Hopkins County Genealogical Society to Hold Next Lunch & Learn April 23rd
April 20, 2025 – Lunch & Learn will be held this coming Wednesday, April 23, 2025, from 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. at 611 North Davis St., Sulphur Springs, Tx. The Hopkins County Genealogical Society invites anyone who wants to learn more about doing genealogical research to join us. For this month’s session you are encouraged to bring your sack lunch, salad or drive-through meal or we have snacks and drinks available for purchase. Our own volunteer and long-time member, Sandy Noe, (who unfortunately was ill last month and unable...
read moreHopkins County Breast Cancer Support Group Holds Easter Themed Meeting
April 17, 2025 – Sulphur Springs, Texas – The Hopkins County Health Care Foundation’s Breast Cancer Support Group had its monthly meeting Monday, April 14. The group enjoyed Easter treats prepared by Carolyn McKinney as they listened to Father Justin Wylie, Director of Pastoral Care at CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Sulphur Springs, speak on survivor’s guilt. Father Wylie gave a presentation that was both lighthearted and sincere. He shared about the importance of gratitude and how to turn crisis into catharsis. Attendees...
read moreChamber Connection – April 17, 2025
By Butch Burney You don’t want to miss the next Coffee and Conversation, an after-hours business mixer, hosted by One Church on Thursday May 1, from 8-9 a.m. There will be great coffee, awesome connections, and a wonderful community! Call the Hopkins County Chamber of Commerce for any questions 903-885-6515. You don’t have to be a Chamber member to attend the mixer. Blue Blazes Carnival The SSHS Blue Blazes will have a spring carnival at Buford Park from noon to 5 p.m. on Saturday, April 19. Rowdy Goose Parties and More will be there with...
read moreHappy Easter! Hopkins County Genealogical Society Library to be Closed April 18th
April 17, 2025 – The Hopkins County Genealogical Society announces that their library will be closed Friday, April 18th, 2025… in observance of Good Friday. The library will reopen for “all your research needs” Monday, April 21st, 2025, at 9:30am. The Hopkins County Genealogical Society hopes “you will join us!” The Hopkins County Genealogical Society Library is located at 611 North Davis Street, Sulphur Springs, Texas.
read moreSulphur Springs Wildcats Track Team won Honors at Regional Track Meet
April 15, 2025 – The Sulphur Springs Wildcats Track team won numerous honors at the regional track meet. The Wildcats set two new school records. The 4x100M Relay team of Kyshawn John, Deuce Timmons, Jio Ibarra, Creed Whisenhunt won the area championship and set a new school record w/at time of 41.8 seconds. The 4x200M Relay team of Creed Whisenhunt, Jaxson Haire, Deuce Timmons, Grayson Hardy also are area champs and broke the school record with a time of one minute, 26 seconds. Other Wildcat winners include: Ty Bybee, the 110M Hurdle...
read moreThe Sulphur Springs Senior Center Hosted a Successful Bridges 90+ Banquet April 5th
April 14, 2025 – The 21st Annual Sulphur Springs Bridges 90+ Banquet was held April 5, 2025, and was a huge success! The Banquet was held in the new Sulphur Springs Senior Citizens Activity Center for the first time. The exciting event began at Noon with a wonderful meal, which was blessed by KSST’s own Brother Nash. Dawna Pryor gave heart felt speech, afterwards Brother Herald Nash, and then Dawna Pryor, the Coordinator of the Senior Center, shared insights on the origin of the Clara Bridges 90+ Banquet. Entertainment for this...
read moreThis is KSST’s Coverage of SSHS Lady Cats Softball Versus Pleasant Grove on April 11th
Aril 13, 2025 – Below is KSST’s coverage of the Sulphur Springs High School Lady Cats Softball game versus the Pleasant Grove Hawks. The game was played at Lady Cat Park in Sulphur Springs, Texas on Friday, April 11th, 2025. This was the Lady Cats last home game of the season. It was Senior Night. KSST’s Sports Director John Mark Dempsey and Tony Flippin called Play by Play and provided Color Commentary. Be sure to check out this exciting...
read moreThe Next Hopkins County Genealogical Society Monthly Meeting to be Held April 17th
April 13, 2025 – Join us in-person, if you can, by Zoom, if you can’t make it! Thursday, April 17, 2025 @ 7:00 p.m. @ 611 N. Davis St., Sulphur Springs Tx– Geral Davis Gerald Davis was born in 1965 in Clarksville to Loreane Reeves and Hertis Davis. He has been doing genealogy for at least 46 years. He will be speaking to us about North East Texas slaves and the history of Texas. Gerald says his research has taken him all over Texas (Red River, Lamar, Cass, Marion, Hopkins, Fannin, Grayson, & Harrison...
read moreParis Junior College Presents 10th Annual Pyro PlayFest Starting April 23
April 11, 2025 – The Paris Junior College Drama Department is presenting the 10th Annual Pyro PlayFest, made up of new, never-before performed short plays fitting this year’s theme: “Where There is a Will, There is a Way!” Two nights will also feature a special fundraiser where the audience gets to interrupt an actor and make them eat spicy chicken. Limited seating is on stage to put the audience into the play, so reservations are required. “This is a festival of fresh, innovative storytelling that sets the stage ablaze with new voices...
read moreEnter to Win Two Free Tickets to Tonight’s Knights Of Columbus Fish Fry
April 11, 2025 – KSST has two tickets for the Annual Knights of Columbus Fish Fry. They will be cooking that USA catfish and all the trimmings every Friday evening during lent. This is the final night for 2025. To enter to win the tickets, comment on this post on Facebook. Make sure to include the name of the only US President who was a member of the Knights of Columbus. One winner will be chosen at random. Service starts at 5PM and goes till 7pm, right here in Sulphur Springs at St. James Catholic Church.
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