Brookshire Grocery Company Establishes “Focus on the Future” Scholarship Endowment
COMMERCE, TX—A&M-Commerce students will benefit for years to come from Brookshire Grocery Company’s new “Focus on the Future” scholarship program. The scholarship will reward students for their dedication, hard work and academic achievements. Brookshire’s established scholarship endowments for A&M-Commerce and 39 other colleges and universities throughout Texas, Louisiana and Arkansas. A recent press release...
Brenda Dodd
Graveside service for Brenda Dodd, age 75, of Brashear will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Saturday, October 3, 2020 at Brashear Cemetery with Jerry Dodd officiating. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at Brashear Cemetery. Mrs. Dodd passed away on Thursday October 1, 2020 at her residence in Brashear. Brenda Dodd was born on August 16, 1945 in Hopkins County to Thomas Leonard Petty and Lillian (Harrison) Petty. She...
Erma Jean Harwell
Graveside services for Erma Jean Harwell, age 87, of Sulphur Springs, will be held at 11:00 a.m., Monday, October 5, 2020 at Miller Grove Cemetery with Bro. David Burns officiating. Visitation will be held from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m., Saturday, October 3, 2020 at West Oaks Funeral Home. Erma passed away on September 30, 2020 at Christus Mother Frances Hospital in Sulphur Springs. She was born on April 13, 1933 in Appleton City, MO, the...
KSST Video Interns: Two Twins Variety Store
KSST is proud to support local students by offering intern opportunities throughout the school year. It’s a tradition that reaches back to the early days of KSST radio in Hopkins County. This semester we have a total of 5 interns working with our stations. Interns are encouraged to work together to create projects that have a positive impact on our community. On the whole they are allowed to pursue topics they choose. We do give...
Wildcats Football Head Coach Discusses Wakeland Loss and Upcoming Home Opener
Wildcats Football Coach Greg Owens was not thrilled with the result of Friday night’s tough loss to the Frisco Wakeland Wolverines, as the Wildcats lost 38-10. Coach Owens says there was a lot of growth in a lot of areas, as Coach Owens says he’s got some players that are still “wide-eyed” due to the glitz and glamour associated with Friday Night Lights. Real-time game experience is pivotal, Coach Owens argues,...
Volleyball, Cross Country, and Football on Tap This Game Day Friday
On this game day Friday (October 2), there is Lady Cats Volleyball, Sulphur Springs Cross Country, and Wildcats Football on the schedule. The Lady Cats Volleyball Team, who are 4-5 this season, were to be playing in only their third home game of the still-young regular season Tuesday evening. Unfortunately for the Lady Cats, the Mount Pleasant varsity team has been quarantined due to COVID-19. They ended up forfeiting the game,...
3 More COVID-19 Deaths, 17 New Cases, 8 Recoveries Reported For Hopkins County On Oct. 1
October is off to a rocky start in Hopkins County. Hopkins County/Sulphur Springs Emergency Management officials reported 8 new recoveries and 17 new positive COVID-19 cases, while the state reported 3 more COVID-19 deaths for Hopkins County on Oct. 1. positive COVID-19 test That’s the fourth day in a row that HC/SSEM officials have announced additional recoveries from COVID-19, for a total of 44 recoveries reported during that...
VFDs In Hopkins County Benefit From Community Fundraiser, CARES Act
Thursday was a big day for the volunteer fire departments in Hopkins County. All VFDs in Hopkins County benefitted from a community fundraiser and CARES Act funding. Jason Tully started a program to help raise funds for the county’s 11 VFDs who are even lower on funding than usual since many weren’t able to hold their usual fundraisers this year. Tully encouraged the community to make donations either at his insurance business...
2 Weeks Worth Of COVID-19 Data For Texas School Districts Released By State
Texas Department of State Health Services Wednesday released 2 weeks worth of COVID-19 data for Texas school districts, including those in Hopkins County. The data about public schools was originally slated to be released on Sept. 23, but, due to “issues resulting from the integration of the school COVID case report data set with the school enrollment data set,” individual district data was not available until Sept. 30....
Emmett Daehn
A memorial service for Emmett Daehn, age 70, of Sulphur Springs will be held on Friday October 9, 2020 at 10:30 a.m. at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home Chapel with CJ Duffey officiating. There will be no formal visitation. Mr. Daehn passed away on Wednesday, September 30, 2020, at his residence. Emmett Daehn was born September 30, 1950, in Kingsville, Texas to Robert and Harriett Daehn. Emmett was a restaurant manager and kitchen...
