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Chillaxing Author’s Note:  I wrote the following before Ian hit Florida.  I hope the residents of beautiful North Captive Island are safe, and I am sending them my well wishes.…

Due to demand, additional appointments were added to the Free Mammography Clinic hosted by the Hopkins County Health Care Foundation in partnership with CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Sulphur Springs. …

  The local Noon Kiwanis club grilled up hamburgers to feed the students from SSISD who participated in the Special Games Day hosted at the Sulphur Springs High School.  Students from…

Meal-A-Day Menu for October 3 – 7 (next week). To sign up for Meal A Day call 903-885-1661 or email mealaday75482@gmail.com NOTE: Meal A Day is in need of volunteers.…

  Sulphur Springs High School hosted Special Games Day on September 29. The purpose of the day is for local special needs children to experience the fun of athletics. Everyone…

Hopkins County United way hosted their lead donor lunch on September 28. The group expressed they appreciate your support and are thankful for what guests do to help us get…

After what felt like an eternity waiting for the Texas High School Football season, it’s here and it’s flying by. It may seem like it was just yesterday that the…

  Vender Wright was crowned the new 2022 Ms Texas Senior Classic Pageant Queen on Saturday night in Tyler, Texas.  There were 20 ladies vying for the crown.    Vender…

  Both Dan Patrick and Mike Collier, who are running for Texas Lieutenant Governor, stopped in Sulphur Springs on Tuesday to greet fans and talk politics. Sulphur Springs is on…

Tickets for this year’s 53rd Annual Hopkins County Stew Festival, sponsored by Alliance Bank, are on sale at the Chamber of Commerce office, local banks and online! This year, tickets…

  Sign up to play in the 2022 Senior Olympics Games! Tuesday, Oct. 25 at 9:30am Ask for a registration form Will be held in the gym at The Roc…

Private applicator licenses and certificates are valid for five years, and the applicator must obtain 15 CEUs during that time to renew, including two (2) credits in laws and regulations…

The anticipation is building for National 4-H Week, during which millions of youth, parents, volunteers and alumni across the country will be celebrating everything 4-H. Hopkins County 4-H will observe…

I have often said that strong marriages make strong families and strong families make strong communities.  We must remember that today’s youth are tomorrow’s leaders.  Somewhere along the way, Americans…

The Northeast Texas Beef Improvement Organization (NETBIO) held its September cattle sale at the Sulphur Springs Livestock auction market Friday, Sept. 16, selling 5,618 head of pre-conditioned calves and yearlings.…

CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Sulphur Springs Business News The CARE Unit: Inpatient Rehabilitation  We at CHRISTUS are proud of our comprehensive inpatient rehabilitation program. We provide the highest quality…

The Meal-A-Day program is still in desperate need of weekly volunteer cooks for Wednesdays and Thursdays. We need 2 cooks on Wednesday and 2 cooks on Thursday that can commit…

The Sulphur Springs Lady Cats traveled to Paris Saturday, looking to open district play with a win. Sulphur Springs entered the game with a good bit of momentum, winning three…

Coach Brandon Faircloth’s Sulphur Springs Wildcats are off to a 4-1 start, and not just the town of Sulphur Springs is noticing. This week, Faircloth was recognized by Dave Campbell’s…

After back-to-back road games in Week’s 3 and 4, the Sulphur Springs Wildcats were back home Friday night, excited to play in front of their home crowd. It wasn’t just…

Information about the Upcoming School Bond On November 8th, 2022, voters in Sulphur Springs ISD, will have the opportunity to decide on an 81.5 million dollar bond program.  We wanted to…

We want ALL of these quilts! The 21st annual Lone Star Heritage Quilt Guild Show wowed crowds at the ROC this weekend Photos by Kacey Chicas

Vroom, vroom! The fourth annual Corvette Show n’ Shine graced downtown Sulphur Springs on Saturday Photos by Kacey Chicas

Mothers Against Drunk Driving gathered on Saturday for their annual awareness walk and raised $15k for a good cause; MADD “works passionately towards the day where we can say we…

A few of our favorite photos from Friday’s homecoming pep rally and game Photos by Christian Dicus

A few of our favorite photos from Friday’s homecoming court! Congratulations to the 2022 Sulphur Springs homecoming court:   Queen: Miley Fisher Duchesses: Addison Wall and Angeles Cruz Photos by…

Butterflies Two butterflies were fluttering around Archie (my adorable West Highland Terrier) earlier in the week as he smelled every blade of grass for signs of trespassers. It was one…

  Lt. Governor Denise Kornegay, of Paris, joined the Kiwanis club to recognize the officers for the coming year, which begins on October 1, 2022.   Kiwanis Treasurer Keith Shurtleff, Kiwanis President-Elect…

  Sulphur Springs High School Principal Josh Williams announced today that Lausen Ost and Alexis C. McCoy have been named Commended Students in the 2023 National Merit Scholarship Program. A…

A few of our favorite photos from last night’s homecoming parade! Sulphur Springs faces Liberty-Eylau on Sept. 23 at 7 p.m. for homecoming. The wildcats are 3-1. Photos by Christian…

The Wildcats had a strong start last night against Liberty-Eylau with a  40 yard return by Ervine Iverson. A first down pass to Chris Adams for 17 yards and then…

Paris Junior College continues to transition the majority of courses to eight-weeks and the second eight-week term of fall semester starts Oct. 24. The large number of classes offer both…

The Oaks Bed & Breakfast Just past Lake Fork going South on 154 from Sulphur Springs, is a little town called Quitman, Texas.  This little town is the county seat…

If you would like more information about the Campaign or would like to consider being a Campaign volunteer, you can visit www.hcuw.org or please reach out to Susan Berning at…

The Sulphur Springs Lady Cats volleyball team opened their season on a strong note, winning each of their first three games. After that, the Lady Cats followed by winning six…