Chamber Connection- February 27, 2020
By Lezley Brown, CEO/President, Hopkins County Chamber of Commerce Guess what time of the year it is? Oh yes! It’s Chamber of Commerce Golf Tournament time! Letters have gone in the mail this week for the 31st Annual Chamber of Commerce Golf Tournament. Save the Date for Friday, April 10th at Sulphur Springs Country Club, and let us know right away if you would like to have a team. It’s a wonderful tournament to be shared with friends...
Wildcats Basketball Playoff Game Now at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Coach Cip Discusses Lufkin Saturday
The Wildcats Basketball Team’s bi-district game against Lufkin at Tyler Junior College Monday (February 24) will now start at 7:30 p.m. and will now be the second half of a doubleheader. The Wildcats are the home team. On KSST and Cable Channel 18’s Saturday Morning Coaches Show, Wildcats Coach Clark Cipoletta discussed Luflin. He said they are really good and he noted that the Wildcats faced the Panthers in the regional...
CTE: EMT Class Offered At Sulphur Springs High School
At Sulphur Springs High School 270 students are involved in the health science programs, more than any other offered. To give as many students as possible a leg up when it comes to career training, the school works to offer as many opportunities and courses as possible. Students for a few years have had the opportunity, after successfully completing course work, to test to become a Certified Nurse Assistant or a Certified Medical...
NETBIO Pre-Conditioned Calf and Yearling Sale was Held at the Sulphur Springs Livestock Commission on Wednesday
February 19, 2020Sulphur Springs Livestock CommissionPublic Information Services The February Northeast Texas Beef Improvement Organization’s (NETBIO) Pre-Conditioned Calf and Yearling Sale that was held at the Sulphur Springs Livestock Commission on Wednesday attracted a lot of interested buyers, sellers and visitors. A total of 143 sellers delivered 2,825 head of calves and yearlings to the sale, and despite the inclement weather...
Republican Candidates For District 2 Texas House Of Representatives Participate In Hopkins County Forum
All three Republican candidates for Texas House of Representatives District 2 weighed in Monday on a number of current issues, including Second Amendment rights, agriculture, illegal immigration, abortion, property taxes and appraisals, and campaign finance. The three candidates participated in Hopkins County Republican Party’s Presidents’ Day Forum and fundraiser, for which more than 400 tickets were reportedly sold. The...
4H Member Aspen Mayhew Prepares for Hopkins County Junior Market Show
Aspen Mayhew is a well-spoken 7th-grade student at Sulphur Springs Middle School, as well as a member of Hopkins County 4H Club. During a brief interview at the KSST studios, Aspen gave an idea of what it’s like to get your livestock project ready for the large local event, the ‘Hopkins County Show’, to be held in the Civic Center arena on February 27 and 28, 2020. The NETLA, or Northeast Texas Livestock...
Wildcats Soccer Team Scores Late in Regulation And OT To Down Stubborn Lindale Team, 2-1
The Sulphur Springs Wildcats Soccer Team danced right on the edge without falling off Friday, February 14, in a pulse pounding 2-1 win at Lindale. In what Wildcats Soccer Coach Alexi Upton called an insane game, the Eagles scored in the game’s first 10 minute, then, led for just about the entire game. Just about. Soccer ball After what Coach Upton called about 30 unsuccessful scoring chances, the Wildcats finally tied the score...
Roger Elliott Named Citizen Of The Year At 94th Annual Chamber Of Commerce Banquet
Roger Elliott received the Citizen of the Year award, one of nearly a dozen different awards presented at the 94th Annual Hopkins County Chamber of Commerce Banquet, held Feb. 13, in Hopkins County Civic Center. The night’s theme was “Be the Light,” and those present were challenged to be a positive light in the community. Citizen of the Year Craig Roberts, Dee Elliott and Roger Elliott Roger Elliott started his...
Subdivision Variance, Contracts With LexisNexis And Firetrol Approved
A subdivision variance request, the sale and removal of a home from Precinct 1 county property, an agreement for a security access control system, a budget amendment for purchase of a tractor for the jail trustees farm, and a contract for additional research tools for judges and prosecutors were approved by Hopkins County Commissioner Court during their regular meeting Monday Hopkins County Commissioners Court Brinker Water Supply...
Basketball, Soccer and Tennis Are on the Schedule on Friday Game Day
This game day Friday (February 7) sports menu includes Wildcats and Lady Cats Basketball, Wildcats and Lady Cats Soccer and Wildcats Tennis. The Lady Cats and Wildcats Basketball Teams will have meaningful games at Mount Pleasant on Friday. The teams have back to back games. The Lady Cats play the Lady Tigers at 6:15 p.m. The Wildcats and Tigers then face off at 7:30 p.m. Sub-varsity action begins at 5 p.m. The Wildcats JV will play...
