A Veterans Day Observance Was Held Downtown Sulphur Springs Texas November 11th
November 12, 2025 – On Veterans Day, November 11th, 2025, the Hopkins County Marine Corps League Detachment 1357 and KSST’s Veterans Voices’ Judge Advocate Bob Kerr, presented a Veterans Day Ceremony on Celebration Plaza in downtown Sulphur Springs, Texas. The event was well attended by the public. Below is KSST/Cable Channel 18’s coverage of this Veterans Day program. KSST is very thankful for all our...
Billy Duane Fails
April 16, 1953 ~ November 10, 2025 (age 72)Graveside Service for Billy Duane Fails will be at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, November 13, 2025 at Rockdale Cemetery. Billy passed away on Monday, November 10, 2025 in Bonham, Texas. Arrangements are under the direction of West Oaks Funeral Home. www.westoaksfuneralhome.com Services: Graveside Service Thursday November 13, 2025 2:00 PM at Rockdale Cemetery With our...
Kenneth James Morgan
July 8, 1954 — November 10, 2025 Sulphur Springs Kenneth James Morgan, age 71, of Sulphur Springs, Texas, passed away November 10, 2025 peacefully at his home , surrounded by family. Kenneth was born July 8, 1954, to James and Mary (Mills) Morgan in Dallas, Texas. Mr. Morgan was a member of Crimson River Cowboy Church in Cooper, Texas, where he attended regularly before his illness. Kenneth was a truck driver for Winburn Milk Company...
Get Ready For Deliciousness – Empty Bowls Thursday at 6PM
November 11, 2025 – We’ll be live-fire cooking a delicious organic dinner to support Fruitful Harvest Food Pantry. Your ticket proceeds go directly to pantry, who serve over 100 families each week. While important work happens every year, this year it is especially critical to help our neighbors in need. To ease confusion, the actual event starts on Thursday, November 13th, at 6pm. This post was created on November 11th,...
Good News Celebrates 35 Years
November 10, 2025 – Good News! is celebrating 35 years in business in Sulphur Springs, TX! From the humble 900 square foot building on Main Street to the 10,500 square foot building in the Spring Village Shopping Center on Broadway, God has certainly blessed Good News! It was originally called Words of Life and then Thee Christian Bookstore. Since 2004 the name of the Christian bookstore has been Good News! Through a fire in...
Roger “HOTROD” Lyons
July 28, 1950 — November 9, 2025 Roger “HOTROD” LyonsJuly 28, 1950 — November 9, 2025Visitation for Roger “HOTROD” Lyons has been scheduled for Saturday, November 15, 2025, from 10:00 AM until 3:00 PM at Tapp Funeral Home. Roger passed away on Sunday, November 9, 2025, at Hospice of East Texas in Tyler, Texas. Roger was born on July 28, 1950, in Dayton, Ohio to Herman and Viola (White) Lyons. He married Diane Marie Lyons...
Attorney General Ken Paxton Sues Galveston ISD After It Refused to Display the Ten Commandments in Classrooms
November 10, 2025 – Attorney General Ken Paxton sued Galveston Independent School District (“ISD”) after the school’s board voted to refuse to display copies of the Ten Commandments in classrooms, in violation of Texas law. “America is a Christian nation, and it is imperative that we display the very values and timeless truths that have historically guided the success of our country,” said Attorney General Paxton. “By...
SSHS Wildcats Took on Panther Creek in Football Action at The Star in Frisco, Texas November 7th
November 10, 2025 – The Sulphur Springs High School Wildcats played the Frisco Panther Creek Panthers in a fierce football game at the Ford Center at The Star in Frisco, Texas. Both teams were playing for second place in the District. Below is KSST/Cable Channel 18’s coverage of this nail biting game. KSST’s Sports Director, John Mark Dempsey, called Play by Play and Tony Flippin provided Color Commentary. You...
The Magic and Chemistry of Fall Foliage Color
November 9, 2025 – COLLEGE STATION, Texas – The transition of trees’ colors from lush green to a variety of warm tones annually marks the changing of seasons, often inducing strong anticipation for a chance to catch a glimpse of the magic. The chemistryWhile fall colors appear as magic to our eyes, it is really a product of color and chemistry. Trees’ leaves contain pigments that play critical biological roles while also...
Texas Streak Reaches Tragic 25 Years of Daily Deaths
November 9, 2025 – DPS to hand out tip cards to help #EndTheStreakTX PARIS – Every single day for the past quarter century, a mother, father, son or daughter has died in a crash in Texas. There are many wonderful things Texas is known for, but the 25-year streak of daily deaths is one thing we need to change – and we can’t do it alone. Nov. 7, 2000, was the last deathless day on Texas roads, and since then the...
