Sponsor the Hopkins County Health Care Foundation’s Annual Gala
Whether you attend The Hopkins County Health Care Foundation’s Annual Gala for fun or to support local healthcare (or both), your sponsorships are needed to make the night a success! Sponsorships start at just $1,000 and go up to $30,000 or more, depending on the donors preferred amount of support. Each level of sponsorship provides a set number of tickets to the event as well as various marketing perks. A lead donor for An Evening in...
Temporary Fossil Park in Ladonia
August 30, 2023 – Along the banks of the North Sulphur River, construction is underway on Lake Ralph Hall which will evenutally cover 12 square miles. The Upper Trinity Regional Water District (UTRWD) is in charge of the project. Construction of the new lake has displaced a fossil park along the shores under a the State Highway 34 bridge, but fossil hunters are still in luck as a temporary park has opened while construction of...
Southall Ticket Giveaway
August 30, 2023 – Southall, formerly known as Read Southall Band, is playing Billy Bob’s Texas this month. KSST has four tickets to give away. We look forward to welcoming Southall to Billy Bob’s Texas on Friday, September 22, 2023. We offer a one-of-a-kind experience in the heart of the Fort Worth Stockyards! To find out more about Southall, click here. To enter, email [email protected] with the subject set to...
Tommye Lou (Williams) Drewry
Tommye was born April 22, 1932, at Amherst, (Lamb County) Texas to Thomas J. and Ava Lou (Staggs) Williams. She graduated from high school in 1950 from Levelland, Texas. The family moved to Albany, Texas in June 1950. Tommye married Donald J. Drewry on September 16, 1950, in Portales, New Mexico. The couple moved to Commerce, Texas where they both became very involved in their church and community. Tommye retired from East Texas State...
Grief Share Support Group
We know many people are going through the grief of losing a loved one. We have a nationally trusted program called Grief Share that we are starting at 5:30 pm Tuesday September 5, 2023. Here is the information: Sulphur Springs First United Methodist Church, 301 Church Street, is starting a Grief Share meeting in the North Conference Room of the Administration Building. A Grief Share support group is a safe, welcoming place where...
Expert Hands on Training is One of the Many Advantages to Getting an Education From Paris Junior College
WELDING PROJECT Structural welding student Lane McGraw of Cumby, left, and pipe welding student Harlie Harred of Birthright, center, listen as PJC-Sulphur Springs welding instructor John Plemons shows them the correct weld bead placement on their project. Paris Junior College Sulphur Springs weld McGraw
West Texas A&M Will No Longer Require Students To Pay For Textbooks
August 29, 2023 – The president of the Canyon, TX campus announced by letter to students, faculty and staff that the university will be moving to eliminate the need for students to pay for textbooks by the Fall semester starting in 2024. The university is also encouraging faculty to explore how artificial intelligence can be used as a teaching aid. The purchase of reference books and digital materials like style guides may still...
Charles Eldon Lane
Charles Eldon Lane, of Scroggins, Texas, passed away on Wednesday, August 23, 2023, suddenly at his home at the age of 74. Chuck was born on August 6, 1949, in Osage City, Kansas to Harold Albert and Ila Jean (Russell) Lane. Chuck served in the United States Navy from 1969-1975. He married his high school sweetheart, Mary Lee Price on March 9, 1968, in Burlingame, Kansas. They moved to Mount Vernon in 1991. Chuck was very active in...
Winnsboro Police Department Media Report 08-21-2023 – 08-27-2023
Arrests: Brassfield, Jerri, 39 years of age, of Winnsboro, was arrested on 8-20-2023 for Possession of Controlled Substance PG 1/1-B>=1G<4G and unlawful carrying weapon. Harless, Johnny, 58 years of age, of Winnsboro, was arrested on 8-21-2023 on a Texas Parole Violation Warrant. Hooten, Cody, 20 years of age, of Mineola, was arrested on 8-27-2023 on 3 Winnsboro Municipal Court Warrants. Calls for Service: The Winnsboro Police...
Richard Lopez
Funeral service for Richard Lopez, age 34 of Sulphur Springs, Texas will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Wednesday, August 30, 2023 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home with Pastor Lupe Ybarra officiating. Interment will follow at Sulphur Springs City Cemetery with Chris Tangy, Eric Tangy, Steve Tangy, Jacob Corona, Benathan “Dee” Dovantis Hill and the “Take Cover Krew”, Brandon Chapman, Spencer Berry and Tanner Cordova serving as pallbearers....
