September’s Calendar Features Local Events for Fun and Giving
September 2018 is getting off to a running start, with plans for two benefit walks, an awards banquet, a quilt show, a beauty pageant and the brick street vintage market. Here’s the where and when! The Lone Star Heritage Quilt Guild’s 19th Annual Quilt Show is a two-day event, to be held inside The Roc of First Baptist Church at 115 Putman Street. Over 120 new and vintage quilts will be hung for display, also quilt vendors...
Two Local Back to School Events Planned For Saturday August 11
Here are two separate Back to School giving events scheduled in Sulphur Springs, Texas on Saturday August 11, 2018. A Back to School Clothing Drive, sponsored by Hope Family Fellowship, is going on through August 6 for new and gently used clothing in boys and girls sizes for kindergarten through sixth grade. Donations of clothing are welcomed and are tax deductible. To make a donation of clothing, contact Wanda Reed at 903-348-2887 or...
Chamber Connection May 9, 2018
Computer & Networks hosting ribbon cutting Computers & Networks is hosting their ribbon cutting celebration on Friday, May 11th at noon. They will have refreshments, so make sure to stop by and see all the things Computers & Networks can do for you and your business. They are located 525 Gilmer Street in Sulphur Springs. See you there! Heritage Christian Counseling Center is holding a cookout fundraiser Heritage...
Darold Willard Deterding
Darold Willard Deterding, 82, of Sulphur Springs, Texas, was born, July 26, 1935, in Deshler, Nebraska, the son of Willard and Ida (Sorge) Deterding. Darold was surrounded by family at Sunny Springs Rehabilitation and Nursing Home, Sulphur Springs and welcomed into his eternal home on April 9, 2018 to spend eternity with His Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. He was baptized August 4, 1935 at St. Mark’s Evangelical Lutheran Church,...
Hopkins County Republican Party October Meeting
Hopkins County Republican Party October Meeting is Monday October 23rd at 6:30 pm at the Hopkins County Civic Center. The speaker will be Craig Vincent Mitchell, PhD. He is a Christian ethicist, economist, and engineer. He has served as an associate professor of Philosophy, Politics and Economics at Criswell College in Dallas, Texas. He also served as a Senior Fellow for the Cornwall Alliance for the Stewardship of Creation....
Shining Star Productions Says ‘Be Our Guest’ for Beauty and The Beast August 11-13
Amanda Thompson Brandenburg is no stranger to the SSISD Auditorium stage, as she “grew up there” during her school years. Now Amanda’s own company, Shining Star Productions, will mount the largest production to date, Disney’s ‘Beauty and the Beast’ featuring a cast of 51. Due to overwhelming response to her audition call, Amanda decided she wanted to accommodate the overflow of talented youngsters...
Sulphur Springs Rotary Club Scholarship and Grant Recipients
by Savannah Owens At their meeting on June 22nd, the Sulphur Springs Rotary club gave out Senior Scholarships to 6 seniors and grants to organizations around the community. The rotary club is 12 years old, and has 66 members and 4 honorary members. The money for the scholarships and grants came from their Claws for a Cause event. The Rotary Club received 21 applications for the scholarships from all over Hopkins County. Two...
Hamburger Fundraiser for Heritage CCC
You may have noticed the office of Heritage Christian Counseling Center along the sidewalk on Connally Street in downtown Sulphur Springs, but may not know who the agency serves. The goal of the non-profit organization is to ensure that everyone in need of mental health care will receive the help they need, regardless of their ability to pay. According to Counselor Mary Lesche, their mission statement is to provide individual, family...
Chamber Connection May 11, 2017
The Ice Cream Freeze-off is right around the corner! The Chamber of Commerce will host the 16th Annual Ice Cream Freeze-off on Saturday, June 10th at 4 p.m. on the Civic Center grounds. We have many sponsorship opportunities available to partner with the Chamber during Ice Cream, so please consider joining us for this fun day! You know what else we need? Ice Cream Cooks!!!! Have you ever thought about entering your delicious...
Chamber Connection May 4, 2017
It’s a busy weekend in Hopkins County! This will be a great weekend to have some fun, and the Farmer’s Market opens on Celebration Plaza this Saturday! Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Office hosts a signing event Thursday, May 4th Students who will be going into any field of Family & Consumer Sciences (FCS), such as dietetics, culinary arts, housing and interior design, nutrition, health and wellness, textiles, fashion...
