Crawfish are Coming to Main Street
Rotary Club’s annual Crawfish festival at Celebration City. Sulphur Springs will be host to 1 ton of crawfish....
Cleatrick Rashun Rodgers
Cleatrick Rashun Rodgers was born May 17, 1989 in Mt. Pleasant, Texas to Cleatus Rodgers and Rena (Brown) Thomas. He died Saturday, March 28, 2015 in Mt. Pleasant, Texas. Cleatrick was a graduate of Mt. Pleasant High School, Class of 2007, and received his Associates Degree from Northeast Texas Community College, Mt. Pleasant. Cleatrick was a member of the Mt. Gilmore Baptist Church, Mt. Pleasant, Texas and was a veteran of the...
April showers!!!
The first days of spring has brought plenty of rain to Hopkins County. As temperature increase, it is important to take actions before our landscapes get out of control (and trust them, they will if you let them!). Texas A&M AgriLife Extension published the following recommendations for the month of April: a) Prune spring-flowering shrubs soon after flowering. Keep the natural shape of the plant in mind as you prune, and avoid...
Clyde A. Haygood
A burial service and Holy Eucharist will be held for Clyde A. Haygood, age 83, of Sulphur Springs, Texas at 2:00 p.m., April 2, 2015, at St. Philips’s Episcopal Church with the Reverend A.P. Young officiating assisted by the Reverend Barbara Kelton. Interment will follow at the Reilly Springs Cemetery. Serving as Pallbearers will be grandson, Jacob A. Haygood and nephews, Danny W. Good, Randy M. Haygood, Ricky W. Haygood, Kenneth R....
David Wayne Clements
Memorial Services for David Wayne Clements, Jr., age 34, of Sulphur Springs will be held at 3:00 p.m., Friday, April 3, 2015 at Triumph Christian Center in Sulphur Springs. David, Jr. passed away on Monday, March 30, 2015 at his residence. He was born on October 2, 1980 in Dallas, Texas. He was a carpenter/plumber and a member of Triumph Christian Center. David, Jr. is survived by sons, David Clements and Jakolby Clements;...
‘The Voice’ Poll, Team Blake
With Team Blake narrowed down to the Final 5 after the last Knockout Round, Hannah can focus on her immediate competition. As the show moves forward, Hannah will first compete with her own teammates. The staff at KSST is interested in who you think may be Hannah’s toughest competitor on Team Blake. [poll id=”3″] Can’t remember who’s who? Here are links to each performers’...
Rural Hospitals, One of the Cornerstones of Small-town Life, Face Increasing Pressure
March 23, 2015 by Guy Gugliotta Kaiser Health News Despite residents’ concerns and a continuing need for services, the 25-bed hospital that served this small East Texas town for more than 25 years closed its doors at the end of 2014, joining the ranks of dozens of other small rural hospitals that have been unable to weather the punishment of a changing national health care environment. For the high percentages of elderly and uninsured...
North Hopkins High School One Act Play Captures 8 Superlatives
North Hopkins High School One Act Play captures 8 superlatives in District 14AA UIL competition and advances to Bi-District on April 7th-8th held at PJC. Cast and crew members of the play, “Twelve Angry Jurors,” by Sherman L. Sergel, front seated; sophomore Sheyenne Mitchell as Juror No. Twelve, freshman Mattie Hall as Juror No. Eleven, sophomore Melissa Wischerman as Juror No. Five, freshman Faith Rutledge as the Clerk,...
