It’s Almost Time for the Independence Day Concert!
Everyone’s getting excited about the annual Independence Concert set for Saturday July 1 in downtown Sulphur Springs! Plan to bring lawn chairs or blankets for seating and claim your favorite place on Celebration Plaza for listening to the music and watching the fireworks. This year, there will be numerous restaurant vendors set up on the south side of the square with concessions, in addition to keeping their restaurants open...
Ragan Dennis is New Safe-T Advocate for 8 Counties
June 22, 2017 – Miss Ragan Dennis is an advocate and caseworker for Safe-T. She came on board following the promotion to Supervisor of Mary Ferguson, a long-time caseworker in the Sulphur Springs office. With a college background in psychology and criminal justice, Ragan is a trained professional representing Safe-T during counseling with clients, in support group meetings and awareness presentations, and through a Certified...
A Chat with Tom Sellers Celebrating Alliance Bank’s 90th Birthday
by Enola Gay President and CEO of Alliance Bank Tom Sellers paid a visit to the KSST Morning Show to share a bit of Alliance Bank history with listeners and viewers. You can see read the history and view historic photos on the bank website, alliancebank.com. In brief, the bank’s birth was during the Depression era, when in 1927 it was chartered by two of the largest shareholders of First State Bank which had closed for...
Community Calendar for June 21-25, 2017
Deadline for Hopkins County young ladies to sign up to participate in the Fall Festival Cover Girl contest is June 23, 2017. Packets can be picked up at the Civic Center box office. These must be completed and turned in there before noon Friday. For those who have entered, an organizational meeting is scheduled for July 6 at 6 pm at Pizza Inn. Contact Cover Girl Coordinator Tracy Dennis at 903-243-1925 or [email protected]. A...
‘Save the Bees’ an Ongoing Mission of Area Beekeepers
In an interview on KSST’s Good Morning Show, listeners met Mary Smith, President of the 50-member Wood County Beekeepers Association, a chapter of the Texas Beekeepers Association. The club just wrapped a 3-weekend awareness series at the Winnsboro Farmer’s Market. Visitors were shown live bee demonstrations through a glass-sided hive, and honey extraction demonstrations showing how a bee farmer harvests honey by getting...
Trading Post June 20, 2017
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Gardeners Donate to Sr. Citizen Building Fund
The Bright Star Gardeners Club presented a check for $1,115 to be included in the fund for a new Senior Citizens Building. Mickey Mills and Hillis Bass made the presentation from money brought in by the raffle of a handmade rocking horse. There is now almost $10,000 in the fund according to Center Director Karon Weatherman. A search is on for donated land located within the city limits of Sulphur Springs. Plans for an 8,000 foot...
“God Bless America”Jamboree June 17 6pm
Music, comedy and good food are planned at the Reilly Springs Jamboree with an All-American theme. The show will be opened with the National Anthem sung by Sydney Hawkins. Featured artist will be Dion Pride, son of country music’s Charlie Pride. Opening the concert will be Don Woods Jr, a country music recording artist from Quitman, Texas who received top awards during the CMA Fan Fest on Nashville earlier this month. Kadie...
Reigning Dairy Festival Queen Sadie Evans
Sadie’s year as Hopkins County Dairy Festival Queen has been interesting and memorable. Visiting on the Morning Show, Sadie revealed that attending Chamber of Commerce ribbon-cuttings creates instant friendships with local leaders and businesspeople, and that riding on the Queen’s float is truly the best seat in the parade! Competing and being crowned in last year’s pageant was truly a dream come true. Sadie...
Results from Yantis Catfish Classic on Lake Fork
Yantis Mayor Jerry E. Miller, who is also the organizer of the annual Yantis Catfish Classic, wants everyone to know that this Spring’s tournament yielded a donation of $17,500 for the Yantis Volunteer Fire Department. This amount is up from the 2016 donation by $2500, and he feels is money well placed for services rendered year-round by the volunteer organization. The 2-day Catfish Classic brought 248 contestants, the...
