Bountiful Blessings Served Weekly At The Dinner Bell
Sheriff’s Office Recognized For Assistance To Community Bountiful blessings are served up each week at the Dinner Bell by volunteers, sponsors and patrons. July 24, 2019 – Each Tuesday a group of dedicated volunteers from First United Methodist, St. Philip’s Episcopal and other churches gather to chop, stuff, dress and otherwise prepare what is often more than 100 pounds of vegetables and meats. They are then joined...
Meal A Day Menu: July 22-26, 2019
Monday – Rope sausage and sauerkraut, black-eyed peas, cornbread and green tomato relish Tuesday – King Ranch chicken casserole, corn and Malibu vegetables Wednesday – Beef spaghetti, English peas, garlic sticks and tossed salad Thursday – Broccoli chicken divan on a bed of rice, pickled beets and a roll Friday – Cheeseburgers, lettuce, tomatoes, onions, pickle spears, baked beans and potato chips Meal A Day volunteers prepare and...
Fundraiser for Jay’den Holly’s State Bid in Discus, Shotput at TAAF Tourney
Jay’den Brooke Holly is a 14-year old athlete who will be a Freshman Sulphur Springs High School Wildcat in August 2019. She transferred to Sulphur Springs Middle School earlier this year and brought along her interest in track and field events, particularly discus and shotput. She has been a member of the Texas Amateur Athletics Federation (TAAF) for the past two years, and competed on the State level last year. Now she is...
Road Repairs, Water District Board Members Discussed By Commissioners Court
Hopkins County Commissioners Court County Commissioners this week took another step toward attaining federal funding to help with cost of repairs to certain roads damaged in past storms, heard comments from a resident regarding condition of her county road and queries regarding the repair process and appointed new water improvement district board members. Hazard Mitigation Grants On Monday, they approved submission of multiple hazard...
Coach Art Briles Mount Vernon Tigers Are Picked 3rd In Their Football District
Dave Campbell’s Texas Football Magazine picks the Mount Vernon Tigers to finished third in their seven team District 7-3A in Division I. Art Briles is back as a Texas high school coach at Mount Vernon. Last year, the Tigers went 8-4 making it to the Regional Semi-final game. They were 4-2 in district play. Texas Football picks Atlanta first, Jefferson second, Mount Vernon third, Hughes Springs fourth, Hooks fifth, Redwater sixth...
DCTF Picks Como-Pickton Football to Finish Fourth in Their District
The Como-Pickton Eagles of Head Football Coach Charles Swann are picked to finish fourth in their five-team District 6-2A, Division I by Dave Campbell’s Texas Football Magazine. The Eagles went 4-6 last year including a bi-district loss to Collinsville and they had a 1-3 district record. In District 6-2A, Texas Football predicts Wolfe City to finish first, Bogata Rivercrest second, Honey Grove third and Como-Pickton fourth....
DCTF Predicts Football Wildcats to Finish Sixth in Their District
Sulphur Springs Wildcats By Don Julian Dave Campbell’s Texas Football Magazine is out and they have picked the Wildcats to finish in sixth place in their nine team District 8-5A in Division II. Some also picked the Wildcats sixth in preseason last year but the Wildcats finished third and made the playoffs. The Wildcats finished the season at 6-4 including a bi-district loss to Frisco. They were 5-3 in district play. This season,...
Connally Street Water Main Installation Complete; Drainage Improvements, Contract Work Planned
Connally Street construction continues with drainage improvements, excavation, stabilization and concrete paving still to go. Work to rebuild Connally Street progresses, with a contractor hired to excavate, stabilize and pave the street following the next phase of construction. With water main installation complete, city crews in the last week began connecting residences to the new water main. Sulphur Springs’ Construction...
City Manager’s Report Presented In July 2019 Council Meeting
By Marc Maxwell, Sulphur Springs city manager PACIFIC PARK DRAINAGE PROJECT On Sept. 4, 2018, the City Council approved an expenditure of $85,000 to solve a drainage issue at Carter Street and Martin Luther King Jr. Drive. Since that time engineering has designed an alternative that is simpler and less expensive. It will be easier to maintain also. We have retained 5W Construction to perform the work. They plan to start next week....
Hopkins County Gardening In July
By Bob Suson, Master Gardener The 2019 spring was probably the wettest spring vegetable gardening in our memory; the changes that have occurred are beginning to show up. If you experienced less than desirable results, July is time to start to plan on what you want or need to change. Low spots that hold water areas that is too shady for plants to grow and don’t produce to their potential these are suggestion areas that could be...
