SSISD Board Awards Maintenance Tax Notes Bid; Personnel Changes in District
Sulphur Springs School Board awarded Citigroup Global Markets, Inc. the bid and authorized the issuance of maintenance tax notes; levying an annual ad valorem tax and provided for the security of the payment of those notes Monday night during their regular July session. They also authorized the sale of the notes at 2.22% interest. Bids were received as of 11 a.m. Monday and interest rates were at an all-time low for the maintenance...
October is full of Celebrations in Hopkins County
October is full of celebrations in Hopkins County. Our fall festival festivities, stew contest and now beef day will complete a busy month. There are many activities dedicated to our community and this year, a specific set of activities will included our growing beef industry. Every so often, Texas A&M University releases beef cattle browsing, an electronic publication with the purpose of disseminating research based information...
2014 Hopkins County Dairy Environmental Stewardship
Relevance: Dairy production is one of the most important industries in Hopkins County. The most common milk producer in the region is a dairyman with more than 200 head of cattle (45 producers). The Hopkins County Leadership advisory board along with county-based Program Area Committees firmly established the need for educational programs targeted for dairy producers enabling them to increase knowledge as well as adopt best management...
