, family and fans filled City Hall in downtown Sulphur Springs on Wednesday afternoon for a celebration in honor of our hometown superstar, Hannah Kirby. Mayor Freddie Taylor read a proclamation on behalf of the...
