World Series Trophy Stops in Sulphur Springs on Thursday
August 21, 2024 – The Texas Rangers won the World Series in 2023, not that you didn’t know that. But what you may not have known is that the trophy is stopping in Sulphur Springs. This could be you. Stop by the HW Grays Building on Thursday. Doors open at 12:30PM. KSST, your station for Texas Ranger Baseball in Hopkins County, will be on hand with Texas Ranger swag to giveaway. Find out more by clicking...
Summer Burn Bans Creep Toward Hopkins County
August 20, 2024 – With sustained texas heat and no rain for the past week, and none in the forecast, burn bans have been steadily creeping east toward Hopkins County. Map of burn bans as of August 20th, 2024 Based on the current weather forecast, it’s only a matter of time before the yearly summer ban will be in effect. In 2023, a county wide ban was put into place on August 28. In August of 2020, almost every county in...
Texas Wine Industry Joins ‘Come Over October’
Celebrate Texas Wine Month with community, conversation, and Texas wine AUSTIN – Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller and the Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA) invite everyone to raise a glass in honor of Texas Wine Month this October and participate in the global Come Over October campaign. With around 500 wineries spread across the Lone Star State, there’s no better time to enjoy and share Texas wine with family and...
Hopkins County Records – July/August 2024
Daily Instrument Register For 7/25/24 Thru 7/26/24 Balbina Romero and Jose Luis Romero to Juan Estrada and Martin Estrada; Tract in the AC Manuel Ybarbo Survey Donghu H Bui and Giang K Bui to Duic Nguyen and Monique Pham; Tract in the AC Nacogdoches Univ Survey Amanda Luanne Kennedy to John Parten and Sherry Parten; Tract in the Lot 12 Blk 1 Oak Ridge Estates Survey Carole Stanley and Ron Stanley Also Known As Ronnie Stanley, Also...
Texas A&M-Commerce News Release: TAMUC Faculty Named Prestigious Fulbright U.S. Scholar
A&M-Commerce Faculty Named Prestigious Fulbright U.S. Scholar Will embark on an eight-month research excursion COMMERCE, TX, August 19, 2024— Texas A&M University-Commerce Assistant Professor Eralda Lameborshi, Ph.D., received the prestigious Fulbright U.S. Scholar Award. The Fulbright Award allows higher education faculty, as well as artists and professionals from a wide range of fields, to teach, conduct research...
The Superintendent of SSISD Visited and Gave an Update on This Episode of A Second Cup of Coffee
On this episode of KSST’s A Second Cup Of Coffee With John Mark Dempsey, John Mark had a visit with Sulphur Springs ISD Superintendent Dr. Deana Steeber. The two discuss the development plans of the new building projects coming to the Sulphur Springs ISD area, a new policy for medications recently introduced to Texas schools, safety procedures in the Sulphur Springs ISD, and much more. Give it a watch down below! A Second Cup of...
Winnsboro Police Department Media Report 8-12-2024 – 8-18-2024
Arrests: Calls for Service: The Winnsboro Police Department responded to a total of 168 calls for service during this reporting period. Citations: The Winnsboro Police Department issued 39 citations and 67 warnings during this reporting period.
Foreign National Heads to Prison for Trafficking over 17 Kilograms of Meth
Friday, August 16, 2024 – U.S. Attorney’s Office, Southern District of Texas HOUSTON – A 36-year-old Mexican citizen illegally residing in Houston has been sentenced for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and possession with intent to distribute meth, announced U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani. A federal jury deliberated for less than five hours before convicting Alberto Ramos-Nogueda Feb. 7. U.S. District...
Celebrity Judges Announced for 2024 Big Tex Choice Awards
August 18, 20204 – With the Fair season in full swing, that also means it’s time to crown the next winners of the 20th Annual Big Tex® Choice Awards. It’s no easy feat to make it to this point, considering there were 65 total entries submitted. These were then whittled down to 24 semi-finalists. Now, it all comes down to the final 10 that will compete live in the final round at this year’s Big Tex Choice Awards event. The...
Greater Emmanuel Baptist Church to Hold a Hamburger Fundraiser August 23rd
August 18, 2024 – Greater Emmanuel Baptist Church will hold a hamburger fundraiser Friday, August 23, 2024. The event will be held from 10:00am to 3:00pm. You can get a hamburger with, or without cheese, chips, a drink, and a cookie. Cost is $12 a meal. The fundraiser will be held at 711 Fuller Street, Sulphur Springs, Texas. Proceeds benefit Greater Emmanuel Baptist Church Building fund. For more information, please call...
