Secretary Rollins Announces Bold Plan to Combat New World Screwworm’s Northward Spread From Mexico
(Edinburg, TX, June 18, 2025) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins this morning launched an $8.5 million sterile New World screwworm (NWS) fly dispersal facility in South Texas and announced a sweeping five-pronged plan (PDF, 434 KB) to enhance USDA’s already robust ability to detect, control, and eliminate this pest. These urgent actions are necessary to finish the fight against NWS and protect the United...
Designer Handbag Bingo Table Sales Begin Monday at Midnight
June 19, 2025 – Sulphur Springs, Texas – Tables for the Hopkins County Health Care Foundation’s Designer Handbag Bingo go on sale this Monday, June 23rd. Seats at this event are highly coveted, so we recommend having a game plan with your tablemates to ensure you get to play. Luxury handbags from designers such as Louis Vuitton, Staud, Chloe, Tori Burch, Stella McCartney, Consuela, Brighton, Strathberry, and Kate Spade will make...
Local Corvette Club Donates Fans to Senior Citizen Center
June 19, 2025 – As summer approaches, the heat inside the homes of local seniors will be on the rise. Being able to move a little air becomes a huge benefit to help keep seniors cool and keep their electricity costs down. Several members of the Sulphur Springs Corvette Club zoomed on over delivering fans to Dawna Pryor, director of the Sulphur Springs Senior Center.
Dinner Bell for June 25, 2025
DINNER BELL, First United Methodist Church SPONSOR: Money Law and Title First United Methodist Messengers Sunday School Class 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. Money Law and Title relocated its Sulphur Springs office to the...
Texas Hemp and THC Bill In Limbo
June 18, 2025 – With just days remaining until the signing deadline, Texas Governor Greg Abbott has not publicly indicated whether he will approve or veto Senate Bill 3, a highly controversial measure that would ban products containing THC, including hemp-derived items like Delta-8 and Delta-9. The uncertainty has left the state’s booming legal hemp industry in limbo, as businesses, consumers, and industry advocates...
Cooper Lake Supervisor Aron Maib On Second Cup Of Coffee
June 18, 2025 – Cooper Lake State Park Supervisor Aron Maib stopped by for a Second Cup Of Coffee With John Mark Dempsey to chat about what’s going on at Cooper Lake. John Mark and Aron discussed the new improvement construction projects planned for the park such as a new fishing pier, new roofs, and much more. They also talked about the Skin and Skulls event and Art in the Park both taking place at Cooper Lake on June...
Brian Crump ED of CANHelp On Second Cup of Coffee With John Mark Discuss Give Back Day and Back to School Fair
June 18, 2025 – Brian Crump, the Executive Director of CANHelp, sat down and had a Second Cup Of Coffee chat with KSST’s John Mark Dempsey. The two talked about CANHelp’s fundraiser Giveback Day with Dutch Bros in Sulphur Springs, Texas, taking place June 20th, 2025. The two also discussed CANHelp’s Back to School Fair coming up August 7th, 2025, at the ROC downtown Sulphur Springs. They talked about how...
Real Lives, Real Losses of Drunk Driving
June 17, 2025 – One quarter of the total traffic fatalities in Texas in 2024 were DUI-alcohol related PARIS – Marcus Nalepa and his 8-year-old daughter Kelsey were on the way to her softball practice in League City when their lives changed forever. Just feet from Kelsey’s elementary school, a drunk driver slammed into the family car at a stop light. Kelsey suffered brain injuries and died two days later. The Texas...
Relive the Excitement of the 64th Annual Dairy Fest Pageant with KSST’s Coverage of the Event
June 17, 2025 – Relive the excitement, joy, and wonder of the 64th Annual Hopkins County Dairy Festival Pageant with KSST’s coverage of the exciting event down below. Experience the laughter, sweat, and tears of the climax of the 2025 Hopkins County Dairy Festival as you go “Udder The Big Top!” See Coryn Young perform one last time as the 2024 Queen. Watch the excitement as Lucy McKenzie is crowned the new 2025...
Honorary Chairs for Spreading Our Wings Campaign Announced
June 16, 2025 – Sulphur Springs, Texas – Honorary chairpersons for Spreading Our Wings, the campaign to fund the expansion of the surgical services wing at CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Sulphur Springs, have been announced. Long-time community leaders and hospital supporters, Sharon and Charles Helm will be serving in this role with the fundraising initiative. In this volunteer role, the Helms will be assisting with plans...
