Chamber Connection – July 26
When April 8, 2024 rolls around, get ready! Almost weekly, we are messaged, called or visited by people who will be coming to Hopkins County for the total solar eclipse on that date. They are coming from around the country and literally around the world. Our latest message was from Karen Ridgway in the United Kingdom, who said she was coming to Sulphur Springs for the eclipse. “Can’t wait!” she wrote. The Sulphur Springs school...
Friday From The Chamber July 14th, 2023
Ribbon Cutting – TODAY We hope you’ll join us for a ribbon cutting at East Texas Surgery Center on Friday, July 14th, at Noon! Details for their Open House celebration are below. Business After Hours Join us for a fun and interactive Business After Hours next month at Red River Credit Union from 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. Thursday, July 20. Business After Hours is a great way to interact and network with other business...
Friday From The Chamber June 30th, 2023
Exciting Stew Announcement! The 54th Annual Hopkins County Stew Festival, presented by Alliance Bank, has been able to keep its costs down because of our generous businesses in the community, and the cost just got even cheaper for some families. Signature Solar and the Chamber announced last week that children 12 and under will eat free at the festival on Saturday, Oct. 28, due to Signature Solar’s generous sponsorship. Children will...
Chamber Connection – June 21 By Butch Burney
We have major, exciting news about the 54 th Annual Hopkins County Stew Festival that will be released this week that will certainly make this stew contest one of the largest ever. Be looking at our social media sites on Facebook and Instagram, as well as in this spot next week as we break the news! The stew festival, presented by title sponsor Alliance Bank, is set for Saturday, Oct. 28, at Buford Park, with the annual concert,...
Friday From The Chamber, May 26th
Introducing the 2023 Stew Contest Theme: The Stew Bowl! Attention all designers and stew enthusiasts! The World Champion Hopkins County Stew Contest Logo Contest is now officially open! If you’ve got a knack for creativity and want your design to be featured on this year’s Stew shirt, posters, and all marketing materials, this is your chance! The theme for this year’s contest is “The Stew Bowl,” inspired...
Katie Patterson
Funeral service for Katie Patterson, age 79 Dike, Texas will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Wednesday, May 3, 2023 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home with Rev. Roger Burks officiating. Interment will follow at Sulphur Bluff Cemetery with Donald Patterson, Dubby Henton, Ryan Henton, Chris Sorley, Chuck Collins, Brian Dorner and Gary Burks serving as pallbearers. Honorary pallbearers will be Cameron and Carlee Collins, Saylor and Kane Sorley,...
Chamber Connection – Sept. 21, 2022
By Butch Burney, President/CEO, Hopkins County Chamber of Commerce, [email protected] Cooking a pot of Hopkins County Stew for the 2021 contest Tickets for this year’s 53rd Annual Hopkins County Stew Festival, sponsored by Alliance Bank, will go on sale Wednesday, Sept. 21, at the Chamber of Commerce office, local banks and online! This year, tickets are $8 each or four tickets for $28. You can purchase them at Alliance Bank...
Chamber Connection – June 29: Get Ready For The 30th Annual Independence Day Concert
By Butch Burney, [email protected] Fireworks, music and a celebration of our country is on tap for Saturday, July 2, on the downtown square.The 30th anniversary of the local Independence Day Celebration, presented by the Sulphur Springs Symphony League and featuring the East Texas Symphony Orchestra, will start at 8 p.m. Bring your lawn chairs! Stew Logo Contest It’s not too late to enter the logo contest for the 53rd Annual...
95th Annual Hopkins County Chamber Of Commerce Membership Banquet Awards
More than a dozen awards were presented Thursday, Feb. 17, 2022, during the 95th Annual Hopkins County Chamber of Commerce Membership Banquet to those who’ve made a big difference in Hopkins County over the past year and some businesses that have continued to provide exceptional service and a positive impact on the community. 95th Annual Hopkins County Chamber Of Commerce Membership Banquet Awards, Feb. 17, 2022 Chamber...
Shirley Kaye Robinson
Shirley Kaye Robinson Funeral services for Shirley Robinson Wakeman, age 73, of Sulphur Springs, will be held at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, December 29, 2021, at League Street Church of Christ, with Mike Eason officiating. Interment will follow at Pleasant Grove Cemetery, with Ricky Adams, Brian Adams, Marlon Comer, Jeff Box, Darrel Box, and Jim Womack serving as pallbearers. A formal visitation will be held on Tuesday, December 28, 2021,...
