Earth Kind Gardening By Master Gardener Ronnie Wilson
July 8, 2025 – The Texas A&M Agrilife Extension has developed the EarthKind program to teach and inform gardeners about gardening practices that are environmentally friendly. Simply explained, the EarthKind system starts with a complete and totally organic plan, and then uses a gradual step-by-step increase in the use of non-organic practices if the need or situation demands. Many gardeners, both new and experienced,...
Sunflowers By Master Gardener Ronnie Wilson
July 8, 2025 – Is there any plant better suited to represent summer than the sunflower? These magnificent giants with their large, colorful flowers defy the heat and bring smiles to everyone who sees them. An extremely hardy plant, sunflowers have been around in the USA for over a thousand years, back to the time of the Cahokia mound builders in the St.Louis area. Sunflowers are the only native major field crop grown today, and...
Hopkins County Genealogical Society’s Genealogy Lock-In is July 26th
July 7, 2025 – The Hopkins County Genealogical Society’s next Genealogy Lock-In is scheduled for Saturday, July 26th, 2025. The event will begin at 10:00am. Register for after-hours genealogy research with exclusive access to data bases, books, and much more. Call 903-885-8523, or email [email protected], or stop by 611 North Davis Street, Sulphur Springs, Texas. Cost is a $15 donation per person. There will be a...
EDC ED Chris Brown had a Second Cup Of Coffee With John Mark Dempsey Recently to Chat About Business News in Sulphur Springs
July 4, 2025 – Hopkins County Sulphur Springs Economical Development Corporation Executive Director Chris Brown dropped by and had A Second Cup Of Coffee With John Mark Dempsey. The two chatted about Liberty Trailers and their ribbon cutting, a possible business prospect looking at the area across from JB Weld to place a new home, the new interest in the thermal mine, and so much more! Be sure to check out this episode and learn...
United States Postal Service Job Fair in Sulphur Springs July 10th
July 3, 2025 – SULPHUR SPRINGS, TX — Postal officials invite job seekers to learn more about USPS employment opportunities on Thursday, July 10, from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., at the Sulphur Springs Post Office, 320 Church Street, Sulphur Springs, TX 75482. For almost 250 years, the U.S. Postal Service has delivered information, connected families and friends, and powered the engines of commerce and industry. The U.S. Postal...
Nomination Period for the Hopkins County Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors has Started
July 3, 2025 – The nomination period for the Hopkins County Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors has started and will end at 4 p.m. on Thursday, July 31. Nominations are being accepted for six three-year terms on the Chamber Board. A Board member must be a member in good standing with the Chamber and not have served on the board in the past 12 months. Board members should be available to meet during the regular meeting of the...
Federal Grand Jury has Indicted a Sulphur Springs Woman in Connection to the Death of a Juvenile
July 1, 2025 – A federal grand jury has indicted a Sulphur Springs woman in connection to the death of a juvenile who overdosed on a drug called N-Pyrrolidino Protonitazene. Twenty-four-year old Diamon Leann Yates is charged with possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance resulting in death. The case was the first instance of the drug being identified in Texas and the seventh in the U.S. Because it was the first...
This and That for July 2025 From Master Gardener David Wall
July 1, 2025 – Clip, store and hang on to this for use in 2026. Unless you’re eating organic bread, you’re consuming glyphosate, the key ingredient in roundup. While wheat may not be GMO ready, roundup will probably be sprayed on the crop to ensure the entire crop dies at the same time. Water used in soaking beans can be used as fertilizer. The water used in soaking onions can be a useful pesticide and as a nutrient solution for...
County Extension Agent Mario Villarino Dropped by for a Second Cup Of Coffee With John Mark Dempsey
June 30, 2025 – Hopkins County Texas A&M AgriLife Extension County Extension Agent Mario Villarino-Gutierrez dropped by to be a guest on KSST’s A Second Cup Of Coffee With John Mark Dempsey. John Mark and Mario chatted about hay and it’s importance to the cattle industry, the need to provide enough calcium to your vegetable plants, the 4H members that graduated this year, and so much more! Be sure to check out...
Happy Independence Day! Hopkins County Genealogical Society Library to be Closed July 4th
June 27, 2025 – The Hopkins County Genealogical Society announces that their library will be closed Friday, July 4th, 2025… in observance of Independence Day. The Hopkins County Genealogical Society Library is located at 611 North Davis Street, Sulphur Springs, Texas.
