Early Registration For Our Savior Lutheran 5K Youth Fundraiser Ends April 30
Our Savior Lutheran Church will once again be holding a “Jesus is my SuperHero” 5K as a fundraiser of the youth. This year’s event will be June 1, starting at Celebration Plaza.. Registration is open and being handled online. Those who want to take advantage of the early registration price of $25 will need to do so by 11:59 p.m. April 30. Starting May 1 the registration fee increases to $30.
New US Marshals Service Director Donald Washington, Part 2: Career, Marshals Service
Part 2 Donald Washington is scheduled to be recognized April 11 in a special ceremonial installation service in Washington as the new director of the US Marshals Service.The new director of the U.S. Marshals Service, during a recent visit with family in Sulphur Springs, stopped by KSST radio on his way back to Lafayette to pack for the move to Washington. He toured the station, talked about the career which has helped prepare him for...
George “Butch” Dawdy
George “Butch” Dawdy Graveside service for George “Butch” Dawdy, age 70, of Greenville will be held at 1 P.M. on Monday, April 15, 2019 at Nelta Cemetery with Jerry Savage officiating. Serving as pallbearers will be Chad Argenbright, Corey Argenbright, Jacob Reams, Kirk Reams, Bradley Argenbright, Austin Polley. Visitation will be held on Sunday, April 14, from 6 to 8 P.M. at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home. Mr. Dawdy passed away on...
Huge Weekend for SSHS UIL Academic Team
The Sulphur Springs High School UIL Academic Team has an important weekend coming up. Friday and Saturday (April 12-13), the Region UIL Academic Meet will be taking place at Prosper High School. Top individuals and teams will qualify for the State Meets coming up in May. SSHS will be sending 25 students including six teams to Region competition. The six teams are: Accounting with Felipe Alba, Alex Plumley, Daniel Soto and Caleb Yanez,...
Como Community Easter Bash Now Set for April 20!
According to Mayor Darla Henry, the City of Como’s Community Easter Bash set for Saturday April 13 is now re-scheduled for Saturday April 20. It will be held in and around the Como City Hall and Ballfields area. Food, entertainment, games and vendors are planned, and the Easter Egg hunts will also be held, with a start time of 10am. The Bash is also an opportunity to get your Como, Texas t-shirts which sport a logo of “My...
New US Marshals Service Director Donald Washington, Part 1: Hometown
Donald Washington is scheduled to be recognized April 11 in a special ceremonial installation service in Washington as the new director of the US Marshals Service. The Sulphur Springs native was nominated by President Donald Trump on Oct. 2, 2018, to lead the U.S. Marshals, a nomination that was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on March 14, with family and friends from Texas in attendance. Washington was sworn in March 29 as the director...
CANHelp “Play it Forward” Tennis Tourney Rescheduled to May 4 at SSHS Complex
According to Shanna Martin, Director of CANHelp, due to a rain forecast, the Tennis Tournament fundraiser will not be held on Saturday April 13, but will be played on Saturday May 4, 2019 at SSHS Tennis Complex. All teams currently registered will be included on the roster for the make-up date. Also, registration has re-opened for additional teams that may want to play on the new date, with check-in at 8:30am on Saturday May 4....
1 Culinary Arts Team, 2 Robotics Teams From SSHS Place At SkillsUSA Texas Championships
Sulphur Springs High School had three teams that earned honors in robotics and culinary arts competitions at the SkillsUSA Texas Championships. Of the SSHS Culinary Arts students who advanced and competed at the state level in SkillsUSA in Corpus Christi this past weekend, the team of Melina Rivera and Valerie Lindsey competed in the Commercial Baking 3-5 Tier Job Demonstration event. Melina Rivera and Valerie Lindsey earned a perfect...
Crawfish Boil on Celebration Plaza is Saturday April 27
Each year, Sulphur Springs Rotary Club members put on the “Claws for a Cause” Crawfish Festival to raise funds for community projects they support all year. Carrie Nuckolls, a fourteen-year member of Rotary, past President of the local club, and “imagineer” of this amazing fundraising bash spoke about the event during a KSST Good Morning Show interview. Like others selected as President and President-elect of...
