Hopkins County Genealogical Society Summer Seminar to be Held June 21, 2025
June 15, 2025 – OUR SUMMER SEMINAR IS ONLY ONE WEEK AWAY! Saturday, June 21, 2025 with Patti Huff Williams Registration is still open, so grab your seat before someone beats you to it. In fact, if you just can’t make up your mind until the last minute you may register at the door on the day of the seminar. (However, if you wish to attend the seminar via Zoom, registration will close at noon on Friday, June...
Harris County Officially Ends Failed ‘Uplift Harris’
June 15, 2025 – Harris County has officially shut down its Guaranteed Basic Income (GBI) program after months of delays, administrative costs, and no funds ever being distributed to residents. The program, which was intended to provide direct monthly cash payments to low-income families, ultimately failed to launch despite millions of taxpayer dollars already being spent on planning and administration. The program, originally...
Your 2025 Hopkins County Dairy Festival Queen is… Lucy McKenzie!
June 14, 2025 – The hugely popular 2025 Hopkins County Dairy Festival came to an big top ending Saturday night, June 14, 2025, at the Hopkins County Regional Civic Center Auditorium when, after ambitious competition from eight very talented contestants, Lucy McKenzie was crowned as the 2025 Hopkins County Dairy Festival Queen. Lucy is the daughter of Ryan and KK McKenzie, and will be attending Sulphur Springs High School in the...
Paris District Road Report for Week of June 16, 2025
Paris — Here’s a look at work planned in Fannin, Grayson, Hopkins, Franklin, Delta, Lamar, Red River, Hunt and Rains Counties for the week starting June 16, 2025. These schedules are subject to change due to weather conditions, equipment failure or other unforeseen issues. Motorists are advised to remain alert and pay special attention to all signs, barricades, and traffic controls, and reduce their speed as they approach...
How Youth Sports Creates Future Leaders Or Future Cheaters
Youth sports teaches children vital life skills through competition, but according to a Texas A&M professor, this could be detrimental if it causes kids to rationalize bad behavior. Jun 13, 2025 – By Emma Lawson – Texas A&M University Division of Marketing and Communications What do the CEOs of Whole Foods, Bank of America and Nike have in common? According to a Forbes article, they are among the 95% of...
Coryn Young Visited With KSST One Last Time as the 2024 Hopkins County Dairy Fest Queen
June 12, 2025 – The Historic 2024 Hopkins County Dairy Festival Queen, Coryn Young, sat down with KSST’s John Mark Dempsey for one last time. Coryn shared with John Mark her experience as Dairy Festival Queen over the last year, her plans after she hands over the crown to the next lucky Dairy Fest Queen, and her big dreams and goals for the future. She also shares some wise advise for the future winner of that crown! Be...
Wildcats Baseball Player Kaden Mitchell Selected as a Texas High School Baseball Coahes Association All-Star at Third Base
June 12, 2025 – Sulphur Springs Wildcats baseball player Kaden Mitchell has been selected as a Texas High School Baseball Coahes Association All-Star at third base and will play in the small school (1A-4A) All-Star game at 12 noon Saturday at Dell Diamond in Round Rock north of Austin. He has also been selected as part of the 4A All State Elite Team at third base. He also pitched for the Wildcats. Kaden has signed a letter of...
Cooper Lake Up But Not as Much as 2024
June 12, 2025 – It’s no surprise that Lake Chapman near Cooper, TX is up. In fact it’s just over 100% full according to the Army Corp of Engineers. Last year, in the month of June, Cooper lake was actually a few feet higher than it is currently. The high water levels have affected fishing. The most recent report is as follows. Cooper Fishing Report Jun 11, 2025 GOOD. Water stained; 77 degrees: 2.00 feet below...
East Texas A&M Searching for In-Game Hosts, DJ for Lion Basketball games
June 12, 2025 – Do you have what it takes to be the in-game host or a DJ for East Texas A&M Athletics? The Lion Athletics department is seeking highly-talented individuals to serve as in-game host and DJs during the 2025-26 academic year. The primary responsibility of the position is to contribute to an exciting and memorable game day experience for student-athletes, coaches and Lion fans. Individuals may apply by submitting...
The Competition was Strong at the 2025 Hopkins County Dairy Fest Milking Contest
June 11, 2025 – The competition was hot and strong at the 2025 Hopkins County Dairy Festival Milking Contest for Candidates, Parents, and Balloon Pilots Saturday, June 7th, 2025. First the Dairy Festival Queen Contestants gave it their all competing to see who could squeeze the most milk out of each of their cows. Then their parents took a crack at it to see if they could show the contestants how it’s really done. Then,...
