The Results are In!
The results are in. The least favorite intersection in Sulphur Springs is… [poll id=”62″] Various suggestions for this dubious honor include: The offset between Main and College St Drivers not certain if turn signals are needed when driving through the ‘jog’ in Main and College St. Traveling north on Gilmer, and the College St blind spot. Narrow Main St being hard for some vehicles to traverse....
SSISD Board Approves Insurance Bid; Personnel Changes
Sulphur Springs School Board approved a bid from Texas Political Subdvision for District Property/Casualty Insurance for 2017-2018 during a special session of the board Friday, August 4, 2017. In other business, the board approved the following personnel changes: Resignations Bridget Albert SpEd Aide ECLC Xenia Franco SpEd...
Griggs Seeks County Treasurer Post
My name is Andrea Griggs, and I want to work for you! I will be running in the Republican Primary for the Hopkins County Treasurer’s office. I was born in Longview, Texas, and moved to Hopkins County over 36 years ago. My parents are Doug & Peggy Williams, who recently moved from the Nelta Community to Sulphur Springs, and own Aero Space Aluminum Products, Inc. I am blessed to share my life with my husband, Mitch Griggs, and...
Hopkins County Area Under Flash Flood Watch 7 p.m. August 6 to 7 p.m. August 7, 2017
FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING… The National Weather Service in Fort Worth has issued a * Flash Flood Watch for portions of North and East Texas. This includes the following counties in North Texas…Bosque, Collin, Cooke, Dallas, Denton, Ellis, Fannin, Grayson, Hill, Hood, Hunt, Johnson, Kaufman, Montague, Navarro, Parker, Rockwall, Somervell, Tarrant, and Wise. In...
Aviation History: Lockheed C-121 Constellation
The following information comes from local Sulphur Springs resident Tony Hughes. Mr Hughes worked on, performed engine run up, pre-flight/post flight and flew as an aircraft mechanic observer on FCF’s (functional check flight) at the Greenville, Tx. plant, formerly known as TEMCO. The Greenville plant started as Temco (Texas Engineering & Manufacturing Co.) then changed to Ling-Temco Electronics, Inc. in 1960, then...
Good Times at the Dairy Queen Back To School Carnival
Everyone who attended had a good time at the Back to School Carnival hosted by Dairy Queen.”Teams from both locations chipped in to help! We would like to make it an annual thing, and maybe switch between [the Main Street and South Broadway] locations.” Destanie Walls, GM for Main Street Dairy Queen, said. Students and families enjoyed bounce houses, duck pond games, dunking booth, the bake sale, face painting, and a photo...
CANHelp Back To School Bash was a Big Success
CANHelp’s Back to School Bash was a huge success! There were over a thousand people in attendance. Shanna Martin met up with KSST to talk about the event. “It’s been crazy but good! For our first year, we think it’s a hit! We are very happy with the turnout and we want to make this a tradition.” Martin said her favorite part was “seeing the place filled up! It’s a testament to the community,...
Dairy Queen’s Back to School Bash: Tonight from 6-8 pm
August 5, 2017 – The Dairy Queen restaurant on South Broadway in Sulphur Springs is hosting a Back to School Carnival tonight from 6:00 pm- 8:00 pm. The event is free and open to everyone! Featured activities for students will include: a bake sale benefiting local charities, face painting, a dunking booth, a picture booth, ring toss, and more! The restaurant will also be open during the event. KSST sat down with Lisa Derocco...
Lady Cats Win First Scrimmage As Season Begins
The Lady Cats’ volleyball team squeezed by a good Cumby team in the Lady Cats’ first scrimmage of the season Friday morning in Wildcats Gym. Three late successful serves by Anden Hammack give the Lady Cats a 65-62 advantage in points scored. The scrimmage marked the varsity debut for N’ysa Dugan, Lexie Whisenhunt and Sadie Stroud. Returning from last year for the scrimmage were Imani Taylor, Anden Hammack, Maggie...
