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AmericanTowns Heroes: Ariana Hargis is a Real Livesaver

Ariana Hargis is the kind of lifeguard you want on duty when your loved ones are in the pool. She's a quick-thinking, focused professional with eyes in the back of her head. When...

Texas Trails: The End of the World as he Knew it

Jan. 26, 2012 - One day, when the world was about to end, Woody Guhrie of Pampa, Texas wrote a song about it. Not long after that, he moved to California and became one of the...

Figure stocking rates realistically

Jan. 26, 2012 - There's not as many cows in Texas as there used to be, and the ones that have been removed won't be coming back any time soon. That's the view of...

Soil additive providing some with benefits

Jan. 26, 2012 - The first thing Larry Myers hears when he introduces his product to prospective customers is typically something along the lines of, "Oh no, here's...

Goats are pride and joy of couple's ranch

Jan. 26, 2012 - It was a "rag-tag bunch" of 10 nannie Boer goats that got Edward and Lou Russell started on their journey of raising and showing Boer goats in 2003....

Business Sense: Liability a key consideration

Jan. 26, 2012 - Landowners opening their property to hunters and tourists likely have a variety of questions regarding liability. According to Dr. Wayne Hayenga, professor...

Drought feeding requires a plan

Jan. 19, 2012 - Veteran rancher and livestock specialist Ron Gill has seen droughts before and recognizes that this one is different than others he has lived and worked through....

Group helps people grow their own food

Jan. 19, 2012 - There was a time in this country when nearly every home had a garden, and nearly everybody knew how to grow their own food. The number of home gardens declined...

Safety First: Ag safety still a priority

Jan 19, 2012 - According to the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) fewer than 1.5 percent of the working population are employed in agriculture, yet the sector is responsible for...

Company offers products and materials to restore soil nutrients and sustainability

Jan. 19, 2012 - Gardeners, farmers, ranchers and landscapers are increasingly being urged to "get the soil right" before they do anything else to the land, whether...

Timber industry notes drought losses

Jan. 19, 2012 - According to the Texas Forestry Service, East Texas has an abundance of forestland. Individual East Texans own about 64 percent of the forestland, with Timber...

Out With The Old: Agriculture reviewed

Jan. 5, 2012 - The U.S. set a record in 2011 for the most billion-dollar natural disasters. Texas, unfortunately led the way. Even in a year that had the largest tornado outbreak...

Dry weather impacts herbicide breakdown

Jan. 5, 2012 - The direct effects of the 2011 drought have been clear for months, but some experts warn that growers are about to encounter indirect issues as a result of last...

Texas Trails: The Life and Times of William Goyens

Jan. 5, 2012 - Born in North Carolina to a mulatto father and a white mother, William Goyens came to Texas in 1820, perhaps in the company of the pirate Jean Laffite, and settled...

Waiting for Water: Rice industry threatened

Dec. 29, 2011 - Rice likes hot weather and 2011 was one of the hottest years in the state's history, but also one of the driest, and when rice needs water, it needs a lot of...

New tool for hog control in development

Dec. 29, 2011 - According to a sample of those with hog-related property damage from 2006 through 2009, taken by the Texas AgriLife Research and Extension Center, 75 percent of...

Cattle market sees push and shove

Dec. 29, 2011 - The calf and replacement cow markets are up and are expected to go higher, as cattle raisers consider buying back previously sold herds.

Tomato grafting aims to give growers options

Dec. 29. 2011 - As the manager of three farmers markets in Central Texas, Greg Coley has noticed a few things about customer preferences. One of the first things he noticed is...

Texas Trails: Providence Rice

Dec. 29, 2011 - The first farmers to plant rice in Texas did so in the same way that people planted nearly all crops in the early and mid 1800s: they plowed up a small plot of...

Legume providing producers options

Dec. 22, 2011 - We don't hear a lot of farmers wondering how their guar crop is going to do. Guar doesn't show up on the exchange ticker and it's not eligible for...

Water Worries: More growers to irrigate

Dec. 22, 2011 - As producing a viable crop in a volatile environment is becoming more difficult, many Texas growers are considering utilizing irrigation in the future.

Start your Search for Volunteer Opportunities in Sulphur Springs, Texas with AmericanTowns Sulphur Springs Volunteer Guide!

On behalf of non-profit groups and organizers all over Hopkins County, AmericanTowns would like to invite all of you to join in on making a difference. Seize today and team...

AmericanTowns PR Tool: Getting publicity for your Sulphur Springs organization has never been easier

If your nonprofit group in Sulphur Springs is looking to let the community know about an upcoming event, activity or initiative, our PR Tool is here to help! Here's how it works:...

Weekend Activities in and around Sulphur Springs

Give yourself a Time Out this week and treat yourself to a day out on the town. Whether you're in the mood to do some shopping, house hunting, catch a movie or just enjoy...

Eat Local! Great Resources in the Sulphur Springs area

What’s one small change that 1) significantly improves your health 2) helps the environment 3) boosts Texas’s economy and 4) helps you win the lottery (OK, so we made that...

Winning the Real Estate Game in Sulphur Springs in a Tough Market

Purchasing a home in Texas is one of the best investments you can make; but like so much else in life, timing is everything. Recent talk...

An Invitation to our Sulphur Springs Community: BLOG ON!

Since this site is all about Sulphur Springs, we’d like to get the unique perspectives of local bloggers. If you’ve been blogging, great – send your name, email and a link...

AmericanTowns Heroes: Brandon Rohlwing Helps Teens Get Through Tough Times

Brandon Rohlwing was feeling pretty low when he stumbled upon the website ReachOut offering support to anyone questioning the meaning in life. The information he found helped give...

The Real Deal: Trees draw faithful customers

Dec. 8, 2011 - At the McNew Star M Christmas Tree Plantation in Quinlan, it is all about the real thing. Owner Claudette McNew, who is the vice president of the Texas Christmas...

Recent rains give fruit trees a chance

Dec. 8, 2011 - Recent rains have been especially helpful to Texas fruit tree production.

Nut Cases: Pecan grower has tough year

Dec. 8, 2011 - The 1,500 surviving pecan trees on Yegua Creek Farms were part of a thriving pecan orchard with an extensive irrigation system for many years before Gene and Eileen...

Texas Trails: The Best All-Brothers Team

Dec. 8, 2011 - Right in the middle of the worst hard time this country ever had, nine brothers from Hye, Texas rose above the doom and the dust to give their community something...

Tax Time: Cattlemen have tax options

Dec. 1, 2011 - With tax time just around the corner, many cattlemen are curious how that "additional income" from liquidating herds will affect them.

Expert remains realistic about drought forecast

Dec. 1, 2011 - When state climatologist John Nielsen-Gammon said in September that the current drought could last until 2020, some people took that to mean he was predicting the...

Texas Trails: The Tale of the First Dallas Texans

Dec. 1, 2011 - There was a time when the Dallas Cowboys, now called "America's Team" to the point of annoyance, wasn't even Dallas' team. The old Dallas...

Farrier reflects on fulfilling career

Dec. 1, 2011 - Certified farrier T.H. Estes is a man that knows when the going gets tough, the tough have to get going. When his construction business was going south in the...

Grower provides a unique product

Dec. 1, 2011 - A customer at an Austin Farmers Market got to chatting with Lewis Weil about the seaweed he was selling under the name Austin Sea Veggies. "Where did...

Cut your own Christmas Tree from tree farms in Texas

Pining for the perfect tree? Find one that’s right for your home at a Texas Christmas tree farm. Remember, not all farmers allow guests to cut their own, so be sure to call...

Land values remain strong as sales decline

Nov. 24, 2011 - One thing the drought hasn't affected is land values. While values reach an all-time high, sales are reaching record lows.

Hippie Herd: Cattle fit in at Texas ranch

Nov. 24, 2011 - Glenn Young of Young Sprout Farms in Tyler calls himself an "old hippie," and it is hard to argue when his looks are reminiscent of one Willie Nelson.

Caring for Critters: Equine practice remains strong

Nov. 24, 2011 - There was a time when equine veterinarian Theresa Dwyer traveled all over Central Texas administering care to horses at the owner's place. That time has...

Texas Trails: Tex Thorton, the Firefighter and Rainmaker

Nov. 24, 2011 - The oil fields of the Texas Panhandle in the 1920s and '30s were a place where a man who knew how to use nitroglycerin could make a good living for himself....

Cotton becomes feeding option

Nov. 24, 2011 - The current hay shortage has livestock producers grasping at straws. For many, less than ideal conditions have provided the ideal time to experiment with alternate...

Cutting the Cord: Cattlemen learn to let go

Nov. 24, 2011 - The last U.S. Department of Agriculture cattle inventory update was on Jan. 1 of this year and it showed a decline of 1.5 percent, or 115,000 less cattle in Texas...

Free fertilizer might be waiting in the ground

Nov. 17, 2011 - Mark McFarland, a soil fertility specialist with Texas AgriLife Extension Service, has spent much of his career studying the most efficient uses of nitrogen...

Woman becomes agricultural icon

Nov. 17, 2011 - Not many animal science professors have the kind of career that Temple Grandin has. In that somewhat select world, she is a rock star. Time magazine has named her...

Texas Trails: The Past of Desdemona

Nov. 17, 2011 - The notorious oil town of Desdemona in Eastland County might or might not have been named for the heroine of Shakespeare's "Othello." Most accounts...

Beef industry aims to become eco-friendly

Nov. 17, 2011 - The Beef Checkoff Program is at it again, this time partnering up with a leader in the chemical industry (BASF Corporation) in a landmark sustainability project....

AmericanTowns Heroes: Donna Bailey Believes in her Students

Teaching is touted as being one of the most rewarding jobs in the world. Granted, it's not usually a high-paying job, but the satisfaction of having inspired a student to reach...

Christmas in Heritage Park

from:Hopkins County Museum and Heritage Park

Each year we open the Historical Park to visitors of our Christmas in the Park. The event begins at sunset and last for three hours. While in the park, visitors can enjoy a...