Texas School Choice Program Surges Past 130,000 Applications in Historic Rollout
February 26, 2026 – AUSTIN — Texas’ new Education Freedom Account program has drawn more than 130,000 student applications at the halfway point of its initial enrollment window, marking what state officials describe as the largest launch of a school choice initiative in U.S. history. The program, approved by lawmakers earlier this year and administered by the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, will provide eligible families...
Betty Immel
July 25, 1945 — February 24, 2026 Prosper, Texas Graveside service for Betty Alberts Immel, age 80, of Prosper, Texas, will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Saturday, February 28, 2026, at Nelta Cemetery with Rev. Wayne Moss officiating. Mrs. Immel passed away at her residence on Tuesday, February 24, 2026. Betty Immel was born on July 25, 1945, in Sulphur Springs, Texas, to the late Eldon Haskell and Rowena (Moss) Alberts. She married Larry...
Enter to Win Two Free Tickets to the Knights Of Columbus Fish Fry – Week Two
February 25, 2026 – 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. This is the second fish fry of 2026. These tickets are only good for the February 27th meal. To enter to win the tickets, comment on this post on Facebook. Make sure to include the name of a country, other than The United States, where the Knights...
Hopkins County Breast Cancer Support Group to Meet March 9
February 25, 2026 – Sulphur Springs, Texas – The next monthly meeting of the Hopkins County BreastCancer Support Group, sponsored by the Hopkins County Health Care Foundation, will be on Monday, March 9 at 5:30 p.m. in the Medical Plaza, 113 Airport Rd. Father Justin Wylie will be speaking. Father Wylie is full of wisdom, knowledge, and wit, and the group is happy to welcome him back as a guest speaker just in time to celebrate...
“Go Early and Go Often” — Fair Number of Gobblers, Jakes on the Landscape for the 2026 Spring Wild Turkey Season
Feb. 24, 2026 – AUSTIN —Hunters can expect to see an abundance of two and three-year-old gobblers for the 2026 spring turkey season. The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) recorded good production through summer turkey surveys in 2023, 2024 and 2025. After another year of good production and recruitment, hunters can expect a temporary spillover of birds into landscapes where they are not always found. Gobblers are...
Albert Easley Jr.
May 1, 1975 — February 21, 2026 Graveside service for Albert Easley, age 53, of Sulphur Springs, Texas will be held at 2:00 PM on Thursday, March 5, 2026, at Midway Cemetery in Talco, Texas with Brother Perry officiating. Visitation will be held on Wednesday, March 4 ,2026 from 2:00 PM until 4:00 PM at Tapp Funeral Home. Mr. Easley passed away at his residence on Saturday, February 21, 2026. Albert was born on May 1, 1972, in Mt....
Hopkins County Weather Outlook: Warm This Week, Rain Chances Next Week
February 24, 2026 – Hopkins County is set to see an unseasonably warm stretch of weather for late February, with highs reaching into the upper 70s and low 80s — well above the average high of about 60°F this time of year. These temperatures are a notable departure from typical February conditions and feel more like early spring than mid-winter. The warming trend continues through the weekend, with Tuesday through Saturday likely...
Timely Rain is Key to the 2026 White Bass Run
Feb. 23, 2026 – AUSTIN – Angler success during the 2026 white bass run could boil down to spring rains across portions of the state, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) biologists predict. Some areas are seeing good water levels and flows, but timely rainfall will boost chances for anglers to reel in these prized fish. Each spring, white bass run upstream from reservoirs into rivers and creeks to spawn, creating prime...
Governor Abbott Orders Expanded DPS Operations Amid Rising Cartel Violence
AUSTIN, Texas (Feb. 23, 2026) — Greg Abbott on Monday directed the Texas Department of Public Safety to intensify public safety and homeland security operations statewide in response to escalating cartel violence in Mexico that officials warn could threaten American civilians. In a press release, Abbott said Mexican drug cartels pose a growing risk to both public safety and national security, pledging that Texas would “utilize every...
Pat Sewell
September 30, 1954 — February 20, 2026 Sulphur Springs Celebration of life service for Pat Sewell, age 71, of Sulphur Springs, will be held at Richland Cemetery at a later date. Mrs. Sewell passed away at Christus Mother Frances in Tyler, TX, on Friday, February 20, 2026. Pat Sewell was born on September 30, 1954, in Hopkins County to Lawson Ray and Lou Jane (Young) Peugh. She married the late Mike Sewell in Lewisville, Texas, on June...
