Dairy Festival Activities Fill the Weekend Beginning Friday at Noon
The 59th Annual Hopkins County Dairy Festival activities begin Friday at noon with Opening Ceremonies at Celebration Plaza. Candidates for Dairy Festival Queen, balloon pilots, and others involved in the festival activities will be present for the ribbon cutting. At 6 p.m. the Balloon Rally begins and at 7 p.m. Friday, the 5K Milk Run. The Balloon Rally and Milk Run will be on the campus of Shannon Oaks Church. On Saturday, at 10 a.m....
Meet Three Ms. Sr. Contestants!
With the 8th annual Ms. Hopkins County Senior Classic Pageant only days away, we invited the contestants for a chat on the KSST Morning Show. Tuesday’s trio were Jan Gray, Pam George and Valerie Ross. Jan is rather new to town, having retired and moved to Sulphur Springs in October 2016. Pam George has lived in Hopkins County for about 30 years, is semi-retired and decided to enter the pageant because she supports the work done...
Game Day: Wildcats, North Forney Bi-District Game Live on KSST 7 p.m. Friday
The Wildcats’ baseball team opens a bi-district playoff series against the North Forney Falcons at North Forney Friday at 7 p.m. The playoff game will mark the first playoff game ever for the Falcons. They got hot just in time this season to earn a playoff berth. In their last scheduled district game last Friday, they trailed highly rated cross town rival Forney 3-0 before scoring four late runs to shock the Jackrabbits, 4-3....
Tenacity of Hopkins County Deputy Evans Leads to the Arrest of Man Wanted for Four Years
Giving high praise to the tenacity of Hopkins County Deputy Corporal Todd Evans, Harold McClure with the Special Crimes Unit told KSST News that a four year search for Melroy Givens, 44, had come to a satisfactory end Wednesday, May 3, 2017, just before noon in DeSoto, Texas. Givens, a former resident of Sulphur Springs and now in Hopkins County Jail, was found at his residence in DeSoto. McClure, in an interview to be aired on KSST...
Game Day: Lady Cats Second Game in Bi-District; Wildcats at Hallsville; Lady Cats at Regional Track Meet
It’s another big Friday game day. The Lady Cats’ softball team plays game two of their best two out of three series Friday night at 7:30 p.m. at Lady Cat Park. The Lady Cats lost at Lovejoy Thursday night, 17-7. We will bring you Lady Cats’ softball live on KSST Radio from Lady Cat Park at 7:30 p.m. Friday. We will also videotape the game for replay on Channel 18 on Suddenlink Cable at a later date. Meanwhile the...
Lady Cats Begin Bi-District Series
The Lady Cats’ softball team opens their best two out of three bi-district series at Lovejoy in Lucas Thursday at 7 p.m. The Lady Cats will be playing with heavy hearts after the death of the mother of Lady Cats’ pitcher Bailey Haggerty on Monday in Dallas. On KSST Radio and Cable Channel 18’s Saturday Morning Coaches Show, Lady Cats Softball Coach David Carrillo gave a scouting report on Lovejoy. He said they had...
Game Day: Wildcat Baseball Bids Farewell to Eagle Stadium Play Tuesday Night
Perhaps all that is missing is a three ring circus. The Wildcats’ baseball team plays Greenville at 7 p.m. on this Tuesday game night and it’s senior night as well as an evening to bid a fond farewell to historic Eagle Stadium. There will also be an important game to play for the Wildcats. The Wildcats are 9-1 in district play and they have a one game lead over Hallsville with two district games to play. The Wildcats end...
Hallsville Lost at Home to Marshall Friday Night
The biggest surprise to come out of KSST Radio and Cable Channel 18’s Saturday Morning Coaches Show was when Wildcats Baseball Coach Jerrod Hammack revealed that Hallsville had lost at home to Marshall in extra innings Friday night. The loss gives the Wildcats a one game lead with two district games to play. While Hallsville was losing, the Wildcats hammered Mt. Pleasant, 10-0 in Mt. Pleasant. Wildcats pitcher Triston McCormick...
Lady Cats Softball Loss to Mt Pleasant
Lady Cats Softball Coach David Carrillo admitted Saturday morning that the loss to Mt. Pleasant on the road Friday night was a tough one and he said it kinda stung. On KSST Radio and Cable Channel 18’s Saturday Morning Coaches Show, Coach Carrillo said his team played hard and gave it all they had. Still, he said, there were some plays they just didn’t make. Two strange double plays around third base aided Mt. Pleasant....
Lady Cat Softball Bi-District Play-off Schedule
Lady Cats Softball Coach David Carrillo announced bi-district playoff information for the Lady Cats and Lovejoy series Saturday morning on KSST Radio and Cable Channel 18 TV’s Saturday Morning Coaches Show. Game one will be played Thursday, April 27 at 7 p.m. at Lady Cat Park. Game two will be at Lovejoy on Friday, April 28 at 7 p.m. The third game, if necessary, is scheduled for Saturday, April 29 at noon at Royse City. The...
