A “Salute to Excellence” For All Area Graduates of the Class of 2018!
The staff of KSST, Channel 18 TV and ksstradio.com salute the hard work and commitment to excellence that graduates of the area schools have shown as they prepare for their big day, graduation. It is our privilege to congratulate them and wish them unlimited success! There are 50 senior classmen who will receive diplomas at Como-Pickton High School graduation in the Eagles’ Heflin Field on Friday May 25 at 7:30pm. (in...
2018 Hopkins County Dairy Festival Schedule of Events…Make Time for Fun!
Hello everyone! The Festival Board of Directors doesn’t want you to miss anything during the 2018 Hopkins County Dairy Festival, so here’s the schedule. Be sure and purchase your Pageant tickets from any of the eight contestants. This year’s theme is “Party Til the Cows Come Home”. See you there! Monday May 21st Dairy Festival Queen’s Dinner at The Alcove at 6:00. Friday June 8th. at 12:00 noon is the...
Texas Basketball Coaches Association Poll Ranks Lady Cats at #18 in 5-A
The Lady Cats’ basketball team is off to a good start this season and Lady Cats Coach Jeff Chapman talked about his Lady Cats on KSST and Cable Channel 18’s Saturday Morning Coaches Show this past Saturday (November 25). The Lady Cats are 4-0 so far with wins at Emory Rains, at North Lamar, at home against Hugo, Oklahoma and at Paris. The Lady Cats are currently #18 ranked according to a Texas Association of Basketball...
Graduation and Galveston June 18, 2015 by Eddie Trapp
The high school graduation season is finally over. Saturday, June 6, Jean and I attended the Cooper High ceremony to shake hands with grandson Casey Williams and great nephew Travis Darden. Congrats to all the graduates. At the reception I talked with long ago student of mine, Charley Jackson. During track season Coach Silman and I would carry the boys to Liberty Grove near where Coach Falls now lives and have them run to our...
Hard To Walk In Ski Boots #1363 by Eddie Trapp 12/18/2014
During the 1986 deer season there was a huge buck roaming near Kensing. The first time I saw him Jean and I were riding around north of Vasco. We turned around at L.D. Malone’s grain tanks and stopped for a minute to look northeast out over several hundred acres of “green stuff.” Several deer were running across the field almost a mile from us. The late afternoon Sun seemed to illuminate the huge rack on the buck. It was the largest I...
The 2025-2026 Hopkins County United Way Workers Lunch was Held September 17th
September 23, 2025 – The 2025-2026 Hopkins County United Way Workers Lunch was held September 17th, 2025. The luncheon took place at the Southwest Dairy Museum in Sulphur Springs, Texas. Various officials spoke at the event, helping continue kick off this year’s campaign. This year marks the 70th Anniversary of United Way. Below is KSST/Cable Channel 18’s coverage of this exciting event. Hopkins County 2025 United...
It was Cloudy, But no Chance of Meatballs for the 2025 Wildcats Homecoming Parade
September 3, 2025 – Even a few clouds couldn’t stand in the way for the 2025 DIAL Study Club triple cloud roofing Sulphur Springs Wildcats Homecoming Parade! This year’s Wildcats Homecoming game will be played September 5th, 2025, against Greenville. KSST will broadcast the game, live on 1230AM, and will stream the game on our YouTube channel as well. Below is KSST/Cable Channel 18’s coverage of this exciting...
The SSHS Wildcats Took on Poteet in the First Football Game of the Season
August 31, 2025 – The Sulphur Springs High School Wildcats took on the Poteet Pirates at Memorial Stadium in Mesquite, Texas, in football action Friday, August 29th, 2025. Below is KSST/Cable Channel 18’s coverage of this exciting game. KSST’s Sports Director, John Mark Dempsey, and Tony Flippin called Play by Play and provided Color Commentary. Be sure to check out this thrilling game and see how well your Wildcats...
Meet the 2025 Sulphur Springs High School Homecoming Queen Contestants
August 28, 2025 – Megan Tingle, Information and Media Integration Specialist for Sulphur Springs High School, invited the media to come meet the 2025 Sulphur Springs High School Homecoming Queen Contestants, on August 26th, 2025. Below is KSST/Cable Channel 18’s coverage of this Media...
The Hopkins County African American Leadership Conference was Held August 23rd
August 26, 2025 – The Hopkins County African American Leadership Conference was held Saturday, August 23rd, 2025, at East Caney Missionary Baptist Church. Deacon Ricky Godbolt was the Master of Ceremony. This conference included such exciting activities as a “Welcome” by Reverend Jason Lindley, the song, “One More Sunny Day” performed by Sister Jossie Jimmerson, a recital of “Still I Rise” by...
