A Shot of Paris Junior College’s Empty Pot
EMPTY STEW POT PJC-Sulphur Springs Center director Rob Stanley cooked a big pot of stew for the college at Saturday’s big world stew cooking contest. The empty pot is evidence that his stew must have been very good. It was all gone before noon. Paris Junior College Sulphur Springs stew empty pot Rob Stanley big world stew cooking contest
Achievement Banquet Honors 4-H’ers with Gold Star Award, Scholarships and Volunteer Recognition
Hopkins County Judge Robert Newsome with 4-H students honored at the Achievement Banquet Each year, the Achievement Banquet honors Hopkins County 4-H students who have excelled in their chosen areas of interest during the past 12 months. Now, just as a new 4-H enrollment year is beginning, these students were recognized for hard work and success during 2020/2021. All five 4-H clubs of Hopkins County had a number of students...
Chamber Connection – July 14:
By Butch Burney And the winner is … Jamie Wilson. Jamie, a graphic artist at Latsons.com submitted the winning artwork for the 52nd Annual Hopkins County Championship, and she did it with a colorful combination of stew-related art and Woodstock flair. The artwork will appear on posters, signs, T-shirts and other memorabilia for the stew fest, which is Saturday, Oct. 23, with a Friday night lead-in at Buford Park. Speaking of stew, we...
Sulphur Springs City Council Will Be Asked To Act To Protect Area Water Rights
Maxwell: City of Texarkana’s Superior Water Use Request Could Impact Cooper Lake, Regional Water Supply While most of the Sulphur Springs City Council July 6 agenda appears fairly routine, with the exception of two items: one would start the process to protect the area water rights and another could provide funding to advance development on the old Thermo mine property. Water Use Permit The Sulphur Springs City Council will be...
SSHS Students Receive More Than $3.1 Million In Scholarships, Awards
Sulphur Springs High School seniors have received more than $3.1 million in scholarships and financial awards, which were announced during Thursday afternoon’s Senior Awards Ceremony. The 27 SSHS 12th graders ranked in the top 10 percent of the graduating seniors were also all recognized as UIL scholars. Nearly half of the amount announced Thursday, an estimated $1.5 million, went to students planning to enter the military....
Hopkins County 4-H Members in the News – Again!
By Johanna Hicks, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension, Family & Community Health Agent, Hopkins County Hopkins County is honored to have some outstanding youth in the 4-H program! District 4-H Contests were held recently in Farmersville for 4-H members across the northeast Texas district – 22 counties to be exact. Three from Hopkins County walked away with awards. Here are the results: Senior division (grades 9-12): Rylie...
SSHS Band Students To Perform Downtown Tonight During Jazz Concert
Many SSISD Band Students Recognized For Achievements During Award-Winning Year Community members will have an opportunity to hear some of the the award winning SSHS Band students perform tonight downtown. SSHS Wildcat Jazz Band students will present “Jazz on the Square” staring at 7 p.m. April 22 on Celebration Plaza. All are welcome to stop by downtown Sulphur Springs to hear the free concert, which will include music by...
CMFH-SS Has Updated Visitation Guidelines, Offers COVID-19 Vaccines
April 5, 2021 Business News By Holly Ragan, Senior Market Development, CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Sulphur Springs, [email protected] Sulphur Springs, Texas, April 5, 2021 – CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Sulphur Springs has ONE mission: To Extend the Health Ministry of Jesus Christ. Important Notice We are aware of the new order announced by Texas Governor Greg Abbott that would lift the statewide...
Hopkins County 4H Archery Shooters Compete in Houston
Bella Vaculik In March, two Hopkins County 4H archery shooters traveled to the Houston Livestock Show to compete in an NASP meet. Taydon Horton and Bella Vaculik got a good measure of experience from the competition. According to County 4-H Archery coach Stephanie Stewart, “Taydon Horton is a 5th grader from SSES and Bella Vaculik is a 6th grader from Miller Grove ISD. This is the first time for both of them competing at this...
NETLA 2021 Hopkins County Junior Market Goat Show Results
The Northeast Texas Livestock Association’s annual Hopkins County Junior Livestock Show started with an agriculture mechanics project show and contest on Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2021. The NETLA junior market show then got into full swing Thursday with FFA and 4-H members from across Hopkins County showing their lamb and goat projects. The afternoon began with the lamb show and concluded with the goat show which featured eight classes,...
