Beware of Social Security Check Fraud
Senior Citizens Center Director Karon Weatherman contacted KSST earlier this morning with a warning to all senior citizens, or caretakers. “I have been on the phone with the Social Security Administration for the last couple of days trying to straighten out one of my 96 Years old Seniors Social Security Account. Someone obtained his Personal Information. With that information they were able to CALL the Social Security...
Replacing Food Ordinance on City Council Agenda
Sulphur Springs City Council will discuss and set rates for a number of budget items and will hear the first reading of Ordinance 2693 amending and replacing the Food and Food Establishment ordinance for the city during their Tuesday, September 6th Council meeting. City Manager Marc Maxwell told KSST News that the new food establishment ordinance will give enforcement more teeth. The need for a stronger ordinance stems from an issue...
Brashear News
Whoa that rain was nice? We had 1.4 inches of rain. Unexpected blessing. Do you have army worms? I heard they were bad in Hunt County and my neighbor, Mike Moore, told me yesterday he had to spray his pastures for worms. We loved watching the plane fly over. Hope they haven’t made their appearance in your pastures. Hoping for second cutting with all of this rain. Wildcat Day in Florida. Hope all is well with the hurricane making...
Tira News
By Jan Vaughn Don’t forget to stop by the Tira Community Center on Tuesday evening (September 6th) for a reception honoring Floyd Payton, former Mayor of Tira. A brief council meeting will be held at 6:00 p.m., followed by the reception. Brenda Allen and Yvonne Weir have been traveling. They went to Glacier National Park in Montana, by way of Colorado. Yvonne reports, “Montana’s mountains and lakes were beautiful.” They traveled to...
Miller Grove News
By Brandon Darrow Well, week number two of the school year has already flown by. I talked to a few of the teachers and administrators after the first week and everyone said that things seemed to be going well. Enrollment is still holding at over 300 students and the district is now in need of a second Kindergarten teacher. We currently have two Pre-K classes but now we have 29 Kindergarten students enrolled and will have to split...
Wildcats Begin Friday Game Day with Pep Rally
With light rain falling outside, the Wildcat football team, coaches, cheerleaders, parents, and fans celebrated all that is Wildcat in a 8 a.m. pep rally in the Pacific Room at the Dolphin Hotel at Epcot Center Disney World Friday morning. The event featured coaches dancing, cheers, and a variety of family fun activities prior to breakfast. (see slideshow below) Coach Greg Owens told KSST News, present for the event with special...
Tira News
By Jan Vaughn Don’t forget to stop by the Tira Community Center on Tuesday evening (September 6th) for a reception honoring Floyd Payton, former Mayor of Tira. A brief council meeting will be held at 6:00 p.m., followed by the reception. Brenda Allen and Yvonne Weir have been traveling. They went to Glacier National Park in Montana, by way of Colorado. Yvonne reports, “Montana’s mountains and lakes were beautiful.” They traveled to...
Wildcats Prepare for Game Day in Florida; Game Heard Only on KSST
Here are some of the things Wildcats Football Coach Greg Owens talked about at his media gathering Wednesday morning held just hours before Coach Owens and his team left campus on their way to Orlando, Florida for their week two game against Seminole Ridge Friday at 7 p.m. (our time). The Wildcats JV team will be playing Fort Myers Dunbar JV at ESPN’s Wide World of Sports Stadium at 10 a.m. Friday. (our time) He said practice...
“Updated” Arrest Made in Ag Power Burglary
Additional charges have been filed against Andrea Dwaynd Johnson, 35, of Texarkana. Hopkins County has added an additional burglary of a building and two burglary of a building charges in Louisiana, one from Quitchita Parish and the other from Franklin Parish, were also added. His bond is currently at $200,000 with two of the charges awaiting a magistrates hearing. Hopkins County Sheriff’s Investigator Dennis Findley traveled to...
