“Updated” Friday Morning I-30 and North Service Road Blocked From Cumby to Commerce Exit 101
“Update”: At 11:40 a.m. DPS Garland Dispatch told KSST News that I-30 is now open and the north service road would be cleared by 11:45 a.m. Friday morning, travel toward Greenville, Rockwall, Dallas, and points west is being delayed due to an accident. Traffic on I-30 Westbound (toward Dallas) is blocked as is from just before Cumby to the Commerce Exit, Exit 101. An 18-wheeler cattle truck turned over and rescue efforts...
Celebration Plaza Christmas Light Show Begins Thursday
Celebration Plaza will be alive with dancing lights in sync with music tonight (Thursday, December 10th), according to City Manager Marc Maxwell. The light show is the result of a two year search for a company that could plan lights for the system the city has installed at the Plaza. Maxwell told KSST news that finding a company to synchronize lights and sound for any town and city system was difficult. He finally gave up his...
Help Mom with Her Retirement Income Strategy
Mother’s Day is almost here. This occasion may have special significance for you if you’ve been fortunate enough to have your mother around for your adult life. So naturally, you’ll want to bring Mom some flowers or another gift. But if she’s planning to retire soon, you may want to think about a longer-term way to improve her life — namely, by initiating a conversation about her retirement income strategy. Of course, she may already...
Pavilion Construction Begins With Foundation Pour Thursday
At 5 a.m. Thursday morning Bar H Construction began the concrete pour for the flooring of the 62 X 90 feet pavilion now under construction at Buford Park. When completed the pavilion will have between 40 and 50 tables under roof with seating capacity for 200. The Idea for the pavilion began with the building of Coleman Park in 1999, according to City Manager Marc Maxwell. He said there is a pad at Coleman Park that was put in place...
Thirteen SSISD Educators Awarded Education Foundation Grants
Thirteen educators in the Sulphur Springs Independent School District received grants that will be used to introduce new and innovative hands-on learning experiences for their students. Board members for the newly formed Sulphur Springs ISD Education Foundation traveled from campus to campus Thursday morning to present the education grants to the teachers. SSISD Superintendent Mike Lamb and SSISD Director of Human Resources and...
Corvette Club Santa For Seniors Blanket Drive Called Success
Tim Gee, Vice President of the Sulphur Springs Corvette Club, called their first, but not their last, Santa for Seniors blanket drive a success with a great turnout during the three days of the event. Gee said, “Thank you” to the citizens of Hopkins County for their donations to the drive that garnered the needed new blankets, electric blankets and funds to reach the goal of 140 blankets for needy senior citizens in Hopkins County....
Melba F. Brannon
Melba Faye Brannon passed from this life and entered forever into the presence of her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, on December 9, 2015. She will be missed by many. Faye was born February 18, 1925 to Charles Roy and Laura Ford. They preceded her in death. She married her sweetheart Aaron J. Brannon on January 11, 1946 and they lived a glorious 69 years together. He survives. She was also preceded in death by a brother, Charles M....
Chamber Connection December 10, 2015 by Meredith Caddell
Chamber Connection December 10, 2015 by Meredith Caddell Attention All Chamber Members….Membership Directories are being prepared NOW!!! Chamber Members, we are going to print a little earlier than normal for the 2016 Membership Directory. We are going to have it ready for distribution the first part of January, so we need you to do a few things… Please go to www.sulphursprings-tx.com and click on the membership directory....
Dinner Bell’s “Feed My Sheep” Cookbook Available; Every Book Sold Provides Food For 14 People
Get ready for Dinner Bell Cookbook giveaways on KSST during the Morning Show with Enola Gay through Christmas week, exclusively for KSST listeners! Listen between 7 and 9am weekdays to be the caller with the answer our cookbook question of the day. Each winner will receive a 200-page full color ‘Feed My Sheep’ cookbook, value $25, compliments of the Dinner Bell ministry and KSST. The cookbook is available at several retail...
Animal of the Week: Sassy
Sassy is a six-week old white cat with a small patch of tan fur on the top of her head. She was found on Colorado Street and delivered to the Animal Shelter by an associate of Animal Shelter Officer Annie DeWolfe. “She is a sassy little girl,” Animal Shelter Barbi Blanch said. “She’s by herself in her cage and she has a ball playing, jumping, and doing flips. She just wants to be loved, just a little purr...
