Try Corn in 2023
By David Wall, Mount Pleasant Master Gardener Some 7-10K years ago, the people of central America and Mexico developed what we know today as corn. I say developed, because corn doesn’t grow in the wild. These ancients took a wild, tough, ancient grass known as teosinte, somehow tamed it and developed it into corn. What most people don’t know is that botanically, corn is a grass. Nutritionally though, it’s a carbohydrate grain. However...
Lady Cats Golf Has Just One Tourney Remaining Before District
Coach Whitney Spigener and her squad have been rolling through their spring season, now standing just one tournament away from district. Last week at Van Zandt CC the Lady Cats won a second-straight tournament, beating out Regional competitors Lindale and Canton. “Our whole entire top-5 plus one JV (finished in the top-7),” the golf coach said Tuesday morning during an interview. Sulphur Springs had athletes finish second...
Wildcats Golf Has Stellar Four Day Outing
Coach Jeremy DeLorge and Wildcats golf had themselves quite the four days, playing in 72 holes over three courses. Sulphur Springs shot 317 in two straight rounds Friday, getting 324 Saturday, and finishing with 319 Monday. The men’s golf coach said his team faced all sorts of conditions over the four days: cold; wet; high, low, or no winds; as well as sunny skies at times. Coach DeLorge began a rigorous four days playing 36...
Four Squads in Action on Friday
March 10, 2023 is another busy day for Sulphur Springs sports. On this week’s edition of Friday gameday, four teams are in action, with two of them playing in their second-to-last non-district games. Starting off with soccer, both of which play in their second-to-last district games on Friday. Not only that, but both soccer teams are in Pittsburg. Coach Adriana Brena informed KSST that the Pirates have one coach for both soccer...
SSISD Superintendent Michael Lamb Leaves To Take New Job in Little Elm
March 9, 2023 – Teachers and staff members of SSISD were notified via a group email Thursday evening of SSISD current superintendent Michael Lamb’s confirmation of accepting the top post of the Little Elm ISD. No firm timeline was given of Lamb’s transition or any indication of who might serve in Lamb’s place while the search for a new superintendent begins. KSST News was notified from an employee of SSISD and...
Senior Center Community CPR Class
March 9, 2023- Sulphur Springs Senior Center will be hosting a community CPR class March 10 at 11 am. EMS Captain Rodney Jones and crew will be instructing the class on emergency measures that can be used to save lives in a situation where first responders may take to long to arrive. The class is open to anyone in the community that wants to come and learn to save lives. This class is an informational class so no certificates will be...
Women’s Powerlifting Sending Three Lady Cats to State
Coach Casey Jeter and Lady Cats powerlifting had themselves a great day at the Regional meet. Three athletes from Sulphur Springs move on to the state 4A powerlifting meet. Starting in the lowest category of 105, Haylee Schultz won her weight group, squatting 275, benching 165 and deadlifting 315 Saturday. The middle and latter stats are Regional records for the 105 weight class. Schultz with her record-setting efforts send the Lady...
Sulphur Springs City Council March 7 Meeting
March 9, 2023- Sulphur Springs City Council met last Tuesday to discuss several items within their agenda. The members of the City Council called for the month of March to become Texas history month, to honor the great Texas heritage that we all share. Ordinance 2827, a rezoning request by Scott Hemby was proposed to the court Tuesday. The rezoning property located at Azalea Lane and Hillcrest, identified as Lots 1, 2, Pt 10 Blk:...
Meal-A-Day Menu And Senior Citizen Center Calendar March 13-17, 2023
Volunteers prepare meals at the Sulphur Springs Senior Citizens Center and deliver them five days a week to Meal A Day program recipients in Sulphur Springs and Hopkins County. The Meal A Day Menu for the week of March 13-17, 2023 includes: Monday, March 13- Stuffed Zucchini Boats, Potato’s and Broccoli Tuesday, March 14- Cheese Tortellini in Creamy Tomato Sauce, Carrot Salad and Garlic Toast Wednesday, March...
Sulphur Springs Tennis in Van Thursday
Coach Tony Martinez and his squad are in Van Thursday for one of their final regular season competitions. Another stacked tournament has the likes of Regional competitors Bullard and Lindale, who beat Sulphur Springs in the second round of playoffs in the fall. The tennis coach said Tuesday afternoon playing in Van gives the Wildcats a good scouting opportunity to see those two schools again (who they almost certainly would see one of...
