The 58th Dairy Festival Pageant: WINNERS!
The Dairy Festival Pageant was an exciting event filled with gorgeous gowns, amazing talents, and fantastic contestants. All seven Dairy Festival Queen contestants did a wonderful job throughout the entire competition and deserve recognition and congratulations for their hard work. Now for the Winners! The Players: 1st Place: Ryan Ragan and Brett Boatman with “Moonopoly” ...
10 things to Spot at the Dairy Festival Pageant!
As the Dairy Festival comes to a close, here’s a countdown list of things to look out for during the grand finale of the Dairy Festival: The Dairy Queen Pageant, occurring Saturday night, June 17th at 7:00pm and one lucky contestant will be crowned the new Dairy Festival Queen! 10- Sparkly dresses! 9-Fun sets! Can you guess which contestants these sets belong to? 8-Costume...
Community Development Specialist, Sarah Dicus, talks with KSST
KSST sat down with Sarah Dicus, community development specialist, to discuss upcoming events and the community improvements. Community development specialist are in charge of taking care of events and managing the venue, marketing the city, as well as bringing in businesses and events. Dicus says she helps “keep a pulse” through the downtown area. The events Dicus is most looking forward to and enjoys scheduling are the...
Tradin’ Post, Friday, June 16th, 2017:
For Sale: a “brand new” Cub Cadet mower. It if of the XP-2 Enduro series… It has a 46″ cut, a three year warranty, and a Kohler 24 hp motor… … “It was purchased locally.” … … … Also, for sale, chain link fence, post, rails, and four gates… … … This party is moving from the area and needs to sell these items… … For more info.,...
Events Coming to Sulphur Springs this Summer
In an interview with Sarah Dicus, the Community Development Specialist, KSST got the scoop on upcoming events, and where to find them. Events include: Friday Night Movies on the Square, every Friday during the summer at 7:00 pm-Movies showing this summer include: Back to the Future, Angry Birds, Little Giants, Coraline,Who Framed Roger Rabbit?, Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl, Labyrinth, Secret Life of Pets, Big...
“God Bless America”Jamboree June 17 6pm
Music, comedy and good food are planned at the Reilly Springs Jamboree with an All-American theme. The show will be opened with the National Anthem sung by Sydney Hawkins. Featured artist will be Dion Pride, son of country music’s Charlie Pride. Opening the concert will be Don Woods Jr, a country music recording artist from Quitman, Texas who received top awards during the CMA Fan Fest on Nashville earlier this month. Kadie...
Reigning Dairy Festival Queen Sadie Evans
Sadie’s year as Hopkins County Dairy Festival Queen has been interesting and memorable. Visiting on the Morning Show, Sadie revealed that attending Chamber of Commerce ribbon-cuttings creates instant friendships with local leaders and businesspeople, and that riding on the Queen’s float is truly the best seat in the parade! Competing and being crowned in last year’s pageant was truly a dream come true. Sadie...
Stop, Drop and Roll, 4H Exchange Trip, and Summer Sewing Workshop: By Johanna Hicks
Stop, Drop, and Roll – Good Advice All the Time! “Stop, Drop, and Roll” is the simple safety technique for children in case of fire, but this technique could also be applied to our lives all the time. When we think about our family life, social life, and career life, we are constantly putting out fires, while sometimes putting enormous pressure on ourselves and forgetting about our own wellbeing and/or welfare. Often, we are so...
The Downtown Area Making A Splash
by Savannah Owens The Splash Pad on Celebration Plaza is usually not thought of as the main reason for coming to the square. There are shops, businesses, restaurants, and even historical landmarks. The water feature was created as a space for the kids. But little do you know, the Splash Pad is actually a drawing point for a lot of families in the Hopkins County Area. The splash pad, combined with the other features of the newly...
Results from Yantis Catfish Classic on Lake Fork
Yantis Mayor Jerry E. Miller, who is also the organizer of the annual Yantis Catfish Classic, wants everyone to know that this Spring’s tournament yielded a donation of $17,500 for the Yantis Volunteer Fire Department. This amount is up from the 2016 donation by $2500, and he feels is money well placed for services rendered year-round by the volunteer organization. The 2-day Catfish Classic brought 248 contestants, the...
