Tips on Preparing Your Garden for Fall in this Episode of Second Cup Of Coffee
With this one of two chats with Hopkins County Master Gardener Ronnie Wilson on KSST’s A Second Cup Of Coffee With John Mark Dempsey, Ronnie and John Mark discuss tips on preparing your gardens for Fall. The two also talk about what flowers to plant in your Fall Garden, what vegetables to plant in your Fall Vegetable garden, dates to make note of, and much more. Be sure to check out the episode below and see what you need to do...
Free Mammography Clinic Still Has Openings
September 12, 2024 – Sulphur Springs, TX – The Hopkins County Health Care Foundation’s free mammography clinic still has openings for uninsured Hopkins County women over the age of 40. The Foundation is offering 60 appointments and hopes that each appointment is filled. The mammograms are conducted by the staff of the Ruth & Jack Gillis Women’s Center, a part of CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Sulphur Springs, on the 3D...
Apex Learning Lunch Program Cut Short Without Fielding Questions
September 11, 2024 – The much anticipated Lunch and Learn provided by Apex Energy left attendees with unanswered questions. This poll is no longer accepting votesThe meeting with Apex about Wind Power Plants at the Civic Center on Wednesday left meConcernedAngryRelievedPositiveVote After a free lunch of BBQ, Apex presenters took to the podium and promised to be open and honest about Wind Power Plants. They also requested...
Voter Registration Drive to be held September 17th and 18th
September 10, 2024 – Columbia Lodge #81 will have a Voters Registration Drive on September 17th, 2024, and September 18th, 2024. The event will be held at the H. W. Grays Building at Pacific Park in Sulphur Springs, Texas. You can come register to vote between 10:00am and 4:00pm, both days, if your not already registered to vote. Get Out The Vote 2024 pic
Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office Teams with the Drug Enforcement Administration for National Prescription Drug Take Back Day
September 10, 2024 – [SULPHUR SPRINGS, TX] – On Saturday, October 26, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. the Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office and the Drug Enforcement Administration will host DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take Back Day at locations across the country. DEA and its partners will collect tablets, capsules, patches, and other solid forms of prescription drugs. For more than a decade, the event has helped Americans...
Hopkins County Genealogical Society Library to be Open September 14th
September 9, 2024 – The Hopkins County Genealogical Society announces that their library will be open Saturday, September 14th, 2024, from 9:30am to 1:00pm. The library will be open for “all your research needs.” The Hopkins County Genealogical Society hopes “you will join us!”
Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service Offers Valuable Resources for fall Gardening by Mario Villarino
September 9, 2024 – The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service offers valuable resources for fall gardening, helping both novice and experienced gardeners make the most of the cooler season. Fall is an ideal time to plant a wide variety of crops in Texas and similar climates due to milder temperatures, reduced pests, and favorable growing conditions. By leveraging AgriLife Extension’s knowledge and guidelines, gardeners can...
Sulphur Springs Emergency Sirens Will Be Tested September 9
July 3, 2024 – Emergency sirens will be tested in Sulphur Springs at noon today by the Sulphur Springs Emergency Management Office. The test is to gauge the reliability of the emergency warning system and is conducted to find any potential flaws in the system so they can be corrected prior to a real emergency situation. The sirens could be sounded not only for weather warnings such as tornadoes, which are the most common in the area,...
Coastal Redwoods From Master Gardener David Wall
September 8, 2024 – Coastal redwoods (Sequoia sempervirens) are trees that we’ve heard and read about since our youth. They’re the tallest plant on Earth. Thirty-seven are 330’ tall & the tallest is 360’ tall, and they are still growing! Their slender thickness, however, prevents them from being the largest trees. That honor goes to their cousin the shorter (by a little) but more massive Sequoia gigantia or giant...
Drug Overdose Death of 16-Year-Old Puts Hopkins County at Forefront of Next Worldwide Drug Threat
September 6, 2024 – Hopkins County is now sadly on the cutting edge of a new illegal synthetic opiod spreading across the world as a murder case is being investigated after a 16-year-old girl overdosed on the new drug. Three suspects have been identified as participants in the supply chain of the illegal pills that were laced with N-Pyrrolidino Protonitazene. The new synthetic substance is believed to be 25 times more potent...
