Bluegrass Festival and Jam Director Bud Swain and Agriland Farm Credit sponsor Troy Ashby sit in the shaded audience section during the second annual bluegrass festival.
Bluegrass Festival and Jam Director Bud Swain and Agriland Farm Credit sponsor Troy Ashby sit in the shaded audience section during the second annual bluegrass festival.One hundred and fifty years of memories will be celebrated this weekend by the thousands of people who call First Baptist Church of Sulphur Springs their house of worship.
The crime rate in Hopkins County has hit a three-year low for the first half of the year, with only 150 crimes reported this year as increases in burglaries and thefts were offset by declines in aggravated assaults and stolen vehicles.
Bill Grant (left), emcee and program director of the 2nd Annual Bluegrass Festival & Jam, introduces The Mack Smith Band before their performance Friday afternoon at the Cooper Lake Center in Birthright. The festival ran Friday and Saturday with performances by many bluegrass ensembles, including Hickory Hill and The Wildwood Valley Boys.
Brittany Wilson, Dawn Morgan and Golden K Kiwanis Club President C.J. Duffey promote Hot August Nights Barbecue Cook-Off. Events begin at 2 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 22, at Hopkins County Regional Civic Center and will benefit Hopkins County Volunteer Fire Departments. Entrance and meals wristbands can be pre-purchased at STAR Country Radio, volunteer fire departments and the civic center for $10.