Team Tennis Set For Third Match of Week with Greenville Today
It has been a busy week for Team Tennis. Team Tennis, led by Coach Tony Martinez, are set to take on Greenville when they host the Lions. The match against Greenville is the third this week for team tennis, as they have already competed against two other schools in Mesquite Poteet, Bullard High (Tyler), and will now be taking on the Greenville Lions today at the tennis center in the SSISD Athletic Complex at 4 P.M. Team tennis got...
‘The Wall That Heals’ Major Community Event Set For November 4-7, 2021 With Fundraisers in September
During the KSST Good Morning Show on Thursday August 12, 2021, a first interview on-air about the “The Wall That Heals” visit to Sulphur Springs was discussed with Committee members Danny Davis and Dena Loyd. Mandy Kennedy, who is spearheading the event, was not able to attend. As a result of her efforts as a member of the Veterans Memorial Committee. Sulphur Springs was selected as the only Texas town to receive a visit...
CHRISTUS President/CEO Speaks About Current COVID Spike, Ways to Stay Safe
Paul Harvey, President CEO Administration of CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital- Sulphur Springs CHRISTUS Hospital in Sulphur Springs is experiencing a rise in COVID cases similar to hospitals in the surrounding area. President/CEO Paul Harvey joined KSST in an interview on the Good Morning Show with Enola Gay on Tuesday August 10, 2021 to share information for local residents, stressing that the procedures the public utilized earlier...
115th COVID-19 Fatality Confirmed, 203 Active Cases Reported For Hopkins County
DSHS Resumes Filling Medical Staffing Requests It’s no secret that COVID-19 cases have continued to rising once again in Texas – including Hopkins County. The 7-day state average of new confirmed cases of COVID-19 was 10,332, contributing to the 10,463 in Texas hospitals on Aug. 10. That is nearly 3,000 new confirmed COVID-19 hospitalizations reported in the last week, according to Texas Department of State Health...
Hopkins County Back To School Activities
If you think the school year is coming way too fast, just imagine how Como-Pickton students and teachers felt Wednesday when classes started for the 2021-2022 school year. Cumby and Miller Grove will begin classes Aug. 12, with the students in the remainder of Hopkins County and Yantis schools slated to return to class next week. Most class and supply lists, at least for elementary students, have been posted on the school district...
Sulphur Springs ISD Back-To-School Activities Slated Over The Next Week
Although school will not officially start until Wednesday, Aug. 18, days have been designated for Sulphur Springs ISD back-to-school activities over the next week to help ease students and families into the 2021-2022 school years, including Meet the Teacher, School Supply Drive Thrus, Squad Offs, an alumni basketball tourney and Device Pick Up. Elementary officials too have announced plans for an After School Program to begin the...
Residents Reminded To Secure Valuables, Lock Doors To Reduce Risk Of Vehicle Burglaries
Sulphur Springs Police Chief Jason Ricketson Wednesday, after being made aware of a series of overnight vehicle burglaries in cities in other area counties, reminds local residents to take steps to secure valuables and lock doors to reduce the risk of becoming the victim of vehicle burglaries. SSPD Chief reminds people to take preventive measures against potential vehicle burglary According to area reports, both Mount Pleasant and...
Chamber Connection – August 11
Deadline For Adult Leadership Class is Aug. 13; Applicants Still Needed For Class To Make By Butch Burney Adult Leadership The deadline is fast approaching for the Adult Leadership program, and we are still in need of applicants for the class to make! We are accepting on our website, HopkinsChamber.org, or I can email you the documents if you contact me at butch@hopkinschamber.org or by calling 903-885-6515. Adult Leadership takes you...
SSISD Trustees Approve 25 Personnel Changes, Employee Compensation Plans
Pay Scales Raised For Certain Hourly Workers, Paraprofessionals Sulphur Springs ISD Board of Trustees approved 25 personnel changes as well as employee compensation plans that increases pay scales for certain hourly workers and paraprofessionals. SSISD logo Personnel Changes SSISD trustees approved four resignations, 13 new hires and eight inter-district personnel changes, which aside from a few paraprofessional and one office spot in...
Free Saturday Sports Clinics Resume Aug. 21, At CHRISTUS Trinity Clinic Orthopedic-Sulphur Springs
CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Sulphur Springs Business News – August 10, 2021 CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Sulphur Springs has ONE mission: To Extend the Health Ministry of Jesus Christ. By Holly Ragan, Senior Market Development, CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Sulphur Springs, holly.ragan@christushealth.org Thank you for your patience! Due to a sharp increase in Emergency Room visits as a result of the...
