Try Corn in 2023
By David Wall, Mount Pleasant Master Gardener Some 7-10K years ago, the people of central America and Mexico developed what we know today as corn. I say developed, because corn doesn’t grow in the wild. These ancients took a wild, tough, ancient grass known as teosinte, somehow tamed it and developed it into corn. What most people don’t know is that botanically, corn is a grass. Nutritionally though, it’s a carbohydrate grain. However...
Lady Cats Golf Has Just One Tourney Remaining Before District
Coach Whitney Spigener and her squad have been rolling through their spring season, now standing just one tournament away from district. Last week at Van Zandt CC the Lady Cats won a second-straight tournament, beating out Regional competitors Lindale and Canton. “Our whole entire top-5 plus one JV (finished in the top-7),” the golf coach said Tuesday morning during an interview. Sulphur Springs had athletes finish second...
Hopkins County Genealogical Society March 2023 Meeting
The next Hopkins County Genealogical Society 2023 Monthly Meeting will be held Thursday, March 16, 2023. Thursday March 16, 2023, 7:00 p.m., at HCGS Library, 611 North Davis St., Sulphur Springs, Tx. Our speaker will be Kenny Sivard and his topic will be “The History of Fort Towson.” He will talk about how Sam Houston and Davy Crockett both went there before coming to Texas. He will also talk...
Paris District Road Report for March 13, 2023
Paris — Here’s a look at work planned in the district for the week starting March 13, 2023. These schedules are subject to change due to weather conditions, equipment failure or other unforeseen issues. Motorists are advised to remain alert and pay special attention to all signs, barricades and traffic controls, and reduce their speed as they approach and travel through work zones. They should also avoid distractions such...
Wildcats Golf Has Stellar Four Day Outing
Coach Jeremy DeLorge and Wildcats golf had themselves quite the four days, playing in 72 holes over three courses. Sulphur Springs shot 317 in two straight rounds Friday, getting 324 Saturday, and finishing with 319 Monday. The men’s golf coach said his team faced all sorts of conditions over the four days: cold; wet; high, low, or no winds; as well as sunny skies at times. Coach DeLorge began a rigorous four days playing 36...
Kelan Bell
Memorial service for Kelan Bell, of Sulphur Springs, Texas will be held via Zoom on Wednesday, March 15, 2023 at 12:00P.M. The zoom information follows; meeting code: 2570803906 and pass code: 960862. Mr. Bell passed away on March 4, 2023 at Childrens Cook Hospital – Fort Worth. Kelan was born to Willie and Trescina Bell, Jr. on September 22, 2004. This amazing young man touched the lives and brought joy to everyone around him. He...
From the Welding School at the Paris Junior College Sulphur Springs Center
SPARKS FLYING Kyle Johnson, a member of the pipe welding class at the PJC-Sulphur Springs Center welding shop, has the sparks flying as he bevels a section of pipe. Paris Junior College Sulphur Springs Sparks
Four Squads in Action on Friday
March 10, 2023 is another busy day for Sulphur Springs sports. On this week’s edition of Friday gameday, four teams are in action, with two of them playing in their second-to-last non-district games. Starting off with soccer, both of which play in their second-to-last district games on Friday. Not only that, but both soccer teams are in Pittsburg. Coach Adriana Brena informed KSST that the Pirates have one coach for both soccer...
Upcoming Elections for Dike, TX
March 10, 2023 – Elections are coming up soon for a new Dike, TX Mayor as well as a new City Commissioner. Currently there are two candidates for the mayoral position, Dru Bell and Brett Lester. There are four candidates for the City Commissioner; Betty Waters, Pam Harder, Lucretia Argenbright Pool and Dirk Wessels. The deadline for the registering was March 6, 2023 at 5pm. The election filing window is closed. Early elections...
PUCT Asks for Public Input on Texas Electric Grid Standards
March 9, 2023 – The Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUCT) is asking for public input to help the Commission develop a reliability standard for the ERCOT electric grid. Senate Bill 3, passed in 2021, requires the PUCT to develop a reliability standard and increase the reliability of the ERCOT grid through both operational and economic improvements, says the commission. PUCT says its staff filed a memo on March 7 detailing...
