Breast Cancer Support Group Holds First Meeting in Hopkins County
November 13, 2024 – The inaugural meeting of Hopkins County’s Breast Cancer Support Group was held on Tuesday, November 12 with an excited group of women in attendance. The highlight of the evening was a presentation by Debbie Stribling about being thankful for a cancer journey. She eloquently presented a moving piece written by Liz Curtis Higgs. Renee Maeker presented the opening prayer, and Kristi Brewer provided a closing...
Learn What’s Going on With CANHelp and Blue Santa on this Episode of A Second Cup Of Coffee
On this episode of KSST’s A Second Cup Of Coffee With John Mark Dempsey, John Mark sat down with the Executive Director of Hopkins County CANHelp, Brian Crump. The two chatted about the coat drive currently under way, Blue Santa, and a little bit about the history of CANHelp. Brian Crump also talks about how CANHelp will extend their hours November 14th and November 21st so families may have more of an opportunity to sign up for...
KSST’s Veterans Voices Bob Kerr With Marine Corps League Detachment 1357 Honored Veterans Day on Celebration Plaza
November 11, 2024 – At 11:00am November 11, 2024, KSST’s Veterans Voices Bob Kerr with the Hopkins County Marine Corps League Detachment 1357, honored Veterans Day 2024 with a ceremony on Celebration Plaza downtown Sulphur Springs, Texas. Lisa Sprage with Texas A&M AgriLife Extension was in attendance with a few 4H students to present quilts to worthy Veterans. KSST was on site to capture the event on video. Be sure to...
Veterans Day on Celebration Plaza
November 11, 2024 – Attention Patriots and Veterans. The Hopkins County Marine Corps League Detachment 1357 will hold a Veterans Day Memorial celebration in Sulphur Springs on November 11 at 11AM on Celebration Plaza. Please come and pay your respects to all those who offered their life for our freedom!
This and That for November From Master Gardener David Wall
November 10, 2024 – How many of you know 27,000 trees are cut down every day just to make toilet paper (TP) ? Please consider a Honeycomb project called luxury 3-ply TP. For now, you’ll probably have to mail order from Honeycomb, Amazon or other web sites. It can come in a 24-roll container and the feeling in use is the same as regular TP. Help save our trees! Bamboo grows almost 100X faster than trees, ensuring a continuing...
KSST was Present at United Way’s Last Campaign Pledge Meeting of 2024
November 9, 2024 – KSST was present at the Hopkins County United Way’s last campaign pledge meeting of 2024 on November 6th, 2024, at the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Office here in Sulphur Springs, Texas. Did they achieve their objective of the year? Watch the video and find...
First Meeting of the Breast Cancer Support Group Scheduled
Sulphur Springs, TX – November 7, 2024 – The first meeting of the Hopkins County Breast Cancer support group will be held on Tuesday, November 12 at 5:30 pm at the conference room of the Medical Plaza located at 113 Airport Rd. The Hopkins County Health Care Foundation recently announced the group’s established to serve Hopkins County and the surrounding areas. The group will aid in keeping survivors informed of new...
Chamber Connection – November 7, 2024
By Butch Burney Nominations are being accepted for Citizen of the Year, Woman of the Year, Small and Large Businesses of the Year and other superlative recognitions. The awards will be announced at the Chamber’s membership banquet on Thursday, Feb. 13, at the Hopkins County Civic Center. Nominations can be sent to [email protected] or mailed to the following addresses: Citizen of the Year—Chamber of Commerce—110 Main Street,...
City Managers Report November 5th 2024
CLAIMS – We had 2 workers compensation claims arising out of the same incident. An animal control officer was assaulted by a resident and treated at the emergency room. A police officer suffered a dog bite in the same incident. We also had a liability claim over $14,000 resulting from an incident wherein a police cruiser struck another auto in a parking lot on South Broadway. We also submitted two other claims for city vehicles...
Wreaths Across America – Reilly Springs – Saturday, December 14th
November 6, 2024 – REMEMBER the Fallen. . . HONOR those who Serve. . . TEACH our children the value of Freedom. On December 14, 2024 at 11:00 am, TX1434 – REILLY SPRINGS, TX VETERANS GROUP will be helping REILLY SPRINGS CEMETERY to Remember and Honor our veterans by laying Remembrance Wreaths on the graves of our country’s fallen heroes. Please help us honor and remember as many fallen heroes as possible by...
