Trash Collection Schedule In Sulphur Springs Unchanged During Holidays
Sulphur Springs residents should plan to dispose of garbage as usual during the holidays. Trash collection trucks will run on the normal schedule throughout the 2021 holidays, with no changes planned, Sulphur Springs City Manager Marc Maxwell reported Saturday morning, Dec. 18, 2021. The schedule for trash collection in the City of Sulphur Springs can be viewed below or downloaded from the city website by clicking here:
Livestock For The Small Acreage: Goats
Because of their relatively small size, goats are even better suited to small acreage operations than cattle. Goats eat more browse plants than other domestic livestock do. Therefore, they are the best species for managing or sculpting woody plant habitats. Goats grown for meat Unfortunately, plants such as juniper or mesquite are very low on a goat’s list of preferred plants, so do not count on goats to manage these “undesirable”...
Section Of I-30 West Of Franklin-Hopkins County Line Shut Down Due To Truck Fire
A section of Interstate 30 west was shut down for a short while Saturday, Dec. 11, 2021, due to a truck fire. Motorists traveling west from Franklin into Hopkins County were warned to be prepared for traffic delays or find an alternate route travel. Firefighters work to extinguish a blaze spreading in a truck and trailer reportedly hauling fertilizer. Hopkins County, Pickton-Pine Forest, Saltillo, Brinker and Mount Vernon...
Making Holiday Recipes Healthier
Johanna Hicks By Johanna Hicks, Texas AgriLife Extension Family & Community Health Agent, Hopkins County Holiday meals can be made healthier without any significant difference in taste by using some basic recipe substitutions or alterations. According to my colleague, Dr. Jenna Anding, specialist in the Department of Nutrition and Food Sciences at Texas A&M University, sugar, fat and sodium content of many holiday recipes can...
Winnsboro Police Department Media Report – Nov. 29-Dec. 5, 2021
Winnsboro Police Department provided the following media report for the week of Nov. 29-Dec. 5, 2021: Arrests Lynn Taylor, 33 years of age, of Winnsboro, was arrested on Nov. 28, 2021, for terroristic threat of a family member or household member. Justin Gillis, 34 years of age, of Winnsboro, was arrested on Nov. 30, 2021, on multiple Winnsboro Municipal Court warrants for driving while license invalid. Calls for Service The...
Peace & Hope Remembrance Offered For Families Harvey Funeral Home Has Served
The staff at Sam B. Harvey Funeral Home invite the families they have served to stop by the Mount Vernon office this month for a Peace & Hope Remembrance ornament, to remember the loved ones during the 2021 Christmas season.
Texas HHS Seeks Entries For Mental Health Creative Arts Contest
NEWS RELEASE – WEDNESDAY, DEC. 1, 2021 AUSTIN – To raise awareness of mental health issues, the annual Texas Mental Health Creative Arts Contest is announcing its call for submissions from Dec. 1, 2021 until March 15, 2022. The annual contest is hosted by the Texas Health and Human Services Commission along with the Texas System of Care and the Texas Institute for Excellence in Mental Health at the University of Texas at Austin....
Turkey Talk: Some Essential Factors To Consider Before Buying For The Holidays
By Johanna Hicks, B.S., M.Ed., Texas A&M AgriLife Extension, Family & Community Health Agent, Hopkins County, [email protected] Every year around this time, I receive phone calls from individuals about selecting the correct size turkey, thawing, and cooking. This holiday season, the challenge of selecting and cooking a holiday turkey is further complicated by difficulties with the food supply chain. According the Dr. David...
Residents Across Northeast Texas Report Homes Invaded By Multicolored Asian Lady Beetles
A Texas AgriLife Extension Publication Recently, some Extension offices in Northeast Texas have received an unusually high number of calls about lady beetles inside homes. The culprit is an exotic lady beetle called the multicolored Asian lady beetle (MALB). While not new, high aphid populations in some trees last year are thought to have contributed to this year’s higher than normal number of these “naughty lady beetles.” According...
SSHS Wildcat Threatre’s 2021 Fall Production, The SpongeBob Musical, Debuts Nov. 11
The Sulphur Springs High School Wildcat Theatre will present the critically-acclaimed, Tony award-winning “The SpongeBob Musical” at 7 p.m. Nov. 11 and Nov. 13, and a 2 p.m. matinee on Nov. 14, at the SSHS Auditorium (at Hopkins County Regional Civic Center.) Sulphur Springs Elementary and High School will get a preview of Act 1 of the play Friday, a little taste of to whet the appetite for the full program offered two...