Hicks: Plenty in Store For the Rest of 2020
By Johanna Hicks, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension, Family & Community Health Agent, Hopkins County Folks who visit our office never ask if anything is going on – they ask what is going on! We always have something of interest planned for all ages. The 4-H program is off to a good start, and enrollment for the 2020/2021 year is now taking place. We have five clubs in the county. Enrollment is open to all youth grades 3...
Sulphur Springs Time Capsule Extraction to Take Place Oct. 3 in Heritage Park
Lyndsey Palmer, a member of the SSHS Class of 2000, tells KSST that an intermediate-age school project is about to come to completion, when a Time Capsule is unearthed in Sulphur Springs Heritage Park. From a press release, we learned that “at 10AM on Saturday October 3, 2020, the Sulphur Springs class of 2000 plans to unearth a time capsule placed in Heritage Park in 1993. During our fifth grade year, we were at Douglas...
Grant Application To Pave Road Into Mine Received No Opposition At Meeting
The public meeting, conducted by the City of Sulphur Springs regarding a proposed grant application to help pave the road into the city-owned former Thermo/Luminant mine property, received no opposition. The city posted a public notice regarding the city’s intent to apply for $2,976,960 from the Economic Development Administration Program Works and Economic Adjustment Assistance Program, including CARES Act funding, to engineer...
CMFH-SS Business News: Drive-Thru Flu Shot Clinics Available For CHRISTUS Trinity Clinic Patients
By Holly Ragan, Senior Market Development, CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Sulphur Springs, [email protected] Sulphur Springs, Texas – CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Sulphur Springs has ONE mission: To Extend the Health Ministry of Jesus Christ. Flu Shots: Drive-Thru Clinics Available For CHRISTUS Trinity Clinic Patients Are you an existing patient of CHRISTUS Trinity Clinic? Take advantage of our drive-thru...
10 New COVID-19 Cases, 11 Recoveries reported Sept. 28 In Hopkins County
Ten new positive COVID-19 cases were reported over the weekend, but there were also 11 recoveries reported Sept. 28 in Hopkins County, which reduced the overall number of coronavirus cases to 91, according to positive COVID-19 result That’s 39 Hopkins County residents who have received new positive novel coronavirus 2019 results in the last week and 107 so far this month; that’s the most new cases reported for Hopkins...
Football Coach Greg Owens Discusses Wakeland Loss On Saturday Morning Coach’s Show
After the Friday night, Sept. 25 season opening loss to Frisco Wakeland, 38-10 at Toyota Stadium in Frisco, Wildcats Football Coach Greg Owens discussed the game on KSST Radio and Cable Channel 18’s Saturday Morning Coach’s Show. Coach Owens said the players have just got to get better, calm down and get their heads’ up. He said they have to take things one day at a time and one play at a time. Coach Owens said each...
Tough Weekend For Lady Cats Volleyball As They Drop Three Matches With District Play Beginning Tuesday
*Update: Tuesday varsity volleyball postponed, JV still scheduled. Lady Cats Volleyball Coach Bailey said she scheduled tough pre-district opponents for her Lady Cats to face in order to get ready for district games. As a result, the Lady Cats will be entering district play Tuesday evening, September 29, on a three game losing streak. Friday the Lady Cats lost in three sets at Princeton. Then, Saturday, the Lady Cats dropped matches...
Lady Cats Cross Country Is 2nd At LeTourneau Meet Saturday, Wildcats Finish 5th
One team has been very hard for the Lady Cats Cross Country Team to beat this season and again Saturday Lufkin was the only team to outperform the Lady Cats at a meet at LeTourneau University in Longview. The Wildcats ended up 5th in their competition. The Wildcats ran first on a course that Sulphur Springs Cross Country Coach Ross Hicks called a very legitimate 5K course. Coach Hicks said his Wildcats continued to show improvement....
Sept. 28-Oct. 2 Meal A Day Menu
Although the Sulphur Springs Senior Citizens Center remains closed due to COVID-19, volunteers continue to work five days a week preparing and delivering meals to shut-in elderly in the community. The Sept. 28-Oct. 2, 2020 Meal A Day Menu includes: Monday — Smothered Beef Patty, Mashed Potatoes, Green Beans and a Roll Tuesday — Ham and Potato Casserole, California Blend Vegetables and a Roll Wednesday — Mexican Quesadilla Casserole,...
Sheriff’s Office Asks For Help For Deputy Whose Home Was Damaged By Fire
Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office Saturday afternoon put out request to the community for help for a deputy and his family in their time of need. “Last night our deputy, Aaron Chaney who was on duty at the time, heard Sulphur Springs respond to a structure fire at his address. Please help us rally and support this family as he continues to serve our community,” HCSO posted on the department’s Facebook page....
