Sulphur Springs Rotary Club Scholarship and Grant Recipients
by Savannah Owens At their meeting on June 22nd, the Sulphur Springs Rotary club gave out Senior Scholarships to 6 seniors and grants to organizations around the community. The rotary club is 12 years old, and has 66 members and 4 honorary members. The money for the scholarships and grants came from their Claws for a Cause event. The Rotary Club received 21 applications for the scholarships from all over Hopkins County. Two...
Donation by Alliance Bank for Fan Drive
Emily Glass and Charlotte Crump dropped off a $250.00 donation to the Senior Citizen’s Center, on Friday June 16th, from Alliance Bank. The Donation is for the Fan Drive.
Danna’s and The Florist Moving Locations
Danna’s and The Florist are moving to a new location! Danna’s Southern Style and The Florist are celebrating 20 wonderful years of service which all started out in 1997. Danna Bain, and Debbie Allison, a member of Danna’s staff and former SSISD teacher, sat down with KSST to talk about the move. Danna first opened her business on Industrial Drive which began because of her love of antiques and gift items and Sulphur...
Alliance Bank Celebrated 90th Birthday
On Tuesday, June 13th, Alliance Bank employees celebrated the bank’s 90th birthday with Happy Birthday donuts. Alliance Bank is celebrating all month long with fun events and activities for the community and valued customers. For more information on Alliance Bank’s 90th birthday click here. Also be sure to tune in on June 21st to KSST’s Morning Show with Enola Gay, and special guest Tom Sellers to find out more about all...
Thermo Mine Property Poll: The Official Unscientific Results are In
The results of a poll on KSSTRadio.com’s home page are in. The question? What should be done with the Thermo Mine property recenty turned over to the City of Sulphur Springs. The results are as follows: Target + Whole Foods + Hybrid Car Dealerships Sheriff + Trusties + Garden + Goats = Bank Bike Trails + Hiking Trails + and lots of wide parking spaces Rifle Range A new poll is up, asking folks to select from these top entries....
Rotary Grant Presents Picnic Tables to The City of Sulphur Springs
by Savannah Owens The Rotary Club President Neva Mohesky presented six picnic tables to Mayor John Sellers on Thursday, June 8th, at 1:30 pm. City Manager Marc Maxwell was unable to attend, but Mayor Sellers represented the City in accepting the donation. “Every The district matching grant must be approved annually by an independent committee based upon application made by the club president. This year, we were awarded over...
Alliance Bank’s 90th Anniversary
On June 13, 1927, then Sulphur Springs State Bank was chartered by two of the largest shareholders of First State Bank which had been closed for insolvency. The original Sulphur Springs State Bank opened at the Southeast corner of Main and Gilmer streets with Jim Lindley as President and Charles Ashcroft as Vice President. The first year the bank turned a profit and paid a dividend, a trend that has been sustained for 90 years. In...
Brookshire’s Donation Supports the Northeast Texas Children’s Museum
As Brookshire’s Grocery carts travel at the Children’s Museum, the “Customer in Training” sign can be seen just above the heads of the young customers. Since 2009, the Brookshire’s Grocery area has been one of the most popular areas in the Children’s Museum. Their continuing support goes toward supporting this exhibit. “As the items are constantly purchased and then restocked, many of the...
Bookworm Box Renovation
The Bookworm Box is undergoing renovation! “We had these really big black bookshelves that were 18 inches deep and would cast shadows on the books. Yesterday we got new shelves and we’re setting up to have a retail space!” Lin Reynolds, Colleen Hoover’s sister and public relations manager for the company, explained what customers could expect from the changes. “It’s made a lot more room, and we will be...
Corner Grub House Ribbon Cutting
Corner Grub House held their Chamber of Commerce Ribbon Cutting on Wednesday afternoon at 2 PM. The downtown restaurant is located on the corner of Gilmer and Connally Street. Mike and Amanda Story own the new restaurant, their daughter Kaley was present to represent their family. The restaurant is open Monday-Thursday from 11 AM to 9 PM and Friday and Saturday from 11 AM to 10 PM.
