Commissioner Miller Encourages Nutrition Program Partners to Serve up Texas Farm Fresh
This month, schools and childcare centers across Texas will earn recognition for promoting local foods and teaching children about healthy meals and Texas agriculture October 2, 2024 – AUSTIN – Today, Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller kicked off the Texas Department of Agriculture’s (TDA) 2024 Texas Farm Fresh Challenge. This annual event shines a spotlight on schools and childcare centers that go the extra mile by...
County Extension Agent Lisa Sprague Chats About Fall Festival on this Episode of A Second Cup Of Coffee
On this episode of KSST’s A Second Cup Of Coffee With John Mark Dempsey, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Office Delta County Extension Agent Lisa Sprague sat down with John Mark and had a chat. The two talked about “Christmas Joys”, the Fall Festival Creative Arts Contest, the Fall Festival Craft Fair and Vendor Market, and much more. Be sure to check out this informative segment of KSST’s A Second Cup Of...
2024 United Way Campaign is Underway with “Believe” as the Theme
October 1, 2024 – The Hopkins County United Way has kicked off their 2024-2025 campaign at full speed. The theme for this year is “Believe.” The 2024-2025 Hopkins County United Way Officers are Co-Presidents Jessica McInnis and KK McKenzie, Campaign Chair Lyndsay Palmer, and the Executive Secretary is Susan Berning. The Hopkins County United Way has already held their 2024 Ribbon Cutting, the Campaign Lunch event,...
Trading Post for October 1, 2024
Large kitchen table that seats 12. Very good condition. Asking 300. Please call with questions. (912) 271-7618 A Schwin Mountain Bike, been in closed storage, chain and everything been kept oiled not using just want to sell it asking $75 still in good shape call or text 903-440-5523 For Sale: a 2003 Honda Elite motor bike. It’s “street worthy.” It has 1,200 miles on it. It has been stored in the garage, but has not...
World Communion Sunday is October 6, 2024, and is Discussed on this Second Cup Of Coffee
On this episode of KSST’s A Second Cup Of Coffee With John Mark Dempsey, John Mark had a visit from Rev. Peter McNabb and Pastor Christina Hardy. The three chatted about Terrific Tuesdays, World Communion Sunday, First United Methodist Church of Sulphur Springs’s plans for World Communion Sunday, and so much more. Be sure to check it out and learn what’s coming up in your community. Rev Peter...
Free Mammography Clinic is Full, But Waiting List Available
September 30, 2024 – Sulphur Springs, TX – The free mammography clinic offered to uninsured Hopkins County women over 40 is full. All sixty appointments have been claimed and, a waiting list has been created. If you missed securing an appointment, please call the Ruth & Jack Gillis Women’s Center at 903-438-4325 to get on the waiting list. The Hopkins County Health Care Foundation sponsors the clinic which is...
Fire Event Encourages Young Women to Explore a Career in Wildland Firefighting
September 30, 2024 – HUNTSVILLE, Texas – Texas A&M Forest Service hosted the fourth annual Sisters in Fire event on Saturday, Sept. 28, at Sam Houston State University Bearkat Camp. Twenty-three young women between the ages of 12 and 18 from across 23 Texas counties participated. “For the fourth year, we’ve shown young women the comradery, integrity and excitement that comes with a career in wildland firefighting and natural...
Trading Post for September 30, 2024
New Braunfels smoker ,longhorn deluxe model. Double Door and single door and lid firebox. solid as a rock, seasoned and very heavy duty. $800. Call or text (912) 271-7618 Yellow Squash $1 each, Medium to large Zucchini $2 – $3 each, frozen blueberries $6 per pound. Grown on our farm east of Sulphur Springs. Call 903-945-2986. Also, selling a fabric sofa we do not have space for, in very good condition for $25. Solid wood TV...
Bissonnet Sex Trafficker “Mumbles” Sent to Prison for Forcing Teenage Girls to Engage in Sex Acts
September 29, 2024 – HOUSTON – A 27-year-old Houston resident has been sentenced for sex trafficking of a young woman, announced U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani. Michael Anthony Gonzalez aka Mumbles pleaded guilty June 27. U.S. District Judge George C. Hanks Jr. has now ordered Gonzalez to serve 240 months in federal prison. In handing down the prison term, the court noted the things Gonzalez had done, the attitudes he had...
$1.5m Grant Aims to Support First Responders in Disaster Zones
September 30, 2024 – An interdisciplinary team with the Center for Integrated Intelligent Mobility Systems at the University of North Texas is researching ways to make disaster-relief operations more efficient by establishing a smart and connected ecosystem for the first-responder community. Led by College of Engineering professor Kamesh Namuduri (electrical engineering), the research team includes associate professor Maurizio...
