Hopkins County Unemployment Goes Up But Still Below Texas Average
October 5, 2023 – In the latest report from August 2023, Hopkins County posted an unemployment rate of 3.8%, compared to a rate of 3.7% in July 2023. The new August number is and increase as well over one year ago as the August 2022 rate came in at 3.3%. Hopkins County continues to have the lowest unemployment rate in our nine-county region which includes the counties of Bowie, Cass, Delta, Franklin, Lamar, Morris, Red River and...
Hopkins County Records – August 2023
Report of Marriage Documents for Hopkins County 8/11/23 Thru 8/17/23 Jason Eddie Adcock and Jennifer Ann Mars Jesse James Lee Brown and Cassity Leeann Egan Jacob Adam Crawford and Samantha Nicole Pitts Cody J Lewis and Kendra Lee Diehl Joseph Chance Loraine and Brittany Ranee Perry Octavio Machado and Joseline Guzman Anthony William Mowrer and Madison Mackenzie Beard Johnathan Mikel Simpson and Brooklyn Lyric Martin Land Deed...
Trucking In The U.S. May Not Be What You Think
October 3, 2023 – Trucking in the United States may not be what you think. Small Owner-Operators and Contract Truckers are being forced out by cheap competition provided by Mexico based carriers. These same Carriers sometimes bend the laws set by the United States and create an unfair playing field. KSST spoke with a local truck driver and his wife, who is a Freight Agent, about the state of the industry. They were able to give...
Hopkins County Chamber of Commerce Report – October 2, 2023
October 2, 2023 – Hopkins County Chamber Connection submitted by Butch BurneyStew Goody BagsBusinesses who want to get their message out to 400 stew cooks and judges have until noon Friday, Oct. 6, to bring their promotional items to the Hopkins County Chamber of Commerce at 110 Main St. Our goody bags will go out to about 350 cooks and almost 50 judges for stew, appetizer and campsite contests. There is one catch – you must be...
Winners of the Hopkins County Junior Commercial Heifer Show 2023
September 30, 2023 – The record books are examined and the interviews complete. The livestock judging finished around 11 AM on Saturday. The winners of the 2023 show are as follows. Kash Ballard – Grand Champion Benjamin Brewer – Reserve Champion Kohen Moss – Division Champion Rhayne Thomas – Division Reserve Champion Top Herdsman Senior Division – Catherine Starzyk Top Herdsman Junior Division...
Controlling Goat Weed From Master Gardener David Wall
September 27, 2023 – NOTE: This article written for vegetable gardens, not pasture-land. Several years ago, a local land owned was showing his 200 acres of pasture land and mentioned he wanted to invest in a goat herd because of all the goat weed on the property. He wasn’t happy to learn that goats detest goat weed. Usually, the only way they’ll eat it is if the field is brush hogged and later baled. Even then, they’re not happy...
A Candidate Forum For House District 2 Candidates Will be Held October 11, 2023
September 27, 2023 – The Hopkins-Rains Retired School Personnel, a local chapter of Texas Retired Teachers Association will hold a Candidate Forum on October 11 for candidates who are running in the special election for Texas House District 2. Citizens in Hopkins, Hunt, and Van Zandt counties are eligible to vote in this election. The forum is expressly focused on education issues. This is an opportunity for teachers and school...
Hopkins County Records –
Report of Marriage Documents for Hopkins County 8/23/23 Thru 9/7/23 Ted Robert Patton Jr and Linda LaJean Patton Christopher Trent Newton and Sarah April Marks Monty Carl Kingsley and Deborah Irby Morgan William Hunter McPherson and Makayla Lynn Hall Jonathan Alex Motes and Kendall Rita Eapp Kenneth Christopher White and Bethany Nicole Moser Jimmy Dee Buckholt Jr and Sarah Elizabeth Massey Brandon Shane Stotts and Kimberly Ann Chisom...
3rd Annual Jr Commercial Heifer Show and Sale is Saturday
September 26, 2023 – Three participants in the upcoming Hopkins County Jr Commercial Heifer Show and Sale stopped by KSST for an interview on Tuesday. You can hear the complete interview during the KSST Morning Show later this week. Claire Jalufka, Catherine Starzyk and Rhayne Thomas will have heifers for sale on Saturday. The show and sale is dedicated to FFA and 4-H members in Hopkins County. It provides a showcase for their...
Burn Ban Map For September 26th, 2023
September 26, 2023 – Here is a map showing burn ban information for Counties across Texas. There is no active burn ban for Hopkins County at this time.
