TX Championship Ice Cream Freeze Off Set For Saturday
The Texas State Championship Ice Cream Freeze Off, overseen by Chamber of Commerce President Meredith Caddell, is set for Saturday, June 11 at 4 p.m at the grounds of the Hopkins County Civic Center. This will be the 15th year of the annual competition as part of the Hopkins County Dairy Festival. Entries in the competition will be split into two main divisions: Little Dip for ages 12 and under, and Big Dip for ages 13 and older....
Deal Done; Local Hospital Name Now CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital-Sulphur Springs
CHRISTUS Health, an international, faith-based, not-for-profit health system headquartered in Irving, Texas announced today that it has finalized an agreement with The Hopkins County Hospital District (Hopkins) for the ongoing management and operation of the hospital. The agreement could take effect as early as July1. The joining of the two prestigious health care organizations formed a new organization called CHRISTUS Hopkins Health...
Stolen Plaza Light Recovered
Between May 20th and 23rd, one of the LED lights, a light in a string of lights, on Celebration Plaza at the Veteran’s Memorial was forcibly removed by vandals. Sulphur Springs Police have now have three adult suspects that have confessed to the theft and have recovered the light. The light, that was positioned on the south side of the Plaza, is expensive and, when removed, blew out a control box providing a total of over $1800 in...
Five Years and Counting; Search Continues for Melissa McVay Darling
June 10, 2016 marks the fifth anniversary of the disappearance of Melissa McVay Darling. At 1:35 a.m. June 10, 2011, McVay walked out of the Choctaw Casino in Grant, Oklahoma with a white male companion, Jeremy Upchurch. Detective David Gilmore said he has been working the case and will continue to work the case until resolution. Gilmore said Upchurch, who has a criminal record, remains a person of interest in the case and there are...
Lynda Hager Cheers on Dairy Festival for 51 years!
Lynda Hager holds the office of Treasurer of the Hopkins County Dairy Festival. Over her 51-year tenure, she has been hands-down the “cheerleader” in enthusiasm and support for this major annual event. Her involvement actually began in 1954 at Sulphur Springs High School when she was called out of class and informed that she had been selected that year’s “Dairy Girl” by the local dairyman’s...
Friday Morning Hot Air Balloon Media Flight
On Friday, June 10th several local media outlets were invited to fly over Sulphur Springs in hot air balloons! Six different balloons were inflated and sent up with pilots and a maximum of two passengers. KSST interns were sent up in “Spirit in the Sky”. The balloon was covered in beautiful colors that depicted birds, a large mask, a fish, and several other smaller creatures. The flight began in the Sulphur Springs...
Tira News: Vickery Elected Mayor
By Jan Vaughn We want to express our sympathy to the family of Donald Wayne “Don” Hargrave. He passed away on Friday, June 3, 2016 in Dallas. He is survived by his wife of 63 years, Dorothy Lewis Hargrave, and their four children, and several grand- and great-grandchildren. The funeral service was held on Tuesday, June 7th, at West Oaks Funeral Home, with the burial at Tira Cemetery. Please remember the family in prayer. The Tira City...
Agrilife: The “Road” to Food Safety
Handling Food Safely on the Road V-A-C-A-T-I-O-N! Oh, how we long for that eight letter word every summer, when millions of us eagerly get away from school and work. We take to the road in cars or recreational vehicles; live on boats; relax in beach or mountain vacation homes; and camp…or simply stay at home and make daily excursions in or around our hometowns. No matter where we go or what we do, there is a common denominator that...
County Road 1445 Open Following Repairs
County Road 1445 is now open. Precinct 1 Commissioner Beth Wisenbaker advised KSST News that repairs have been made that will allow for the roadway to be used once more. With public safety and emergency services as a top priority, Precinct 1 Commissioner Beth Wisenbaker had closed County Road 1445, Wednesday morning, June 1, due to concerns of danger to life and safety. She said this county road serves a heavy traffic flow in her...
