We Thank You! Enjoy the Fireworks
KSST staff will join you in celebration of our nation’s independence July 4th. The staff has the day off. Only obituaries will be updated during the long weekend. Our radio programming will continue our regular weekend routine.Thank you for listening to KSST, for following us on Facebook, and for visiting ksstradio.com. — Jim Rogers, General Manager [pb_vidembed title=”” caption=””...
Time Capsule Will Open Monday
For a while it appeared the unearthing of a 25-year old time capsule on Monday would have to be cancelled. The capsule, buried 25 years ago on the 75th anniversary of the Extension Service and scheduled to be opened this year on the 100th anniversary, proved hard to find. Finally Hopkins County Courthouse Custodian Jimmy Duncan found where the time capsule was located at noon Wednesday. County Judge Robert Newsom refers to Jimmy now...
Trax Service Update
Some people were concerned when they had trouble calling for TRAX bus service beginning Thursday. The service continues to operate as it has but it is under new ownership and consequently has a new phone number. The new number is 903 691-5837. NETO ceased to run TRAX service Thursday and they have been replaced by the Ark-Tex Council of Governments. COG Executive Director Chris Brown said the COG already operated the service in Cass,...
Alliance Bank Independence Celebration Fundraiser
Alliance Bank CEO Tom Sellers says there will be something new at Saturday’s Independence Concert and Fireworks event. Alliance Bank will be selling fans for $1 to benefit the Wounded Warrior Project. Sellers says the bank will match the funds raised from the fan sale. He says the project helps wounded soldiers contribute to society and have a life they can be proud of. By Don Julian, KSST News and Sports Director
Hopkins County Unemployment Rate Lowest In Region
The latest figures for May show Hopkins County with the lowest unemployment rate in the region. The unemployment rate was 4.3%. The report also indicated that there were only 813 unemployed persons in the county. By Don Julian, KSST News and Sports Director
Two Locals Arrested, More Arrests to Come
Two Hopkins County men have been charged with possessing child pornography. Another arrest or two are possible pending a forensic download of a computer in Tyler. The cases are not believed to be connected. Sheriff’s Department Criminal Investigator Daniel Winn said cases were developed through the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force in Dallas. 56-year old Dathan Durant of Cumby was arrested two weeks ago. 31-year old Richard...
Terrific Tuesdays
Pat Higginbotham is a volunteer and a spokesperson for Terrific Tuesdays, the weekly program at First United Methodist Church, which offers activities for people with Alzheimer’s or dementia as well several hours off for caregivers. Ms. Higginbotham is commited to the program because of what it offered her when her husband had Alzheimer’s disease. Terrific Tuesday begins at 9 a.m. and runs through 2 p.m. Cost is $20 or what a person...
What! Me Worry!
There is a new barricade up downtown but Sulphur Springs City Manager Marc Maxwell says this one is for a minor problem. Some stucco is falling off of a sidewall of an old fabrics building on Main Street across the street from Muddy Jakes. Maxwell says the barricades are to keep anyone from being hit by falling material. Maxwell says he has distributed reports of a structural engineer on 11 suspect downtown walls to property owners....
CASA Officials Appreciative
Court Appointed Special Advocates or CASA had a good day in Hopkins County Commissioners Court Monday morning. Annually the county applies to the State Comptrollers Office for excess money from electric co-ops that operate in the county, Farmers Electric and Wood County Electric. Usually the funds amount to about $1,000 but this year the amount was far greater, over $4,500. The county must use the funds to support neglected and abused...
Bob Evans Farms “Owens Country Sausage” has Expanded
After a large expansion of its Sulphur Springs plant, Bob Evans Farms Owens Country Sausage is planning a grand reopening of the facility. It will take place on Tuesday, July 8 starting at 10:30 a.m. There will be remarks and light refreshments followed by a tour of the plant. Bob Evans Farms will show off their new production lines, their management team and their commitment to the Sulphur Springs community. The plant will make the...
