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...
Federal Mandate Requires Changes to In-State Tuition Eligibility at East Texas A&M
July 21, 2025 – COMMERCE, TX, July 21, 2025— In compliance with a recent federal court order and guidance from the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, East Texas A&M University is making required changes to in-state tuition eligibility beginning in the Fall 2025 semester. These changes affect students who previously qualified for in-state tuition under Texas Education Code § 54.053(a)(3) but are unable to demonstrate...
Paris District Road Report for Week of July 21, 2025
Paris — Here’s a look at work planned in Fannin, Grayson, Hopkins, Franklin, Delta, Lamar, Red River, Hunt and Rains Counties for the week starting July 21, 2025. These schedules are subject to change due to weather conditions, equipment failure or other unforeseen issues. Motorists are advised to remain alert and pay special attention to all signs, barricades, and traffic controls, and reduce their speed as they approach...
Paris Junior College-Greenville Center Gains two new Faculty
July 18, 2025 – Last fall’s opening of the new Workforce Training Facility at the Paris Junior College – Greenville Center created a need for new Electrician and Mechatronics program faculty. Ready to begin this fall are Electronics faculty David Hartman and Mechatronics faculty Isabella Sanchez-Haynes. Both are eager to begin teaching fall classes beginning August 25, 2025. “We’re excited to have...
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...
Ranch Horse Program on August 3rd to Launch Beef Cattle Short Course
July 17, 2025 -Renowned Texas A&M faculty and industry leaders from across the country on the agenda The seventh annual Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service Ranch Horse Program will be held Aug. 3 in conjunction with the Texas A&M Beef Cattle Short Course, BCSC, set for Aug. 4-6 in College Station. Texas AandM horses for cattle management July 2025 Horses are an important part of cattle management in...
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.”...
Speeding Doesn’t Save Time, it Costs Lives
July 17, 2025 – TxDOT working with law enforcement to encourage people to slow down PARIS – Whether it’s catching a fish or smoking a brisket, Texans know the importance of patience. So, the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) is reminding drivers to use that patience behind the wheel and drive like a Texan: Kind. Courteous. Safe. Speed contributed to nearly 160,000 traffic crashes in Texas in 2024, resulting...
The Latest on Roundup From Master Gardener David Wall
July 17, 2025 – Most of you are aware that Roundup has a very checkered career in farming and gardening. The chief ingredient, glyphosate, is a very weak pathogen, but when combined with other Roundup ingredients some of which were even more toxic than glyphosate, its toxicity rises several hundred percent. Due to its extensive use as a herbicide and desiccating agent, we all probably have Roundup in our...
Attorney General Ken Paxton Announces Investigation into Food Company Mars for Deceptive and Illegal Practices
July 17, 2025 – Attorney General Ken Paxton is announcing an investigation into Mars, Incorporated (“Mars”), which makes M&M’s and Skittles, for deceptive trade practices that violate Texas consumers’ rights. In 2016, Mars publicly pledged to “remove all artificial colors from its human food products.” The company later chose not to remove the toxic dyes from products sold in the U.S. but did remove artificial...
