Chamber Connection September 21, 2017
The deadline has come and gone for last year’s cooks to keep their stew site, but we have a few sites left in the 48th Annual Stew Cook-off. The absolute deadline for entry into the contest is Friday, October 6th at 5:00 p.m. All cooks signed up for the 48th Annual Stew Cook-off will need to attend the cooks come-and-go reception on Tuesday, October 17th at 6 p.m. at the Southwest Dairy Museum. Cooks will receive their grocery...
Quilt Guild Members Are Active Year Round and During Quilt Show Season
The Lone Star Heritage Quilt Guild is over 50 members strong. The guild meets monthly on the fourth Monday at the Sulphur Springs Senior Citizens Center for a light supper and social time, and business meeting and program. Anyone from beginners to persons currently working on a quilting project are welcome to attend meetings and become members. Annually, the Guild puts on a major quilt show in Sulphur Springs, bringing quilters and...
Commissioners Close Two Polling Places, Move One
Monday (August 14, 2017) morning during their regular session Hopkins County Commissioners eliminated two polling places. Wesley United Methodist Church as a polling place was closed due to their proximity of other polling locations and the voting place at VFW was closed due to electricity issues at that location. Commissioners also agreed to move the Senior Citizens Center polling place to Morning Chapel Missionary Baptist Church....
Gardeners Donate to Sr. Citizen Building Fund
The Bright Star Gardeners Club presented a check for $1,115 to be included in the fund for a new Senior Citizens Building. Mickey Mills and Hillis Bass made the presentation from money brought in by the raffle of a handmade rocking horse. There is now almost $10,000 in the fund according to Center Director Karon Weatherman. A search is on for donated land located within the city limits of Sulphur Springs. Plans for an 8,000 foot...
Moments of Illumination During Ho-Hum City Council Meeting
Sulphur Springs City Council made short work of a ho-hum agenda Tuesday night. However, there were moments of illumination. During his report to the council, City Manager Marc Maxwell stated that the Hopkins County Courthouse has new lighting installed on the roof that will be synchronized with the lighting on Celebration Plaza and the downtown area. The lights on the courthouse were added, according to County Judge Robert Newsom, to...
Community Calendar March 15, 2017
Cooper Lake State Park offers recreational and educational programs and activities for families to enjoy during Spring Break, and into the summer months. Find out more by contacting Park Interpreter Katelyn Juenger at 903-945-5256 or tpwd.com/cooperlakestatepark. The Dinner Bell Food Ministry of First United Methodist Church offers a free lunch to anyone in need each Wednesday from 11:45 until 12:45 at the church Fellowship Hall...
Come Play Bridge
If you live in the Hopkins County area and are interested in playing Bridge please contact the Senior Citizens Center (903) 885-1661. You can also email me at [email protected]. We play here at the Senior Center on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 12:30. We need some new players and substitutes. I am also trying to put together a Bridge Tournament for this Summer. Please contact me ASAP.. Thanks
PJC Board of Regents Simplify Tuition and Fee Structure
Providing a simplified tuition and fees structure for students, while balancing costs and maintaining affordability, was the goal of the Paris Junior College Board of Regents as they adopted a new structure for 2017-2018 tuition and fees. In-district tuition remains at $55 per semester credit hour (SCH), while out-of-district tuition will be $105 per SCH ($55 tuition plus an out-of-district fee of $50), and non-resident tuition of...
Special Consideration for Diabetics
Meal-A-Day operates out of the Senior Citizens Center at 150 Martin Luther King Jr Drive in Sulphur Springs, TX. They serve hundreds of meals each day to seniors around Hopkins County. A significant portion of their clients are Diabetic. Special desserts are prepared and provided just for them. “Sometimes there aren’t many choices for them [Diabetics].” The volunteer cooks tried a new recipe this morning, a Pear...
RSVP Book Drive for Children
The Sulphur Springs Senior Citizen’s Center needs donations of new books for a Service Project. Senior Citizens will be reading to 1st and 2nd Grade Students in January. Each child will get a donated book to take home with them. These books can be dropped off at the Sulphur Springs Senior Citizens Center located on Martin Luther King Blvd. Every Retired Senior Volunteer that brings a book to the Christmas Party on Thursday,...
