Nut Sedge By Master Gardener Ronnie Wilson
August 28, 2025 – Nut Sedge, commonly called “nut grass”, is not a grass at all. Sedges may look like grass at times, but the stems are markedly different from true grasses. Sedges have triangular-shaped stems, while the stems of grasses are round. Sedges spread by underground rhizomes, similar to Bermuda grass. Different from Bermuda, sedges have a pea-sized “nut” on the root which can start new...
Meet the 2025 Sulphur Springs High School Homecoming Queen Contestants
August 28, 2025 – Megan Tingle, Information and Media Integration Specialist for Sulphur Springs High School, invited the media to come meet the 2025 Sulphur Springs High School Homecoming Queen Contestants, on August 26th, 2025. Below is KSST/Cable Channel 18’s coverage of this Media...
Good News for Texas Families: Texas A&M Tuition and Fees are Frozen for the Next Two Years
August 28, 2025 – BRYAN-COLLEGE STATION, Texas — Regents today approved next year’s operating budget of $8.1 billion and announced a two-year freeze on what Texas resident undergraduates pay for academics. Tuition and all academic fees will stay at current levels for the 2025–26 and 2026–27 academic years across all of the universities of The Texas A&M University System. “Groceries, gas and insurance may be up, but not...
Texas Hunters Encouraged to Practice Wildfire Safety During Hunting Season
August 28, 2025 – COLLEGE STATION, Texas — As dove season begins in Texas, it’s important for hunters to remain alert and take proactive steps to prevent wildfires. Pockets of dry vegetation remain in areas where recent rainfall has been limited, including the Rolling Plains, Eastern Hill Country, South Texas and Lower Gulf Coast. In late August and early September, these areas could support small wildfires, however fire...
From Classroom to Creek: East Texas A&M Students Study Elusive Painted Crayfish By Patrick C. Harrison III Marketing and Communications
August 28, 2025 – If, by chance, you find yourself driving along a winding county road in Northeast Texas, perhaps near Little Cypress Creek or along the wooded shore of Caddo Lake, there is a fair chance you may happen along a band of researchers from East Texas A&M University. You may not see them, however, unless you have a keen eye, and unless you’re brave enough to look away from that winding road long enough to...
Foundation Announces 2026 Gala Theme
August 28, 2025 -Sulphur Springs, TX – The Hopkins County Health Care Foundation is excited to announce the theme for the 20th anniversary Gala to be held on January 31, 2026. Healthcare supporters and revelers will gather under the theme of “A Celebration of Twenty Years.” Foundation Chair Pam Black said about the theme, “This year is a milestone year as we celebrate the 20th anniversary of this beloved fundraiser and...
Gardening in September By Master Gardener Ronnie Wilson
August 28, 2025 – With August almost gone, it’s time to look at gardening in September. September can be a difficult month, as hot summer temperatures can hang on throughout the month, while in some years the cool fall temps arrive quickly, and fall begins. To prepare for the much-awaited cool season, gardeners have several things to do to make the season change a beautiful and productive time for your landscape....
DPS Increases Enforcement for Labor Day
August 27, 2025 – AUSTIN – The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) is stepping up enforcement efforts for Labor Day weekend. Operation Crash Awareness Reduction Effort (CARE) runs from Aug. 29-Sept. 1 and is a specialized campaign in which Texas Highway Patrol Troopers patrol for drivers who are speeding, intoxicated, not complying with Texas’ Move Over, Slow Down law or violating other laws. The goal is to reduce the number...
The Hopkins County African American Leadership Conference was Held August 23rd
August 26, 2025 – The Hopkins County African American Leadership Conference was held Saturday, August 23rd, 2025, at East Caney Missionary Baptist Church. Deacon Ricky Godbolt was the Master of Ceremony. This conference included such exciting activities as a “Welcome” by Reverend Jason Lindley, the song, “One More Sunny Day” performed by Sister Jossie Jimmerson, a recital of “Still I Rise” by...
The 2025 Dial Study Club Wildcats Homecoming Parade is Just Around the Corner
August 26, 2025 – Dial Study Club President, Jennifer Graves, reached out to KSST to ask us to remind the community that the 2025 Dial Study Club Wildcats Homecoming Parade will march through Sulphur Springs, Texas, Tuesday, September 2nd, 2025! The parade is scheduled to begin at 6:30pm! Come on out and show your support for the Sulphur Springs High School Wildcats! The 2025 Homecoming Court will be in the parade, showing their...
