Skate Fest Coming to SS SkatePark on June 24!
The first annual SSTX SkateFest will be held on Saturday June 24, 2017 at the Sulphur Springs Skate Park inside Buford Park. It’s an all-day free event with several bands, food, mini-competitions, team scouts, lesson sign-ups, youth ministry and prizes. It’s sponsored by Super Honky Skateboarding Company. Skate on over… Skate on over… Skate on over… Skate on over… to the FIRST ANNUAL SSTX SKATEFEST ! Saturday, June 24, 2017 @Sulphur Springs Skatepark FREE SHOW ALL DAY event for the whole family featuring… • LIVE Music •...
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Dinner Bell to Celebrate Founders Next Week
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read moreWe Meet More Ms. Sr. Contestants
Mollie Marie Shepard, Majel Reddick and Faye Robinson, contestants in the 8th annual Ms. Hopkins County Senior Classic Pageant, visited with KSST’s Enola Gay. Mollie and Faye are previous runners-up, and Majel is entering the pageant for the first time. Each one will present talent and will also be judged in evening gown and interview categories. Majel, who is a reader and a writer, will present a reading, and both Mollie and Faye, who love to sing, will present inspirational music. Each of the ladies feel that women past the age of 60...
read moreMeet Three Ms. Sr. Contestants!
With the 8th annual Ms. Hopkins County Senior Classic Pageant only days away, we invited the contestants for a chat on the KSST Morning Show. Tuesday’s trio were Jan Gray, Pam George and Valerie Ross. Jan is rather new to town, having retired and moved to Sulphur Springs in October 2016. Pam George has lived in Hopkins County for about 30 years, is semi-retired and decided to enter the pageant because she supports the work done for retired persons by Karon Weatherman, Director of the Seniors Center. Valerie Ross came to Sulphur Springs...
read moreDinner Bell Menu for June 7th, 2017
Everything Unique is our Community Sponsor this week Dinner Bell Menu for June 7, 2017 Red Beans, Rice and Sausage Fried Cabbage Yellow Summer Squash Chile Cheese Cornbread Muffins Garden Salad Do Nothing Cake Tea or Water Served at 11:45 AM at the First United Methodist Church in Sulphur Springs, TX. Dinner Bell Aug1 Dinner Bell Aug2 Dinner Bell Aug3 Dinner Bell Aug4 Dinner Bell 007 Building 3 Building 1 Building 2 Dinner Bell July403 Dinner Bell July406 Dinner Bell 7-19 13 Dinner Bell 7-19 14 Dinner Bell 1 Dinner Bell 005 Dinner Bell 008...
read moreACTS OF LOVE Meeting (Adults Coming Together Serving)
Monday, June 5th the ACTS of Love had their regular monthly meeting. The Special Speakers were Stacey Wetzel and Shelley Steger with CIMA Hospice. Stacey and Shelley spoke about the Hospice Program and asked the Volunteer Group if any of them would like to be Volunteers with CIMA Hospice. The meeting was very informative. If you would like to be a Volunteer for CIMA Please contact: Shelley Steger, Volunteer Coordinator at (903) 794-2462 or Stacey Wetzel at (903) 556-0977 Karon Weatherman Program and Marketing Director Senior...
read moreThere’s Still Time to Compete for the State Ice Cream Title!
The Queen of Ice cream, Lezley Brown who is President and CEO of the Hopkins County Chamber of Commerce invited Ice Cream Committee member Garret Glass to share the Morning Show discussion about the “new” tradition of the Ice Cream Contest. It’s 2017 location will be the front lawn of Shannon Oaks Church and it’s new time will be 5:30 pm on Saturday June 10, 2017. The only thing needed now are ice cream entries and people to consume the tasty treat. There is no entry fee, all ages can enter their...
read moreAlliance Bank’s 90th Anniversary
On June 13, 1927, then Sulphur Springs State Bank was chartered by two of the largest shareholders of First State Bank which had been closed for insolvency. The original Sulphur Springs State Bank opened at the Southeast corner of Main and Gilmer streets with Jim Lindley as President and Charles Ashcroft as Vice President. The first year the bank turned a profit and paid a dividend, a trend that has been sustained for 90 years. In 1933 a fire at the original location facilitated the move of the bank to its current location on the North side...
read moreCommunity Calendar June 1-5, 2017
Kindergarten Registration for SSISD is open online through Friday June 2 via Skyward Family Access. For more information, go to ssisd.net. Registration is now open for all grade levels for the coming school year at ssisd.net. There are a few slots available for the Genealogy Detective children’s workshop on June 10. Contact the Hopkins County Genealogical Society at 903-885-8523. You can enter your homemade ice cream recipe now, for the Texas State Championship Homemade Ice Cream Freeze-off coming up on Saturday June 10. There is no...
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