John Chester Dutch Oven Contest 2018 Winners at Indian Summer Day
Teams in the 2018 cook-off The John Chester Dutch Oven Cook-off was a part of Indian Summer Day held at Heritage Park in Sulphur Springs, Texas on Saturday October 6, 2018. A number of Dutch Oven cooking teams entered the competition, and the generous-size meals they prepared fed the hungry crowds at lunchtime. According to cook-off organizer Rick Wilson, here are the judge’s picks among the cooking teams: First Place Overall...
Como-Pickton FFA Shines at the East Tx. Fair Dairy Show, Wins Best Jersey Herd and Supreme Grand Champion Gilt at Texas State Fair
According to FFA Advisor Chanda Neal, the Como-Pickton FFA Dairy Show team traveled to the East Texas Fair in Tyler on Saturday September 29 and came home with some top awards. Baylee Bowen Congratulations to Miss Baylee Bowen whose Jersey cow earned Grand and Reserve Champion, as well as the Showmanship Award in the Intermediate Division. Miss Presli Cummings won the Senior Showmanship Award and received a Scholarship from the East...
Saputo Donates to the Sr. Citizens Building Fund
Karon Weatherman accepts a $1,000 donation from employees of Saputo The employees of Saputo in Sulphur Springs, Texas are quite committed to helping good causes in their town, and donate regularly to funds they wish to support. The Sulphur Springs Sr’s Citizens Center is one of these causes. This $1,000. donation goes toward the fund for a new, larger building for the Seniors to meet in. Currently, the total in the Building Fund...
Get Educated! Sr. Citizen Expo is Tuesday Oct. 9, 2018
Report from Karon Weatherman, Director, Sulphur Springs Sr’s Center: Just one last reminder about the 12th Annual Senior Citizens Expo. It will be held again this year at the League Street Church of Christ Fellowship Hall Please go around to the Back to enter. This year the Hopkins Country Marketers Association has shortened the time. It will be from 9:00 – 11:00 Flu shots will be giving by the Hospital but they will not...
Danna Bain…Marketing is Key To Success For This Veteran Businesswoman
Danna Stevens Bain Her first business venture was a vendor booth at Canton when she was age 21. Soon afterward, Danna Stevens opened her first retail business in Sulphur Springs, “Danna’s Old West”, along the south side of Interstate 30. Later, she and husband Clint Bain developed “Danna’s”, a rambling gift and home decor shop on the north side of Interstate 30, which enjoyed a long history and a...
“Walk to Remember” Surpasses Target for Terrific Tuesdays 2019 Budget Goal
On a lovely Autumn evening, several dozen persons gathered for the “Walk to Remember” Alzheimer’s Walk in the Gardens at Christus Mother Frances Hospital in Sulphur Springs. Support is strong locally for the Terrific Tuesdays Alzheimer’s Respite Program. During the annual Walk, it’s $10,000 goal for 2019 program funding was surpassed with final donations, sending the total to over $14,000. Terrific...
Calling All Photographers! Take a Trolley Ride to the World-Wide Photo Walk at Heritage Park this Saturday, October 6 !
Perry Altenbaumer, DBA Photo Walk Committee Perry Altenbaumer, local businessman and member of the Sulphur Springs Downtown Business Alliance, is encouraging all photographers and wanna-bees to join in a world wide photo contest on Saturday October 6, 2018 right here in Sulphur Springs, Texas. Cities everywhere are encouraged to stage a local version of the World Wide Photo Walk on October 6 in order to qualify to submit photos for...
The Pumpkin Patch at Shannon Oaks Church Open Each Saturday in October!
Shannon Oaks Pastor Eric Godwin and Evan Godwin Eric Godwin, Pastor of Shannon Oaks Church and his son Evan stopped by the KSST Studios during the Good Morning Show to share some great news…the long-awaited Pumpkin Patch is about to open! In fact, it will be open to the public every Saturday in October from 10am until sunset. “We want the citizens and families of our area to come out and have a full share of wholesome...
“Walk Like Madd” Brought Crowds to Shannon Oaks
The actual walking portion of the “Walk Like Madd” Mothers Against Drunk Driving event in Sulphur Springs on September 29 began after dark with a glow walk at 8pm. However, two hours prior to that, crowds were already flocking in to the grounds of Shannon Oaks Church. Numerous food and cold drink vendors were set up alongside a burger grilling team from Clayton Homes. A barrel train and comic entertainment by clowns from...
Pride of TxDot, the New Cumby Rest Areas Open
TxDot Staff L. to R. , James Stevenson, Deputy Director of Maintenance Division, Wendy Starkes, Engineer Maintenance Division, and Richard Bagley, Inspector, Statewide On Grand Opening Day, the beautiful facility situated on the North side of Interstate 30 at Cumby, Texas was populated, not only with visitors, but with employees of Texas Dept. of Transportation, or TxDOT. I was greeted by designers, building contractors, District...
