Going Green By Johanna Hicks
When you hear the words “going green,” your thoughts probably turn to water conservation, energy conservation, using environmentally-safe cleaning products, and so on. However, the focus of this column is totally different. I’m talking about salad greens – spinach, in particular....
Central Baptist Church Plans Event to Honor Law Enforcement
Central Baptist Church, 840 Connally Street will honor local law enforcement in a special service and lunch Sunday, February 17, at 10:30 a.m.
KSST’s ‘Nice People Awards’ is Valentine Season Favorite
The “Nice People Awards” has been a Valentine-season feature on KSST for the past few decades. It is a program which spotlights the everyday, nice things that local people do for others in their community. Held annually during the time of the Academy Awards and the Hopkins County Chamber of Commerce recognitions, this simple showcase is for the everyday nice folks we all know, and KSST listeners love to get involved....
Local Performer Don Woods Jr. Signs Recording Contract with Sony Records
Don Woods Jr (center) shown with SM1 Music Group President Clay Dustin and KSST’s Enola Gay Mathews who is also co-producer of the Reilly Springs Jamboree Don Woods Jr. from the Yantis area of Wood County, Texas has signed a recording contract with Sony Music as a recording artist. The event took place at a contract signing in Sulphur Springs, Texas on February 12, 2019. It is the next step in a few years of tireless work by the...
Chamber Connection February 14, 2019
Ribbon Cuttings: Flowerland Florist will host a ribbon cutting celebration Flowerland Florist, located at 411 Gilmer in Sulphur Springs, will host a ribbon cutting celebration with their new owners on Monday, February 11th at noon. Please make plans to attend and welcome the new owners to Flowerland. Hopkins County hosts ribbon cutting for new courtroom The Hopkins County Commissioner’s Court is hosting a ribbon cutting for...
Video Presentation: Dedication of New Courtroom at Law Enforcement Center
The Grand Opening of the new courtroom at the Law Enforcement Center took place Wednesday morning as ceremonies were squeezed in between plea bargains and docket call. At 11 a.m., Hopkins County Judge Robert Newsom welcomed the packed courtroom of county officials, community leaders and members of the public...
New Courtroom Next to Law Enforcement Center Opened Wednesday
The Grand Opening of the new courtroom at the Law Enforcement Center took place Wednesday morning as ceremonies were squeezed in between plea bargains and docket call. At 11 a.m., Hopkins County Judge Robert Newsom welcomed the packed courtroom of county officials, community leaders and members of the public present. District Judge Eddie Northcutt told those present that he remembers when County Judge Newsom, who at the time was the...
Local Man Arrested for Meth on Person and in Residence
Feb 19, 2019 – When Cumby Police stopped and arrested Marty Lee Kays, 43, of Sulphur Springs for Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, Hopkins County Investigator Wade Sheets and SSPD Lt. Mark Estes interviewed Kays . During the interview Kays admitted to having methamphetamine on his person and in his residence. On his person, was found three baggies weighing approximately 6.2-grams including packaging and in his residence,...
