Tick Talk: How to Spot, Avoid and Remove Ticks in Texas
June 20, 2025 – Texas A&M AgriLife expert shares tips to stay safe this tick season As temperatures rise and Texans spend more time outdoors, the risk of tick bites increases across the state. It’s important to know how to spot, avoid and remove ticks in Texas, whether you’re hiking, camping, ranching or gardening. Pete Teel, Ph.D., Texas A&M AgriLife Research entomologist and Regents Professor in...
John Wayne Booth
John Wayne Booth, long-time resident of Mt. Pleasant, Texas, passed away peacefully on June 5, 2025, at the age of 89. He was born in Lamar County, Texas, on May 11, 1936, to Bedford Edward Booth and Malvina Williams Booth of Paris, Texas. He was preceded in death by his son, Ronny Booth. John served his country in the United States Army. John worked for many years as an electrician, a trade he took great pride in, and...
Mary Frances Barnett (Parker)
Funeral service for Mary Frances Barnett (Parker) age 93, of Sulphur Springs, Texas will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Monday, June 23, 2025 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home in Sulphur Springs. There will be no formal visitation. Lloyd Gene Parker, Johnny Ross, Don Huffstetler, Wayne Caldwell, David Brewer, and Robert Ellis will serve as pallbearers. Ms. Barnett passed away at Rock Creek Health and Rehabilitation in Sulphur Springs on...
Linda Crowder
April 11, 1950 — June 19, 2025 Sulphur Springs Linda Crowder, age 75, of Sulphur Springs, Texas passed away at Carriage House Manor under the care of Heritage Hospice on Thursday, June 19, 2025. No services are planned at this time. Linda Crowder was born on April 11, 1950, in Fresno, California to James Wesley and Patricia Mae Thomas Crowder. She was retired from working as a self-employed seamstress. She was active at the Sulphur...
Designer Handbag Bingo Table Sales Begin Monday at Midnight
June 19, 2025 – Sulphur Springs, Texas – Tables for the Hopkins County Health Care Foundation’s Designer Handbag Bingo go on sale this Monday, June 23rd. Seats at this event are highly coveted, so we recommend having a game plan with your tablemates to ensure you get to play. Luxury handbags from designers such as Louis Vuitton, Staud, Chloe, Tori Burch, Stella McCartney, Consuela, Brighton, Strathberry, and Kate Spade will make...
Dinner Bell for June 25, 2025
DINNER BELL, First United Methodist Church SPONSOR: Money Law and Title First United Methodist Messengers Sunday School Class 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. Money Law and Title relocated its Sulphur Springs office to the...
Cooper Lake Supervisor Aron Maib On Second Cup Of Coffee
June 18, 2025 – Cooper Lake State Park Supervisor Aron Maib stopped by for a Second Cup Of Coffee With John Mark Dempsey to chat about what’s going on at Cooper Lake. John Mark and Aron discussed the new improvement construction projects planned for the park such as a new fishing pier, new roofs, and much more. They also talked about the Skin and Skulls event and Art in the Park both taking place at Cooper Lake on June...
Brian Crump ED of CANHelp On Second Cup of Coffee With John Mark Discuss Give Back Day and Back to School Fair
June 18, 2025 – Brian Crump, the Executive Director of CANHelp, sat down and had a Second Cup Of Coffee chat with KSST’s John Mark Dempsey. The two talked about CANHelp’s fundraiser Giveback Day with Dutch Bros in Sulphur Springs, Texas, taking place June 20th, 2025. The two also discussed CANHelp’s Back to School Fair coming up August 7th, 2025, at the ROC downtown Sulphur Springs. They talked about how...
Real Lives, Real Losses of Drunk Driving
June 17, 2025 – One quarter of the total traffic fatalities in Texas in 2024 were DUI-alcohol related PARIS – Marcus Nalepa and his 8-year-old daughter Kelsey were on the way to her softball practice in League City when their lives changed forever. Just feet from Kelsey’s elementary school, a drunk driver slammed into the family car at a stop light. Kelsey suffered brain injuries and died two days later. The Texas...
Relive the Excitement of the 64th Annual Dairy Fest Pageant with KSST’s Coverage of the Event
June 17, 2025 – Relive the excitement, joy, and wonder of the 64th Annual Hopkins County Dairy Festival Pageant with KSST’s coverage of the exciting event down below. Experience the laughter, sweat, and tears of the climax of the 2025 Hopkins County Dairy Festival as you go “Udder The Big Top!” See Coryn Young perform one last time as the 2024 Queen. Watch the excitement as Lucy McKenzie is crowned the new 2025...
