John Mark Dempsey Had a Visit With Senior Center Coor. Dawna Pryor on this Second Cup Of Coffee
May 6, 2026 – John Mark Dempsey had a visit with Sulphur Springs Senior Citizens Activity Center Coordinator Dawna Pryor on this episode of KSST’s A Second Cup Of Coffee With John Mark Dempsey. John Mark and Dawna chatted about the next Silver Saturday Night scheduled for May 9th, 2026, which will feature Virtual Reality! They also talked about the upcoming Sulphur Springs Senior Citizens Pageant scheduled for June 27th,...
Look Twice for Motorcycles to Help Save Lives
May 5, 2026 – May is Motorcycle Awareness Month PARIS – On busy roads, seeing what matters takes practice. By training your eyes to slow down and scan your surroundings, you can help keep yourself and fellow Texans safe. When a motorcycle crash happens, drivers often say the same thing: “I didn’t see them.” But motorcycles aren’t invisible. They’re simply smaller and easier to overlook — especially when drivers are...
Opal Pauline (Johnson) Normandeau
A graveside service for Opal Pauline (Johnson) Normandeau, 56, of Sulphur Springs, will be held on Friday, May 8, 2026 at 12 P.M. at Sulphur Springs City Cemetery. Honoray pallbearers will be Marrow Johnson, Dakota Patton, Raythan Hodges and Adam Johnson. Opal passed away in her home on Sunday, April 26, 2026 peacefully with her husband and two fur babies present. Opal was born on August 24,1969 in Terrell, Texas to Melrose and Betty...
Hopkins County Genealogical Society Library to be Open May 9th
May 5, 2026 – The Hopkins County Genealogical Society announces that their library will be open Saturday, May 9th, 2026, from 9:30am to 1:00pm for “all your research needs.” Come in and look for those ancestors you have wondered about for so long. You might find some family history to share with your mother on Mother’s Day. The Hopkins County Genealogical Society Library is located at 611 North Davis Street,...
Hopkins County Marine Corps League Det 1357 will Gather on Celebration Plaza May 15th to Honor Fallen First Responders
May 5, 2026 – KSST’s Veterans Voices’ Bob Kerr would like to announce the following… “Greetings Comrades and friends. The Hopkins County Marine Corps League Det 1357 will gather on Celebration Plaza at 1100 hrs Friday, May 15th, 2026, to honor this solemn event. Please do your best to attend. UOD is “work w/ cover”. There is a good chance that the Huey will do a flyover again. Judge Brad...
Suspects Identified in Most Recent Drug Bust
Flor D Hurtado May 5, 2026 – May 5, 2026 — Sulphur Springs, Texas — The Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office executed a search warrant on May 4, 2026, at the Old Spanish Villa Apartments on I-30 at Texas Street in Sulphur Springs, near Sulphur Springs Intermediate School on League Street. The operation was part of an ongoing narcotics investigation led by Narcotics Investigator Tanner Steward. Three individuals were arrested at the...
AG Commissioner Miller Calls Again for Fuel Tax Relief
May 5, 2026 – AUSTIN – As gasoline prices across the Lone Star State surge to heights not seen in years, Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller issued a sharp, renewed demand on Monday for Governor Greg Abbott to provide immediate financial relief by suspending the state’s motor fuel tax. The average price for a gallon of regular unleaded in Texas has climbed to approximately $3.90, with motorists in the Dallas-Fort Worth...
David Neal “PawDaddy” Stribling
September 18, 1953 ~ May 3, 2026 (age 72) David Neal “PawDaddy” Stribling, 72, of Sulphur Springs, Texas passed away Sunday May 3, 2026. Visitation will be held at West Oaks Funeral Home from 11:00 AM until 12:00 PM on Thursday, May 7, 2026. A graveside service will take place at 1:00 PM on Thursday, May 7, 2026 in Shooks Chapel Cemetery.
Billy Joe Rascoe
August 29, 1960 — May 2, 2026 Sulphur Springs Funeral service for Billy Joe Rascoe, age 65, of Sulphur Springs, Texas, will be held at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, May 6, 2026, at Shannon Oaks Church with Israel Lewis and Joe Knight officiating. Interment will follow at Pleasant Grove North with the Greenville Police Department Honor Guard serving as pallbearers and Kenny Stillwagoner, Scott Smith, Steve Saenz, Steve Tigert, Buddy Oxford,...
Mahoney Cemetery to Celebrate its 125th Anniversary June 14th
May 3, 2026 – Mahoney Cemetery will be celebrating its 125th anniversary on Sunday, June 14, 2026. The celebration will begin immediately after the Annual Cemetery Meeting at 10:30am. The address is 3198 CR 3518, Sulphur Springs, TX 75482. Anyone with questions is requested to contact Gilda Cain at 214-435-4263.
