Queen Sidney Deitze reviews her Royal Year
By Enola Gay Mathews A year ago, this young lady was hopeful that she would be chosen to wear the crown of Hopkins County Dairy Festival Queen. Today, she is about to hand that crown over another young lady at the end of the 2016 Queen’s Pageant. And as all seventeen-year-olds do, Sidney has changed, grown and matured during her final year of high school, and has set some long-term goals for life. Sidney is unique in that she...
RSVP 12th Annual Hopkins County Recognition Banquet
Volunteer of the Year and Station of the Year were named at the RSVP 12th Annual Hopkins County Recognition Banquet Thursday afternoon, June 16th at New Beginnings Fellowship Church in Sulphur Springs. Roughly 80 to 100 people attended, and the Banquet was catered by Murray’s BBQ. Tim Walsworth was master of Ceremonies. RSVP Director Kelly Hamill lead the Recognition of Guests and introduced Musician and Singer Enola Gay...
RSVP Spring Awards Banquet to Honor Volunteers
Several people who give generously of their time and efforts will be honored for their service Thursday, June 16th, during the RSVP Spring Awards Banquet. The event begins at 5 p.m. with a theme of “Volunteers Make Beautiful Music” at New Beginnings Fellowship Church. The meal will be catered by Murray’s BBQ and Musical Entertainment will be by Enola Gay Mathews. Door prizes will be handed out by businesses in...
Plans Underway for Cattleman’s Classic Ribeye Roundup!
Texans, mark your calendar for Friday October 7, 2016 for the NetBio Cattleman’s Classic 2nd annual “Ribeye Roundup” on Celebration Plaza in Sulphur Springs. The Entertainment Committee is finalizing plans for a Country and Western Swing concert as part of the outdoor event. Local talent Matt Dunn and Sarah Hobbs will play through the dinner hour, and Jake Hooker and the Outsiders will take the stage at 8 pm with...
Ms. Hopkins County Sr. Classic Pageant is June 4
Nine ladies from the Hopkins County area who are 60-Plus have entered competition for the Ms. Hopkins County Senior Classic 2016 title. They will be judged on their interview with Judges, their Philosophy of Life and in talent and evening gown presentations. Former and current title holders will be there to provide entertainment, wit and wisdom. Mistress of Ceremonies will be Enola Gay Mathews. 2016 contestants are: Nancy Bolton,...
Business History Month: Reilly Springs Jamboree
It may be off the beaten path, but the Reilly Springs Jamboree remains contentedly at home in the country near Hopkins County’s southeastern border. The show’s slogan “Hopkins County’s original music venue” harks back to the Autumn of 1956, when a couple of local musicians, Bob and Joe (Attlesey) Shelton put the abandoned Reilly Springs schoolhouse back to work as their concert hall. The brothers and...
Jamie Bounds
Funeral services for Jamie Gay Bounds, 36, of Linden, TX, formerly of Sulphur Springs, will be held at 2:00 p.m., Sunday, January 11, 2015 at Wesley United Methodist Church with Joe Clark officiating. Interment will follow at Reilly Springs Cemetery. There will be no formal visitation. Jamie passed away on January 7, 2015 at her residence. She was born on January 28, 1978 in Carthage, TX, the daughter of James Edward Bounds and Enola...
Senior Pageant
Clydene Fielden was chosen as Ms. Hopkins County Senior Classic at a Pageant Saturday evening at Church of the Nazarene. The 82-year old Ms. Fielden also took Best Talent as she had the audience laughing out loud as she told a story of an elderly person receiving a one week membership at a health club. Enola Gay Mathews was first runner up and also Ms. Congeniality. Fay Robinson, the oldest contestant at 90 was second runner up and...
Heritage Park Will Host Reilly Springs Jamboree for Two Indoor Shows on June 15
Jamboree Co-producers Roger Reed and Enola Gay The historic Reilly Springs Jamboree is coming to town! Heritage Park’s beautiful new Winniford House will be the setting for two lively country and gospel talent performances on the evening of Saturday June 15, 2019. Tickets are $10 per person in advance or at the door, with the first show at 6 pm and repeated at 8 pm to feature Roger Reed, the Jamboree band and guest performers....
Willie Grace “Billie” Brown Bright
A Memorial service for Willie Grace Brown Doan Moorman “Billie” Bright of Sulphur Springs will be conducted at 3:00 p.m., Sunday, October 21, 2018 at West Oaks Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. C. J. Duffey officiating. There will be a visitation at 2:00 p.m., one hour prior to the service. A private family burial will take place at 1:00 p.m., on Monday, October 22, 2018 at Lakeview Memorial Gardens in Longview. Billie passed away on...
