Harvest Moon with Partial Eclipse Tuesday Night
September 16, 2024 – A Harvest Moon with a partial eclipse will be viewable Tuesday night across Texas. The term Harvest Moon refers to the full moon closest to the start of autumn. It happens annually. The Old Farmer’s Almanac coined the name in the 1930s because the full moon’s bright light helped farmers continue harvesting their crops after dusk. In a lunar eclipse, the Moon often passes through two regions of Earth’s...
New Shopping Vendors Announced For The 2024 State Fair Of TEXAS
September 16, 2024 – The annual State Fair of Texas is made up of a wide variety of small businesses that sell anything from soup and drink mixes to cowboy boots and earrings. For 24 days each year, eager fairgoers meander the shopping marketplaces that are filled with a little bit of everything at the Most Texan Place on Earth to find either the perfect gift for a loved one or the ideal item for themselves. The State Fair is a...
ERCOT to Implement Key Market Design Change: Real-Time Co-optimization (RTC)
(Austin, TX) – Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCOT) today announced a target go-live date of December 5, 2025, which is earlier than the originally contemplated go-live timeframe of mid-2026, for the implementation of Real-Time Co-optimization (RTC) in the ERCOT market. RTC is the process of dispatching energy and Ancillary Services interchangeably in the Real-Time Market. Under the current market design, ERCOT procures...
Laney Bankston Crowned SSHS 2024 Homecoming Queen and Wildcats Take the win at September 13th’s Wildcats Game
September 16, 2024 – Before the SSHS Wildcats Football game in Gerald Prim Stadium in Sulphur Springs, Texas, the Sulphur Springs High School 2024 Homecoming Court was presented at their best with their escorts, anxiously waiting to learn who would be crowned. Then, it was finally announced… Coryn Young and Jaicee Jasmer each earned the title of SSHS 2024 Homecoming Princess…. and then it was announced that Laney...
Paris Junior College Officially Installs Ninth President
September 13, 2024 – Music and testimonials from two college presidents highlighted the official inauguration of Paris Junior College’s ninth president, Dr. Stephen Benson, at the Love Civic Center in Paris, Texas on September 10. The ceremony blended old and new as part of PJC’s 100th anniversary celebration. Hundreds watched the inauguration ceremony featuring an invocation from Christopher Withrow, president of Phi Theta...
TxDOT Warning Drivers of Spike in Texting Scams Targeting TxTag Customers
AUSTIN – Texting scams are targeting toll customers in Texas saying they’re from TxTag, and the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) is warning everyone to be on the lookout. There have been multiple reports of TxTag customers receiving text messages claiming to have a balance due or past due. These SMS text phishing scams, also known as smishing, have been occurring since April, but appear to have increased recently. TxDOT...
Tips on Preparing Your Garden for Fall in this Episode of Second Cup Of Coffee
With this one of two chats with Hopkins County Master Gardener Ronnie Wilson on KSST’s A Second Cup Of Coffee With John Mark Dempsey, Ronnie and John Mark discuss tips on preparing your gardens for Fall. The two also talk about what flowers to plant in your Fall Garden, what vegetables to plant in your Fall Vegetable garden, dates to make note of, and much more. Be sure to check out the episode below and see what you need to do...
Free Mammography Clinic Still Has Openings
September 12, 2024 – Sulphur Springs, TX – The Hopkins County Health Care Foundation’s free mammography clinic still has openings for uninsured Hopkins County women over the age of 40. The Foundation is offering 60 appointments and hopes that each appointment is filled. The mammograms are conducted by the staff of the Ruth & Jack Gillis Women’s Center, a part of CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Sulphur Springs, on the 3D...
Sulphur Springs ISD Police Department Addresses Concerns Over Social Media Threats
September 12, 2024 – The Sulphur Springs ISD Police Department, in coordination with the Sulphur Springs Police Department and the Hopkins County Sheriff’s Department, is aware of growing concerns regarding alarming social media posts about potential threats of school violence. These posts have been circulating not only in Northeast Texas but also across neighboring states, impacting school district operations and causing...
Apex Learning Lunch Program Cut Short Without Fielding Questions
September 11, 2024 – The much anticipated Lunch and Learn provided by Apex Energy left attendees with unanswered questions. This poll is no longer accepting votesThe meeting with Apex about Wind Power Plants at the Civic Center on Wednesday left meConcernedAngryRelievedPositiveVote After a free lunch of BBQ, Apex presenters took to the podium and promised to be open and honest about Wind Power Plants. They also requested...
