Independence Celebration! SS Symphony Orchestra & Fireworks Extravaganza!
Saturday June 27th make your way to Celebration Plaza for the Sulphur Springs Independence Day Symphony Orchestra & Fireworks Extravaganza! Concert starts at 8:00 pm and fireworks commence at dark. Make sure to bring your blankets or lawn chairs and make yourself comfortable while downtown. Keep in mind that limited concessions will be available. Bring a bottle of water, and take advantage of this great opportunity to spend time with your family and friends. KSST Radio 1230 AM will have a small booth at the event. Please stop by and sign...
read moreCelebration Preparations Postpone Movie
Sulphur Springs’ annual Independence Day Celebrations on the Square pushed ‘Godzilla’ to next week. The preparations on Celebration Plazas will prevent the weekly screening. Do not fret… ‘Godzilla’ will return at his regularly scheduled time on Friday, July 3rd.
read more2015 Red, White and Blue Extravaganza
Tom Sellers, President of Alliance Bank and sponsor of the Independence Day Concert visited KSST to invite the entire community to the free once-a-year event. The 2015 red, white and blue extravaganza will be held on Saturday June 27 at 8pm on Celebration Plaza. In addition to the orchestra performance, a huge fireworks display is also planned. It’a a free event and a gift to the families of the community. The event will be carried live on KSST Radio and seen in playback on Suddenlink Channel 18 TV.
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Pribble Plaque Unveiling July 1 at Equine Pavilion
On July 1 at noon, a plaque honoring Hopkins County legend Mike Pribble will be unveiled at the Equine Pavilion. Pribble owned the large Pribble Rodeo Arena and hosted an annual July 4th Rodeo. He also performed roping tricks on horseback. KSST’s Enola Gay started the effort to get Pribble...
read moreDairy Festival Recipe Contest Cancelled
If you were waiting until the last minute to register for the Hopkins County Dairy Festival Recipe contest, you waited too long. Only five individuals entered recipes in the Dairy Recipe contest, so it has been cancelled. This is the second year for cancellation of the contest according to Johana Hicks, with the Texas A & M AgriLife Extension Office. Once again the cancellation was due to the low number of entries. Hicks had hoped the contest would recover this year due to the fact that several had commented on social media their regret...
read moreWilder, Hicks, Mabry Top Three in 5K Milk Run
Everett Wilder, 1st, has won 6 out of the last 7 races; Ross Hicks, 2nd, won last year, and Nathan Mabry, 3rd, graduated as a 2015...
read moreQueen’s Coronation Pageant Coming Up Saturday June 20th
Enola Gay chatted with Lynda Hager about Dairy Festivals past and present on Monday’s Good Morning Show. Lynda is a 50-year Dairy Festival Board member and has helped in just about every aspect and feature over the years. Her special love is the Pageant, the talent presentations and the contestants themselves. Lynda was Hopkins County dairy royalty before there was a Dairy Festival Queen. As a SSHS sophomore, she was honored to represent Hopkins County in the huge Dairy Sale in Sulphur Springs as that year’s select...
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Milking Contest a Dairy Festival Highlight
Six contestants are vying for the title of Hopkins County Dairy Festival Queen. One of the competitive events for the contestants is the Cow Milking Contest. Festival Queen Contestants and their parents compete each year. This year in the Regional Civic Center, the contestants, parents, and Hot Air Balloon pilots milked Jersey cows provided by the Koon Family Farm. Judging the milking contest this year were two county Justices of the Peace, B. J. Teer (show pouring the milk following weigh-in) and Brad Cummings. In the parents division: Ben...
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