Texas A&M Student Summits Mount Everest
After a decade of preparation, Aggie veteran Patrick Monday achieved his lifelong dream of standing on the peak of the world’s tallest mountain. By Emily Chan ’25, Texas A&M University College of Arts and Sciences December 26, 2024 Patrick Monday set his sights on climbing Mount Everest when he discovered mountaineering in the fourth grade. Monday, a 2022 Texas A&M University biology graduate who is now attending...
New Facility Dog Brings Heartfelt Holiday Cheer to Patients in Texas Children’s Heart Center
December 26, 2024 – HOUSTON – Texas Children’s Hospital is excited to welcome its newest facility dog, Noelle, just in time to bring comfort and cheer to patients during the holiday season. Noelle, a 2-year-old black Labrador/Golden Retriever cross, has joined the Pawsitive Play program and begun working with her handler, Shannon Stowers, in the Texas Children’s Heart Center. Stowers is a certified child life specialist...
Bevo Banned from College Football Playoff against Arizona State
The Texas Longhorns will be without their live mascot, Bevo, for their second-round matchup in the College Football Playoff against Arizona State. The barring of the mascot could be a bad omen for the Longhorns given the result in their last game played without Bevo. December 24, 2024 – The Peach Bowl, hosted in Atlanta, made the decision to keep Bevo out of Mercedes-Benz Stadium due to safety concerns, which is fair given...
Get your Garden Ready for Onions in 2025 From Master Gardener David Wall
December 21, 2024 – Onions are a fun crop to grow, requiring minimal soil preparation and very little maintenance. They tolerate most soils and transplant extremely well. They have a history possibly exceeding 5,000 years, so they’ve been around awhile, and it’s hard to imagine many foods without them. There are many varieties, and new varieties seemed to be in continual development. Typical varieties include yellow,...
KSST & Cable Channel 18’s Coverage of Christmas in Sulphur Springs
December 20, 2024 – It’s the best time of the year! Christmas! Check out KSST’s and Cable Channel 18’s coverage of Christmas activities in Sulphur Springs, Texas, in 2024… Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! Christmas...
Bill Designating Bastrop Post Office in Honor of Sergeant Major Billy D. Waugh Heads to the President’s Desk
December 19, 2024 – WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) issued the following statement after the House of Representatives passed his bill designating the United States Post Office located on Main Street in Bastrop, Texas as the “Sergeant Major Billy D. Waugh Post Office.” The bill memorializes the service of Sergeant Major Waugh, a Silver Star, and eight-time Purple Heart recipient, and now heads to the...
The Senior Citizens Activity Center Golden Agers Tree Still has six Names on it!
December 18, 2024 – Dawna Pryor with the Sulphur Springs Senior Citizens Activity Center reached out to KSST and asked us to put the word out that the Golden Agers Tree, as of December 17, 2024, still had six names on it. If you can, please help out this worthy cause and make sure none of our loving Senior Citizens go without presents this Christmas season! These Seniors are someone’s Grandparents, someone’s parents,...
Mr. Christmas Recalls Wireless Decorative Tree Light Controllers Due to Fire Hazard
December 17, 2024 – This recall involves a decorative tree light controller that operates wirelessly to turn on holiday lights on a tree. The decorative controller contains two parts: a lever or a switch that can be pulled to turn the holiday lights on or off, and a separate white receiver that plugs into an outlet and into which the tree’s holiday lights are plugged. The controller sold at Walmart and Cracker Barrel is...
TPWD Closing Oyster Harvest Area in Lavaca Bay
December 17, 2024 – AUSTIN – The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) is closing TX-19 in Lavaca Bay to commercial and recreational oyster harvest beginning 12:01 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 17. This closure is based on samples recently collected by TPWD showing a low abundance of legal-sized oysters. TPWD has worked with the oyster industry to develop criteria for closing areas to harvest. The criteria include parameters for...
Pastor Pete sat Down With John Mark Dempsey to Chat About FUMC’s Christmas Plans
On this episode of KSST’s A Second Cup Of Coffee With John Mark Dempsey, John Mark sat down with Rev. Peter McNabb from Sulphur Springs, Texas, First United Methodist Church. The two talked about a number of topics such as the history of First United Methodist Church, Christmas and the Christmas season and the true meaning of Christmas, First United Methodist Church’s plans for Christmas, Blue Christmas event on December...
