Chamber Connection – June 14 By Butch Burney
Jun14

Chamber Connection – June 14 By Butch Burney

We are gearing up for the 54th Annual Hopkins County Stew Festival, so be looking for sponsorship and registration forms which will be going out this week. The stew festival is set for Saturday, Oct. 28, at Buford Park, with the annual concert, appetizer contest and other activities starting on Friday, Oct. 27. Our sponsorship forms will be mailed out this week, and registration forms for stew cooks will be online later this week....

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Chamber Connection – May 31
May31

Chamber Connection – May 31

If you have an artistic side, you can join be a large part of the annual stew festival. While the 54th Annual Hopkins County Stew Festival is still five months away, the annual logo contest is underway. The theme for this year is Bowl Games, a take-off on college football bowl games along with stew bowls. The Chamber is accepting logo submissions through 4 p.m. Tuesday, June 6. You can submit a logo on the Chamber website,...

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Chamber Connection – May 24, 2023
May23

Chamber Connection – May 24, 2023

If it’s May, it means that it’s just the right time to start thinking about stew! While the 54th Annual Hopkins County Stew Festival is still five months away, the annual logo contest is underway. The theme for this year is Bowl Games, a take-off on college football bowl games along with stew bowls. The Chamber is accepting logo submissions through 4 p.m. Tuesday, June 6. You can submit a logo on the Chamber website,...

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Another Successful Help-A-Child Benefit In The Books
Oct17

Another Successful Help-A-Child Benefit In The Books

The 15th Annual Help-A-Child Benefit was hailed by organizers as another success for children served by Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children and Northeast Texas Child Advocacy Center, four local foster families and toward scholarships to be awarded to graduating high school seniors by Masonic Lodges who participate in and help put on the annual event. In Appreciation for 15-Year as Help-A-Child presenting sponsors15th Annual...

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Chamber Connection – Aug. 24: Upcoming Events, Activities For All Tastes
Aug24

Chamber Connection – Aug. 24: Upcoming Events, Activities For All Tastes

Autumnal Offerings Include Stew Festival, Fall Softball Sign-Up, Photo Contest, Ribeye Roundup, CASA Zoom, Quilt Show By Butch Burney Registration for the 53rd Annual Hopkins County Stew Festival, presented by Alliance Bank, is still going on. We already have almost 70 entries with about a month to go before the deadline. To register, go online to the Chamber’s website at HopkinsChamber.org/stewcooks, email [email protected] or...

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US Dept. Of Labor Finds Worker Suffered Serious Internal Injuries Because Employer Ignored Safety Procedures
Jul01

US Dept. Of Labor Finds Worker Suffered Serious Internal Injuries Because Employer Ignored Safety Procedures

Occupational Safety & Health Administration News Release — July 1, 2022 OSHA Proposes $400K In Fines To Armorock LLC For Willful, Serious Safety Violations SULPHUR SPRINGS, Texas – A federal workplace safety investigation found that a temporary worker suffered serious injuries on Jan. 3, 2022, after being struck by a large mold at a Texas concrete polymer manufacturing company. It was determined that the employer failed to install...

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Upcoming Senior Citizens Center Events: Medicare Choices Class, 42 Tournament
Jun23

Upcoming Senior Citizens Center Events: Medicare Choices Class, 42 Tournament

If your age 55 or older and looking for something to do, be sure to stop by the Senior Citizens Center. There’s always something going on there, from activities and fitness exercises to valuable educational sessions. In addition to special annual favorites and special events, there are weekly and monthly programs offered as well. Medicare Information Session This Friday, June, 24, at 11 a.m. “Medicare Choices with the...

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Como-Pickton Senior Awards Program 2022
May26

Como-Pickton Senior Awards Program 2022

Como-Pickton High School seniors were honored this week with scholarships, honors and awards. Overall, the CPHS Class of 2022 received more than $221,000 in scholarships at the annual awards program. Alyssa Corona leads the Pledge of Allegiance Kara Tifft, Hopkins county Veterans Patriot Scholarship Meghan Presley Cummins, Legacy Ag Credit Scholarship Como-Pickton Assistant Superintendent Lydia Walden presented Kara Tifft with a $500...

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4-Time State UIL Competitor AllieGrace Woodard Earns 2 Medals In Theatrical Design
May05

4-Time State UIL Competitor AllieGrace Woodard Earns 2 Medals In Theatrical Design

Sulphur Springs High School Theater Student AllieGrace Woodard received two medals in Theatrical Design at the Texas State Academic UIL Contest this week. Not only was 2022 Woodard’s fourth year to compete at State in Theatrical Design, school officials report she has earned the distinction of being the only double medalist ever in the same year in theatrical design. AllieGrace Woodard earned two medals in the State UIL...

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Hopkins County 4-H Archers Compete
May04

Hopkins County 4-H Archers Compete

Hopkins County 4-H By Johanna Hicks, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Family & Community Health Agent for Hopkins County, [email protected] Many folks are misguided in thinking that 4-H is all about showing animals. Quite the contrary! The Texas 4-H program offers so much more. There are many opportunities for involvement including leadership, community service, foods and nutrition, fashion and interior design, photography,...

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