Cumby Robotics win National, Headed to World !
ROBOTICS ADVISOR LEE GIFFORD (CENTER) AND HER TEAMS This Spring, both the Cumby Robotics teams went to National Competition and placed First and Fourth in their divisions, and placed Second Overall in the nation out of 200 teams. Next, the two teams go to World Championships in Kentucky on April 18, 2017. TROJAN KNIGHTS TEAM: Hanna Jarvis, Jesslin Bond, Lacy Jacobs and Larek Walker TROJAN HORSE TEAM: Presley Clampitt, Ken Chapin,...
Local “Dentistry From the Heart” Event April 21
Local dentist Danny Lawrence will join a dozen local dental professionals for a community “dentistry day” on Friday April 21. The free service is for anyone in need of filling, extraction or cleaning. Space is limited, however. Be sure and get on the sign-up sheet between 4-6pm on Thursday April 20 inside the Family Life Center of Davis Street Baptist Church. The dental procedures will take place the next day starting at...
Central Baptist Church Plans Good Friday Service
Pastor Bruce Stinson and Worship Pastor Steven Bailey are inviting the community to a unique service at Central Baptist Church detailing Jesus’ life during Easter Week. The non-formal service will especially focus on “Good Friday” and events surrounding Jesus’ death. It is set for Friday April 14 at 7pm. The hour-long service will include music, Communion and scripture reading.The entire community is invited...
Tim Kelty Celebrates 50 Years in Local Real Estate
Tim Kelty Celebrates 50 Years in Local Real Estate The public is invited to attend a 50th-Anniversary Open House today at Century 21 Hometown Realty from 4-6pm. Tim Kelty visited the KSST studios along with Joe Mack Gober to recount the history and success of the company. April 10, 2017 is the 50-year-mark since Kelty and then business partner Gene Watson opened Hometown Real Estate. Back in 1967, Sulphur Springs was growing and...
Dutch Oven Cooking “101” Coming to Heritage Park
Hopkins County folks love outdoor cooking of all kinds. This includes the 300-year-old European tradition of cooking over coals in iron utensils called Dutch ovens. Rick Wilson and Carlie Penson, officers in the Hopkins County Historical Society, are getting ready to teach a new class of Dutch Oven cooks the ins-and-outs of this practical skill. The instruction will be held under the trees inside Hopkins County Heritage Park at 416...
Yantis FBC begins a new Easter tradition, and you’re invited!
If you’ve ever attended a drive-thru Nativity at Christmastime, well, now there is a drive-thru Easter portrayal. The idea was brought to Yantis First Baptist Church Pastor Craig Vance by a church member. In mapping out ideas for the depiction, it was decided that about ten different scenes would be needed to tell the life of Jesus from birth to ministry to death. So, Pastor Vance recruited the youth and adults of the church...
Community Calendar for April 7-11, 2017
A Youth Fundraiser lunch is planned at Wesley UMC in Sulphur Springs on Friday April 7 from 11am til 1pm. The chopped beef sandwich plate and drink is $7.50, with delivery for minimum of three plates offered within the City limits. Contact 903-885-3383 or go to 614 Texas Street. This Friday, ReachOut Hopkins County will serve at the Miller Grove Methodist Church from noon til 3pm, bringing the services of Hopkins County Community...
Saltillo’s annual Kerry Garmon Scholarship Event is Saturday April 8
Karen Northcutt is not only a committee member of this year’s Kerry Garmon Memorial Scholarship Dinner and Auction, she is also a Saltillo ISD graduate and basketball standout. Karen visited the KSST studios to inform listeners and viewers about the importance of this year’s fundraising event, set for Saturday April 8 in the Kerry Garmon Gym. A Chicken and Fish Fry by A.J.’s will begin at 6pm, with tickets at the...
Two New Books Offered on Early History of Hopkins County
Genealogists John Sellers and Shirley Patchen have compiled two new books from existing records on early history of Hopkins County. Both books are indexed by surname and business name, and locations mentioned in the books are geographically indexed as to the original sites of historic places and features. You can purchase “The Collection of Kenneth and Sidney Brice Early Histories of Hopkins County” for $30 and the...
