Hopkins County United Way Excess Allocation Check Distribution with the 2023-2024 Campaign
July 21, 2025 – This is KSST’s coverage of the Hopkins County United Way 2023-2024 Campaign excess allocation check distribution. Hopkins County United Way received contributions exceeding original allocations for the 2023-2024 Campaign, Co-Chaired by KK McKenzie and Jessica McInnis. Hopkins County United Way Board Members are pleased to distribute the additional donations to non-profit organizations that serve people in...
Foundation to Host Free Menopause Seminar This Thursday
July 21, 2025 – Sulphur Springs, Texas – The Hopkins County Health Care Foundation is offering a free seminar about perimenopause, menopause, and hormones, Thursday, July 24 from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. This talk is beneficial for women in the heat of menopause as well as for women who want to be prepared for it and manage their hormones in the meantime. This free seminar is the next event planned for the Foundation’s Summer of...
CHRISTUS Health Dedicates Conference room to Joe Bob Burgin in Honor of Decades of Service
July 17, 2025 – (SULPHUR SPRINGS, Texas) – CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital- Sulphur Springs honored the remarkable legacy of Joe Bob Burgin this week by dedicating an executive conference room in recognition of his decades of service to the hospital and the broader health care community. Burgin served on the Hopkins County hospital board for nearly three decades, playing a crucial role in the hospital’s...
Dinner Bell for July 23, 2025
DINNER BELL, First United Methodist Church SPONSOR: Texas Heritage National Bank The doors to Fellowship Hall at First United Methodist Church will open at 11:00 a.m. Meal service begins at 11:30 a.m. and doors will close at 12:45 p.m. Please come join us to share fellowship and a meal. Texas Heritage National Bank (the 141st largest bank in Texas) is “Large enough to meet your needs yet small enough to care.”...
Sulphur Springs ISD Board of Trustees Approved Employee pay and Compensation Increases
July 15, 2025 – The Sulphur Springs ISD Board of Trustees has approved employee pay and compensation increases for the 2025-26 school year. Teachers and librarians with two years or less experience will receive a pay hike off $3,000.. Teachers with 3-5 years of experience will get an additional $4,000.. And teachers with five or more years of experience will receive a pay boost...
Josie Cabreros Crowned 2025 Ms Hopkins County Senior Classic Queen July 12th
July 14, 2025 – Witness the glamor, excitement, and talent of the 2025 Ms Hopkins County Senior Classic Pageant with KSST’s coverage of the fabulous event! Watch as some of Hopkins County most creative ladies compete to earn the prestigious honor to wear the crown. Senior Center Coordinator Dawna Pryor and her hard working team worked for weeks to put together this wonderful evening of sparkle, singing, dance, and more!...
Master Gardener Ronnie Wilson Talked with John Mark Dempsey About an Upcoming Program on Bees on This Second Cup Of Coffee
July 10, 2025 – Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Hopkins County Master Gardener Ronnie Wilson had A Second Cup Of Coffee With John Mark Dempsey recently. On this episode, John Mark and Ronnie chatted about Earth Kind Gardening, the benefit of planting marigolds in your garden, a program the Master Gardeners are going to have July 17, 2025, at 6:30pm at the AgriLife Extension Office about bees, and so much more. Be sure to take a...
A Cold Case Murder has Been Solved
July 10, 2025 – A cold case murder has been solved after nearly 30 years according to an announcement from the Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office. A statement from the Sheriff’s Office says: “After nearly three decades, a major development has been made in the 1996 murder of Geraldine Blackmon. On Tuesday, 71-year-old William Doyle Magness of Midlothian, Texas, was arrested and charged with murder in connection with the cold case.”...
Sulphur Springs Family’s Worst Fears were Confirmed on Monday
July 10, 2025 – A Sulphur Springs family’s worst fears were confirmed on Monday when their parents were found dead as a result of the catastrophic flooding in Central Texas. James and Cindy Rushing had traveled to the Hill Country for the Fourth of July holiday with a camper pulled by a pickup truck. They did not say exactly where they were camping, but that they were located along the Guadalupe River near...
Dinner Bell for July 16, 2025
DINNER BELL, First United Methodist Church SPONSOR: Christus Health The doors to Fellowship Hall at First United Methodist Church will open at 11:00 a.m. Meal service begins at 11:30 a.m. and doors will close at 12:45 p.m. Please come join us to share fellowship and a meal. Christus Health can trace its history to 1866 with the founding of St. Mary’s Hospital in Galveston, Texas, by the sisters of Charity. In...
