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...
Prayer on the Square 2025
April 3, 2025 – We are honored to have Judge Newsom leading the invocation and Reverend Chris Spivey delivering the scripture reading for Prayer on the Square this April. We anticipate a wonderful gathering on April 25, 2025 starting at 12PM and look forward to seeing you there.
Attorney General Ken Paxton Continues to Defend Texas A&M’s Ban on Obscene and Illegal Drag Shows
April 3, 2025 – Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a notice for appeal after a federal judge stopped the enforcement of the Texas A&M Board of Regents’ (“Board”) ban on drag shows. The ban was challenged in a lawsuit by the Texas A&M Queer Empowerment Council, and a federal judge granted the left-wing group’s request for a temporary injunction against the policy. Attorney General Paxton’s filings argue in favor of...
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...
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...
Free Colorectal Test Available for Those Who Qualify
April 1, 2025 – Through Moncrief Cancer Institute, free FIT tests that are shipped directly to people’s homes, if they qualify. And if further testing is needed, we also cover the cost of the colonoscopy – conducted right in Sulphur Springs with Dr. Ebrahim and Dr. Milad at Texas Modern Gastroenterology. For more information click here.
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...
Trading Post for April 10, 2025
Huge Parking Lot Sale, Under the big top at the KSST Studios Friday and Saturday. Clothes, Shoes, Furniture, Small Appliances, Commercial Kitchen Fixtures, Wall Art, 8AM to 5pm Friday and Saturday. Chihuahuas for sale 972 400 3518 Hospital Bed Frame, 903 439 8798 Diesel Ford 4000, for sale $4500. 903 717 1194. H.S. CALLS Mallard Duck Call $10.00 P. S. Olt Vintage Goose Call $10.00 $18.00 for the pair. (903) 438-9175 Anyone that needs...
