25th Annual Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Awards Ceremony
DSC00199 DonJ-01 DSC00129 DSC00134 DSC00140 DSC00200 On Monday, January 18, 2016, 7 pm, The East Caney Missionary Baptist Church and Hopkins County African American Leadership Conference presented the 25th Annual Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Awards Ceremony. The keynote speaker was The Honorable Judge Morris Overstreet, former judge, Texas Criminal Appellate Court. Dr. Dan Jones, President/CEO of Texas A&M-Commerce once...
Symphony League Elects New Officers and Appoints Two to Board
Sharla Campbell and Adam Whitson were appointed to the Sulphur Springs Symphony League Board of Directors during the first meeting of the League in 2016. Both Campbell and Whitson volunteered with the Symphony League during the annual auction. New officers for 2016 are President Linda Galligher, Vice President Maleta Reynolds, Treasurer Carol Bridges, and Secretary Kayla Price. The Symphony League is a non-profit organization that...
Students Return to Classes This Week
Hopkins County schools end the Christmas/New Year holiday break this week as students return to classes Monday and Tuesday. Monday, classes begin in Cumby, Yantis, and Saltillo. Tuesday, Miller Grove, North Hopkins, Sulphur Bluff, Como-Pickton, Sulphur Springs ISD and Bright Star Christian School return to class. Teachers in the SSISD return to their classroom Monday for a teacher work day.
KSST News’s Top 20 Stories for 2015
[Editor’s note: KSST thanks Don Julian for his diligence as News Director. We are happy that he will continue as Sports Director. He files the following report.] Here is my list of the top twenty stories of 2015. #20. The Sulphur Springs ISD Auditorium renovation project seems to be moving at a snail’s pace. It also proved to be more expensive than first thought. #19. The city of Sulphur Springs begins a large pavilion...
Haystack Choir Ends Season at Jamboree
The Haystacks Choir wrapped up a season of music at the Reilly Springs Jamboree on December 19, 2015. Their fundraising campaign for the 2016 New York Summer Tour also came to an end when three prize winners were chosen. Two 40-inch Smart TV’s went to Joyce Davis and Dena Mills, and an iPad Mini was claimed by Carissa Carter. Under the direction of Kevin Wooley, the Haystacks Choir is a 30-voice group of high-school...
New Family Medicine Doctor Has Area Connections; He Arrives This Summer
Dr. Robert Cooper will be joining the Hopkins County Memorial community this summer. Dr. Cooper, a graduate of the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine, will practice family medicine locally. Dr. Cooper chose Sulphur Springs based on his connection to the Northeast Texas area. He was recently featured in an article published by the American Academy of Family Physicians. In October, Dr. Cooper’s father, Blake...
School Holidays Ahead; Early Dismissal, Return Dates
Most schools in the area are getting a jump on the holiday. All but one school in the Hopkins County area will dismiss early for the holidays. Two schools will dismiss early today and Friday. Here is a list of area schools and their schedule: All students and staff in the Sulphur Springs ISD will be released an hour early on Friday, December 18th for the Christmas Holidays. Buses will also run one hour ahead of their regular schedule....
25th Annual MLK Awards Ceremony Set
On Monday, January 18, 2016, 7 pm, The East Caney Missionary Baptist Church and Hopkins County African American Leadership Conference will present the 25th Annual Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Awards Ceremony. Our keynote speaker will be The Honorable Judge Morris Overstreet, former judge, Texas Criminal Appellate Court. Dr. Dan Jones, President/CEO of Texas A&M-Commerce will once again serve as master of...
United Way Currently $17,485 Over Goal
This year’s Hopkins County United Way Campaign soared past its’ $160,000 goal by quite a bit as dollars poured in at a final report meeting Wednesday morning. The reported total Wednesday was $177,485 but more is expected to come in later. Drive Chairman Price Orwosky said that with $17,000 over goal several packets remain out. He noted Flo-Serve employees gave over $19,000 and SSISD employees gave around $10,000. Orwosky...
General Election Early Voting Begins Monday
There will be lots of changes for voters in Hopkins County, according to County Clerk Debbie Shirley. Beginning with the November 3 State Proposition Election, voters can cast ballots at any of the county’s 14 voter centers, six in the county and eight in Sulphur Springs. Early voting begins Monday at a new location, the board room in the SSISD Admin Building. There will be no more paper ballots. All voting will be done...
