Saltillo Lady Lions Softball Team Falls Short In Regional Semifinal
May17

Saltillo Lady Lions Softball Team Falls Short In Regional Semifinal

The Saltillo Lady Lions softball team gave up late runs that proved too much to handle, losing to Bloomburg 3-1 on Friday, May 14 to conclude their season. The two teams looked to be involved in a pitchers duel, as through five innings, both teams had only accumulated 4 hits combined. That changed in the top of the sixth, when with two outs, two Bloomburg batters got timely singles, the second of which crossed home to break the 0-0...

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5th Annual OVET BBQ Cookoff Brings 25 Best Cooks to Town!
May17

5th Annual OVET BBQ Cookoff Brings 25 Best Cooks to Town!

Just as the delicious aromas of BBQ cooking draw people, so did the idea of all the best BBQ cooks coming together in one place! That place was Sulphur Springs, Texas over the weekend of May 14 and 15. And the VFW Post Home 8560 along the Interstate was the perfect place to hold it, on the north side of the property which was once a rodeo grounds. The only thing there wasn’t quite a-plenty of was parking, however the OVET...

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Registration For SSISD Summer Day Camp Now Open
May17

Registration For SSISD Summer Day Camp Now Open

Sulphur Springs ISD is offering Summer Day Camp to assist families who need summer child care for students ages 5-11 years? Summer Day Camp is available for any school-aged child, from 5 to 11 years old. The program is offered in place of the YMCA program, since they will not be able to offer a program this summer.  The camp will begin Tuesday, June 1, and continue Monday-Friday, from 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. through July 23, at Barbara...

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Texas Ranger Ticket Giveaway #5
May17

Texas Ranger Ticket Giveaway #5

KSST has Texas Ranger Baseball tickets available for the Friday May 21th, 2021 game against the Astros. 7:05 first pitch. Screen Shot of the App for a Texas Ranger Home Game This years tickets will be offered in a digital format. To be a winner, you will need to download and install the Offical MLB Ball Park App for your smart device. Think of the app as a digital wallet for your tickets. How to Win Like KSST and this post on Facebook...

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Practice Welding Goes Well at PJC-Sulphur Springs
May17

Practice Welding Goes Well at PJC-Sulphur Springs

Cody Belz of Sulphur Springs, left, and Jordan Cummings of Quinlan work on their pipe welding skills during their recent class at the welding school on the PJC-Sulphur Springs Center campus. For information about the program call 903-885-1232. To see offered classes, go to www.parisjc.edu/schedule.  To apply to PJC, go to www.parisjc.edu/apply or email [email protected]. Click here for more articles about Paris Junior...

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Hicks: Hopkins County 4-H Members Earn Hefty Scholarships
May17

Hicks: Hopkins County 4-H Members Earn Hefty Scholarships

Tucked away at the end of my column las week was mention of two Hopkins County 4-H members who earned sizable scholarships from the Texas 4-H Foundation.  I wanted to give them the recognition they deserve for their accomplishments.  If you keep up with my column, you have read about these two young ladies, but previously, the amounts of their scholarships were unknown.  As it turns out, they each received the highest amount awarded...

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Zoom Meeting for May HC Genealogical Society ‘Social History Can Enhance Family Stories’ is Thursday May 20
May17

Zoom Meeting for May HC Genealogical Society ‘Social History Can Enhance Family Stories’ is Thursday May 20

The May 2021 meeting of the Hopkins County Genealogical Society will be presented by Zoom meeting on Thursday May 20 at 7pm. The address to register for the Zoom meeting is listed below. Presenter is Susan Kaufman, currently Director of Education in the Texas State Genealogical Society. Her theme will be ‘Using Social History to Enhance Family Stories’. Susan Kaufman “Using Social History to Enhance Family...

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Dinner Bell Menu For May 19, 2021
May17

Dinner Bell Menu For May 19, 2021

Our Community Partner Ist Choice Home Health, Stephanie and Warren Mitchell, gifted Dinner Bell with 350 pounds of prime packaged ground beef for which we are very grateful!!!! MENU Hamburger Steak with Brown Onion Gravy Mashed Potatoes Fried Cabbage with Kale and Other Baby Greens Garden Salad Yeast Rolls Southern Pecan Praline Cake Grab and Go continues with meals being distributed under the covered driveway on the Northeast Corner...

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Trading Post for May 17th, 2021
May17

Trading Post for May 17th, 2021

For Sale 4- Hollywood Bed Frames Queen Full Twin and 2 – Twin Roll away bed Frames and 5- 14 inch wheels for small trailer and 5- 16 inch wheels with 2 extra tires Call 903-886-3545 Power wheelchair. Less than one year old. Great condition. $1500.00. Hospital bed new condition used 1 month. $100.00. Power wheelchair lift for pickup. $300.00 Hand controls for vehicle. $200.00 New bedside toilet seat chair. New never used $45.00....

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Lady Cats Softball Regional Semifinal Schedule Firmed Up
May16

Lady Cats Softball Regional Semifinal Schedule Firmed Up

Lady Cats softball head coach David Carrillo announced Sunday, May 16, that the Regional Semifinal playoff series dates and times have been set, weather permitting. Sulphur Springs is set to take on the Lucas Lovejoy Leopards in the fourth round of playoffs held this week. Game 1 is set to tee off at 7 P.M. on Wednesday, May 19 in Rockwall. Game 2 will also be in Rockwall two days later on Friday, May 21 at 7 P.M. as well. Game 3, if...

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