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Home of Toledo Bend Lake🎣

Where Texas history began & the adventure never stops.

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This weekend, the Sabine County Youth Foundation BBQ Cookoff takes over the fairgrounds, and every plate helps local kid...
10/16/2026

This weekend, the Sabine County Youth Foundation BBQ Cookoff takes over the fairgrounds, and every plate helps local kids.

Tonight is free. The cookers are moving in and firing up the pits, so stop by, say hey, and see who’s bringing their best.

Saturday is the big day. Gates open at 10am. You’ll find a classic car show, the Chamber’s Salsa Slam, live music from noon to midnight, a mechanical bull, a gun auction, and $500 to one lucky person still there at midnight. Kids 12 and under get in free.

Not staying? Grab a $15 to-go plate of brisket, pork loin and sausage with all the sides. No entry fee needed for to-go orders.

Swipe for the full schedule, and check the Sabine County & Agricultural Improvement page for details and contacts.

Great BBQ for a great cause. We’ll see you out there.

10/16/2026

Fall is in the air and Hemphill Flower Shop and Boutique is ready for the season. Stop in for fall scents, home decor, books, clothes, snacks and much more. It’s the kind of shop where you come in for one thing and leave with five.

While you’re there, say hi to Angie, the local owner who’s filled this place with so much good stuff. And don’t forget Denny, the shop cat. He’s usually somewhere close by.

Shop local this fall. It keeps our small towns going.

đź“ŤLocation: 201 Starr Street Hemphill, TX
🕰️ Hours: Mon - Fri | 9 to 4 PM
Sat | 10 to 1 PM

Hemphill Little Theatre opens “Man or Mouse” this Friday night. Enjoy a night at the Theatre 🎭 Shows are Oct 16th, 17th,...
10/14/2026

Hemphill Little Theatre opens “Man or Mouse” this Friday night. Enjoy a night at the Theatre 🎭

Shows are Oct 16th, 17th, 23rd and 24th at 7:00 PM with 3:00 PM matinees on Sunday the 18th and 25th. You can pick up tickets at Hammock Furniture or Premier Appliance Depot, or buy online at HemphillLittleTheatre.com.

These folks put a lot of work into every show. Go see them, bring a friend, and clap loud.

Day one of Savor ETX started on the trail.🌲We spent the morning starting at SRA Lakeview Recreational Area with Texas A&...
10/09/2026

Day one of Savor ETX started on the trail.🌲

We spent the morning starting at SRA Lakeview Recreational Area with Texas A&M Ag Extension Agent Chanelle Svehla and two more county agents, learning to identify trees, native plants, invasive species, birds and our rare orchids, plus the history of the Trail Between the Lakes. We may have tried a couple of berries. Only with the experts’ okay.

Make sure you come downtown to Hemphill the next two days for more Savor ETX. It’s free. Details at savoretx.com.

10/07/2026

Toledo Bend Lake is known as the Bass Fishing Capital of Texas. Last week it was also where a group of Sabine County kids caught their first fish with CAST for Kids Foundation , right at the gorgeous Pendleton Park Recreation Area. That’s the part we love most. The lake isn’t only for the pros. It belongs to the families who live here and the ones who come to visit.

Thank you to organizer Alissa Ross for making this day happen. Thank you to every sponsor who believed in it and every volunteer who showed up to bait hooks, untangle lines, and cheer on every catch.


Savor ETX kicks off Friday with a nature walk at Lakeview Recreational Area, a tea class at Pineywoods Vineyard and vend...
10/07/2026

Savor ETX kicks off Friday with a nature walk at Lakeview Recreational Area, a tea class at Pineywoods Vineyard and vendors on the courthouse lawn. Saturday starts early at the Farmers Market and keeps going until dark. Canning contest, fermentation, an art show, live music on the courthouse stairs, Greek Bites food truck at Shelby Savings Bank and a history tour to close out the afternoon.

Swing by the courthouse to see the barn quilts our 4-H kids painted. Place a bid and take a piece of Sabine County home.

Awards start at 6 PM Saturday on the courthouse lawn. Stay for it. Free and open to everyone. Save this post and bring a friend.

Hosted by the Pineywoods Artisan Collective. Full details at savoretx.com

Sugar Creek Gardens
Pineywoods Vineyard
Canvas & Cedar
Toledo Bend Outfitters
Greek Bites
Sabine County 4-HPineywoods Artisan Collective
Sabine County Reporter
The Dizzy Hippy
Toledo Bend Outfitters
Lonesome Pine Home
Cherry on Top Mercantile
Sabine Farmers & Artisans Market

Savor ETX is this weekend in downtown Hemphill. The Pineywoods Artisan Collective is bringing East Texas makers, cooks ...
10/06/2026

Savor ETX is this weekend in downtown Hemphill. The Pineywoods Artisan Collective is bringing East Texas makers, cooks and growers to the courthouse lawn for two days of handmade goods and homegrown food. This year’s theme is Traditions of the Pines. Recipes, crafts and skills passed down right here.

Walk the vendor booths. See the Art Show at 115 N Texas St. On Saturday, bid on a barn quilt painted by our 4-H kids and help start Sabine County’s first barn quilt trail.

Bring the family. Bring a chair. Bring cash for the makers.

Friday and Saturday, October 9-10th. Downtown Hemphill Square.

More details at savoretx.com

Before Texas was Texas, there was a road.El Camino Real de los Tejas, the King’s Highway, ran from Natchitoches, LA to M...
10/05/2026

Before Texas was Texas, there was a road.
El Camino Real de los Tejas, the King’s Highway, ran from Natchitoches, LA to Mexico City. Beginning in the late 1600s, Spanish soldiers, missionaries, traders and settlers traveled it on foot, on horseback and by oxcart. For anyone heading west out of Louisiana, the first steps in Texas were taken right here in Sabine County.

Travelers crossed the Sabine River near Milam. That’s why Milam is known as the Gateway to Texas. Today State Highway 21 follows much of that same path through our county.

You can still see the old road. The Lobanillo Swales are deep ruts worn into the earth by generations of hooves, wagon wheels and feet. They are some of the most visible original traces of the trail left in Texas.

The road’s story connects to a bigger one. In 1968, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the National Trails System Act, which created the framework for protecting historic routes across the country. In 2004, Congress used that framework to designate El Camino Real de los Tejas a National Historic Trail.

This week, take a drive down Highway 21. Start at the river in Milam. Stop at the Lobanillo Swales. Find the markers along the way, snap a photo and tag us.

To Learn More Follow:
El Camino Real de los Tejas National Historic Trail Association
Texas Historical Commission
What Went Under (the Water of Toledo Bend Reservoir)

First Friday nights look good on the Square. Couples catching the evening light downtown. Kids getting their hands into ...
10/03/2026

First Friday nights look good on the Square. Couples catching the evening light downtown. Kids getting their hands into art. Woodfire pizza hot off the truck. Local vendors with books, fresh bread, and plenty more worth taking home.

First Friday is just one reason to come downtown. There’s always something happening here, from local shops to seasonal events all year long.

Next First Friday is November 6, from 4 - 8 PM. Come explore and make it an adventure!

10/02/2026

Every first Friday of the month, 4 to 8 PM, downtown comes alive. Browse local shops. Grab a coffee. Sit down for a bite at one of our eateries. Stop into a tasting room, dig through the antiques, and walk the vendor market on the Square.

The businesses in this video are just a start. Come see them for yourself, then find a few more.

Come Make It an Adventure. ✨

đź“Ť Historic Downtown Hemphill | Sabine County, TX
🗓️ First Friday of every month, 4 to 8 PM

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