Chamber Connection — Dec 21, 2022: Sock Drive, Breakfast With Santa On Tap; Holiday Ornaments Still Available
Nominations For Annual Chambers Awards, Submissions For Chamber Directory Are Currently Being Accepted Butch, Amanda and Jaci at the Chamber of Commerce wish everyone a happy Christmas and a wonderful new year! Count your blessings during this season and embrace your loved ones. Christmas Activities Doerksen Hospice is hosting a sock drive benefitting our area oncology clinics, dialysis centers, and nursing homes. They will accepting...
Wildcats Basketball 15-4 After Lighting Up Bullard
Wildcat basketball rebounded from their Friday home loss to Nacogdoches by scoring early and often in a Tuesday win over Bullard. Sulphur Springs lit up the scoreboard, putting up 76 on the visiting Panthers. Even though the Panthers provided a good test throughout the first half, Sulphur Springs came out on a tear in the third quarter. Leading 37-32 after two, the Wildcats proceeded to blow by the Panthers in the third quarter en...
Family & Community Health In Hopkins County
Johanna Hicks Note: This is the 5th in a series of Extension program impacts for 2022 By Johanna Hicks, Texas AgriLife Extension Agent For Family and Community Health in Hopkins County, [email protected]. I want to start by wishing everyone a Merry Christmas. I know this is a bittersweet time for many as they have experienced loss, financial issues, illness, breakdown of relationships and other hardships in 2022. However, we all...
**SSPD Reports Issues With Landline 911 Service
** “911 IS FULLY FUNCTIONAL AGAIN” reported. Sulphur Springs Police Department before 5 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2022 announced issues with some 911 service. According to SSPD Lt. Rusty Stillwagoner, the police department is “currently experiencing a 911 outage for landline telephone service. 911 service for cell phones is still operational.” Sulphur Springs Police Chief Jason Ricketson noted that SSPD personnel...
Lady Cats Basketball Heads Into Christmas 13-4 After Big Victory in Quitman
Coach Bryan Jones and his team have a lot to be excited about headed into their break for Christmas. Lady Cats basketball is 13-4 headed into their Christmas break. Sulphur Springs on Monday picked up another win, their thirteenth in 17 games when they made the short trip out to Quitman for their last regular-season contest of the 2022 year. The Lady Cats came out on fire, blazing past the Lady Bulldogs in the first quarter 26-1. Even...
Here’s To A Healthy Holiday!
By Johanna Hicks, B.S., M.Ed., Texas AgriLife Extension Family and Community Health Agent For Hopkins County [email protected] This most wonderful time of the year is known for cozy weather, family gatherings, and delicious holiday meals and treats. I won’t repeat the tips from my November Thanksgiving column, but I will reiterate a few things. Many times, holiday foods are high in calories, saturated fats, sodium, and added sugars....
Obituary – Pat “Lolly” Honeycutt
Pat “Lolly” Honeycutt Funeral service for Pat Honeycutt, age 83, of Quitman, Texas will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, December 21, 2022, at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home with Buddy Wiggins officiating. There will be no formal visitation. Mrs. Honeycutt passed away on December 18, 2022, at Greenville Garden Nursing and Rehab. Pat was born on April 19, 1939. She married Donald Lee Honeycutt on August 11, 1998, in Sulphur...
Four EMS Staff Recognized During Hospital District Board Meeting — 3 Receive Pins For Efforts Saving A Life, 1 For 36 Years Service
Four Hopkins County EMS staff members were recognized during the regular December 2022 Hopkins County Hospital District Board of Directors meeting last week. Hopkins County EMS Director/Hospital District CEO Brent Smith recognizes Laura Ballard for 36 Years of Dedicated Service to Hopkins County EMS. Service Recognition Laura Ballard was recognized for 36 years of dedicated service with Hopkins County EMS, starting in 1986....
Rep. Slaton Files Legislation To Prevent Manufacture, Selling of Vehicles With Remote Kill Switches in Texas
House District 2 Rep. Bryan Slaton at a 2022 Republican Rally in Sulphur Springs Representative Bryan Slaton of House District 2, in a Dec. 19, 2022 press release, announced the filing of legislation to stop the implementation of remote kill switches in personally owned vehicles. According to the release, House Bill 1031, if passed, would outlaw the manufacture or sale of vehicles with remote kill-switches that can be activated by the...
Meal A Day Menu And Senior Citizens Center Calendar for Dec. 19-23, 2022
Volunteers prepare meals at the Sulphur Springs Senior Citizens Center and deliver them five days a week to Meal A Day program recipients in Sulphur Springs and Hopkins County. The Meal A Day Menu for the week of Dec. 19-23, 2022 includes: MONDAY, Dec. 19 — Sloppy Jo Sandwiches, Ranch Style Beans and Potatoes TUESDAY, Dec. 20 — Chicken Pot Pie, Sweet Potatoes and Pickled Beets WEDNESDAY, Dec. 21 — Chicken Nuggets...
