Meet Author Majel Redick, Contestant for Ms. Hopkins County Senior
Originally from Oklahoma, Majel Redick and her husband Roger have been residents of Sulphur Springs for many years. Having participated in the pageant previously, she returns this year. MAJEL REDICK Asked how she got the given name ‘Majel’, she replied that she was named for a Sioux woman who was a neighbor of her family. She was raised in Ripley, Oklahoma along the Cimarron River. One or two of her characters in her novels “Whimsy”...
Brashear Baptist Church VBS has ‘Athens’ theme June 3-7
Families can register their children online for Vacation Bible School at Brashear Baptist Church which will be held June 3-7 from 6-8pm. Go to brashearbaptist.com.
Meet Two Ms. Hopkins County Senior Contestants!
Contestants L. to R. Valerie Ross and Nancy Bolton Nancy Bolton and Valerie Ross are two of ten local ladies getting ready to compete in the Ms. Hopkins County Senior Classic Pageant on June 1. The local event is part of a state-wide organization which also crowns a Ms. Texas Senior Classic each year. Senior Citizens Center Director Karon Weatherman organized the local contest in 2009, and this makes the 10th consecutive year that...
Como-Pickton Students Selected as Texas FFA Foundation Ambassadors
Foundation Ambassadors Presley Cummins, Summer Gilbreath and Kara Tifft with Sr. Foundation Ambassador Sydnee Neal, In a press release from Chanda Neal, ag teacher at Como-Pickton CISD, four students were selected to serve as Ambassadors for the Texas FFA Foundation during the State FFA Convention in Austin. Presley Cummins, Summer Gilbreath and Kara Tifft of the Como-Pickton FFA Chapter are among 65 FFA members from across the state...
Reilly Springs Memorial Day
Teddy Boggs with Invocation Reilly Springs is still a vibrant community in Hopkins County! Families with deep roots there return each year to honor loved ones who have passed away and rest in the Reilly Springs Cemetery. This year’s memorial service was held on May 19, 2019 in the sanctuary of the Reilly Springs Baptist Church. Opening the service was an introduction by Reverend Danny Caldwell, pastor of Reilly Springs Baptist...
Reigning Ms. Hopkins County Senior Classic Visits KSST
KSST’s Enola Gay with Ms. Hopkins County Senior Mary Ivey Don’t let the crown fool you! Besides nobly representing the senior citizen population of Hopkins County, this majestic grandmother also enjoys camping, white water raft and sky diving! Mary Ivey was named Ms. Hopkins County Senior Classic in 2018. After a year full of fun and exciting events, she will now hand over the crown to a new representative on Saturday,...
CHRISTUS Stroke Team Offers Free “Stroke Awareness Lunch and Learn” at noon Wednesday May 22
RN Byron Prince and RN Cassidy Cameron of the Stroke Team Within ongoing efforts to become designated a “Primary Stroke Center”, CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital of Sulphur Springs has begun an Acute Stroke Program. Facilitating this program is a special “Stroke Team” of professionals who can assess and assist persons experiencing stroke symptoms at the hospital Emergency Room. Because time is so important to...
‘Chicks For Charity’ Non-Profit Makes SS Symphony League it’s Final Recipient
Some of the organizers pictured during an earlier KSST interview L. to R. Dee Elliott, Mandy Kennedy, Peggy Deitze, Jane Sargent and Pennye West Chicks for Charity, a 501c3 non-profit charity organization operating in Hopkins County, has officially been dissolved as of May 16, 2019. This follows Chicks donations of several thousands of dollars which have made a large impact upon worthy local causes since it’s 2010 inception. The...
Local Author Don Brown’s “Experiences of a Lifetime” Book Signings This Week
Author Donald J. Brown After retirement as Vice President of Ben-Tex Pharmaceuticals in Houston, Don Brown and his wife Nora moved to Sulphur Springs in the early 1990’s. This move followed a lifetime of ministry and world travels and put them closer to their two children and grandchildren. Then in 2017, following the passing of his wife and 68-year prayer partner, Don decided to put their many interesting experiences into book...
