More Sno Predicted for Sulphur Springs: Summer 2018
Tropical Sno is opening up a second location on 237 Wildcat Way, located behind Lowes. The hours for the new location will be the same as the current location: from March to October and will offer the same menu items. KSST sat down with Brandon Hodges, owner of the two locations, to talk about the new location, his history, and what else is in store for the fun snow cone stands. Tim Kelty first approached Brandon when his stand was...
Aviation History: “Douglas Commercial 3” (DC-3 Commercial Transport)
The Douglas DC-3, which made air travel popular and airline profits possible, is universally recognized as the greatest airplane of its time. Some would argue that it is the greatest of all time. The first DC-3 built was the Douglas Sleeper Transport — also known as Skysleepers by airline customers — and it was the height of luxury. Fourteen plush seats in four main compartments could be folded in pairs to form seven berths, while...
Meal a Day Menu May 14th-18th
Meal A Day Menu May 14th – May 18th Monday BBQ Rope Sausage Baked Beans Cole Slaw Roll Tuesday Brisket Mashed Potatoes and Gravy Green Beans Roll Wednesday Shrimp Creole Rice Okra and Tomatoes Roll Thursday Chicken and Dumplings Tossed Salad Crackers Friday Pork Sloppy Joes Potato Chips Pickles Tossed...
Wildcats End Season in Area Loss to Prosper
The Wildcats’ baseball team had their season end Saturday at Rockwall as Prosper rallied from behind to defeat the Wildcats, 9-6. The Eagles win the Area round series over the Wildcats, 2 games to zero. Prosper won Friday night at Rockwall, 7-4. The Wildcats opened the game Saturday by scoring three runs in the top of the first inning. Included was a home run by Jaxon Chaney. The lead would not stand up. The Wildcats have a...
Lady Cats Season Ends in Regional Quarterfinal Loss to Forney
The Forney Lady Rabbits continued to tear the cover off of the softball as they defeated the Lady Cats’ softball team 14-5 at Lady Cat Park Saturday. The win wrapped up the Regional Quarterfinal Series, two games to zero, for the Lady Rabbits. Forney won at home Friday night, 14-2. The Lady Cats were more competitive Saturday but still Forney remained in high gear. The Lady Rabbits scored in five of their seven innings and...
Wildcats Must Win Next Two Follow Friday Loss to Prosper
The Wildcats’ baseball team was unable to overcome a big six run top of the third inning for Prosper as the Wildcats lost game one of their best two out of three series, 7-4 at Rockwall Friday night. The Eagles scored the games first run executing a double steal. Prosper gave the run right back as Triston McCormick singled and then scored on a dropped fly ball on the warning track in left field. Then Prosper put together the big...
Lady Cats Lose First Game to Forney; Game Two Saturday
The Forney Lady Rabbits exhibited their quick striking offense while greatly limiting the Lady Cats’ softball team’s offense in a 14-2 victory in Forney Friday night. The Lady Cats actually led briefly scoring twice in the top of the first inning. The Lady Cats first two hitters, Alyssa Abron and Kelsey Wallace, got on base and scored. Alli Fite had one of only two Lady Cats hits and she drove home a run in the top of the...
Panthers Season Ends With Area Loss to Union Grove
Union Grove won their Area series with the North Hopkins’ baseball team taking a pair of games, 4-2 and 4-1 at Mesquite’s Tillery Field Friday. In game one Union Grove led all the way and held off the Panthers, 4-2. Union Grove outhit the Panthers six to four. Wyatt Wharton took the pitching loss going five and two-thirds innings allowing four hits and three runs with only two runs earned. Wharton also struck out four and...
Food for Thought: Local Restaurant Makes Generous Donation
Burgers and Fries made another wonderful $ 2,000.00 donation to the Meal A Day Program. A HUGE Thank You to all of their thoughtful employees and generous customers who throw tips in the donation jar when they pick up their food.
The Very Humble, Very Hardworking Earthworm By Susan Brewer
By Susan Brewer, A Hopkins County Master Gardener Do you remember the old rhyme? “Nobody likes me, everybody hates me, guess I’ll go into the garden to eat worms. Long thin slimy ones, short fat juicy ones, itsy bitsy, fuzzy wuzzy worms”. What a bad rap earthworms get, yet they are a vital resource in enriching our soil whether it be in your yard, vegetable garden, house plants or the cornfield. Charles Darwin 100 years ago...
