Freeze Damage & How to Spot It By Mario Villarino
Fall, winter, and spring bring the danger of frosts and freezes to Texas gardens, orchards, and landscapes. Although sporadic and unpredictable, these cold spells have left their mark on horticulture in Texas by wiping out peach crops, freezing pecans in their shucks, forcing the replanting of spring vegetables, killing valuable landscape plants, and necessitating the replacement of beloved avocado, citrus, and fig trees. Home...
Walk and Talk Reaches Half-way Point By Johanna Hicks
Walk & Talk Reaches Half-way Point Several years ago, an initiative was created to encourage individuals to get up and get active. “Walk Across Texas” is designed to inspire physical activity and comradery among teams of up to eight people with the ultimate goal of logging 833 miles (distance from Beaumont to El Paso) during an 8-week period. The on-line link allows participants to calculate miles according to the type of...
Tira News November 3, 2017
by Jan Vaughn Kim Beck won the Reserve Best in Show for Photography at the Hopkins County Fall Festival. The photo was a black & white of street lamps lighting up a rooftop. She won several other blue & red ribbons in different categories. Kim was also working the Hopkins County Stew contest for the Hopkins County Chamber of Commerce. She comments, “It was so cold! But we had a great turnout and it was hard work, but worth...
FUMC Hosts Annual Hamilton Bake Sale and Harvest Festival November 9-11.
If you love home-baked goods,, plan to be at the Hamilton Bake Sale, a traditional pre-Thanksgiving event on Thursday November 9 at First United Methodist Church in Sulphur Springs. The bake sale will open at 8:30am, and lasts until sold out, which is usually way before noon. So don’t be late! That same weekend is Harvest Festival at FUMC where the good cooks prepare and serve stew and chili, provide family fun and offer...
Hall Dispels Rumors of Congressional Run
AUSTIN, TX – On Tuesday, it was announced that U.S. Rep. Jeb Hensarling (R-Dallas), of Congressional District 5, will not be running for re-election. The announcement likely will cause a domino effect of opening seats across Northeast Texas. “United States Congressman Jeb Hensarling has a servant’s heart, and I am so very thankful for his commitment and service to the people of CD-5 for all these years,” stated...
SSHS English II Classes Offer Gallery Walk Honoring Heroes on Wed. Nov. 8
SSHS English II students and teachers wish to invite you to attend our Gallery Walk showcasing student projects honoring hometown heroes. English II students have endeavored to not only research, study, and pay tribute to our heroes who make life better and more safe daily, but to also perform deeds and tasks that are heroic themselves in order to gain both understanding and appreciation of what it takes to be a productive community...
Local Man Arrested for DWI 2nd and Evading Arrest
November 2, 2017 – Hopkins County Deputies were called to a residence on State Highway 19S regarding the safety of an individual. They attempted to make contact with him at his home. However, they were unable to locate him there and while speaking with a family member, they were able to speak with him by phone. On the phone, Roy Wayne Anderson, 39, of Sulphur Springs, sounded impaired either by narcotics or alcoholic beverages....
UPRA Rodeo Finals Coming to Sulphur Springs Nov. 17-19 at Civic Center
According to Jerry Hill, President of the United Professional Rodeo Association and a NE Texas businessman, the finals of UPRA will again be held in Sulphur Springs at the Hopkins County Regional Civic Center. The finals bring the top 15 cowboys and cowgirls from the circuit to compete with the roughest bulls and broncs for top prize money and amazing rodeo action. Listen to KSST to win tickets to attend!
Cumby FFA Broadcast Team Takes First Place at Texas A and M Commerce Invitational
During the Collegiate FFA Invitational Leadership Development Event on October 31, 2017 at Texas A and M in Commerce, more than twenty teams with 250 eighth-grade through Sr. students from Texas Areas 5 and 6 attended practice competitions. There were nine different areas of the contest including two Greenhand categories, Job Interview, Agricultural Issues, Senior Skills, Ag Advocacy and Public Relations. FFA Broadcasting was one of...
