Health Care Foundation Presents Gala Purchased Items to CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital-Sulphur Springs
Hopkins County Health Care Foundation recently fulfilled their donation to CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Sulphur Springs. The Chairs of the 2016-2017 Lights of Life Campaign and Gala were Sher and Sam Sevier. The campaign grossed over $350,000. The funds raised at the 2016-2017 the Gala purchased these items: 2 Giraffe OmniBeds for Nursery Department $76,584.00 The Giraffe OmniBeds are a combination system that brings together...
Economic Development Corporation Meeting: Update
The Economic Development Corporation (EDC) honored two industries and teachers on Monday at noon. The eight high school teachers paired up into teams of two, and then two teams visited Saputo Dairy Foods, and the other two teams visited Clayton Homes. Jenny Arledge, Director of College and Career Readiness at SS High School, spoke with KSST to explain more about how the teachers and industries worked together. The teachers were given...
Wildcats’ Team Tennis Opened Practice Monday
The Wildcats’ team tennis squad began practice for this season Monday morning bright and early. The first order of business was using squeegees to get some puddles of water off the courts from overnight and early morning rainfall. At 7:15 a.m., practice was underway. Wildcats Team Tennis Coach Tony Martinez said new players this year were introduced. Coach Martinez said then he told players his expectations for the team this...
Wildcat Football Season Ticket Sale Brisk
It’s season ticket week for owners of Wildcats Football season tickets. Monday and Tuesday are days that current season ticket holders can renew their tickets. Site of season ticket week is the SSHS Media Center. Hours are 8:15 a.m. until 5:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 8:15 a.m. until noon Friday. There will be no breaks for lunch hours this year. With the transition from old Prim Stadium seats to renovated Prim Stadium...
Wildcats Football Season Ticket Sales Begin Monday
Next week is season ticket week for Wildcats’ football fans. It will take place at the Media Center at Sulphur Springs High School. Patrons are asked to enter the high school at the Connally Street entrance. Current ticket holders can renew their tickets Monday and Tuesday. Hours will be 8:15 a.m. until 5:30 p.m. Those who do not renew their tickets by the end of the business day Tuesday will lose their tickets. Ticket holders...
Saputo Dairy Foods, PJC Partner to Provide Job Training
Saputo Dairy Foods USA LLC (Saputo Dairy Foods) has partnered with Paris Junior College to provide job training using an $86,289 Skills Development Fund grant from the Texas Workforce Commission (TWC). The grant will benefit workers in the Northeast Texas area. This grant will be used to provide customized training to 88 new and incumbent workers for industry-related topics with focused instruction on food processing technology....
Shadow Ranch’s “Mane Event” is First of It’s Kind for Sulphur Springs
Amounting to a benefit festival, The Mane Event was initially planned as a kick-off event to the 2-day Dressage event in the Civic Center, but turned out to be a fun stand-alone event on the evening of Friday July 21. It was a bit of an afterthought, organized by Shadow Ranch co-founders Pam Richardson and Marion Cox, along with Kris Cobb, a volunteer at Shadow Ranch. The women realized they could expand the 2-day horse event to...
Wesley United Methodist Church Announces Evening VBS July 24-28
Marike DeWitte, Wesley UMC Children’s Activity Director, visited the KSST Good Morning Show to announce Bible School dates and new evening hours. For youngsters through fifth grade, Vacation Bible School will be held Monday through Friday July 24 through 28. A kid-friendly supper will be served in Wesley Hall at 5:30 each evening, with classes from 6:15 til 8:30 pm. Marike and church members will oversee the activities with...
Dinner Bell Sponsored and Served by Water Oak Elementary
The weekly Dinner Bell community meal at the First United Methodist Church was sponsored and served by Water Oak Elementary students and staff. Teachers filled plates and students delivered bowls of fresh fruit. Once everyone was served, all the volunteers enjoyed the meal. Water Oak Elementary sponsors the meal once a year simply to serve the community. Dinner Bell 7-19 15 Dinner Bell 7-19 11 Dinner Bell 7-19 12 Dinner Bell 7-19 01...
CANHelp’s Back to School Fair-OPEN TO EVERYONE
By Savannah Owens CANHelp’s Shanna Martin sat down with KSST to talk about how school supplies registration is going and what people can expect from their Back to School Fair. One week into registration, CANHelp has about 50 kids registered for school supplies, but the organization expects somewhere between 300 and 1,000 kids to register for school supplies by August 4th. They have received $3,000 in donations, and that money...
