June 9 Mahoney Homecoming is 70th Annual Event
Jerry Voss, native of Mahoney, Texas Jerry Voss is a third-generation farming landowner in the Mahoney community of Hopkins County, and a member of the Mahoney Cemetery Association. He recounted a bit of history during a KSST Good Morning Show interview on Friday May 31, 2019. “The rural area became a community after Colonel Mahoney settled there in 1857 on ranching land. During it’s peak years, it boasted a school, two...
Are You a Texas State Champion Ice Cream Maker? Enter the June 8 Contest, Enjoy Hot Air Balloons Too!
Josh Whitlock, Children’s Minister at Shannon Oaks is 2019 Contest Organizer This year’s Hopkins County Dairy Festival “ice cream” event will be hosted at Shannon Oaks Church at 5:30 pm on Saturday June 8, 2019. Besides being lots of delicious family fun, winning this contest will give you bragging rights as the Texas State Champ! From the seasoned to the beginner ice cream “chef”, you have a chance...
Library Kicks Off the Summer Reading Program! Free Sign-ups Still Underway
Librarian Hope Cain got summer started right with a kick-off bash at Sulphur Springs Public Library on Thursday May 30, 2019. Children and their families flocked in to sign up for the Summer Reading Program and to enjoy the kick-off games and activities. Set up outside on kickoff day was a game truck, a petting zoo, a face painting booth and hot dogs and soft drinks for everyone. Inside the library, the Music Box Collection, the...
Got Talent? Thee Treehouse Christian Homeschool Students Do !
Treehouse students Ariel Stone and Jonathan Graham For the past two years, Creative Writing teacher Sharon Feldt has been sharing the talents of students who attend Thee Treehouse Christian Homeschool of Yantis, Texas with KSST listeners and Channel 18 Tv viewers. We met two more interesting youngsters on Thursday May 30, 2019 during a Good Morning Show interview. Ariel Stone is a 15-year-old homeschool student who has never attended...
Dairy Festival Board, Sponsors Are “Over the Moon in Dairyland”
Attending the Dairy Festival photo-op were FRONT ROW L. to R. Holly Ragan of CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital, Bill Owens of Jay Hodge Chevrolet, President Carolyn McKinney, reigning Dairy Festival Queen Kaitlyn Ferrell and KSST’s Enola Gay BACK ROW L. to R. Paul Harvey, CEO CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital, Dr. Dan Hammond of Sulphur Springs Veterinary Clinic, Terry Erwin of the Sulphur Springs News Telegram and Robert Cody of...
‘Y’ Summer Day Camp Offered Through SSISD for Ages 5-12 Starting June 3
SSISD’s ‘Y’ Summer Day Camp for children ages 5-12 is being offered June 3 through August 2, 2019. The camp will be held 5 days per week from 7:30 am til 6p m at SS Elementary campus. Camp Swim,weekly field trips, snacks and lunch are included. Cost is $81 per week for Y members and non-members. For more details, contact 469-276-8421 or [email protected].
Ina Gore, 2012 Ms. Hopkins County Senior, Invites Public to Pageant on June 1 at 6pm
Ina and Buddy Gore are featured on the May 2019 cover of the Christian Voice Magazine for their successful music ministry Ina Gore stays active with Psalm 100, a singing ministry she has shared with her husband Buddy Gore for almost 40 years. She also represents Hopkins County as the 2012 Ms. Senior Classic, and will appear at the Pageant set for Saturday June 1, 2019 at 6 pm in the Banquet Hall of the Hopkins County Civic Center....
Local Author’s Book Showcases the Texas Ranger Who Ended Bonnie and Clyde’s Crime Spree in 1934
It was on May 23, 1934 that the bloody career of the most notorious criminal couple in American history came to an end. Now, eighty-five years later, a recent release by local author Gene Shelton will better acquaint readers with the lawman who stopped the pair. The book is entitled “MANHUNTER” and is a novel based on the life and times of Frank Hamer, Texas Ranger. Shelton actually wrote the book over 20 years ago based...
Meet Four More Contestants for Ms. Hopkins County Sr!
Everyone of this year’s field of ten contestants is excited about the Pageant, set for Saturday June 1. Let’s meet four more of the ladies who visited the KSST studios during the Good Morning Show with Enola Gay. L. to R. JanGray, Vender Wright, Marjean Allen and PamGeorge Marjean Allen is a first-year contestant who learned about it through Karon Weatherman at the Senior’s Center,and immediately signed up! Marjean...
Saltillo High School’s Senior Class Awards, Recognition
May 22, 2019 – Academic and Sports achievements, graduating Seniors, top students, outstanding teachers and retiring staff were recognized during the Scholarship Banquet held in the Saltillo ISD Cafeteria on Tuesday May 21, 2019. Following a welcome from Superintendent David Stickles, coaches, teachers and sponsors took their turns in honoring individuals and groups of students. The twelve graduating seniors will cross the stage...
