New Years Eve Watch Night Service at Morning Chapel Baptist Church
Watch Night Service at Morning Chapel Baptist Church will be held Thursday December 31st, beginning at 9pm. Fellowship and refreshments will be abundant. Service begins at 10pm. Rev. Fergus Jacobs, Pastor of Evening Chapel Methodist Church, will be the messenger. Rev. H.B. Nash, Sr. Pastor
Star Wars Greatly Impacts Sulphur Springs Cinema
“Star Wars VII: The Force Awakens” saw massive success worldwide. It grossed $1.1 billion dollars internationally in only 12 days, breaking box office records. The previous record holder, “Jurassic World,” took 13 days to pass that mark. In the United States, it made $544.6 million since its release on December 18. Star Wars received four and a half stars on “Rotten Tomatoes,” and a four star...
Local Library Offers OverDrive Digital Library for Patrons
The Sulphur Springs Public Library is now offering Digital eBooks, Audiobooks, Periodicals and Videos. This service is powered by OverDrive and is provided for free to all library card holders. Users may browse the library’s Overdrive website, borrow titles with a valid library card, and start reading, listening or watching on all major computers and devices, including iPhone, iPad, Nook, Android phones and tablets, and Kindle. All...
Children’s Health Fair Planned
The Northeast Texas Children’s Museum is pleased to introduce a new event for children in northeast Texas. The first Children’s Health Fair will be held at the Children’s Museum on Saturday, January 16 from 9:30 to 11:30. The event will include free admission. Hands-on activities will highlight children’s health. For example, after exercise children will compare their oxygen level and pulse rate to their resting levels using...
Local Car Business Expands
Along with the new Hodge Chevrolet dealership, which is set to open on Wildcat Way in January, a local car dealer plans to move his dealership to a location on Gilmer Street. Hometown Auto Sales, owned by Tim Merrell, has been operating from their League Street lot for many years, but has purchased land on Gilmer Street and plans to build a new office building and a lot to hold up to 30 cars. The new location will be at 1017 Gilmer...
Broadway Laser Wash Torn Down
The Broadway Laser Wash owned by Clay Johnson of the Johnson Law Firm has been torn down. Johnson had closed the car wash after business declined. The Broadway Laser Wash opened in 1998 and was the only automatic car wash in town at that time. Johnson owned it as a side business while he worked at the law firm with his father Coy Johnson. It had a very successful first decade until competition and high expenses caused business to...
Sulphur Springs ISD and the War Against Stress
by Steven Payne, KSST Intern and SSHS Senior When people think about school, many things come to mind: waking up early before even the sun is out of bed, writing countless pages of notes, eating questionable cafeteria food, chatting with friends in class, getting wrapped up in drama, attending sports games and UIL meets, and more. Everyone may have different things come to mind when they think of school, but there is one thing that...
Birthright UMC Christmas Eve Candlelight Service
Birthright United Methodist Church will celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ at a special candlelight service on Thursday evening, Christmas Eve. The public is invited to attend this special service that will begin at 6 p.m. and feature Christmas hymns, a special message by Pastor Paul Bailey, and the celebration of Holy Communion and lighting of the candles. Birthright United Methodist Church is located on Highway 71, one mile east of...
Hearts of Life Presents Chester the Cat for Adoption
Deborah Balkcom, a volunteer with Hearts of Life Animal Rescue, brought an adoptable pet to KSST Wednesday afternoon. Something was different this week however, as this week’s adoptable dog of the week turned out to be a cat. To adopt Chester the Cat, call Hearts of Life Animal Rescue at 903 439-5019. Hearts of Life will have adoptable pets at PetSense on South Broadwway,...
Animal of the Week: Gator
Gator is a male two month old Shepard mix. He was surrendered to the Animal Shelter when his owner could no longer care for him. “The guy has saved several strays in his area and because he has been feeding them for some time, they are considered his dogs,” Animal Shelter Officer Barbi Blanch said. “He had to give up a few and [Gator] is one of the ones that we were able to save. He was getting overwhelmed with them...
