Stew You, 2020! Hopkins County Stew Contest

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  • Chris Smith of Frisco sports a Stew You, 2020! Hopkins County Stew face mask at the annual event held Saturday. Staff photo by Jillian Smith
    Chris Smith of Frisco sports a Stew You, 2020! Hopkins County Stew face mask at the annual event held Saturday. Staff photo by Jillian Smith
  • Andy Williams (left) of Greenville and Sulphur Springs native Mark Faulks of Fort Worth serve up a quart of their chicken stew at the 202 Hopkins County Stew Contest at Buford Park Saturday.  Staff photos by Jillian Smith
    Andy Williams (left) of Greenville and Sulphur Springs native Mark Faulks of Fort Worth serve up a quart of their chicken stew at the 202 Hopkins County Stew Contest at Buford Park Saturday. Staff photos by Jillian Smith
  • Bobby Harris and Dennis and Melanie Findley await the results of the 2020 Hopkins County Stew Contest Saturday. The team stirred up beef stew. Staff photo by Jillian Smith
    Bobby Harris and Dennis and Melanie Findley await the results of the 2020 Hopkins County Stew Contest Saturday. The team stirred up beef stew. Staff photo by Jillian Smith
  • Blue Blazes Desirae Hall (left) and Abby Coppedge, both juniors at Sulphur Springs High School, helped gather up quart-sized orders from the stew sites at the annual contest Saturday. Staff photo by Jillian Smith
    Blue Blazes Desirae Hall (left) and Abby Coppedge, both juniors at Sulphur Springs High School, helped gather up quart-sized orders from the stew sites at the annual contest Saturday. Staff photo by Jillian Smith
  • Volunteer Sulphur Springs High School Blue Blazes help organize orders for the drive-thru where this year’s Hopkins County Stew was distributed due to COVID-19 precautions. Staff photo by Jillian Smith
    Volunteer Sulphur Springs High School Blue Blazes help organize orders for the drive-thru where this year’s Hopkins County Stew was distributed due to COVID-19 precautions. Staff photo by Jillian Smith
  • Greg Cravens of Sulphur Springs with Ocean Spray Cranberry adjusts the height of his cook pot of Hopkins County contest entry of beef stew over the open fire Saturday at Buford Park. Staff photo by Jillian Smith
    Greg Cravens of Sulphur Springs with Ocean Spray Cranberry adjusts the height of his cook pot of Hopkins County contest entry of beef stew over the open fire Saturday at Buford Park. Staff photo by Jillian Smith
  • John Mark McAfee and Bambi McAfee were the winners of the 2020 Hopkins County Stew second place Super Stew Chicken. They were awarded $250 provided by First Baptist Church and Bright Star Baking Company, and their stew was purchased for $500 by GDC Industrial. Staff photo by Jillian Smith
    John Mark McAfee and Bambi McAfee were the winners of the 2020 Hopkins County Stew second place Super Stew Chicken. They were awarded $250 provided by First Baptist Church and Bright Star Baking Company, and their stew was purchased for $500 by GDC Industrial. Staff photo by Jillian Smith
  • Hopkins County Chamber of Commerce President Lezley Brown announces this year’s stew contest winners just after 12:30 p.m. Saturday from the stage at Buford Park. Staff photo by Jillian Smith
    Hopkins County Chamber of Commerce President Lezley Brown announces this year’s stew contest winners just after 12:30 p.m. Saturday from the stage at Buford Park. Staff photo by Jillian Smith
  • Jeff Orwosky of Sulphur Springs chats with neighbor stew site member Jack Massey of Houston at Saturday’s Hopkins County Stew Contest. Staff photo by Jillian Smith
    Jeff Orwosky of Sulphur Springs chats with neighbor stew site member Jack Massey of Houston at Saturday’s Hopkins County Stew Contest. Staff photo by Jillian Smith
  • Jesus Escobodo, a volunteer at the 2020 Hopkins County Stew Contest, and Jaci Glenn with the Chamber of Commerce check pre-orders of stew for the drive-thru held this year in lieu of the usually crowded conditions of the popular annual event. Staff photo by Jillian Smith
    Jesus Escobodo, a volunteer at the 2020 Hopkins County Stew Contest, and Jaci Glenn with the Chamber of Commerce check pre-orders of stew for the drive-thru held this year in lieu of the usually crowded conditions of the popular annual event. Staff photo by Jillian Smith
  • Leah Irving of Sulphur Springs fills a quart of her and her husband, Brad’s (not pictured), chicken stew at the Hopkins County Stew Contest held Saturday at Buford Park. Their stew won first place chicken, and the couple were awarded a prize of $300 provided by Professional Land & Title. Staff photo by Jillian Smith
    Leah Irving of Sulphur Springs fills a quart of her and her husband, Brad’s (not pictured), chicken stew at the Hopkins County Stew Contest held Saturday at Buford Park. Their stew won first place chicken, and the couple were awarded a prize of $300 provided by Professional Land & Title. Staff photo by Jillian Smith
  • Site members of the Jack Massey (center) stew crew pose around the site’s entry of chicken stew Saturday at the 2020 Hopkins County Stew Contest at Buford Park. This is the team’s 26th year participating in the popular annual event. Staff photo by Jillian Smith
    Site members of the Jack Massey (center) stew crew pose around the site’s entry of chicken stew Saturday at the 2020 Hopkins County Stew Contest at Buford Park. This is the team’s 26th year participating in the popular annual event. Staff photo by Jillian Smith
  • Raylea Juarez, 6, of Winnsboro stands as a reaper amid the Halloween decorations of the Juarez stew sight Saturday at Buford Park. Wade Juarez was awarded the John Chester Award for Super Campsite. Their $250 prize was provided by Sulphur Springs Centre for Dance. The Juarez’s cooked up their Super Stew Beef stew. The team previously won second place in 2019 and first place in 2017. Staff photo by Jillian Smith
    Raylea Juarez, 6, of Winnsboro stands as a reaper amid the Halloween decorations of the Juarez stew sight Saturday at Buford Park. Wade Juarez was awarded the John Chester Award for Super Campsite. Their $250 prize was provided by Sulphur Springs Centre for Dance. The Juarez’s cooked up their Super Stew Beef stew. The team previously won second place in 2019 and first place in 2017. Staff photo by Jillian Smith
  • Rodney Crist stirs his beef entry at the Hopkins County Stew Contest at Buford Park Saturday. Staff photo by Jillian Smith
    Rodney Crist stirs his beef entry at the Hopkins County Stew Contest at Buford Park Saturday. Staff photo by Jillian Smith
  • Judy Temples and Jeannie Dickson turn in their Hopkins County Stew entry to Kim Beck, an ambassador with the Hopkins County Chamber of Commerce, at the annual contest held Saturday in Buford Park. The pair won second place chicken and were awarded $150 that was provided by Hampton Inn. Their stew was purchased by Legacy Ag Credit for $450. Staff photo by Jillian Smith
    Judy Temples and Jeannie Dickson turn in their Hopkins County Stew entry to Kim Beck, an ambassador with the Hopkins County Chamber of Commerce, at the annual contest held Saturday in Buford Park. The pair won second place chicken and were awarded $150 that was provided by Hampton Inn. Their stew was purchased by Legacy Ag Credit for $450. Staff photo by Jillian Smith
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