CHRISTUS Health Awards More Than $300,000 to East Texas Nonprofits Supporting Area Communities
August 28, 2025 – (TYLER, Texas) – Five nonprofit organizations in East Texas received grants Thursday totaling more than $300,000 for their programs aimed at improving the health and well-being of their communities. A ceremony at CHRISTUS Trinity Mother Frances Health System recognized each of the recipients, which were awarded funds through the CHRISTUS Community Impact Fund. The fund will...
Dinner Bell Menu for September 3, 2025
August 28, 2025 – The doors to Fellowship Hall at First United Methodist Church will open at 11:00 a.m. Meal service begins at 11:30 a.m. and doors will close at 12:45 p.m. Please come join us to share fellowship and a meal. In July 2016 the Hopkins County Hospital District and Christus Health formed an alliance in which Christus became the leasing entity of the hospital building, its employes, and the medical...
Foundation Announces 2026 Gala Theme
August 28, 2025 -Sulphur Springs, TX – The Hopkins County Health Care Foundation is excited to announce the theme for the 20th anniversary Gala to be held on January 31, 2026. Healthcare supporters and revelers will gather under the theme of “A Celebration of Twenty Years.” Foundation Chair Pam Black said about the theme, “This year is a milestone year as we celebrate the 20th anniversary of this beloved fundraiser and...
Happy Labor Day! Hopkins County Genealogical Society Library to be Closed September 1, 2025
August 26, 2025 – The Hopkins County Genealogical Society announces that their library will be closed Monday, September 1st, 2025… in observance of Labor Day. The Hopkins County Genealogical Society Library is located at 611 North Davis Street, Sulphur Springs, Texas.
The 2025 Dial Study Club Wildcats Homecoming Parade is Just Around the Corner
August 26, 2025 – Dial Study Club President, Jennifer Graves, reached out to KSST to ask us to remind the community that the 2025 Dial Study Club Wildcats Homecoming Parade will march through Sulphur Springs, Texas, Tuesday, September 2nd, 2025! The parade is scheduled to begin at 6:30pm! Come on out and show your support for the Sulphur Springs High School Wildcats! The 2025 Homecoming Court will be in the parade, showing their...
Barbara Jo Williamson “Mimi”
July 13, 1931 — August 24, 2025 Mesquite Graveside service for Barbara Jo Williamson (Mimi), age 94 of Mesquite, Texas will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, August 30, 2025 at Reilly Springs Cemetery with Freddie Orr officiating. Barbara Jo Williamson (Mimi) was born on July 13, 1931 to Wallace and Ellie Swindell in Reilly Springs, Texas. She grew up the oldest of three sisters in Reilly Springs, eventually moving to Sulphur...
A Message of Inspiration From the Author of Living Loved, August 24, 2025
Hey friends!! Just wanted to encourage you today! You are so loved!! Listen friends, some of my greatest pain has led to my greatest blessings. Pain was never meant to destroy us but to grow us! And some of greatest pain I have experienced has come from people I care very much for. And the people I have hurt the most have been people I care about. Pain is inevitable, but how you...
Elmer Dial
VISITATION: Friday August 29, 2025 5:00 PM to 7:00 PMWest Oaks Funeral Home500 S. Hillcrest DriveSulphur Springs, TX 75482FUNERAL SERVICE :Saturday August 30, 2025 1:00 PMCherry Grove Baptist Church713 CR 4766Sulphur Springs, TX 75482INTERMENT FOLLOWING FUNERAL SERVICE: Saturday August 30, 2025 North Caney Cemetery713 County Road 4766Sulphur Springs, TX 75482 With our condolences.
Paris District Road Report for August 25, 2025
Paris — Here’s a look at work planned in Fannin, Grayson, Hopkins, Franklin, Delta, Lamar, Red River, Hunt and Rains Counties for the week starting August 25, 2025. These schedules are subject to change due to weather conditions, equipment failure or other unforeseen issues. Motorists are advised to remain alert and pay special attention to all signs, barricades, and traffic controls, and reduce their speed as they...
Hopkins County Genealogical Society to Hold Next Lunch & Learn August 27th
August 22, 2025 – Lunch & Learn will be held Wednesday, August 27, 2025, from 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. at 611 North Davis St., Sulphur Springs, Tx. The Hopkins County Genealogical Society invites anyone who wants to learn more about doing genealogical research to join us. For this month’s session you are encouraged to bring your sack lunch, salad or drive-through meal or we have snacks and drinks available for purchase....
