HC Health Care Foundation’s “Celebrate ‘the girls’” Champions Breast Cancer
October 22, 2025 – Sulphur Springs, Texas – The Foundation’s breast health party, affectionately titled “Celebrate ‘the girls’”, was an incredible evening of laughter, friendship, and breast health education for the public! Women from all walks of life united in the spirit of wellness and community, with the ladies of the Hopkins County Breast Cancer Support Group serving as hosts. The event is expected to become an annual...
Weekend Weather Outlook for Hopkins County
Daily Forecast: Friday, October 24: Low: 60°F (16°C), High: 78°F (25°C), Description: Breezy this morning; cloudy with a couple of thunderstorms; storms can bring flooding downpours and localized damaging wind gusts Saturday, October 25: Low: 59°F (15°C), High: 72°F (22°C), Description: Periods of rain and a thunderstorm; storms can bring flooding downpours and localized damaging wind gusts Here’s your forecast and event update for...
Trading Post for October 24, 2025
For sale: A Day bed with trundle and 2 mattresses call903_558_1125. Thank you. new box of diapers Pampers Swaddlers 96 counts size 1, asking $15 call 903-440-5523 have a 300-gallon propane tank asking $450 in good standard shape call 903.440.5523 or 430.290.9215.for more information. Used appliances: Refrigerator, Washer, Dryer. I am moving and need to get rid of these items. $150 for all three will sell individually for best offer....
The Alamo Letter Unveiling Ceremony Took Place October 18th With a Touch of Rain
October 24, 2025 – The Alamo Letter Society of Hopkins County, Texas, Alamo Letter Unveiling Ceremony was held October 18th, 2025, on Celebration Plaza, Downtown Sulphur Springs, Texas. The ceremony honoring Historical Texas heros was well attended, but got shortened by rain. Below is KSST/Cable Channel 18’s coverage of this important...
2026 Big Tex Boot Design Contest Presented by Lucchese
By State Fair of Texas | October 22, 2025 | It’s time to hang up Big Tex’s old boots and design a new pair! The 2026 Big Tex Boot Design Contest officially kicks off today, October 22, 2025. In 2023, Big Tex got a brand-new pair of custom Lucchese boots, designed by previous contest winner Jessica Bonilla of Irving, Texas, and now he wants to give another loyal Fair fan the opportunity to design his next pair that he’ll debut at the...
The 2025 Fall Festival Parade Marched Through Sulphur Springs October 18th
October 23, 2025 – The Hopkins County 2025 Fall Festival Parade managed to beat the rain as it marched through Sulphur Springs, Texas, October 18th, 2025. Below is KSST’s/Cable Channel 18’s coverage of this exciting parade. KSST’s James Terry provided Play by Play, and Color Commentary, for the Fall Festival...
Learn About Fat Squirrel Week and How You Can Vote on This Second Cup Of Coffee
October 22, 2025 – Voting ends October 24th, 2025 for the best Fat Squirrel during this week, which is Fat Squirrel Week. Cooper Lake State Park Supervisor Aron Maib visited on this episode of KSST’s A Second Cup Of Coffee With John Mark Dempsey to talk about “Fat Squirrel Week.” Aron and John Mark also chat about the Fall Hike Cooper Lake is going to host October 25th, 2025. Supervisor Aron Maib also talked...
Sulphur Springs Youth Orchestra Concert
October 22, 2025 – Join the Youth Orchestra at the First Baptist Church Chapel on October 26 for a Classical Music Concert.
Learn About the Next Meeting of the Master Gardeners October 23rd on This Second Cup Of Coffee
October 21, 2025 – Hopkins County Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Master Gardener Ronnie Wilson visited on this episode of KSST’s A Second Cup Of Coffee With John Mark Dempsey to chat about the upcoming meeting of the Master Gardeners October 23, 2025. Ronnie and John Mark discussed what one could expect from a meeting of the Master Gardeners, the lack of rain we have been experiencing, a visit the Hopkins County Master...
Opinion: Trump’s Tariffs Are a Win for Rural America
An Editorial by Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller October 21, 2025 – If anyone still doubts that the Trump administration is serious about standing up for America’s farmers and ranchers, the latest round of agricultural tariffs should put those doubts to rest. For far too long, our producers have been treated as bargaining chips in a global trade system tilted against them, especially by foreign powers like China, where...
