Chamber Connection May 24, 2018
We all scream for ICE CREAM!!!!The 2018 Ice Cream Freeze-off is getting really close! We are currently in need of sponsors of the Ice Cream Freeze-off, and people to make homemade ice cream in the contest. There is no charge to enter the ice cream contest, so please consider being a part this year! The Ice Cream Freeze-off will be held on Saturday, June 9th, at 5:30 p.m. on the REAR lawn of Shannon Oaks Church. We are moving the...
Profile: Johanna Hicks…Her Life Makes a “Dairy” Good Story!
Everyone in Hopkins County knows Johanna Hicks, Hopkins County Extension agent with the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension office which she shares locally with fellow agent Mario Villarino and office manager Barbara Sanders. Over the years, she has become a local food celebrity with her many Dairy Foods contests, cooking and tasting events. As a Dairy Festival board member, she helped create this year’s exciting “Whipped...
Runoff Final: Republicans Elect Davis, Treasurer; Anglin, Commissioner Precinct 2
Danny Davis and Greg Anglin received the Republican nod for November ballot and, with no opponent in November, will be elected to their respective positions. Republican County Treasurer: Danny Davis: 99, Absentee; 444 Early Voting; Total Votes: 926 (51.96%) Andrea Griggs: 109, Absentee; 367 Early Voting; Total Votes: 856 (48.04%) County Commissioner Precinct #2 Greg Anglin: 23, Absentee; 112 Early Voting; Total Vote: 308 (51.42%)...
May Primary Runoff Through Early Voting
Early Voting numbers are in for the May Primary Runoff Election. Total votes will be announced when counted. Local votes: Republican County Treasurer: Andrea Griggs: 109, Absentee; 367 Early Voting; Total through Early Voting: 476 Danny Davis: 99, Absentee; 444 Early Voting; Total through Early Voting: 543 County Commissioner Precinct #2 Greg Anglin: 23, Absentee; 112 Early Voting; Total through Early Voting: 135 Edward (Ed) Moore:...
Video Presentation: Dairy Festival Queens Dinner 2018
The 2018 Dairy Festival Queen’s Dinner hosted by Queen Jaci Reed was May 21st at The Alcove on Celebration Plaza. Candidates for the Dairy Festival Queen title, their parents, and members of the Dairy Festival Board were...
Meal A Day Needs Volunteer Cooks for Wednesday, Thursday; Route Driver for Monday
Meal A Day, located at the Senior Center on Martin Luther King Drive, is in need of cooks for Wednesday and Thursday. These positions are not the lead cook, so volunteers will need to be able to follow directions of the lead cook. Cooks for Friday will be needed in June. Meal A Day also needs a volunteer route driver for each Monday. Cooks start work at 7 a.m. and are usually finished by 11 a.m. The cooks are needed due to relocation...
A “Salute to Excellence” For All Area Graduates of the Class of 2018!
The staff of KSST, Channel 18 TV and ksstradio.com salute the hard work and commitment to excellence that graduates of the area schools have shown as they prepare for their big day, graduation. It is our privilege to congratulate them and wish them unlimited success! There are 50 senior classmen who will receive diplomas at Como-Pickton High School graduation in the Eagles’ Heflin Field on Friday May 25 at 7:30pm. (in...
Two Buys, Two Dates, One Arrest
May 22, 2018 – Two separate purchases of methamphetamine on two separate dates led to warrants for the arrest of Jackson Blaze Gilreath, 22, of Sulphur Springs. The purchases of approximately 2.6 grams of meth from Gilreath were made by the Special Crimes Unit. Gilreath was arrested at Clayton Homes Monday at 2:12 p.m. by officers of the SCU. He is in Hopkins County Jail charged with one count of Manufacture Deliver Controlled...
