CM Healy Book Signing at The Bookworm Box
On Saturday, June 25th, a book signing at The Bookworm Box will be held by CM Healy. CM Healy writes stories and poems for children as well as young adult fiction. A few of his books include Before the After: Princess Lillian, If Mom Became an Octopus, The Lion & The Red Balloon and Other Silly Stories, and Missing Numbers. The signing will be held from 2 pm to 4:30 pm. The Bookworm Box is located at 204 Main St in downtown Sulphur Springs, Texas. Colleen Hoover is a local author who founded The Bookworm Box, a book-based...
read moreTonight’s Movie On Celebration Plaza!
Tonight is movie night at Celebration Plaza! Tonight’s movie is a Fantasy/Mystery called Tomorrowland! Tomorrowland is about whenever Casey touches a lapel pin with the letter T on it, she finds herself transported to a place with robots and sleek building which is known as Tomorrowland. The gifted young woman recruits the help of scientist Frank, a previous visitor to Tomorrowland, who years ago made a startling discovery about the future. Together, the two adventurers travel to the metropolis to uncover its mysterious secrets. Grab...
read moreRSVP 12th Annual Hopkins County Recognition Banquet
Volunteer of the Year and Station of the Year were named at the RSVP 12th Annual Hopkins County Recognition Banquet Thursday afternoon, June 16th at New Beginnings Fellowship Church in Sulphur Springs. Roughly 80 to 100 people attended, and the Banquet was catered by Murray’s BBQ. Tim Walsworth was master of Ceremonies. RSVP Director Kelly Hamill lead the Recognition of Guests and introduced Musician and Singer Enola Gay Mathews and Dusty Starr Williams who both provided musical entertainment to the crowd. Station of the Year was...
read moreHot Weather Travel Safety
Driving in hot weather can be challenging. Whether you are going on an extended vacation or just a day drive. There are many different ways to help prepare you and your car for hot weather driving. To prevent your vehicle from overheating make sure to always check your fluid levels frequently and also make sure your tires are perfectly inflated. Most importantly for your safety make sure your air conditioner is working properly. If your temperature gauge does reach the red zone or an engine temperature warning light comes on, do not continue...
read moreTechnological Advances To Be Made At SSHS
The Sulphur Springs High School campus is implementing the 1:1 Tablet Program next school year. Next school year is being described as the “year of zero” by some staff due to all the new learning techniques and advances being made. Each student will receive a tablet, making the ratio 1:1. The tablets will be used to take notes in class, stay organized, complete assignments, and learn interactively. Only one in six students attend a school that provides an individual tablet to each student in the nation. Before 1:1, students had...
read moreTesla Charging Station Nears Completion
The Tesla charging station is the world’s fastest charging station. These charging stations charge Model X and the Model S in minutes instead of hours. Tesla is a American automotive and energy storage company that designs, manufactures, and sells electric cars, electric vehicle power train components and battery products. The Model S is a fully luxury Sedan which was followed by the model X, a crossover. The station only takes 75 minutes to charge the vehicles to 100%. These stations are strategically placed to minimize stop during...
read moreCommunity Juneteenth Celebration
Saturday, June 18th, at Pacific Park in Sulphur Springs the community will be celebrating Juneteenth. The celebration will begin at 10:30 am and conclude at sundown. Juneteenth was born June 19, 1863 when General Gordon Granger and troops arrived in Galveston, Tx with the delayed news that slaves had already been freed by the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation by President Abraham Lincoln two and a half years earlier on January 1, 1863. June 19th was coined as Juneteenth and the celebration was on! Sulphur Springs’s...
read moreTrump Rally to be Held in Dallas Thursday
by Steven Payne Hopkins County citizens have an opportunity for a short drive to hear the presumptive nominee of the Republican Party, Donald Trump, who will be holding a rally tomorrow at 7 p.m. in Dallas, TX. The rally will be held at Gilley’s, a 92,000 square foot music and entertainment venue which sits close to the Dallas Police Department headquarters. While the rally is scheduled to begin at 7 p.m., doors will open to supporters at 4 p.m. People wishing to register for tickets can do so online. A fundraiser for the Trump...
read moreThe Danger Of The Zika Virus!
Zika Virus is spread to people primarily through the bite of an infected mosquito. The symptoms of the Zika Virus include fever, joint pain, and red eyes also known as conjunctivitis. The illness is usually mild with symptoms lasting for several days to a week after being bitten by and infected mosquito. People don’t usually get sick enough to go to the hospital, and people can rarely die of Zika. This means not many people would be able to realize that they have been infected. The Zika Virus can also be harsh for women pregnant with a...
read moreOne Way Auto Sales Moves Onto Gilmer
One Way Auto Sales, LLC., a new business owned by Clint Lewis, has moved into the former Father and Son’s Auto Sales lot on 900 Gilmer Street. Lewis has worked at three previous auto sales businesses, including Father and Son’s during its final two months as Sales Manager, but One Way Auto marks his first time as an auto sale business owner. “I’ve worked at a used car lot in Mt. Pleasant called ‘Champion Auto Sales’ and then I worked sales and was the sales manager at ‘Texas Country Ford’ in...
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