Tira News – July 29, 2021: A 100 Year Old Woman Kayaks At Cooper Lake
By Jan Vaughn Landon, Laiken, Dixie, Rylan, Brailon, and Slaiden Joslin camped at Cooper Lake State Park last week. Chip, Grace, and I visited them on Saturday evening and swam with the kids. Grace (100) and Chip paddled on the kayaks for a little while, and then we got supper from Tejano’s Mexican Restaurant in Cooper and all enjoyed eating together at the camp site. Laiken’s aunt, Rhonda Harness, brought her grandchildren, Brailee and Levi, over to visit, swim, and play on the kayaks on Friday. Chip and Grace Vaughn on kayaks at Cooper...
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MANSFIELD RED, WHITE & ROCKIN’ KIDS TRIATHLON TO BE HELD IN MANSFIELD JULY 30
Kids ages 6 – 15 to Swim Hawaiian Fall’s Lazy River as Part of the Mansfield Triathlon Kids from across North Texas ages 6 – 15 years old will compete in a fully sanctioned USA Triathlon event in two distances. Juniors (6 – 10 years) compete in a 130-meter swim, followed by a 3.1 mile bike ride and half-mile race. Seniors (11 – 15 years) swim for 200 meters, bike for 6.2 miles and run a full mile. Young athletes will swim the Lazy River at Hawaiian Falls, pedal through Mansfield National Golf Course, and then run the bases at Big League...
read moreTexas Department Of State Health Services To Award $10 Million In Grants To Support Local Vaccination Efforts Across Texas
July 28, 2021 News Release The Texas Department of State Health Services will award $10 million to local organizations working to promote COVID-19 vaccinations in Texas. The Texas Vaccine Outreach and Education Grant program will provide grants of $50,000 to $150,000 to a wide range of groups engaged in vaccine education with the goal of increasing the number of fully vaccinated Texans and slowing the spread of COVID-19 in the state. DSHS encourages educational agencies, faith-based organizations, government entities, community coalitions,...
read moreSplash into School at Splash Kingdom
Splash Kingdom in Greenville is hosting a Splash into School, School supply drive! The first 500 people to bring and donate school supplies on August 5th will receive free entry into the park!
read moreCTE Month Feature 4: Automotive Technology
February is Career and Technical Education Month, a public awareness campaign that takes place each February to celebrate the value of CTE and the achievements and accomplishments of CTE programs across the country. To help Sulphur Springs High School celebrate CTE Month, KSST’s high school interns have compiled short videos featuring a few of the CTE programs offered at SSHS. One will be featured each week during CTE Month. Automotive Technology KSST intern Jamie Cervantes interviewed automotive technology teacher...
read moreCTE Month Feature 2: SSHS Graphic Design and Multimedia Arts Program
February is Career and Technical Education Month, a public awareness campaign that takes place each February to celebrate the value of CTE and the achievements and accomplishments of CTE programs across the country. To help Sulphur Springs High School celebrate CTE Month, KSST’s high school interns have compiled short videos featuring a few of the CTE programs offered at SSHS. One will be featured each week during CTE Month. Design and Multimedia Arts KSST intern Jamie Cervantes interviewed Graphic Design I and Advanced...
read moreCelebrating CTE Month: SSHS Interior Design Class – Architecture Program
February is Career and Technical Education Month, a public awareness campaign that takes place each February to celebrate the value of CTE and the achievements and accomplishments of CTE programs across the country. To help Sulphur Springs High School celebrate CTE Month, KSST’s high school interns have compiled short videos featuring a few of the CTE programs offered at SSHS. One will be featured each week during CTE Month. Interior Design Class Interior Design – Architecture Program KSST intern Jamie Cervantes...
read moreKSST Video Interns: CHRISTUS Mother Frances Donor Wall
A KSST Intern produced video featuring Meredith Caddell, former Executive Director of the Hopkins County Health Care Foundation, talking about the CHRISTUS Mother Frances Donor Wall. For more information about how you can make a difference and support our mission to “Leave a Legacy” through your philanthropic donation, please call the Health Care Foundation at 903-438-4799. KSST is proud to support local students by offering intern opportunities throughout the school year. It’s a tradition that reaches back to the early days...
read moreKSST Video Interns: Interview with Kaitlynn Monaghen
The KSST Interns interviewed Monaghen about the upcoming SSISD Theater performance of Puffs. The play debuts on November 19th, 2020. Online tickets can be purchased here. KSST is proud to support local students by offering intern opportunities throughout the school year. It’s a tradition that reaches back to the early days of KSST radio in Hopkins County. This semester we have a total of 6 interns working with our stations. Interns are encouraged to work together to create projects that have a positive impact on our community. On the...
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