Texas Ranger Ticket Giveaway #4
KSST has Texas Ranger Baseball tickets available for the Saturday May 8th, 2021 game against the Mariners. 6:05 first pitch.
This years tickets will be offered in a digital format. To be a winner, you will need to download and install the Offical MLB Ball Park App for your smart device. Think of the app as a digital wallet for your tickets.
How to Win
Like KSST and this post on Facebook to enter. Winners will be chosen at random. Remember, you will need to provide a valid email address, and that email must be linked to your MLB Ballpark app.
The Process
Once you win, KSST will forward the digital ticket information to your email. Your MLB Ballpark app will accept the ticket information and store them until you need them. You will need to take your device to the ballpark to display the QR code at the gate. Get all the details at MLB.COM
Just to be clear, KSST and KRVA did not receive paper tickets, so we can not furnish paper tickets to our winners.
Wildcats Football Offensive Coordinator Matt Young Discusses Football Work in School Athletic Period
Monday morning (May 3), Wildcats Football Offensive Coordinator Matt Young talked about what’s taking place for the Wildcats in their school athletic period in lieu of formal spring football.
Coach Young says he is utilizing the athletic period to install the Wildcats’ offense.
He estimates that about 85% of it has been introduced. Coach Young says he is also noting how much recall returning players have.
He says it’s a good time for evaluation as coaches are shuffling the pieces and determining players positions in an attempt to make sure the best players are on the field on offense and defense.
He says his offensive players are also spending some time preparing for 7 on 7 season starting soon. Coach Young says he is looking forward to having a second scrimmage in August due to no spring ball now. He says a fairly large number of players are returning.
He says a second scrimmage will give coaches an extra opportunity to see how the pieces of the team are fitting together. He says the reps and looks of the extra scrimmage will also help coaches find players who can provide depth.
Talking position by position, Coach Young notes the Wildcats senior quarterback is graduating. He says a current sophomore returns and will be in a contest with a freshman to determine the starter.
Coach Young says a senior running back graduates but he says a couple of current Wildcats played some downs and he notes there will be others joining in who will be seeking playing time.
He says four offensive linemen return who got reps last season. He says he will be looking for a fifth guy for the O line.
Coach Young says 4 or 5 receivers also return along with some JV receivers he likes the looks of. He says the offense is an interesting group and he says he looks forward to how things will shake out in weeks ahead.
KSST is proud to be the official Wildcat and Lady Cat Station. We broadcast Sulphur Springs ISD games year round live on radio. When allowed, we also broadcast games via our YouTube channel.
SSISD Spring Strings Program Concert Slated May 6
The Sulphur Springs Strings Program Spring Concert is slated May 6, at 7 p.m. at Hopkins County Civic Center.
“We will be performing music from the Legend of Zelda games! The beginners will perform, then the intermediate class, then the high schoolers,” said Strings Instructor Hannah Kirby. “Everyone is welcome to attend and support our Sulphur Springs String Orchestra Program!”
The SSISD String Orchestra Program includes Aaliyah Valles and JerKevian Taylor, who earned grade 2, and Daphne Valles and Johnathan Gloar who earned grade 1-memorized at the UIL Strings Solo & Ensemble Contest in February. Gloar’s grade advances him to the state competition, according to SSISD reports.
TWC Approves $790 Million Assistance Package To Help Child Care Providers Impacted By COVID-19
AUSTIN – The Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) authorized $790 million to support the stability of the child care sector and assist providers in responding to impacts of the COVID-19 public health emergency. These funds, which will be provided to all regulated child care providers, will assist them in addressing the increased operating expenses they have faced as a result of the pandemic. The funding comes from $1.1 billion that TWC received through the federal Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act.
“A strong child care network is vital to Texas’ economy but increased operating expenses resulting from the pandemic have created a number of challenges,” said TWC Chairman Bryan Daniel. “These funds will help us strengthen that network by providing direct relief to providers and expanding TWC’s support to Texas families.”
The COVID-19 pandemic has endangered Texas child care facilities’ finances due to declining or stagnant enrollment, staffing difficulties, unexpected closures, and additional expenses due to sanitization requirements and smaller class sizes.
“Access to quality child care can often make the difference between returning to work or having to stay home for many Texans,” said Commissioner Representing Labor Julian Alvarez. “Barriers to return to work can seriously endanger Texas’ economic recovery. Getting those child care centers back up and running means more parents can go to work knowing their children are in safe, nurturing environments.”
TWC approved the use of $775 million for relief funding which will be provided to approximately 14,000 child care providers. Child care providers do not have to request an application; TWC will email information to all regulated child care providers explaining how to access these funds through a new online application system that is scheduled to go live on June 1, 2021.
TWC also approved $15 million for child care business technical assistance to assist facilities with adapting and updating their business models, as well as assist in identifying and accessing grant opportunities.
“Texas employers are working hard to get Texas’ economy back on track,” said Commissioner Representing Employers Aaron Demerson. “Whether they’re child care operators or employers who need workers who rely on those child care services, all Texas businesses and communities benefit when we have a strong child care network in place.”
Man Got a Vehicle Stuck in The Middle Of A Park
A Sulphur Springs man was arrested on a warrant after getting a vehicle stuck in the middle of a park, and a Garland man was arrested after allegedly crashing a car into the center median between the east and westbound lanes of Interstate 30 just east of Sulphur Springs early Wednesday morning.
Stuck In Pacific Park
Sulphur Springs police responded after 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 4, 2021, at Pacific Park, where someone had reportedly driven through the park.
Upon arrival, the policeman reported seeing a man standing outside a Chevrolet Tahoe parked in the middle of the park with dogs running around without a leash. When the officer contacted him about the dogs not being on a leash while in a public area and asked why he stopped in the middle of the park, the man claimed he stopped because he got stuck in the wet ground.
The officer reported smelling a strong marijuana odor on the man. When asked if he had any contraband on him or in the vehicle, the 26-year-old Sulphur Springs man claimed that he did not but admitted to smoking marijuana before arriving at the park.
A records check using the man’s ID car showed an outstanding Lamar County warrant for the man’s arrest. Consequently, the SSPD officer took the 26-year-old into custody. Animal control officers were contacted and took possession of the man’s dogs; they were released to his brother a short time later. The SUV was pulled out of the mud by the on-call wrecker service and towed from the location.
The Sulphur Springs man was jailed on the Lamar County warrant for bond surrender on a possession of less than 28 grams of a Penalty Group 3 controlled substance charge. Bond on the charge was recommended to be set at $2,500. The 26-year-old remained in Hopkins County jail Wednesday morning, May 5, 2021, on the misdemeanor warrant.
Stuck In I-30 Median
Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Justin Wilkerson and Sgt. Scott Davis responded around 1:15 a.m. Wednesday, May 5, 2021, to a crash reported on Interstate 30 west at mile marker 131. Deputies observed a Honda Civic in the center median ditch.
Upon contact with the Garland man with the car, they detected an alcohol odor emitting from him. The 33-year-old admitted to crashing the car and to consuming alcoholic beverages. The man allegedly showed four of six clues of intoxication on horizontal gaze nystagmus tests as well as on standard field sobriety testing.
When the Garland man refused a breath test, a blood search warrant was obtained requiring a blood draw and taken at the hospital lab. The 33-year-old was then booked into jail for driving while intoxicated. The Garland man remained in Hopkins County jail Wednesday morning, May 5, 2021, on the DWI charge.
KSST does not publish the names or photos of people charged with misdemeanor crimes in staff-generated reports, only those accused of felony offenses.
KSSTRadio.com publishes Sulphur Springs Police Department reports and news. The Police Department is located at 125 Davis St., Sulphur Springs, Texas. Non-emergency calls can be made to (903) 885-7602.
If you have an emergency dial 9-1-1.
The Sulphur Springs Police Department continues to serve its citizens with pride in its overall mission and will strive to provide the best possible police force in the 21st century.
If you have an emergency, dial 9-1-1
The Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office is located at 298 Rosemont Sulphur Springs, TX 75482. You can reach them for non-emergency matters at (903) 438-4040.
If you have an emergency, dial 9-1-1
The Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office is located at 298 Rosemont Sulphur Springs, TX 75482. You can reach them for non-emergency matters at (903) 438-4040.
Leadership Institute Campaign School-Press Release
2021 Leadership Institute Campaign School
A MESSAGE FROM LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE
Dear Friend,
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In one day at the LI campaign workshop, you’ll get the very best advice from campaign experts who have spent decades in the campaign world – dedicating thousands of hours to working or volunteering for conservative causes and candidates – and they’re willing to share with you what it takes to win. Put simply: you get the advantage of years of direct, personal, hard-won campaign experience in just one day.
Sign up for your campaign workshop right now
I’m not sure when we’ll do a campaign workshop tour like this again, so if you’re serious about helping conservatives get elected, you owe it to yourself to sign up right now.
Have questions? Email me at [email protected].
I look forward to seeing you this summer.
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Senior Director of Domestic and International Programs
Leadership Institute
Marijuana, Methamphetamine and THC Residue, False Urine Found In Car
Sulphur Springs Police Officer Silas Whaley arrested a 31-year-old Dike man after finding marijuana, methamphetamine and THC residue and a false urine kit in his vehicle, according to arrest reports.
Whaley contacted Justin Wade Overly to offer assistance to the man in the Pontiac G6 stopped in the 1400 block of East Shannon Road. While talking with the Dike man, Whaley alleged Overly exhibited several signs of nervous behavior. A cartridge containing a substance Whaley believed to be THC in plain views was visible in the passenger’s seat, according to arrest reports.
Whaley conducted a probable cause search of the vehicle and located a glass pipe with suspected methamphetamine residue, an additional cartridge with suspected THC residue, a pill bottle with a green, leafy substance the officer believed to be marijuana, a clear container with false urine and a wooden box with a straw with suspected meth residue on it, the officer reported in arrest reports.
Overly was taken into custody and jailed for possession of less than 1 gram of a Penalty Group 2 controlled substance, possession of 2 ounces of marijuana and false drug test falsification device. Overly was also found to be wanted on expired registration, driving while license invalid, failure to appear and passing in a no passing zone charges, Whaley alleged in arrest reports.
The 31-year-old Dike resident remained in Hopkins County jail late Wednesday morning May 5, 2021, on all seven charges, according to jail reports.
KSSTRadio.com publishes Sulphur Springs Police Department reports and news. The Police Department is located at 125 Davis St., Sulphur Springs, Texas. Non-emergency calls can be made to (903) 885-7602.
If you have an emergency dial 9-1-1.
The Sulphur Springs Police Department continues to serve its citizens with pride in its overall mission and will strive to provide the best possible police force in the 21st century.
If you have an emergency, dial 9-1-1
The Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office is located at 298 Rosemont Sulphur Springs, TX 75482. You can reach them for non-emergency matters at (903) 438-4040.
Wildcats Are Making Up For No Spring Football With Work in School Athletic Periods
The Wildcats Football Team is forgoing formal spring football in pads but the coaching staff is making up for it with spring like football fundamentals and drills minus pads during the daily school athletic period.
By having no Spring Football, the Wildcats will get an extra week on practice in August (starting now 8/2) and they will be able to have two scrimmages instead of one.
Wildcats Football Coach Greg Owens says the Wildcats will be scrimmaging two teams with very different approaches: wing T run oriented Pleasant Grove and also speedy and versatile Liberty-Eylau.
Coach Owens says during the athletic period, the Wildcats are doing weight lifting and speed work with 30 minutes of football fundamentals and drills three days a week with two days devoted to just football fundamentals and drill work.
Coach Owens says it’s been beneficial working on fundamentals with no pads on. He feels the concentration level is better. Coach Owens is looking forward to the extra scrimmage in August.
He says the second scrimmage is much different than the first with kids knowing more of what to expect.
Coach Owens says in the Wildcats first real game last year against Frisco Wakeland after just one scrimmage, some of the Wildcats appeared wide eyed and got into a bind in a hurry. He says a couple of rehearsals will help.
The Wildcats have about 3 weeks of athletic periods left during school days. Then The Edge gears up this summer starting June 7 and running through July 15.
Coach Owens says the UIL continues to allow for football related skill work each day during The Edge to go along with conditioning, running and weight lifting.
KSST is proud to be the official Wildcat and Lady Cat Station. We broadcast Sulphur Springs ISD games year round live on radio. When allowed, we also broadcast games via our YouTube channel.
Chamber Connection – May 5
By Butch Burney
I had never tasted a deep fried avocado before, but I won’t soon forget the one I had Saturday at the Cinco de Mayo celebration downtown. It was lightly breaded and fried, covered with shredded chicken, queso, onions and jalapenos. And no, I did not ride the mechanical bull after devouring that.
If you missed the Cinco de Mayo celebration of food, music and Mexican culture on the downtown plaza Saturday, you missed out on good food and fun, so make plans for next year.
While you’re making plans, be sure to mark down these events:
National Day of Prayer
The National Day of Prayer will be observed locally at 6 p.m. Thursday, May 6, on the downtown plaza. The public is encouraged to join together at that time. Hopkins County Justice of the Peace Brad Cummings will be leading music for the event.
Ribbon Cuttings
The Chamber will be hosting a ribbon cutting at noon Thursday, May 13, for Money Law Firm. The celebration will be held at their Sulphur Springs location, 1335 South Broadway Suite 40, and we would love for you to join us.
Davison Development & Building will be hosting their ribbon cutting on May 18, at noon. We would love for you to join us, at 204B Linda Drive, for a fun celebration with free barbecue and refreshments.
Salute to the Veterans
Also, don’t forget about the 5th Annual Salute the Veterans BBQ Cookoff at VFW Post 8560 on May 14-15. There will be music on Friday night, then the barbecue cookoff is set for Saturday.
Mammography Mobile Coach
The Hunt Regional Tubby Adkisson Mobile Mammography Coach will be at the Spring Village Shopping Center on May 20. To schedule individual screening mammograms, call 903-408-5010. Appointments and pre-registration are requested.
Chamber Showcase
Plans are being made for the Third Annual Chamber Showcase in early August. This is a fantastic networking event and a way for you, as a business owner or representative, to get your name and services out to the public. Only Chamber members can reserve booths (the public is invited to attend free of charge), so contact us at the Chamber to find out how your affordable annual membership not only allows you to rent a booth at the Showcase but gives you advantages and opportunities all year long.
Business Highlight
The Hopkins County Chamber of Commerce is highlighting a member of the Chamber each week. Please join me in congratulating our Business of the Week for May 3, Lou Nell Fashions. You can read biographical stories at the Hopkins County Chamber of Commerce’s Facebook page and Instagram page.
Ribbon Cutting
The Chamber hosted a ribbon cutting for Guys and Gals Barber Shop and Salon on May 3, at 325 South Davis St., Suite 2. The new location has styling services for women, including hair and lashes, as well as barber services for men.
Centers for Kidney Care Now Open In Sulphur Springs
By Holly Ragan, Senior Market Development, CHRISTUS® Mother Frances Hospital – Sulphur Springs/Winnsboro
Sulphur Springs, Texas – CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Sulphur Springs has ONE mission: To Extend the Health Ministry of Jesus Christ.
Inspiring Hope through Healing
National Hospital Week is May 9-15, and is an opportunity to highlight our hospitals, health systems, and health care workers and the innovative ways they are supporting the needs of their community members, especially during the pandemic.
National Nurses Week is May 6-12; Nurses are superheroes, answering the call ever day to care for their community and patients.
TO ALL THOSE WORKING IN AMERICA’S HOSPITALS AND HEALTH SYSTEMS, THANK YOU!
Sports Physical for Student Athletes
A special “Thank You” to Kyle Lemarr, Coordinator of Sports Medicine and the Sports Medicine team, plus the all of the providers and volunteers who helped organize and perform sports physicals for 433 student athletes from Rains County, Winnsboro, Como Pickton, and Sulphur Springs schools. Additionally, thank you to the Hopkins County Civic Center for providing the space. We look forward to providing this service to our partner school in the future!
COVID Vaccines Available
Contact Holly Ragan at 903.439.4033 to schedule an appointment for a Pfizer vaccine. Second doses will be on May 19.
Hospital Visitation – *UPDATED
We continue to ensure a safe and compassionate process for families and essential support persons to visit patients, while preventing person-to-person transmission of infectious diseases in our acute care settings. All visitors will continue to be screened to make certain they do not fit a COVID-19 profile, based on CDC guidelines. To safely regulate access to patient care areas within our hospital, visitor screening stations are placed at the entrance of our facilities.
Please note the following guidelines:
- Visitors must acquire masks themselves prior to entering our facility; cloth masks are acceptable
- Masks must cover both the nose and the mouth
- Visitors must pass screening before entry
- Emergency Department entrance open 24/7
- Main Entrance open 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday – Friday
- Gift Shop open
- All visitors are screened at the door, including a temperature taken
- All associates are screened at each shift, including a temperature taken
- Visiting hours are 7 a.m. to 9 p.m.
- COVID Unit limited to (1) visitor (age 16 and over)
- ER and ICU limited to (2) visitors
- ALL hospital visitors are required to wear a mask. Visitors should bring their own mask; homemade cloth masks are acceptable.
Effective March 17, 2021
We will no longer restrict the number of visitors per patient, however, we strongly encourage to limit visitors to ONE (1) essential support person and for all other visitors – continue utilizing virtual communication through mobile devices to monitor your loved ones in our care.
Hospital Services
Expecting a baby? We’re expecting you! Our Birthing Center provides a wonderfully progressive environment for the delivery of your new addition. Our department includes eight Labor-Delivery Recovery-Postpartum rooms, where you may experience the entire birthing experience in one spacious, home-like suite, as well as four post-partum rooms, and a recovery room. Babies born in the Women’s Pavilion benefit from the extended care our upgraded Level II nursery can provide. We even want to bless your new baby with their very own CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital onesie, to mark their memorable birth at our hospital. We also offer a special meal for new moms, and have just purchased new labor beds and infant warmers.
Clinic Services
Neurology
Access Physicians MultiSpecialty Clinic is proud to announce the addition of Neurologist Dr. Devanshi Gupta, to the Sulphur Springs outpatient telemedicine clinic. Dr. Gupta is fellowship-trained in Neurology and Neuromuscular Diseases, and will see adults (18 years and older) weekly on Mondays. To schedule an appointment, please contact their office at 105-III Medical Plaza by calling 903.919.5034.
Nephrology
Specialty services are continuing to grow here in Sulphur Springs; in fact, we now have Nephrology (kidney care) here once each week. We are excited to welcome The Centers for Kidney Care to Sulphur Springs every Tuesday. The Nephrology clinic is located at 105-III Medical Circle (in the office with Access Physicians). Referrals should come through your primary care physician. The number to reach their office is 903.785.3300 for more information.
COVID-19
Don’t Delay Care
We want to be perfectly clear – CHRISTUS Trinity Mother Frances remains a safe place for all to receive quality care. Go to the Emergency Department or call 9-1-1 if you are urgently ill. While COVID-19 is new, our processes and procedures in place for infection prevention and preventing the spread of illness are not. To learn more about COVID-19, go to ChristusTMF.org or www.cdc.gov.
CHRISTUS Trinity Mother Frances Health System includes CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospitals – Tyler, South Tyler, Jacksonville, Winnsboro and Sulphur Springs, the CHRISTUS Trinity Mother Frances Louis and Peaches Owen Heart Hospital – Tyler, CHRISTUS Trinity Mother Frances Rehabilitation Hospital a partner of Encompass Health, Tyler Continue CARE Hospital at CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital, a long-term acute care facility, and CHRISTUS Trinity Clinic. CHRISTUS Trinity Clinic is the area’s preferred multi-specialty medical group, with more than 400 Physicians and Advanced Practice Providers representing 36 specialties in 34 locations serving Northeast Texas across 41 counties. For more information on services available through CHRISTUS Trinity Mother Frances Health System, visit christustmf.org
- Bed count – 402 – CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Tyler
- Bed count – 8 – CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – South Tyler
- Bed count – 25 – CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Jacksonville
- Bed Count – 96 – CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Sulphur Springs
- Bed count – 25 – CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Winnsboro
- Bed count – 94 – CHRISTUS Trinity Mother Frances Rehabilitation Hospital
- Bed count – 96 – CHRISTUS Trinity Mother Frances Louis and Peaches Owen Heart – Tyler
- Bed count – 51 – Tyler Continue CARE Hospital at CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital
