Tira News – Aug. 27, 2021: Navy Sailor Jason Beck Returns Home from Serving in Japan
By Jan Vaughn Kim and Lee Beck & family met son, Jason Beck, at DFW at midnight recently, as he arrived from Japan. Jason is returning home after completing his Navy career. Thanks for your service! The quarterly Tira City Council meeting is scheduled for Monday, September 13, 2021, since the first Monday is the Labor Day holiday. It will begin at 6:00 p.m. at the Tira Community Center. Joyce Dodd and Tammy Joslin reported that...
GET READY FOR KICKOFF OF 2021 UNITED WAY CAMPAIGN SEPTEMBER 22
Kristy Moseley, 2021 Hopkins County United Way Campaign Chair, appeared on the KSST Good Morning Show with Enola Gay with exciting news. Kristy shares the opportunity of ‘Helping Build a Better Community’ with the other members of the HCUW board; Chuck Askins, Wade Bartley, Lezley Brown, Larry Crowson, Debra Evans, Markeda Fisher, Charlotte Henderson, Mike Horne, Sherry McGraw, Beverly and Bill Owens, Dinh Tran and Hillary...
Transition to Fall at Cooper Lake State Park!
Steve Killian, [email protected], 903-916-0211 August 25th, 2021 texas parks Cooper, TX— Fall officially begins this month and always brings a variety of fun opportunities to be experienced at Cooper Lake State Park! A total of 27 programs focused on family fun, recreation, and learning about our natural world will be offered. Our highlighted program topics for September are Gyotaku and Dutch Oven...
Winnsboro 2nd and Sulphur Springs 10th in Texas in the America’s Best Farmers Market, Vote til Sept. 19
According to the American Farmland Trust’s annual Best Farmers Markets in America, the Winnsboro, Texas is holding second place in 2021 voting. The Sulphur Springs Farmer’s Market is now 10th in Texas, as of August 23, 2021. Both markets are held on Saturday mornings. You can vote for your favorite through September 19, 2021, one vote person. The top three markets will win cash prizes of up to $2,500. To vote, go to...
Chamber Connection – August 25, 2021
By Butch Burney We are currently accepting applications for stew cooks for the 52nd Annual World Championship Hopkins County Stew Contest on Saturday, Oct. 23. Letters to past cooks were mailed out a couple of weeks ago. Come by the chamber office or send us an email and we will get the registration form to you or download one off our website, hopkinschamber.org. We are expecting a big turnout for this year’s event, so be sure and get...
Achievement Banquet Honors 4-H’ers with Gold Star Award, Scholarships and Volunteer Recognition
Hopkins County Judge Robert Newsome with 4-H students honored at the Achievement Banquet Each year, the Achievement Banquet honors Hopkins County 4-H students who have excelled in their chosen areas of interest during the past 12 months. Now, just as a new 4-H enrollment year is beginning, these students were recognized for hard work and success during 2020/2021. All five 4-H clubs of Hopkins County had a number of students...
August is National Breastfeeding Awareness Month
CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Sulphur Springs Business News – August 23, 2021 CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Sulphur Springs has ONE mission: To Extend the Health Ministry of Jesus Christ. By Holly Ragan, Senior Market Development, CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Sulphur Springs, [email protected] August is National Breastfeeding Awareness Month According to the CDC, breastfeeding has health...
Meal A Day Menu For August 23-27, 2021
Meal-A-Day food preparation 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 Aug. 23-27, 2021, includes: Monday –Beef Spaghetti, Italian Vegetables and Garlic Sticks.Tuesday – Chicken Pot Pie, Broccoli, and Pickled BeetsWednesday – Ham and Potato Casserole, Candied Carrots and...
Do You Have The Annual 4-H Achievement Banquet, Fall Events On Your Calendar?
By Johanna Hicks, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension, Family & Community Health Agent, Hopkins County Annual 4-H Achievement Banquet Approaching The 2020-2021 4-H year wrapped up with nearly 200 4-H members in Hopkins County. A highlight of the year is the annual 4-H Achievement Banquet where we recognize accomplishments of our 4-H members. This year’s banquet is slated for Saturday, August 21, and we have a...
Chamber Connection – August 18.
By Butch Burney Lunch and Learn The Texas State Legislature has been in the national news, and you will have a chance to get the inside scoop when State Sen. Bob Hall and State Rep. Bryan Slaton will be in town for a Lunch and Learn from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 15. Registration forms are on our website, so sign up to learn how laws passed (and not passed) by the Texas Legislature will affect your business. Lunch will be...
