Master Gardner: Summertime Garden Changes
By: Bob Suson, Hopkins County Master Gardener The change into summer brings with it a change in gardening tasks for the month of July. Gardening activities usually slow- down in the summertime as the temperature continues to climb into the 90’s or above. July is often a very dry month, and like most years, can be very hot too. So, we usually don’t start a lot of new garden projects. However, there are always maintenance chores to...
American Flag Kit Give Away At Independence Day Celebration!
Saturday, June 30th, at the Independence Day Celebration, KSST Radio will be giving away 10 American Flag Kits! It’s an IDC tradition. All you have to do is enter a drawing. Just come up to the KSST booth beside the Symphony stage and fill out the ballot to enter to win a free American Flag kit. Kits donated once again by Lowes of Sulphur Springs.
Video Presentation: CHRISTUS Adding to Medical Community; Hopkins County EMS Celebrating 35 Years
Tuesday morning, Paul Harvey, CEO of CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital Sulphur Springs, told KSST News that the ministry of CHRISTUS continues to expand as new physicians are added to the local medical community. He noted the priority of service to patients continues to provide needed information that will increase services and comfort to patients and their families. Many of his comments were based his report to the Hopkins County...
Candidates Collier, Scudder to Discuss Public Education, Vouchers, Healthcare, Property Taxes at Town Hall Meeting in Commerce
According to the latest University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll, only 6 percentage points separate Republican Dan Patrick and Democrat Mike Collier in the race for Lt. Governor in Texas. The poll is a survey of registered voters and not likely voters, according to Texas Tribune comments. Senator Ted Cruz and Governor Greg Abbot, both Republicans, hold strong leads over their Democratic challengers. One reason for Collier’s strong...
CHRISTUS Mother Francis Hospital Now an Underwriting Sponsor of the Independence Concert
During the Morning Show with Enola Gay, Symphony League President Sharla Campbell and Vice President Linda Galligher were excited to introduce Paul Harvey, CEO of CHRISTUS Mother Francis Hospital in Sulphur Springs as a new sponsor of the annual event set for Saturday June 30, 2018. “We’ve been looking for a signature event that involves the entire community, and we feel that we found it in the Independence Concert”...
Wood County Sheriff’s Report June 13-19, 2018
Wood County Sheriff’s Report for June 13, 2018 to June 19, 2018 includes: Disturbance: 9; Thefts: 2; Burglaries: 1; Terroristic Threats: 1; Criminal Mischiefs: 2; Inquests: 0; Suspicious Circumstances: 2; Suspicious Vehicles: 6; Suspicious Persons: 4; Alarms: 4; Harassments: 5; Criminal Trespasses: 2; Scams: 0; Frauds: 1; Abandoned Vehicles: 1; Cows Out: 16; Horses Out: 2; Welfare Checks: 2; Assaults: 3; Dog Bites: 0; Fires:...
Chicken!
As KFC prepares to open a third building in Sulphur Springs, a line of faithful stretch in the hope of free chicken. The two previous locations where on I-30.
Tuesday Forecast
High: 95, heat index value as high as 102; Low: 76; Wind: South, southwest 10-15, gusting to 20 mph
Update on time: Local Law Enforcement to Escort Body of Marine Through Hopkins County Monday
According to the Sulphur Springs Police Department, the procession is to pass through the area between 4:15 and 4:45 p.m. Monday with the flag at the Highway 67 overpass on I-30. Hopkins County Sheriff’s Deputies and Sulphur Springs Police Officers will escort the body of 19-year old Marine, Jordan Smith through Hopkins County as he is taken to his home town of Broken Bow, Oklahoma for burial, according to Sheriff Lewis Tatum. He...
