Hopkins County Stew Festival and Fall Festival Sing Kumbaya
On Monday at 5 p.m., the boards of the Hopkins County Chamber of Commerce and the Fall Festival will celebrate their reuniting with a ribbon cutting on Buford Circle in Buford Park near the Equine Pavilion. For many years, the Stew Contest and Fall Festival activities created a synergy in September. Several years ago, the Stew Contest moved to a cooler October date. Fall Festival will join them this year By Don Julian, KSST News and...
Coach Owens Summarizes 1st Week of Practice
Wildcats Football Coach Greg Owens says after one week of practice his team is nowhere near where they need to be and they know it. He says coaches are throwing a lot at players and the athletes’ retention levels are very good. Still Coach Owens says the first day of pads Friday featured sloppy mechanics and technique. The team has one more week of practice before their first scrimmage action next Friday in Liberty-Eylau. A first...
The Health Food Store Hosts “Saving Your Brain” Program
[sc_embed_player fileurl=”http://www.ksstradio.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/Saving-Your-Brain.mp3″] Donna Korth, owner of The Health Food Store in Sulphur Springs, is offering a program called, “Saving Your Brain”. The program is scheduled for Thursday at 7 p.m. and next Thursday at 7 p.m. at the store. Ms. Korth says the program discusses Product B, which she says works by keeping chromosomes from getting shorter....
Saputo Enterprise Zone Approval
[sc_embed_player fileurl=”http://www.ksstradio.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/Saputo-Enterprise-Zone.mp3″] The Sulphur Springs City Council on first reading approved an Enterprise Zone for Saputo Dairy Foods Tuesday night. The designation will allow Saputo to save $700,000 in state sales tax as they do $10-million in improvements over five years. The improvements involve equipment upgrades according to Plant Manager Joe...
Remaining Season Tickets On Sale
[sc_embed_player fileurl=”http://www.ksstradio.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/Season-Tickets.mp3″] All Wildcats Football season tickets were renewed Monday and Tuesday except for 14 or 15 sets according to coordinator Lynette King. That left about 100 tickets for those seeking upgrades Wednesday and Ms. King said the first people in line Wednesday got good seats. She said higher up seats are gone with those left in the...
Karstens Presented With Silver Coin From City Council
There was a silver coin presentation at the Sulphur Springs City Council meeting Tuesday night. Council member Craig Johnson explained the coins were developed several years ago to recognize any citizen that does something outstanding on behalf of the city. Mayor Freddie Taylor presented a silver coin, which has the image of new City Hall on one side, to city Director of Finance Peter Karstens who oversaw the new City Hall project. By...
New Jail Groundbreaking Ceremony
[sc_embed_player fileurl=”http://www.ksstradio.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/New-Jail-Groundbreaking.mp3″] The groundbreaking ceremony for the new Hopkins County Jail is scheduled for Monday, August 11, at noon. Twelve to fifteen months of construction will follow. Prior to the ceremony, the Hopkins County Commissioners Court is expected to be involved in letting of bids for sub-contractors with their architects and...
Ponytails End Great Season
The Hopkins County Ponytails found North Carolina to be too tough as the locals were eliminated from the Dixie World Series in Ponchatoula, Louisiana, 11-6 Monday night. It was the second loss to North Carolina for the local Ponytails in the double elimination tournament. Hopkins County did pick up wins over Tennessee and Florida. Shane Fite is their Head Coach. By Don Julian, KSST News and Sports Director
Bright Future For Wildcats Tennis Team
New Wildcats Team Tennis Coach Tony Martinez sees a bright future for the program. He’s very happy with what he saw from players at tennis camp last week. The first day of practice for this Team Tennis season took place Tuesday. Players competed in matches to determine seeding. District play begins before the month is up. A non-district match is on the schedule for August 19. By Don Julian, KSST News and Sports Director
Lights Of Life Campaign Funds New Hospital Equipment
Money raised during the 2013-2014 Lights of Life and Gala campaign to benefit Hopkins County Memorial Hospital has already purchased equipment that is being put to use. Funds purchased a bone density machine, ICU beds and a UV room disinfection unit. The money was raised with Mary Bonham, her daughter Rhonda Adair and granddaughter Kristin Potts as co-chairs. Plans are already underway for the 2014-2015 campaign. By Don Julian, KSST...
