Friday Night Movie!
This weeks Friday Night Movie is ‘The Boxtrolls’! This movie is about Eggs, an orphan, lives with the Boxtrolls, which is a community of quirky, mischievous creatures who inhabit a cavern beneath the city of Cheesebridge. When villainous Archibald Snatcher hatches a plan to get rid of the pretty harmless beings, Eggs decides to go above ground, where he meets and befriends feisty Winnifred. Together, Eggs and Winnifred devise a daring plan to save the Boxtrolls from extermination. ‘The Boxtrolls’ is an animation,...
read moreNETCS plans A Celtic Christmas!
Christmas wouldn’t be Christmas without music from the Northeast Texas Choral Society! Director Carol Allen and board member Kacey Batterton have announced that this year’s holiday concert will be themed “A Celtic Christmas”. It will be staged in the sanctuary of First United Methodist Church in Sulphur Springs on the weekend of December 12 and 13. There will be a total of three concerts; at 7pm on Saturday December 12, and at 2pm and 7pm on Sunday December 13. Seating is limited, so get ready to purchase tickets for...
read moreNETBIO’s First Cattleman’s Classic and Ribeye Roundup!
NETBIO CEO Dwight Bell and Dr. Mario Villarino, Secretary/Treasurer, discuss the October 16/17 Beef event in Sulphur Springs. In addition to education seminars at the Civic Center on Friday October 16, the committee has planned a steak cook-off and dinner with concert that evening on Celebration Plaza. Entertainment will be Hopkins County’s own Johnny Lee and the Urban Cowboy Band. An added feature will be a 5K “Run for the Beef” on Saturday morning from Celebration Plaza which will conclude the Cattleman’s Classic...
read more“Dan the Man” Adds Another Family Business In Downtown Sulphur Springs!
Local businessman Dan “the Man” Hamiter loves to make old things look like new. That’s one reason he’s undertaking restoration projects in downtown areas of Sulphur Springs. His current Antique and Flea Market location is open in the restored location at 800 Jefferson Street. Also situated along the historic “Bankhead Highway” is a two story building at 123 Jefferson Street which Dan plans to make a “Pampering Studio”. Another of his restoration projects is the old Hargrave Welding and...
read moreAnimal of the Week: Peanut
Peanut is a domestic shorthair, the typical ally cat. Peanut is considered a brown-ticked tabbie, meaning each strand of hair has more than once color. She was found three weeks ago after she was left behind by her owners who moved away. “A neighbor discovered her after they had moved out,” Animal Shelter Officer Brandi Blanch said. “They didn’t take the cat, and the next day she had kittens. The neighbor kept them until the kittens were old enough, got a home for the kittens and brought [Peanut] to us.” Peanut...
read more”Reminder” 120th Anniversary of Hopkins County Courthouse!
This Friday the 21st, Hopkins County Courthouse is having their 120th Anniversary Celebration! This wonderful celebration starts at 6pm, and it includes a variety of activities! These activities include the following: Lectures, Courthouse Tours, Ghost Tours, Genealogical Society involvement; Scavenger Hunt, Fun Run, Courthouse Art Contest and most importantly Re-dedication of the Courthouse! Courthouse History: Celebration Plaza was made on official Texas Landmark in 1975. The original courthouse along with the entire east side of the square...
read more”Walk Like MADD”!
Kelli Martinez, Special Events Manager of the Mothers Against Drunk Driving Tyler Region and Officer Corley Weatherford of the Hopkins County Sheriff’s Department guested on the KSST Good Morning Show with Enola Gay this morning. They are reminding the community about the “Walk Like MADD” event coming up on September 26 in Buford Park. Walkers of all ages are welcome to register and show support of Mothers Against Drunk Driving. Registration is now going on. For Hopkins County’s third annual Walk Like Madd event, a Car...
read moreFriday Night Movie!
This weeks Friday Night movie is ‘The Alamo’! This movie is about in 1836 General Sam Houston organizes a rebel army to liberate Texas from the brutal rule of Mexican dictator General Santa Anna. Though vastly outnumbered, General Houston’s volunteer army includes such folkloric figures as Jim Bowie and Davy Crockett. As Santa Anna’s forces advance on San Antonio, the legendary general and his men prepare for a final heroic standoff at a battle-worn mission called the Alamo. This movie is very educational and is fit...
read moreSulphur Springs Library Not Finished With Summer Yet!
The Summer Reading Program may have ended, but the Sulphur Springs Public Library is not finished with summer just yet! If you remember going to the library when you were a child to listen to stories, pass those wonderful memories to a new generation! Take your children to the library. Elizabeth Ellis will be there Tomorrow morning at 10am! Elizabeth Ellis grew up in the Appalachian Mountains hearing stories from her Grandfather, a mountain minister. The ”Divine Miss E” is a versatile, riveting teller of Appalachian and Texas...
read moreSSISD Campuses Finalizing Summer Remodeling Projects
Over the summer of 2015, a number of Sulphur Springs ISD school campuses have started or finished construction and renovation projects. Most have been completed, except for SSHS and Lamar Elementary, both of which are having major work done. The Sulphur Springs High School is rebuilding the Regional Civic Center Auditorium, which they have leased for the next 35 years. The $4 million project was approved on June 26, and exterior construction is well underway. Lamar Elementary is renovating its student drop-off/pick-up sidewalk and teacher...
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