Ms. Hopkins County Senior Pageant Contestants Kylene Claypool, Sharon Dunham & Sharon Baker
KSST’s Faith Huffman recently sat down with the 2022 Ms. Hopkins County Senior Classic Pageant contestants in groups of three to help the community get to know these vibrant, engaging beauties a little better and whet appetites for this weekend’s contest. And, 2021 Ms. Hopkins County Senior Wilma Thompson also graciously stopped by for a chat about her experiences this year. The interviews have been broadcast over the past...
Trusty Housing Facility Having To Be Revised Due To Increases In Construction Costs
Hopkins County Commissioners Court, auditor, fire marshal, and sheriff and jail personnel discussed with architects and construction-manager-at-risk what the next step should be – or if there should be a next step – in the pre-construction process for a new a trusty housing facility, which currently is projected to cost nearly twice the original construction budget allocated for the project. DRG Architects LLC Principal...
June 1 Chamber Connection: Lots of Events Slated In June Including Dairy Festival
The Reinforcement Foundation Golf Tourney To Benefit Hopkins County EMS, Cumby VFD By Butch Burney It’s Dairy Festival time in Hopkins County! Hopkins CountyDairy Festival The Dairy Festival is back this year with a great schedule of evets, starting June 1-4 with the carnival on the grounds of the Civic Center. The Festival will host a ribbon cutting at noon on Friday, June 10, on Celebration Plaza, before moving to Shannon Oaks...
Triple T Amusements Carnival Open Wednesday-Saturday
The ribbon has yet to be cut on this year’s Hopkins County Dairy Festival, but one favorite among kids and the young at heart is back for a four-night stint. Triple T Amusement is all set up on the Hopkins County Civic Center grounds Wednesday evening, gearing up to offer fun, thrills, delights, games and prizes. Carnival patrons gear up to lift off on Viper, part of Triple T Amusements Carnival on the Civic Center grounds June...
Farewell Reception For Freddie Taylor Planned June 7
A farewell reception for Freddie Taylor is planned June 7, 2022, just before the regular council meeting in the Council Chambers inside the Municipal Building (City Hall) on Davis Street. Freddie Taylor, 18-year Place 4 City CouncilmanSulphur Springs City Council February 2022Sulphur Springs City Council August 2021Freddy Taylor, Place 4 City Councilman, June 2021, the new HW Grays BuildingSulphur Springs City Councilman, Place 4,...
Brief Interstate 30 Pursuit Concludes With Arkansas Man’s Arrest
An Arkansas man ended up in Hopkins county jail Tuesday afternoon following brief Interstate 30 pursuit, according to arrest reports. Joseph Kian Anderson Franklin County authorities attempted to stop a red Toyota Corolla inside of which an active assault between the driver and passenger was reported. The car did not stop. Hopkins County Sheriff’s deputies reportedly were alerted and spotted what they believed to be the car in...
Repair Work On Second Half Of Lee Street Under Way
Repair work on the second half of Lee Street is currently under way. Work crews brought equipment and began preparing the road Tuesday. The Lee Street project was originally slated last year, but was delayed for several months. One of the streets earmarked for improvements by Texana Land and Asphalt in 2021, the project kept getting pushed back. In November 2022, City Manager Marc Maxwell reported that the contractor had planned to be...
Belinda Lee Keyes
Belinda Lee Keyes A memorial service for Belinda Lee Keyes, age 63, of Yantis, will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, June 3, 2022, at West Oaks Funeral Home Chapel with Cody Rushing officiating. Belinda passed away on May 29, 2022, at her home. She was born on February 5, 1959, in San Clemente, California, the daughter of Charlie and Dorothy Williams. She worked in health care for many years. She married Mark Keyes on September 1, 1977, in...
June Is National Men’s Health Month – Make Prevention A Priority
June 1, 2022 – CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Sulphur Springs has ONE mission: To Extend the Healing Ministry of Jesus Christ. By Jennifer Heitman, Senior Market Development, CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Sulphur Springs, [email protected] Did you know that men, on average, die almost five years earlier than women? Part of the reason is that men are more reluctant to go to the doctor, according to...
Sun Safety In The Texas Heat
Johanna Hicks By Johanna Hicks, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension, Family & Community Health Agent, Hopkins County, [email protected] That time of year is quickly approaching in Texas when the temperatures get up to three digit numbers, but it isn’t just the heat that is getting to you. The sun also emits UV rays which can be harmful to the skin. Did you know that excessive exposure to the ultraviolet radiation of the sun is the...
