Sanitation Solutions Begins Service in Sulphur Springs
Sanitations Solutions, the new trash service for Sulphur Springs, made their first commercial pickups Saturday and will begin residential service today (Monday, January 4, 2016). According to City Manager Marc Maxwell there has been and will be no interruption in garbage collection as Sanitation Solutions begins their service to the city. Days set for residential trash collection will not change according to Maxwell. If the resident’s...
Memorial Hospital Announces First Baby of the New Year
First baby of the new for Hopkins County Memorial Hospital was born at 3:07 a.m. Friday, January 1. Six (6) pound 15 ounce, 20 inches long, Hazelle Lee Ny’Kole Jeffery Grigsby joins her five (5) brothers and three (3) sisters. Her parents are Charmine Jeffery and Floyd Grigsby.
KSST Noon News and Information Hour Changes Weekday Schedule
KSST radio will be making a few changes in the noon hour schedule beginning Monday, January 4. The new schedule will better serve the listening audience by concluding the noon news at 1 p.m. We will continue with favored content, however it may be found in a different time slot. For instance, Obituaries and the Trading Post will remain at their regular times. Obituaries can be heard on KSST at 12:20 p.m. each day. Obituaries can also...
C. B. Ainsworth
Funeral service for C.B. Ainsworth, age 71, of Point, is scheduled for Tuesday, January 5, 2016, 10:00 AM, at First Baptist Church of Point, with Bro. Zachary Honzell officiating. Interment will follow in Hooker Cemetery. Visitation will be held Monday evening, January 4, 2016, 6:00-8:00 PM, at Wilson-Orwosky Funeral Home in Emory. Mr. Ainsworth passed away Saturday, January 2, 2016, at Baylor University Medical Center at Dallas....
Raymond Odell Clifton
Funeral service for Raymond Odell Clifton, age 88, of Point is scheduled for Monday, January 4, 2016, 2:00 PM at Wilson-Orwosky Funeral Home Chapel in Emory. Rev. David Diller will officiate. Interment will follow in the Emory City Cemetery. Members of the Masonic Lodge will serve as pallbearers. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service on Monday, at 1:00 PM, at the funeral home. Mr. Clifton passed away Friday, January 1,...
Express Care Open House Monday, Opens Tuesday
An Open House and Chamber of Commerce Ribbon Cutting are set for Express Care, 1339 South Broadway, Sulphur Springs. The Open House is from 5 until 6 p.m. The Ribbon Cutting is at 5:15 p.m. The event offers the public the opportunity to meet the staff of the Memorial Hospital clinic. The Express Care Clinic will open for business on January 5th. Express Care is owned and operated by Hopkins County Memorial Hospital. The urgent care...
Downtown Parking Facility, Tesla Supercharger, ZBA, on City Council Tuesday Agenda
A downtown parking facility with 74 stalls, an agreement with Tesla Motor Inc for a supercharger in the 300 block of Tomlinson, and contracts for a fuel farm and for a waterline on Bill Bradford Road are just some of the items on the agenda for the Sulphur Springs City Council Tuesday, January 5th at 7 p.m., in the Council Room at 201 North Davis Street. Prior to the open session, an executive session will be conducted at 6 p.m. in...
Olan W. Dykes
Mr. Olan W. Dykes, age 90 of Winnsboro, passed away on Friday, January 1st, 2016 in Winnsboro. He was born on May 24th,1925 in Winnsboro to the late Malcolm Dykes and Nellie Winchester Dykes. Olan served honorably in the U.S. Navy during World War II, upon returning home, he married the former, Juanita Bullard. He retired as a Salesman and Division Manager for Sears in Arlington after 40 years, he was a member and deacon at Walnut...
KSST News’s Top 20 Stories for 2015
[Editor’s note: KSST thanks Don Julian for his diligence as News Director. We are happy that he will continue as Sports Director. He files the following report.] Here is my list of the top twenty stories of 2015. #20. The Sulphur Springs ISD Auditorium renovation project seems to be moving at a snail’s pace. It also proved to be more expensive than first thought. #19. The city of Sulphur Springs begins a large pavilion...
Billie Edwards
Funeral services for Billie Edwards, age 84 of Sulphur Springs, will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, January 3, 2016 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home with Bro. Tom Friday officiating. Interment will follow at Weaver Cemetery with James Edwards, Jimmy Horton, Corey Horton, Jerry Horton, Kenneth Price and Heath Horton. Visitation will be held on Saturday, January 2, 2016 from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home. Billie...
