“Neon Game Night” Planned This Friday January 26 at The Magic Scoop!
What is Neon Game Night? Well, according to co-owner Lara Colby, it’s interactive fun for all ages under black lights inside the Magic Scoop General Store, Ice Cream and Cafe, downtown Sulphur Springs. There will be Karaoke, Mega Jenga, Twister, board games and more in a family friendly atmosphere. There’s no cover charge to come in and enjoy the fun starting at 7pm on Friday January 26, 2018. Also, get ready to enjoy the...
“On Golden Pond” Presents Unique Challenge for Director Triston Pullen
If you remember the 1981 movie “On Golden Pond” you will recall the impact that the small cast of seasoned actors portraying “modern themes” had in the story. It so happens now that those same issues are part and parcel of life in most modern families, including aging, dementia and death. Ernest Thompson’s “On Golden Pond” will be staged in Sulphur Springs SSISD Auditorium and will combine...
Distinguished Guests from Texas A and M University Commerce Visit KSST
Dr. M. Lavelle Hendricks, a professor at Texas A and M Commerce is also the pastor of East Caney Missionary Baptist Church. He also is responsible for organizing the annual Martin Luther King Jr. Awards Ceremony 27 years ago. The event has grown in attendance and in stature, and this year will include dozens of recognitions of local persons who reflect the values of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. during his lifetime. During a Good...
Author Caleb Pirtle III Visits KSST and Channel 18 TV
This Texas Writer was born at Kilgore, Texas and went to public school at New London. With a degree in journalism from the University of Texas, he began his writing career as a reporter for the Ft Worth Star Telegram. His career moved forward when his talents in coaxing out the back story was discovered by Texas Governor John Connally who hired Pirtle as chief of media relations for the state’s first tourism branch, the Texas...
Trading Post for Wednesday January 10, 2018
5 piece solid wood King Bedroom suite, $500. King Mattress and Box Springs $150. Wide Corduroy love seat, beige, $200. Hard rock maple Dinning table and 6 chairs, $400. Hard rock maple end table and coffee table $80. Call 903 348 5820 Needed: a full-time live-in caregiver to care for an elderly gentleman in his home, with pay. References and experience preferred but not required. Phone 903-885-3955
Psalms 100 will open Gospel Revue at Reilly Springs Jamboree January 20, 2018
With almost 35 years in a gospel music ministry, Buddy and Ina Gore and Psalms 100 are gearing up to have a busy 2018. Their first appearance will be at the Reilly Springs Jamboree on Saturday January 20 as they put on an opening concert for Metroplex-area gospel minister, Mary Fay Jackson. The Gores met Mary Fay over two decades ago when they joined the ICGMA, or International Country Gospel Music Association. Both have been the...
Trading Post for Monday January 8, 2018
8 to 9 foot, pre-lit Christmas Tree. Free to good home. 903 438 0846 Party needs one or two kittens as companions for an elderly lady. Phone 903-885-6372
Lake Fork’s Patriot Sporting Challenge Makes $100,000 Donation to Folds of Honor
Garry Schnabel, Executive Director of the Patriot Sporting Challenge and Chuck Roy, founder and board member, visited the KSST Good Morning Show to share some good news about the success of the inaugural event of the 501c4 organization and it’s 501c3 arm, PSC Patriots. Plans are now going forward for the 2018 Patriots Sporting Challenge which will further the work of the national organization, Folds of Honor. Following is a...
“Ladies Night Out” Fun and Festive First Occasion for Downtown Business Alliance
It was the first ever “Ladies Night Out” merchant event! Shoppers and diners took advantage of late hours at over three dozen shops, eateries, stores, boutiques, wineries and coffeeshops in the shopping district of Sulphur Springs. Business was brisk until 8pm when the participating merchants closed their doors and converged at a central meeting place, The Venue at 219 on Main Street. That’s where door prizes...
Local Dairy Legend Passes Away, Just Short of 100 Years Of Age
Wilma White, matriarch of one of the oldest dairying families in Hopkins County, passed away peacefully at her home on December 15, 2017. Wilma was 99 years old, and just one month short of her 100th birthday. Her late husband Eldon White established White’s Dairy in 1935 right after they married, just as the new industry was starting to take hold in the county. According to Wilma in a 2015 interview, her father gave them their...
