Wildcat Park Dedication Ceremony
Tonight, April 20th 2018, was the official Grand Opening for the new baseball fields in Wildcat Park. Superintendent Mike Lamb began the dedication by thanking the fans, taxpayers and school board members. He continued to thank the baseball coaches. Lamb offered a special thank you to the maintenance crew, and local vendors for all their hard work and support. Lamb explained that the building, upkeep and support “is a community effort. I’m proud of what the community has accomplished.” Some of those thanked were “John...
read moreNorth East Texas Children’s Museum Takes Step Towards the Future
A KSST Morning Show visit with Northeast Texas Children’s Museum Sharline Freeman and Museum Board of Directors President Donna Tavener shed some light on an important upcoming event for the educational needs of children in the ever-expanding area of outreach by the Museum. Plan to attend the Silent Auction and bid on fossil-hunting trips, horseback riding lessons, a flyover, a Taste of Sulphur Springs Restaurants package and more exciting items! The 2018 Silent Auction for the Northeast Texas Children’s Museum will...
read moreThe Winners of the UPRA Tickets
Each winner will receive 2 passes to the Friday Night Event. And the winners are: Maricela Resendiz Chris Mars Cindy Wooden Chuck Hill Brittney Gregory The Tickets: Good for the Friday April 20th 2018 event. Will be given in pairs. Rules: The tickets must be picked up from the KSST Studios before 5pm Friday April 20th, 2017. 903 885 3111 The tickets must NOT be resold! Unclaimed tickets will be dispersed by KSST. Employees of KSST can not win. Winner’s names will be posted on Facebook. Winners will be notified via Facebook How to...
read moreYou’ve Been Whipped By Johanna Hicks
You’ve Been Whipped! Many of you have already gotten wind of a new event being held during the 2018 Hopkins County Dairy Festival. Excitement is building, and plans are in full swing as we prepare for the “Whipped” Challenge. Businesses, civic clubs, and organizations are encouraged to enter a team. Here’s how it works: 1) The contest will take place on the front grounds of the Hopkins County Civic Center, 1200 W. Houston, Sulphur Springs, TX on Saturday, June 16, 2018. Check-in begins at the gazebo at 9:30 a.m. ...
read moreMajor Fundraiser for Rotary Club…’Claws for a Cause’ April 28, Downtown!
Whether you call them mudbugs or crawdads, if you love a crawfish boil, you shouldn’t miss our very own annual food-and-fun event, the “Claws for a Cause” Rotary Crawfish Boil”! It’s Saturday April 28, 2018 starting at 5 pm on Celebration Plaza in attractive downtown Sulphur Springs. Advance tickets are on sale now at $25 each at local banks or through Facebook clawsforacause/ssrotarycrawfishboil. Tickets on the day of the event will be $30 at the gate, located at corner of Main and Gilmer Streets. If...
read moreWinners from the CANHelp Play it Forward Tennis Tournament
Winners from the CANHelp Play it Forward Tennis Tournament: Dakota Elswich / Jennifer Figueroa 3rd place AdvancedRobert Stevens/ Mollie Millsap 1st place Advance consolation Amanda Foster / Tyler Dennis 3rd place round robin Alex Botello / Alex Romero 2nd place round robin Jonah Kirkpatrick/ Alex Benitez 1st Place Advance Mark Temporal / Chase Crouch 2nd place Advance Adela Martinez CanHelp Logan Vaughan / Craig Johnson 1st place Intermediate Jeauxleigh Cantu / Carlos Lopez and Adela Martinez CanHelp 2nd place Intermediate Harleigh Stegient...
read moreKSST is Giving Away UPRA Tickets!
KSST is giving away tickets to the April 20th, 2018 Sulphur Springs Dodge UPRA Rodeo. These tickets are for the FRIDAY event. Winners will be notified via facebook, and have their names posted to the KSST 1230AM facebook page. The Tickets: Good for the Friday April 20th 2018 event. Will be given in pairs. Rules: The tickets must be picked up from the KSST Studios before 5pm Friday April 20th, 2017. 903 885 3111 The tickets must NOT be resold! Unclaimed tickets will be dispersed by KSST. Employees of KSST can not win. Winner’s names...
read moreCASA Serves Children of Hopkins, Franklin and Rains Counties As Court Appointed Special Advocates With 28 Year HIstory
Staff and volunteers at the Lake Country CASA office in downtown Sulphur Springs have a solemn mission: To be a voice for abused and neglected children through the power of volunteer advocacy and change in the child protection system. CASA, or Court Appointed Special Advocate, got it’s start in the United States in 1989, when a grandmother who had lost her young grandson in death at the hands of his mother’s boyfriend, decided she had to make a statement. She placed blue ribbons on her van and drove around her town, to demonstrate...
read moreGet to Know Pitty Pat Guidry, Local Entertainer
Howard Patrick Guidry, better known to locals as soul entertainer Pitty Pat, has established Sulphur Springs as his second home and Texas as his state of choice. From his New Orleans birthplace to Las Vegas when he first broke into the world of casino entertainment there, Pitty Pat has made friends and entertained people everywhere from street corners to intimate lounges to spacious stages. He has a million stories to tell about people he’s met like the late actor Dennis Weaver, soulful singer Otis Redding and his childhood friends the...
read moreSaltillo ISD 7th Annual Scholarship Dinner and Auction
With about $8,000 dollars raised for the Kerry Garmon Memorial Scholarship Fund, Saltillo ISD will now be able to assist up to eight graduating students next year as the students go forward with college studies. The main method of fundraising for this successful Scholarship Fund is the Dinner and Auction staged each Spring prior to graduation. The 2018 event was held on Saturday April 14 in the Kerry Garmon Gymnasium, with robust attendance and participation. Several current Scholarship recipients were present to speak to the audience and...
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