Get Ready to Early Vote for SSISD Bond
April 19, 2024 – Early voting for the $157 million bond for SSISD starts Monday, April 22, 2024 and continues through Tuesday, April 28, 2024. Election day for the bond is May 4, 2024. All voting for the SSISD bond election is conducted at the Sulphur Springs Independent School District Administration Building located at 631 Connally Street in Sulphur Springs. The bond will provide two new elementary school campuses as well as...
Sandra Kay Phillips
Funeral Service for Sandra Kay Phillips, age 77, of Sulphur Springs will be at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, April 27, 2024 at West Oaks Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Fred Lewis officiating. Payton Hammons, Ryan Hammons, Ben Brown, Adam Peckham, Tim Sink and Brian Bell will be serving as pallbearers. There will be a visitation one hour prior to the service and interment will follow the service at Rock Hill Cemetery in Yantis, TX. Sandra was...
Peggy Sue Bell
Funeral services for Peggy Sue Davis Bell, age 84, of Sulphur Springs will be conducted at 2:00 p.m.,Sunday, April 21, 2024 at Trinity Harvest Church of God with Bro. Jason Connor officiating. Visitation willbe one hour prior to the service at 1:00 p.m. Interment will follow at Mahoney Cemetery with MichaelBell, Matthew Bell, Jacob Bell, Benjamin Bell, Randy Hignight, Jr., Jeremiah Bell, Malcom Yarbrough andNathan Darr serving as...
Brand New Bois D’Arc Lake Opens in Fannin County
April 18, 2024 – The first new major reservoir in almost 30 years is now open almost a one-hour drive from Hopkins County. Bois D’Arc Lake is located 10 miles northeast of Bonham, not far from U.S. Highway 82. The 26-square mile lake is just slightly smaller than Cooper Lake and already has three boat ramps open to the public. Boating, Hunting, & Fishing Info (including Boat Ramp information) Bois d’Arc Lake in Fannin...
Phone Line Troubles at City of Sulphur Springs
April 18, 2024 – Although AT&T cell towers seem to be having severe trouble currently in Sulphur Springs, there is also wide-spread trouble with Frontier landlines and internet access across the city as well. Frontier is unable to give KSST News any information on what is causing the trouble or when regular service might be restored. Regular 911 service seems to be working okay, but now the City of Sulphur Springs has...
Sue West
Funeral Service for Sue Norris West age, 85 will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, April 20, 2024 at WestOaks Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Jeff Tiemeyer officiating. Her grandsons will be serving aspallbearers. There will be a visitation one hour prior to the service and Interment will follow the serviceat Shooks Chapel Cemetery. Sue was born on March 29, 1939 to Homer and Tylene Norris in Bangs, Tx. She married her dearhusband, John...
Elizabeth Ann Gideon
Funeral services for Elizabeth Ann Gideon, age 89, of Sulphur Springs, TX will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, April 19, 2024 at Murray Orwosky Funeral Home in Sulphur Springs, TX with Rev. Ed Lantz officiating. Interment will follow at Restlawn Memorial Park with Dustin Gideon, Gage Gideon, Brandon Comer, Tanner Cordova, Lee Clarac and Dalton Irby serving as pallbearers. Visitation will be held from 6:00-8:00 p.m. on Thursday, April...
Edna Mae Stanford
Edna Stanford, age 83, of Sulphur Springs, TX passed away at her home in Sulphur Springs, TX on Monday, April 15, 2024. Edna Mae Stanford was born on March 3, 1941 in Cauthron, Arkansas to Haynes Allen and Edith Mae (Duncan) Thompson. Edna is survived by her daughters, Misty Vargas and Vicki Warren; grandchildren, Niki Peterson, Becca Warren, Dakota Vargas, Hunter Vargas, Jose Vargas III, Austin Cowan, Levi Vargas;...
Emily Wroten
Emily Wroten, age 78, of Fort Worth, TX passed away at Colonial Lodge Tender Care in Greenville, TX on Thursday, April 11, 2024. A family-led Memorial service will be held at Trinity Episcopal Church in Fort Worth, TX at a later date. Emily Stallard Wroten was born on July 30, 1945, in Fort Worth, TX to Dalton Hale (Doc) and Geraldine Maxwell (Jerry) Stallard. Emily was a devoted school teacher and loved her work. She retired from...
Texas A&M – Commerce Professor Receives Fulbright Scholar Award
April 15, 2024 – COMMERCE, TEXAS—Dr. Maia Lamarque, a professor in the Department of Literature and Languages at Texas A&M University-Commerce, has received a Fulbright U.S. Scholar Award for the 2024-2025 academic year from the U.S. Department of State and the Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board. The Fulbright Program is one of the world’s largest and most prestigious educational exchange programs. Every...
