City Tax Rate Will Remain The Same; Water, Sewer Fees Will Increase In Coming Year
The city of Sulphur Springs is proposing a $30.5 million budget for fiscal year 2020. The city budget is projected to fund routine operations as well as a few projects without having to raise the city tax rate above the current 44-cents per $100 property valuation, according to Sulphur Springs City Manager Marc Maxwell. City residents will, however, see a small increase in water, sewer and trash rates, to help support those services...
Bright Star Writing Group’s August Workshop was Well-Attended
The Bright Star Writers group met on Monday August 12th at the Sulphur Springs Senior Citizens Center. If you like to write for pleasure or you want to get published you are welcome to join this group. The group meets on the 2nd Monday of each month at 1:30 PM The group includes several published authors who live in the Hopkins County area. Gene Shelton (shown in center) has published over 30 novels, western fiction and fictionalized...
Terrific Tuesdays Will Raise Funds Through ‘A Walk to Remember’ on October 3
Persons in families which have been touched by Alzheimer’s Disease, dementia and related disorders support the respite program in Sulphur Springs, Texas called “Terrific Tuesdays”. This weekly program provides 5 hours of respite for caregivers while providing five hours of fun, stimulation and social interaction for their ‘patients’ who are often family members. The primary way the non-profit program is...
Shawls Of Love Create Gifts For Local Patients
Shawls of Love members Virginia Emerline, Dee Harder, Patricia Peacock and Hillis Bass Shawls of Love is a hard working group of individuals who crochet and knit items which are donated to hospitals, nursing homes and cancer centers for newborns, cancer and hospice patients. The group meets at 10 a.m. the fourth Monday of each month at the Sulphur Springs Senior Citizens Center and brings the items they’ve made throughout the...
Annual George Dorner 42 Tournament Brings Fun, Benefit to Sulphur Bluff UMC
The top three teams now have a year’s worth of bragging rights since they placed in the Sixth Annual George Dorner 42 Tournament. Spectators who crowded in to watch the intense but friendly competition also helped to raise money for the benefit. It was staged in the new Fellowship Hall of the United Methodist Church at Sulphur Bluff on FM 71 East to provide funds for new Bibles for Senior Sunday School Class members. A total of...
ETCOG “Go Bus” May Expand Rural Transportation Services to Hopkins County
Standing, ETCOG Director of Transportation Vince Huerta and ETCOG Business Development Manager Melissa Cure The East Texas Council of Governments, Director Of Transportation, Vince Huerta and Business Development Manager, Melissa Cure came to the Senior Citizens Center on Wednesday, May 8th to get input about transportation concerns from the citizens of Hopkins County. They are assessing the need to expand their operation to Hopkins...
Calling All Fans
Seniors have begun calling and wanting a fan. The Senior Center is going to start the Fan Drive today. If you would like to donate a NEW Box Fan or an Oscillating Fan please bring them by the Senior Citizens Center. They will be passing them out just as soon as they arrive. Please spread the word. A lot of seniors don’t have Central Heat and Air. It is already getting HOT… and they need some help. Donated for 2018...
Clara Bridges 90+ Banquet: A Celebration with Food, Fun, and Loved Ones
Letters of invitation to the 14th Annual Clara Bridges 90+ Banquet went out this week to every senior citizen in Hopkins County who is or will be 90 years of age by Dec. 31, 2019. Anyone who fits in that category who didn’t receive a letter is asked to contact Karon Weatherman at the Sulphur Springs Senior Citizens Center at (903) 885-1661 to be added to the list. “The only way that I found out who is 90+ is by someone...
Roberts Named Citizen of the Year at 93rd Annual Chamber of Commerce Banquet; A Number of Awards Presented at “Love Makes the World Go Round” Event
Craig Roberts was named Citizen of the Year at the 93rd Annual Hopkins County Chamber of Commerce Membership Banquet. “Love Makes the World Go Round” was the theme for the Valentine’s Day event at the Civic Center. The annual event honors local citizens and Chamber of Commerce members who contribute to the quality of life in the county. A number of awards and recognitions were presented. Craig Roberts named Citizen...
Chamber Connection September 27, 2018
The Chamber has a few sites left in the 49th Annual Stew Cook-off. The deadline for entry into the contest is Friday, October 5th at 5:00 p.m. All cooks signed up for the 49th Annual Stew Cook-off will need to attend the cooks come-and-go reception on Tuesday, October 16th at 6 p.m. at the Southwest Dairy Museum. Cooks will receive their grocery reimbursement check from the Chamber, their goody bags, and a list of rules and...
