Chamber Connection – April 3, 2025
By Butch Burney Registration is still going on for the Hopkins County Chamber of Commerce Golf Tournament, set for Friday, May 2, at Sulphur Springs Country Club. Registration is open for six-person teams in the morning and afternoon, though there are only a few afternoon slots available. Cost is $750 per team, which includes three golf courts and lunch for all team members. There are also sponsorship opportunities available for...
Commission Approves Expansion of Digital License and Tag Options for Recreational Hunting, Fishing
April 3, 2025 – AUSTIN – Texas Parks and Wildlife Department is expanding digital license and tag options to all recreational hunting, fishing and combo license and tag types. TPWD introduced digital licensing and tagging in 2022 for harvested deer, turkey and oversized red drum. Options have since expanded to allow resident hunters and anglers to purchase a fully digital license for the super combo (Items 111, 117), youth...
Texas Legislature Considering Restrictions on What SNAP Can Buy
April 2, 2025 – Senate Bill 379, passed by the Texas Senate, seeks to restrict food stamp recipients from purchasing certain non-essential items such as soda, chips, and candy. The bill is part of a broader initiative to ensure that government assistance is directed towards healthier and more nutritious food options. If enacted, the legislation would modify the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), which provides...
A Mother’s Plea: Put Down the Phone, Save a Life
April 1, 2025 – Distracted driving was the second-most common factor in traffic crashes last year PARIS – Maria Espinoza never imagined a routine walk to school with her 6-year-old son would turn into a life-altering tragedy. But in an instant, a distracted driver jumped the curb, striking her son and trapping him beneath the vehicle. He spent six months in a coma, with doctors warning he might never walk or talk again....
Old Saltillo Methodist Church Plans Special Pre Easter Program
April 1, 2025 – Old Saltillo Methodist Church will hold a special pre Easter program Sunday, April 6th, 2025. The church is located at 664 County Road 3357, Saltillo, Texas, 75478. Such a wonderful season to step back in time with a pre-Easter program at the Old Saltillo Methodist Church, Rev Dan Hoke pastor. Beautiful children will be under the direction of Sue Barker, a Mt. Vernon resident and member of the Sulphur Springs...
Sulphur Springs Native Takes Gavel as State Democratic Party Chair
Scudder speaking in Sulphur Springs, 2022. April 1, 2025 – Kendall Scudder, a 2008 graduate of Sulphur Springs High School, has been chosen to chair the Texas Democratic Party. In a decisive win on the first ballot, Scudder received 65 out of 121 votes eclipsing the next challenger who received 27 votes. Scudder said upon taking the gavel. “Let’s build a party that the working men and women of this state can be proud of.”...
UPDATE – CHRISTUS Sulphur Springs Urgent Care Will be Open April 4th
April 3, 2025 – SULPHUR SPRINGS, Texas – CHRISTUS Trinity Clinic Urgent Care, located at 1339 S. Broadway St. in Sulphur Springs, will remain open on Friday, April 4. Urgent care patients will be seen from 8 a.m. – 3 p.m. The building had been scheduled for electrical work, but that work has been moved to Tuesday, April 8. We are expecting work on April 8 to be done in time for the clinic to open and see patients at 3 p.m....
Trump Executive Order Takes Aim at Ticket Scalpers
On March 31, 2025, President Donald Trump signed an executive order aimed at combating ticket scalping and enhancing price transparency in the live entertainment industry. The order directs the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to enforce existing laws against the use of automated bots by scalpers, which are employed to purchase large quantities of tickets for resale at inflated prices. Additionally, the order instructs the Treasury...
Topping Your Pepper Plants From Master Gardener Dave Wall
April 1, 2025 – Topping or pruning for plants such as peppers and cucumbers has been around for many years, but some aspects are seldom followed. Basically, it’s a good practice for getting more and bigger peppers. Topping is cutting off the topmost portion of the plant not long after transplanting. This stops the plant from putting most of its energy into upward growth, and directs that energy into putting out lateral growth....
Master Gardener Ronnie Wilson Presented a Program on Fire Ants, Watering, and Fertilizer March 27th
March 31, 2025 – Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Office Hopkins County Master Gardener Ronnie Wilson presented a program on Fire Ants, Watering, and Fertilizer on March 27th, 2025, to a group at Heritage Park in Sulphur Springs, Texas. Below is KSST’s coverage of this fascinating presentation. Be sure to check it out! Fire Ants Texas A and M AgriLife Extension...
