Sulphur Springs Senior Activity Center Events for July 8
July 5, 2024 – Here are the events going on at the Sulphur Springs Senior Activity Center during the week of July 8, 2024.
Fire Ants are a Significant Pest in Texas by Mario Villarino
July 5, 2024 – Fire ants, particularly the red imported fire ant (Solenopsis invicta), are a significant pest in Texas, causing damage to property, livestock, wildlife, and human health. The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service provides comprehensive guidelines for managing and controlling fire ant populations to mitigate their impact effectively. The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension recommends an Integrated Pest Management...
Blaze Buddy Campers Will Get a Blaze Camp Experience
July 5, 2024 – Our Blaze Buddy campers will get a Blaze Camp experience of their very own! Blaze Buddy Camp will be held 3 days from 9:00am – 11:30am. Blaze Buddy Camp is for all campers K-8th grade. Come join the Sulphur Springs Blue Blazes in My Blaze Era Buddy Camp 2024!!! Where: Sulphur Springs High School GymCampers will meet at the Cafeteria entrance(Houston Street side) for registration and check in. When: July 29,...
Official Media Statement: South Padre Island Shark Encounters
July 4, 2024 On July 4, Texas Game Wardens, the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS), the South Padre Island Police Department (SPI PD) and Cameron County Park Rangers responded to reports of people being bitten by a shark at South Padre Island, within city limits. Details at this time indicate that two people were bitten and two people encountered the shark but were not seriously injured. The two victims who were bitten were...
Gustavo Lopez Miranda and Karla Ruiz Obituary
Funeral Mass for Gustavo Lopez Miranda age 44, and Karla Ruiz age 18, will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, July 6, 2024, at the Saint James Catholic Church with Father Lawrence Love officiating. Serving as pallbearers for Gustavo will be Andres Chavez, Jesus Yañez Jr., Pascual Fiscal, Omar Ramirez, Carlos Huerta and Miguel Hernandez. For Karla Aylin Perez, Brian Yañez, Jesus Yañez, Jasmin Yañez, Giovani Garcia, and Alex Jimenez....
Carrie Lenn Turner
Carrie Lenn Turner, age 66, of Mount Vernon, Texas passed away on Wednesday, July 3, 2024, in Tyler, Texas. Carrie was born on July 26, 1957, to Sunny and Eddie Turner in Savannah, Georgia. Carrie was preceded in death by her parents and her brother, Windle Turner. Survivors include her daughter, Kelsey Barnhard of Kingsland, Georgia. She was blessed with four beautiful grandchildren: Christian, Zachary, Grayson, and Caroline....
Another Chat with Senior Citizen Center Coordinator Dawna Pryor on Second Cup of Coffee
On this episode of KSST’s A Second Cup of Coffee with John Mark Dempsey, John Mark had another chat with Sulphur Springs Senior Citizen Center Coordinator Dawna Pryor. The two have an interesting conversation about the new Senior Activity Center, Chair Yoga, the upcoming Ice Cream Freeze Off, and more. Be sure to check it out below! A Second Cup of Coffee with John Mark...
Chamber Connection – July 2, 2024
By Butch Burney Every year, our family looks forward to the Saturday before Thanksgiving, when we gather for dinner, turn on KSST and get our phones ready for the annual Sulphur Springs Symphony League auction. It is a hoot and a can’t-miss event! They always have a great range of items, from tens of dollars to thousands of dollars in value, and that doesn’t include the entertainment from the moderators like Bill Owens and Chad...
Micah Loyd Stotts
Celebration of Life gathering for Micah Loyd Stotts will be held at 2:30 p.m. at Murray Orwosky Funeral Home in Sulphur Springs, Texas, on Saturday, July 6, 2024. Visitation will be one hour prior from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. Interment will follow at Pippin & Hill Cemetery in Miller Grove, Texas. Micah passed away on Sunday, June 30, 2024. Micah was born on June 16, 1981, in Sulphur Springs. He grew up in Miller Grove, where he...
Tim Kelty
Tim Kelty Funeral Services for Tim Kelty, age 86, of Sulphur Springs, Texas, will be held at 10:00am on Saturday, July 6, 2024, at First Baptist Church in Sulphur Springs with Rev. Fred Randles, Dr. Jeff Gravens, and Rev. Fred Lewis officiating. Interment will follow at North Hopkins Cemetery with Zac Kelty, Jared Glenn, Sam Lynd, Drew DeLong, Tanner Cordova, Lee Clarac, Dalton Irby, Mickie Rajovic, Blake Isham, and Mac Conner...
