TxDOT Trained Specialists Available for Senior Citizens’ Auto Check
PARIS – Senior drivers in Northeast Texas can have a trained TxDOT specialist check their automobiles for comfort, safety and mobility to help improve their daily driving experiences. Seniors in Lamar and surrounding counties can get their cars checked from 2 to 4 p.m. Oct. 24 at 1128 Clarksville Street, Suite 300, in Paris, said Monica Yates, TxDOT traffic safety specialist and certified CarFit technician. These checks are part of...
Buyer Beware: Land Liquidators Are Back
Buyers looking for a good deal on land flocked to northern Hopkins County back in late August, but some left disappointed. Although, it is apparent that many tracts of land were purchased, some buyers were unaware that access to a local water supply was not available. Also, some buyers now believe that they will not be able to get conventional financing due to the land purchased at a much higher per acre cost than...
Video Presentation: Crosswalk Active On Main Street at Coleman Park
Crosstown Trail crosswalk on Main Street in Sulphur Springs at Coleman Park near Reservoir Street is now active. People using the trail are advised to be cautious until drivers become accustomed to the crosswalk. Drivers are reminded to stop for pedestrians in the crosswalk. Sulphur Springs Police will be monitoring the area. KSST News spoke with Police Chief Jay Sanders Friday...
Fall Blessings By Johanna Hicks
While visiting downtown Sulphur Springs recently, I noticed all the beautiful fall decorations in store windows. With the cooler temperatures upon us, fall in definitely in the air! Stepping inside one of my favorite shops, I admired the beautifully embroidered aprons, bags, and hand towels, donning gold, orange, green, tan and brown...
Man Arrested for Tamper/Fabricate Evidence
The odor of marijuana from inside the 2003 Trailblazer stopped by a Hopkins County deputy on CR 4784 led to Vincent Sheldon Jones, 30, of Commerce admitting to having a small amount of a green leafy substance on his person. That would have been a misdemeanor. However, at the jail, medical questions prior to his book-in Jones removed vape from his body and tried to dispose it in the book-in area. The vapor showed to contain a substance...
Carriage House Manor Bake Sale Today for United Way
On Friday October 19, 2018 starting at 10:30 am, Carriage House Manor is holding a Bake Sale to raise money for United Way. The community’s best cooks and bakers have donated freshly prepared cakes, pies and cookies for the fundraising sale.
Meet Nurse Practitioner Leigh Ann Klein, Women’s Health with CHRISTUS Mother Frances Winnsboro
Nurse Practitioner Leigh Ann Klein spoke about Women’s Health on the KSST Good Morning Show with Enola Gay. “Because October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, it’s beneficial to remind women that their genetics and family history play a large role in determining risk for developing breast cancer. So, during holidays and family times, it is a good time for women to pass along this valuable...
Video Presentation: Jehovah Jireh Food Pantry
Jehovah Jireh Food Pantry, a non-profit organization, is located at 10896 Highway 11 East , Como. The pantry serves the Hopkins County Community with food . The pantry solely runs off of donations made by Jehovah Jireh Food Panty and Biblically Speaking Ministries and Businesses and Individuals in the community. The pantry is open on Thursdays from 9 a.m. until noon to help families in need of food. Donations of can goods or peanut...
Sulphur Springs-Hopkins County EDC Receives Texas Economic Development Corporation 2018 Community Economic Development Award
During the E-Commerce, Technology and Innovations: The Future of Business sponsored by Texas Economic Development Council Sulphur Springs-Hopkins County Economic Development Corporation received the 2018 Community Economic Development Award for cities with population 10,001 to 20,000. The October 18th award program named recipients in six population categories. The Sulphur Springs-Hopkins County EDC spearheaded a complex,...
Stephen “Steve” Woodard Wyatt
Visitation for Stephen “Steve” Woodard Wyatt, will held from 3 to 5 PM on Sunday, October 21, 2018 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Chapel. Mr. Wyatt passed away on Monday, October 15, 2018 in Dallas, TX Steve was born on November 4, 1957 in Sulphur Springs, to Delbert Wyatt and Ida Faye Woodard. He married Laura Davis. He was owner/operator of Wyatt’s Towing. He is survived by his sons, Steve Wyatt and wife, Heather, Dusty...