Sulphur Springs ISD Media Release for Seamless Summer Option Free Meals 2021-2022
Sulphur Springs ISD’s Child Nutrition Department announced its policy for this school year,healthy meals will be offered every school day to all students at no cost. Typically, a student’sapplication must meet income eligibility requirements to qualify for free or reduced-price meals.However, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) issued a guidance that allowsschools to offer free meals to all students under the Seamless...
Wildcats Football Set for First Scrimmage Today at Liberty Eylau
The Wildcats football team, lead by head coach and athletic director Greg Owens, are prepped for their first scrimmage of the fall 2021 season when they travel out to Texarkana to play Liberty Eylau tonight. The match is set to kick-off tonight at 7 P.M. The scrimmage will take place at LESD’s Harris Field, home to the Leopards, and should be a good one between these two teams. After the Wildcats participate in their first...
Kiwanis Speaker Addresses Human Trafficking, Recruitment in NE Texas
L. to R. Hillary Evans and Julie Prettiman Julie Prettiman, wife of a Greenville pastor and adoptive parent of six, had been a stay-at-home mom until a member of her own family had a very close brush with human trafficking of a teen for the sex trade. That’s when Julie’s involvement with the non-profit Poiema Foundation headquarters in Rockwall, Texas proved to be life-saving. According to their mission statement,...
Man Accused Of Shooting A Woman With An Air Rifle
A 27-year-old Sulphur Springs man accused of shooting a woman with an air rifle was jailed Thursday evening on an assault charge, according to arrest and jail reports. Sulphur Springs Police reported responding at 9:50 p.m. Aug. 12, 2021, on South Moore Street to a disturbance in which a woman was alleged to have been shot in the leg with BB gun. The address was one in where officers on another shift were told an assault had occurred...
The Welding Shop at the Paris Junior College-Sulphur Springs Center
REVIEWING WORK Advanced welding students Jack Smith, left, of Sulphur Springs, and Jordan Cummings of Quinlan observe as PJC-Sulphur Springs Center Welding Instructor John Plemons reviews some welding work. For information about the welding program and registration, call 903-885-1232. Paris Junior College Sulphur Springs weld Smith welding shop at the PJC-Sulphur Springs Center
Team Tennis Set For Third Match of Week with Greenville Today
It has been a busy week for Team Tennis. Team Tennis, led by Coach Tony Martinez, are set to take on Greenville when they host the Lions. The match against Greenville is the third this week for team tennis, as they have already competed against two other schools in Mesquite Poteet, Bullard High (Tyler), and will now be taking on the Greenville Lions today at the tennis center in the SSISD Athletic Complex at 4 P.M. Team tennis got...
‘The Wall That Heals’ Major Community Event Set For November 4-7, 2021 With Fundraisers in September
During the KSST Good Morning Show on Thursday August 12, 2021, a first interview on-air about the “The Wall That Heals” visit to Sulphur Springs was discussed with Committee members Danny Davis and Dena Loyd. Mandy Kennedy, who is spearheading the event, was not able to attend. As a result of her efforts as a member of the Veterans Memorial Committee. Sulphur Springs was selected as the only Texas town to receive a visit...
CHRISTUS President/CEO Speaks About Current COVID Spike, Ways to Stay Safe
Paul Harvey, President CEO Administration of CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital- Sulphur Springs CHRISTUS Hospital in Sulphur Springs is experiencing a rise in COVID cases similar to hospitals in the surrounding area. President/CEO Paul Harvey joined KSST in an interview on the Good Morning Show with Enola Gay on Tuesday August 10, 2021 to share information for local residents, stressing that the procedures the public utilized earlier...
115th COVID-19 Fatality Confirmed, 203 Active Cases Reported For Hopkins County
DSHS Resumes Filling Medical Staffing Requests It’s no secret that COVID-19 cases have continued to rising once again in Texas – including Hopkins County. The 7-day state average of new confirmed cases of COVID-19 was 10,332, contributing to the 10,463 in Texas hospitals on Aug. 10. That is nearly 3,000 new confirmed COVID-19 hospitalizations reported in the last week, according to Texas Department of State Health...
Texas State Securities Board Warns About Growing Number Of Online Investment Schemes
Texas State Securities Board Aug. 11, 2021, News Release Anyone Can be Anyone on the Internet: How to Guard Against Imposters The Texas State Securities Board is warning investors about a growing number of online investment schemes in which bad actors impersonate registered, licensed firms. These impersonation schemes are growing more and more sophisticated as scammers more efficiently leverage technology to defraud the public....
