Video Story: Freedom Ball Benefits Veteran’s Memorial
As the first of its kind in Hopkins County, the Freedom Ball will honor and celebrate military Veterans during an evening of dinner and dancing. The Freedom Ball, at the Cedar Canyon Event Center at 6:00 pm on Saturday April 7, 2018, is a black-tie event with military uniform optional. Emcees Carrie Nuckols and John Sellers will introduce members of the Memorial Committee who will review their mission of engraving additional veterans...
Hopkins County Freedom Ball To Benefit Local Veterans Memorial
As the first of its kind in Hopkins County, the Freedom Ball will honor and celebrate military Veterans during an evening of dinner and dancing. The Freedom Ball, at the Cedar Canyon Event Center at 6:00 pm on Saturday April 7, 2018, is a black-tie event with military uniform optional. Emcees Carrie Nuckols and John Sellers will introduce members of the Memorial Committee who will review their mission of engraving additional veterans...
“Veterans Voices”, a Popular KSST Program
Local attorney Tommy Allison is the host of the weekly Veteran’s Voices program, heard live on KSST each Monday morning at 8:10 am. Listeners to ksstradio.com also catch the program streaming and find it to be entertaining and helpful. According to Tommy, he spends part of each week researching sources of news of interest to Veterans. Sources include American Legion and VFW magazines, bulletins from military branches, clippings...
*Updated* POW MIA Area Added to Memorial
Pioneer Memorial contracted with Don Brewer with Brewer Lettering in Pickton to add a special area for Prisoners of War and Missing in Action soldiers on a stone at the Hopkins County Veterans Memorial Thursday. The new area is just to the left of the art work on the waterfall wall. It features names of POW’s from World War I and World War II as well as MIA’s from World War II and the Korean conflict. It also includes a...
250 Names Added to Veterans’ Memorial
Additional names are being added to the Hopkins County Veteran’s Memorial at Celebration Plaza in Sulphur Springs. Two men from New Mexico labored under a tarp cover Monday morning May 11 at the Hopkins County Veterans’ Memorial adding the names to a stone. Veterans’ Memorial Committee Member Clayton McGraw was there observing the work. McGraw said the workers arrived Saturday but were hampered by the weather...
Veterans Memorial Adds FM Channel
The Hopkins County Veterans’ Memorial Committee has enhanced enjoyment of the Veterans’ Memorial with a continuous loop broadcast signal that contains all kinds of information on the Memorial. It’s available on FM radio 107.9 using an unlicensed low power non-commercial FM radio transmitter. Committee member Jim Thompson came up with idea and he recorded a four and a half minute script that he wrote. By Don Julian, KSST News and...
Ruth Davis
Funeral service for Ruth Davis, age 86, of Sulphur Springs, will be held at 2:00p.m. Sunday, October 29, 2023 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Chapel with Dr. Jeff Gravens, Fred Lewis and C.J. Duffey officiating. Interment will follow at the City Cemetery. A visitation will be held from 6:00-8:00p.m. Saturday, October 28, 2023 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home. Mrs. Davis passed away peacefully at her home on Tuesday, October 24, 2023. Ruth...
Sulphur Springs Among 28 Sites Selected To Host The Wall That Heals In 2021
Sulphur Springs has been named as one of 28 sites across the country selected to host the Wall That Heals, the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Replica Wall and Mobile Education Center, in 2021. County Judge Robert Newsom at noon Thursday issued a proclamation announcing the honor and encouraging citizens to join the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund in continuing to pay tribute to Vietnam veterans and their families by honoring the legacy of...
Planners Receive Rudy Bruner Award of Excellence For Downtown Revitalization
City To Use $10,000 To Provide WiFi Downtown Rudy Bruner Award of Excellence Presentation Ceremony, Oct. 5, 2019, Celebration Plaza The city manger, designer, business alliance, veterans memorial committee, city officials and county judge were recognized over the weekend for their innovative work in revitalizing downtown, making it a thriving destination for tourists and community events. Earlier this year, the city was notified the...
Sulphur Springs Rotary Club Scholarship and Grant Recipients
by Savannah Owens At their meeting on June 22nd, the Sulphur Springs Rotary club gave out Senior Scholarships to 6 seniors and grants to organizations around the community. The rotary club is 12 years old, and has 66 members and 4 honorary members. The money for the scholarships and grants came from their Claws for a Cause event. The Rotary Club received 21 applications for the scholarships from all over Hopkins County. Two...
