High School Theatre Department Raising Funds For United Way
The Sulphur Springs High School Theatre Department is having a play with dessert featuring the short comedy 10 Ways to Survive the Zombie Apocalypse. It will take place Thursday, October 30 on the Middle School Stage. There will be performances at 5:30 p.m. and 7 p.m. Tickets are $5 and are available from cast members or by calling the High School. Proceeds will go to the United Way. By Don Julian, KSST News and Sports...
United Way Update
After a third report meeting Tuesday, the Hopkins County United Way has collected $38,588.92. That’s 24.1% of the goal of $160,000. A total of $13,774.92 came in Tuesday alone. The meeting featured a visit by former United Way Secretary Charlotte Henderson, who Drive Chairman Chris Voorheese called a United Way Legend. A Burgers At the Banks event Thursday during lunch will benefit United Way. By Don Julian, KSST News and Sports...
“Updated” Renovation of the Knight’s Head Inn
“My wife has always loved that building ,” Mr Glass said. “We went to school in Commerce and when she would get sad, we would make the drive from Commerce and it didn’t matter whenever it was, 12:00 or 1:00 in the morning. We would just go and sit in that empty parking lot across the street, and we promised if it ever became available and we had the opportunity to buy it, we would actually do that. When that...
IdziBitzy Bakery Opening on Main Street
Among one of the many buildings being renovated and constructed in Sulphur Springs, Texas is the IdziBitzy Bakery. The IdziBitzy Bakery has moved here from outside Brashear and is set to open in a short couple of weeks. “We started the bakery as a family bakery with my mother and lots of support from from my aunts,” owner Michelle Idzi said. “It has become my bakery because I have gotten to know so many of my...
Dr. Darren Arnecke on the Care Unit at Memorial Hospital
Physical, occupational, and speech therapies present a challenge for those in need of rehabilitative care. For those needing rehab, time, travel, and comfort are often a priority in choosing where and when the service is provided. For those who perform the rehab, the challenge of proper facilities and tools is paramount. Dr. Darren Arnecke, Doctor of Internal Medicine and medical director for the Hopkins County Memorial Hospital Rehab...
Texas Farm Bureau Puts on “Ag in the Class”
The Texas Farm Bureau put on its’ first day of the two day Ag in the Class for fourth grade students Monday in the Civic Center Arena. More than 400 students were in attendance Monday from all over Hopkins County and surrounding counties. Don Smith with the Texas Farm Bureau of Hopkins and Rains counties said the event teaches young people about agriculture, what it does and why it is done. He noted it’s all about food production that...
City Council Wrap Up 10/07/14
At Tuesday night’s meeting of the Sulphur Springs City Council, the council approved an ordinance on first reading for issuance and sale of $5-million of certificates of obligation for more street work, equipment and renovation work for old City Hall. The council also passed several ordinances on second and final reading to help Saputo Dairy Foods receive financial incentives from the state for a plant expansion.
Breast Cancer Awareness at Memorial
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. The Hopkins County Memorial Hospital Radiology Department is extending their hours in an attempt to get more women to schedule screening mammograms. Wearing their pink, Adam Larson, Director of Radiology at the hospital, and Dr. Renita Butler, a Diagnostic Radiologist, discussed their department and screenings on KSST’s Good Morning Show with Enola Gay Wednesday morning. [pb_vidembed...
Trail Dust Inn Reopens Its Doors
The Trail Dust Inn is now open…again. The Best Western hotel opened its newly remodeled doors on Monday, October 8 after the main building suffered major fire damage over a year ago. Renovations on the Trail Dust Inn began on June 1 of this year. A brand new lobby and breakfast area now stands where the two-story lobby and indoor-entrance rooms stood prior to the structure fire. Heritage Hall, the hotel’s conference center and banquet...
“Updated” United Way 100 % Club for October 7, 2014
Chris Voorheese, the Hopkins County United Way Campaign Chairman for the second straight year, explained how United Way works on KSST’s Good Morning Show with Enola Gay Wednesday morning. Voorheese was joined by AgriLife Extension Agent Johanna Hicks who helps supervise Hopkins County 4H, one of 17 county groups that benefit from United Way funds. This year’s goal is $160,000. Voorheese stressed that 99% of funds raised stay in...
