Symphony League Radio/TV Auction This Saturday 5pm!
The KSST Channel 18 TV studio has filled with beautiful Christmas items, perfect for your Christmas decorating and for giving! Each of the more than four dozen items will be up for bidding this Saturday night starting at 5 pm. You can bid by phone when you listen to the items described on KSST 1230AM, also listen and watch on Suddenlink Cable Channel 18 TV, and you can listen on Cable Channel 2. You can also take part in the auction...
Rodeo Royalty in Town!
Front left, current Miss UPRA Queen Collen Crumpton, and Front left, current Miss UPRA Teen Reannan Klodowski. Front center, Miss Teen contestant Jentri Haivala. Back row, left Sarah Dalton and right, Hailey Mitchell, are Miss UPRA 2020 Queen contestants Look for reigning Miss UPRA Queen Collen Crumpton and reigning Miss Teen UPRA Reanna Klodowski at the rodeo this weekend! Besides both girls’ “farewell lap” around...
UPRA Rodeo Has Come to Town! Will Observe 40th Rodeo Finals In Hopkins County Civic Center Arena
L. to R. Garret Yerigan. T.C. Long and Oscar Aguilar We had a visit from Oscar Aguilar, local rodeo promoter associated with United Professional Rodeo Association since 1979, and he brought the rodeo announcer team of T.C. Long and Garrett Yerigan to the KSST Good Morning Show on Thursday November 21, 2019. A certain energy was in the room with this trio who each brought a passionate interest to the conversation! Oscar has been on...
Volunteer Firefighters Recognized at Reilly Springs Jamboree on November 16
Nine firefighters from various Hopkins County volunteer departments attended the Reilly Springs Jamboree on November 16, 2019 to tell the audience why they serve as first responders. Their individual responses were well received and applause went up in appreciation of their courageous work. This visit was by invitation following a rough week of fire fighting across the county, which included four separate structure fires handled by...
Wesley UMC Invites Community to 41st Annual ‘Fall Roundup’ on Nov. 23
Carol Ann Odell, a busy member of Wesley UMC since 1999 Carol Ann O’Dell is a tireless worker for Wesley United Methodist Church in Sulphur Springs, and she enjoys her work! She plays organ for Sunday Morning Worship as well as assisting with Wesley’s Wednesday Night Supper and services. Now she is helping promote the annual Fall Roundup church fundraiser set for Saturday November 23, 2019, and stopped by to chat about it...
‘Thankful and Grateful’ Shopping Event at Lou Nell Fashions on Thurs Nov. 21
Carrie Crowson and her staff at Lou Nell Fashions are truly thankful and grateful for the year of loyal business by local customers as well as shoppers from other towns who return for beautiful styles season after season. Owning a full-service ladies wear store gives Carrie a chance to not only get acquainted with customers on a first-name basis and to offer friendly, personal service, but also to exercise the talents she honed for a...
NE Texas Choral Society Puts Polish on the ‘Hearts Come Home for Christmas’ Concert for Dec. 7, 8 in Civic Center
Carol Allen directs this community choir which is over 100 members strong Here’s one lady whose joy in her craft never gets old, even after two decades of conducting. Choral Society Director Carol Allen reminisces, “this is the twenty-second Christmas Concert which the Choral Society has prepared. That’s amazing to me! The musical scores, the beauty of the voices, the enthusiasm of the singers, the quality of the...
Yes! A New Seniors Center for Sulphur Springs! What are the Next Steps?
Karon Weatherman, Director of the Sulphur Springs Senior Citizens Center, is very excited about the new Seniors Center which will be built on City property located on Oak Avenue, near downtown. However, much preparation work must be carried out and construction completed before the first activities can be planned there for the Senior Citizen population. Tory Niewiadomski, Community Development Director for the City of Sulphur Springs,...
‘History By Foot’ Tour is a Long-Running Tradition of Downtown Business Alliance
John Sellers organizes the latest participants in ‘History by Foot” On Saturday, local historian John Sellers led a group of more than 25 persons interested in learning more about the history of downtown Sulphur Springs. This is the 18th walking history tour he has organized for the Downtown Business Alliance since 2011. After the initial stop at the Hopkins County Courthouse, Sellers led the group northward to points of...
Hopkins County Democrats Meet Tuesday November 19 at 6pm at Pizza Inn
Robert Suson of the Hopkins County Democrats invites you to attend a meeting Tuesday, November 19, 2019 at 6:00 PM at PIZZA INN in Sulphur Springs, 320 Mockingbird Lane. Please pass the word to friends and fellow Democrats. There will be recognition for person bringing the most guests!” For more information, phone Bob Suson at 903-439-0342 For some interesting history, in 2010, the Democratic Party adopted a new logo, a capitol...
