Two Opportunities to Learn More of PJC Proposed District Service Plan on November Ballot
Hopkins County residents have two opportunities to learn more about the Paris Junior College district service plan that will be on the November 8th general election ballot. Monday night at the civic center and Tuesday night at the County Republican Bipartisan Forum. In order to provide more information about the Paris Junior College proposed district service plan, a series of town halls are being held in the coming weeks. The meeting...
Happy October By Johanna Hicks
Happy October! As I sit here typing my weekly column, I’m refreshed by the cooler temperatures and the sounds of the Sulphur Springs High School band as they practice for Friday night football. Hopkins County 4-H enrollment has gotten off to a great start, and many opportunities are available during the month of October. As promised last week, below is a list of 4-H events: October 2-8: National 4-H Week – our Hopkins County 4-H’ers...
Local Woman Arrested for Aggravated Assault With Deadly Weapon
As Hopkins County Sheriff’s Deputies arrived at a disturbance on FM 2560, they found Maria Guadal Sanchez-Estrada, 27 in her residence with numerous injuries to her head and face indicating a severe altercation. However, on further investigation, she was arrested for Aggravated Assault Family Violence with a Deadly Weapon. Sanchez-Estrada followed the victim into the work shed when he arrived home with three minor children and items...
Chamber Connection September 22
By Lezley Brown The deadline has come and gone for last year’s cooks to keep their stew site, but we will always take entries for the 47th Annual Stew Cook-off. The absolute deadline for entry into the contest is Friday, October 7th at 5:00 p.m. All cooks signed up for the 47th Annual Stew Cook-off will need to attend the Cooks Meeting on Tuesday, October 11th at 6 p.m. at the Southwest Dairy Museum. Cooks will receive their...
Wildcats to Face Pine Tree as District Season Begins
The beginning of district play is in effect, a new season and Wildcats Football Coach Greg Owens is ready for a fresh start. Coach Owens had his media gathering Wednesday morning to discuss the first district game at Pine Tree Friday. The Wildcats were 1-3 in pre-district games. He said there seemed to be more pep in the players’ steps at practice this week. They enjoyed a freak rain during bright sunshine at Monday’s...
Wildcats Lose By One at Paris Friday Night
Like a riverboat gambler, Paris Football Coach Steven Hohenberger passed up the chance to kick a tying extra point against the Wildcats and instead went for two. A run was successful and then Paris held on for a 36-35 win over Sulphur Springs at Paris Friday night. The Wildcats still had 1:33 to mount a comeback after Paris took the lead but Wildcats quarterback Ryan Humphries was sacked at around the Paris 30 yard line as time...
Chamber Connection: Stew Contest is October 22
Chamber Connection-September 8th How do you eat an elephant? One bite at a time, of course. That’s been our motto around here lately! Planning a World Famous Stew Cook-off has many layers to it, but it certainly is fun! The time to enter your world famous stew is HERE! Stew Cook-off updates: The Chamber has already mailed out Stew Cook letters and Sponsor letters. If you have not received your letter, please call the Chamber at...
Chamber Report September 1, 2016
Chamber Connection-September 1st Thank you to everyone who attended the Speed Networking event at Cedar Canyon! It truly was a fun and eventful night. Cedar Canyon, located on Highway 154, is simply a stunning venue. Those new to Cedar Canyon scoped out the beautiful venue while enjoying delicious food and dessert provided by Lyndsay’s Plates + Provisions. Doc Flesher of The Communications Coaching Group welcomed the crowd...
Chamber Connection
Chamber Connection-August 25th This is the last week to purchase Speed Networking tickets! The Chamber of Commerce is hosting An Evening of Speed Networking! Because networking is just a fancy word for making friends! Our event will be held on Tuesday, August 30th, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Cedar Canyon in Sulphur Springs. This is the perfect opportunity for local business owners to network with other business owners in a...
Miller Grove News 8-19-2016
As summer begins to subside and we prepare to start another school year, it is time for me to dust of the old laptop computer and start writing Miller Grove News for yet another year. It seems like just yesterday I started writing this column but looking back it has nearly been a decade ago. Things in “The Grove” have changed over time and the world has changed quite a bit too. As we look to the upcoming months we wonder how the...
