The Next Hopkins County Genealogical Society Monthly Meeting to be Held March 20th
March 13, 2025 – Join us in-person, if you can, by Zoom, if you can’t make it! Thursday, March 20, 2025 @ 7:00 p.m. @ 611 N. Davis St., Sulphur Springs Tx– Emily Richardson Emily is a professional genealogist and lecturer living in Denton, Texas. She began her genealogy research working with her mother in courthouses and cemeteries finding records for her ancestors in Ohio and Pennsylvania. ...
Dinner Bell for March 19, 2025
DINNER BELL, First United Methodist Church SPONSOR: Summit Dental The doors to Fellowship Hall at First United Methodist Church will open at 11:00 a.m. Meal service begins at 11:30 a.m. and doors will close at 12:45 p.m. Please come join us to share fellowship and a meal. Summit Dental, located at 422 Oak Avenue, offers both preventative and restorative care for adults and children. A dental team led by Dr....
National Weather Service Issues Red Flag Warning for Hopkins and Surrounding Counties
March 13, 2025 – The National Weather Service of Ft. Worth has issued a Red Flag Warning for Montague, Cooke, Grayson, Fannin, Lamar, Young, Jack, Wise, Denton, Collin, Hunt, Delta, Hopkins, Stephens, Palo Pinto, Parker, Tarrant, Dallas, Rockwall, Kaufman, Van Zandt, Rains, Eastland, Erath, Hood, Somervell, Johnson, Ellis, Henderson, Comanche, Mills, Hamilton, Bosque, Hill, Navarro, Freestone, and Anderson counties in effect...
Sulphur Springs City Wide Spring Clean Up 2025 is April 28th Through May 3rd
February 11, 2025 – The Sulphur Springs City-wide Spring Clean Up 2025 event is scheduled to take place April 28, 2025 through May, 3, 2025. One must show a valid driver’s license, or a water bill, as proof of city residency. Certain trash such as tires, hazardous waste, anything containing refrigerant, and wet paint, will not be accepted. The dumpsite location is a half a mile East of the four way stop at Jefferson Street...
Learn About the Mardi Gras/St. Patrick’s Day Party and More at the Senior Center on This Second Cup Of Coffee
On this episode of KSST’s A Second Cup Of Coffee With John Mark Dempsey, John Mark had a chat with Dawna Pryor, Coordinator at the Sulphur Springs Senior Citizens Activity Center. John Mark and Dawna talked about the Mardi Gras/St. Patrick’s Day Party and Parade taking place March 14th at the Senior Center. The two also discussed the water color painting classes held at the Senior Citizens Center, crochet classes, the...
Children’s Museum to Hold Annual Silent Auction & Market
March 11, 2025 – Major Fundraiser for Northeast Texas Children’s Museum March 11, 2025 (COMMERCE, TEXAS) – The Board of Directors of the Northeast Texas Children’s Museum is pleased to announce the ninth annual Silent Auction & Market, to be held Monday, March 31, 2025 in the Sam Rayburn Student Center on the campus of Texas A&M University-Commerce. The bidding will begin at 5:30 pm and close at 7:30 pm. Guests at...
SSHS Wildcats took on the North Lamar Panthers in their First District Baseball Game
March 11, 2025 – The Sulphur Springs High School Wildcats took on the North Lamar Panthers in their first district baseball game March 5th, 2025. The game was played at Wildcat Park in Sulphur Springs, Texas. Below is KSST’s coverage of this game where action was called by KSST’s Sports Director John Mark Dempsey and Tony Flippin. Be sure to check out this exciting...
Capri Brooks
Capri Brooks, passed away on Saturday, March 8, 2025, (formerly of Mount Pleasant, Texas), at the age of 40. Capri was born on September 30, 1984, to Jack and Mary, in Hopkins County, Texas. She is a graduate of Sulphur Bluff High School. Survivors include her father, Jack and Glenda Brooks of Hagansport; mother, Mary and Doug Austin of Remus, Michigan; brother, Dakota Brooks of Victoria, Texas; a special aunt, Sherri Thompson of...
This and That for March From Master Gardener David Wall
March 9, 2025 – A recent article mentioned under- and overwatering causing cucumber curling. Over watering is NOT a curling cause. Underwatering, irregular watering and under fertilization can cause curling. Poorly vented greenhouses with high humidity, and direct sunlight with high temperature can also cause curling, but underwatering and under fertilization are you best bets for causing it. Sorry for the earlier incomplete...
Sen. Cruz Introduces the Make American Flags in America Act of 2025
March 9, 2025 – WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas) introduced the Make American Flags in America Act of 2025. This legislation closes loopholes in existing law meant to ensure that American flags displayed on federal property or procured by federal agencies to be manufactured completely in the United States from American materials. Upon introduction, Sen. Cruz said, “There is bipartisan agreement that...
