Enter to Win Two Free Tickets to Tonight’s Knights Of Columbus Fish Fry
March 28, 2025 – KSST has two tickets for the Annual Knights of Columbus Fish Fry. They will be cooking that USA catfish and all the trimmings every Friday evening during lent. To enter to win the tickets, comment on this post on Facebook. Make sure to include the last name of the founder of the Knights of Columbus. One winner will be chosen at random. Service starts at 5PM and goes till 7pm, right here in Sulphur Springs...
Carla Adams
April 25, 1962 — March 26, 2025 Sulphur Springs Memorial service will be held at a later date for Carla Adams, age 62, of Sulphur Springs, Texas. Ms. Adams passed away at Christus Mother Frances Hospital in Sulphur Springs on Wednesday, March 26, 2025. Carla Lynn Adams was born on April 25, 1962 in Commerce, Texas to Henry and Viola (Curtis) Richardson. She was married to Reggie Blevins until his passing....
Governor Abbott Announces Texas State Securities Board Investigation Into East Plano Islamic Center
March 28, 2025 – Austin, Texas – Governor Greg Abbott announced that the Texas State Securities Board launched an investigation into the East Plano Islamic Center (EPIC) and affiliated entities for potential failures to comply with applicable state and federal securities requirements, including protections against fraud. EPIC City is a planned Muslim-centered residential development spanning 402 acres near Josephine,...
Governor Abbott Announces Action Taken Against East Plano Islamic Center
March 27, 2025 – Austin, Texas – Governor Greg Abbott today announced that the Texas Funeral Service Commission sent a cease-and-desist letter ordering the East Plano Islamic Center (EPIC) compound to immediately stop all illegal funeral service operations. Earlier this week, Governor Abbott announced that a dozen state agencies are investigating potential illegal activities taking place at EPIC. “Here in Texas, we...
Loyd Allen Lennon
Loyd Allen Lennon, age 50, passed away on Tuesday, March 25, 2025, at Christus Mother Frances Hospital in Sulphur Springs, Texas. Loyd was born on November 20, 1974, in Sulphur Springs, TX to Rex Lee Lennon and Deborah Jean Shelton. On August 19, 2017, he married the love of his life, Lori Alice Buchanan. He is survived by his wife, Lori, of Sulphur Springs, his daughter, Mariah Burns and husband Colton, his mother, Deborah Shelton...
Richland Cemetery Association Meeting 2025
March 25, 2026 – Richland Cemetery Association will meet April 12 at 10:30 at the New Richland Baptist Church in Brinker. The program will be about the Gooding family. There will be a covered dish lunch after the meeting. All are welcome.
Jackie Verne Bowling
May 7, 1935 – March 24, 2025 A baby girl, Jackie Verne, was born to Jack W. and Melverne Hargis Glosup on May 7, 1935. Jackie spent her childhood in the Posey and North Hopkins communities and graduated from Sulphur Springs High School in 1953. She worked for Lone Star Gas Company until June 28, 1956 and on that date married the love of her life, Clyde Bowling. They were blessed with two sons, Larry and Terry, and moved to...
Student’s Art Becomes Road Sign
March 25, 2025 – By Jake Smith – WACO — You might think making road signs is so easy a third grader can do it. And in this case, you’d be right. TxDOT employees in the Waco area recently partnered with Gatesville ISD to hold a safety poster contest, with the winner having their art turned into a road sign. “TxDOT cannot promote traffic safety alone,” said Jacob Chau, TxDOT’s director of transportation operations in Waco....
Annie Mearl Wilkerson
Annie Mearl Wilkerson was born on September 26, 1942, to parents – Sammie Harris, Sr. and Pearl Lee Kelly Harris in Sulphur Springs, Texas. She departed this life at the age of 82 on March 23, 2025. She joined Morning Chapel Baptist Church at an early age. She participated in Youth and Adult Choirs, BTU, Vacation Bible School, Season Saints, and various other activities in the church, and continued as a faithful member until her...
Attorney General Ken Paxton Issues CID as Part of an Ongoing Investigation into Real Estate Development Tied to East Plano Islamic Center
March 26, 2025 – Attorney General Ken Paxton issued a Civil Investigative Demand (“CID”) to Community Capital Partners, LP (“CCP”) as part of an ongoing investigation into CCP’s real estate development, EPIC City. The development, which will occupy land in nearby Hunt County, is affiliated with the East Plano Islamic Center (“EPIC”). A Civil Investigative Demand (CID) is a legal tool used by federal agencies like the DOJ, FTC,...
