County Extension Agent Mario Villarino Dropped by for a Second Cup Of Coffee With John Mark Dempsey
Jun30

County Extension Agent Mario Villarino Dropped by for a Second Cup Of Coffee With John Mark Dempsey

June 30, 2025 – Hopkins County Texas A&M AgriLife Extension County Extension Agent Mario Villarino-Gutierrez dropped by to be a guest on KSST’s A Second Cup Of Coffee With John Mark Dempsey. John Mark and Mario chatted about hay and it’s importance to the cattle industry, the need to provide enough calcium to your vegetable plants, the 4H members that graduated this year, and so much more! Be sure to check out...

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First United Methodist Church Welcomes Senior Pastor Rickwartz
Jun30

First United Methodist Church Welcomes Senior Pastor Rickwartz

June 30, 2025 – The First United Methodist Church of Sulphur Springs, Texas, welcomes their new Senior Pastor, Chris Rickwartz, and his family. Pastor Chris Rickwartz, and his family, his wife Amy, and their two daughters, Sophia and Lilly, officially join First United Methodist Church of Sulphur Springs, Texas, community July 1st, 2025. They will reside in the First UMC Parsonage. Be sure to give them a famous warm Sulphur...

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Paris District Road Report for Week of June 30, 2025
Jun29

Paris District Road Report for Week of June 30, 2025

Paris — Here’s a look at work planned in Fannin, Grayson, Hopkins, Franklin, Delta, Lamar, Red River, Hunt and Rains Counties for the week starting June 30, 2025. These schedules are subject to change due to weather conditions, equipment failure or other unforeseen issues. Motorists are advised to remain alert and pay special attention to all signs, barricades, and traffic controls, and reduce their speed as they approach...

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COMMISSIONER MILLER PRAISES TEXAS LEGISLATURE FOR PUTTING A FORK IN LAB-GROWN MEAT
Jun27

COMMISSIONER MILLER PRAISES TEXAS LEGISLATURE FOR PUTTING A FORK IN LAB-GROWN MEAT

The bill banning lab-grown meat safeguards Texas agriculture and consumers AUSTIN — Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller today celebrated that Texas officially became the seventh state in the nation to ban the sale and production of lab-grown meat. The legislation, recently signed by Governor Greg Abbott, is now set to take effect on September 1, 2025. The measure will ban the sale of cell-cultured protein products for human...

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Check out KSST’s Coverage of the Hopkins County Health Care Foundation’s Summer of healthy fun Kick-Off
Jun27

Check out KSST’s Coverage of the Hopkins County Health Care Foundation’s Summer of healthy fun Kick-Off

June 27, 2025 – Below is KSST’s coverage of the Hopkins County Health Care Foundation’s Summer of healthy fun Kick-Off. The exciting event was held June 23rd, 2025, in the Medical Plaza Conference Room in Sulphur Springs, Texas. Take a look at this interesting event and see what you might learn! Find out what the Health Care Foundation has in store for the near future for Hopkins County! Foundation Board Member...

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Texas A&M Forest Service Awards $4 Million for Community Forestry Projects
Jun26

Texas A&M Forest Service Awards $4 Million for Community Forestry Projects

June 26, 2025 -COLLEGE STATION, Texas – Eighteen Texas municipalities, schools and non-profit organizations were awarded grant funding through Texas A&M Forest Service’s Community Forestry Grants program this month, totaling over $4 million. Established in 2022, the Community Forestry Grants program provides funding to help Texans address local challenges through urban forestry investments and develop nature-based solutions that...

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Dinner Bell for July 2, 2025
Jun26

Dinner Bell for July 2, 2025

DINNER BELL, First United Methodist Church  SPONSOR:  Credit Union of Texas  The doors to Fellowship Hall at First United Methodist Church will open at 11:00 a.m. Meal service begins at 11:30 a.m.  and doors will close at 12:45 p.m. Please come join us to share fellowship and a meal.  Credit Union of Texas (CUTX) established a branch in Sulphur Springs in 2024. It is dedicated to making a positive impact in the...

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Preserving the Past, Embracing the Future: Big Changes Ahead for the Winnsboro Historical Museum
Jun26

Preserving the Past, Embracing the Future: Big Changes Ahead for the Winnsboro Historical Museum

June 26, 2025 – Tucked inside the beautifully restored 1908 Winnsboro Depot, the Winnsboro Historical Museum is a treasured local gem. Operated by the Winnsboro Historical Association, its mission is simple yet vital: to preserve, protect, and promote the history of Winnsboro, passing it on to future generations.  More Room for History  Exciting things are happening behind the scenes. Thanks to recent permission from...

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Overview of the 89th Regular Texas Legislative Session
Jun26

Overview of the 89th Regular Texas Legislative Session

June 26, 2025 – COLLEGE STATION, Texas—Texas legislators allocated approximately $630 million in new funding, above current base funding, for Texas A&M Forest Service over the next two fiscal years. The 89th Texas Legislative Session ended June 2, 2025, and the governor signed the budget on June 22.  The budget funds more volunteer fire department grants, the purchase and operation of wildfire suppression aircraft,...

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CHRISTUS Health Patient Shares Story of Wound Recovery Using Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy
Jun26

CHRISTUS Health Patient Shares Story of Wound Recovery Using Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy

June 26, 2025 – (SULPHUR SPRINGS, Texas) – After seeking a remedy for an open wound on his foot for more  than a year, a Sulphur Springs man is now walking unaided and back to work, thanks to  treatment received at the wound care clinic at CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Sulphur  Springs.  In recognition of Wound Healing Awareness Month, CHRISTUS Health is highlighting the  recovery of Johnnie Stone,...

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