Paris District Road Report for Week of June 16, 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 June 16, 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...
Texas Will Now Offer Expedited Business Fillings and Veteran Business Benefits
June 14, 2025 – House Bill 346, authored by Representative Harris Davila and Senator King, introduces significant improvements to support Texas small businesses by streamlining the formation process and solidifying tax benefits. Under the new law, the Texas Secretary of State will now offer expedited business filings, enabling entrepreneurs to establish their businesses more quickly and efficiently. This change addresses...
Coryn Young Visited With KSST One Last Time as the 2024 Hopkins County Dairy Fest Queen
June 12, 2025 – The Historic 2024 Hopkins County Dairy Festival Queen, Coryn Young, sat down with KSST’s John Mark Dempsey for one last time. Coryn shared with John Mark her experience as Dairy Festival Queen over the last year, her plans after she hands over the crown to the next lucky Dairy Fest Queen, and her big dreams and goals for the future. She also shares some wise advise for the future winner of that crown! Be...
Wildcats Baseball Player Kaden Mitchell Selected as a Texas High School Baseball Coahes Association All-Star at Third Base
June 12, 2025 – Sulphur Springs Wildcats baseball player Kaden Mitchell has been selected as a Texas High School Baseball Coahes Association All-Star at third base and will play in the small school (1A-4A) All-Star game at 12 noon Saturday at Dell Diamond in Round Rock north of Austin. He has also been selected as part of the 4A All State Elite Team at third base. He also pitched for the Wildcats. Kaden has signed a letter of...
Texas Education Agency Released the 2025 End-of-Course STAAR Results
June 12, 2025 – The Texas Education Agency released the 2025 End-of-Course STAAR results Tuesday. It tests high school students on five core subjects: Algebra I, Biology, English I, English II, and U.S. History. The TEA says this year’s statewide results reflect modest year-over-year changes, with scores rising in Algebra I and Biology, but declining in English I, English II, and U.S. History. In the Sulphur...
Dinner Bell for June 18, 2025
DINNER BELL, First United Methodist Church SPONSOR: Alliance Bank & Payne Electric Co. We plan to continue inside dining every Wednesday with the exception of the Wednesday before Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Years Day. Alliance Bank was chartered as Sulphur Springs State Bank on June 13, 1927, by the two largest shareholders of First State Bank that had failed. First located on Main at Gilmer, a fire...
Metal License Plates Replace Paper July 1
June 11, 2025 – Starting July 1, Texas car dealerships will begin issuing metal license plates directly to buyers at the time of sale, marking a significant change in the vehicle registration process. This new procedure replaces the previous system where dealerships provided paper temporary tags while buyers waited for their permanent plates to arrive by mail. The change is part of a legislative effort to combat the widespread...
The Competition was Strong at the 2025 Hopkins County Dairy Fest Milking Contest
June 11, 2025 – The competition was hot and strong at the 2025 Hopkins County Dairy Festival Milking Contest for Candidates, Parents, and Balloon Pilots Saturday, June 7th, 2025. First the Dairy Festival Queen Contestants gave it their all competing to see who could squeeze the most milk out of each of their cows. Then their parents took a crack at it to see if they could show the contestants how it’s really done. Then,...
Senior Center COOR Dawna Pryor had a Second Cup Of Coffee With John Mark Dempsey to Discuss Upcoming Activities
On this informative episode of KSST’s A Second Cup Of Coffee With John Mark Dempsey, John Mark had a visit from Dawna Pryor, Coordinator of the Sulphur Springs Senior Citizens Activity Center. The two had a chat about such topics as the upcoming Father’s Day celebration, “Putt Putt and Pie with Pops” taking place June 13th, 2025, the John Wayne movie they picked out for the next Movie Day at the Center next...
Members of the Sulphur Springs Wildcats Baseball Team Have Earned All-District 14-4A Honors
June 10, 2025 – Members of the Sulphur Springs Wildcats baseball team have earned All-District 14-4A honors. The Defensive Player of the Year is Alex Macias, Senior.The Pitcher of the Year is Alex Whittle, Sophomore.The Newcomer of the Year pitcher and outfielder. Deacon Carpenter, Freshman. Named to the 1st Team are: Pitcher Kaden Mitchell, Senior.Outfielder Jaxon...
