Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Event!
Saturday, August 8th from 6pm- 10:30pm, there is a Fundraiser Concert at Celebration Plaza for Cystic Fibrosis. Seth Welborn is putting together this entire event. This event will coincide with the Celebration Market. The purpose of this event is to raise funds for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation and to also help raise awareness of the disease. This event is free, but the community is encouraged to donate to the cause. Everyone please attend this event and give donations! Musical entertainment will be provided by Seth Welborn, Southern Soul,...
read moreFriday Night Movie!
This weeks movie is 101 Dalmatians! This movie is a Disney animation classic, Dalmatian Pongo is tired of his bachelor dog life. He spies lovely Perdita and maneuvers his master, Roger, into meeting Perdita’s owner, Anita. The owners fall in love and marry,keeping Pongo and Perdita together too. After Perdita gives birth to a litter of 15 puppies, Anita’s old school friend Cruella De Vil wants to buy them all. Roger declines her offer, so Cruella hires the criminal Badun brothers to steal them so she can make a fur coat. 101...
read moreIntern Payne Attends Washington and Journalism Media Conference
This article is a documentation of my experiences at the 2015 Washington Journalism and Media Conference hosted by George Mason University at Fairfax, Virginia on the dates of July 12 through July 17. I have included a Picture Slideshow with personal photos as a dedication to the members of White Lightning, as well as the others I befriended. Sunday, July 12: Welcome to the Nation’s Capital My flight to Reagan National Airport departed at 9:00 AM out of Love Field in Dallas, Texas. It was my first time flying on a Commercial Aircraft....
read moreThe People have Voted… KSST Best Radio Station in Hopkins County!
KSST is thanking everyone that participated in the 2015 News Telegram Tele-Grammys. And a special thanks to the folks who voted for KSST. KSST was voted the ”Best Radio Station” in Hopkins County. 2015 is the first year for a “best of radio” for the Tele-Grammys. Thus, another first for KSST, the first radio station for Sulphur Springs and Hopkins County. “Although we focus on Hopkins County and Sulphur Springs, faithful listeners are found in the surrounding counties,” according to Jim Rogers, KSST...
read more2015 August Calendar for the Senior Citizens Center
Karon Weatherman Program and Marketing Director Senior Citizen’s Center 150 Martin Luther King Blvd Sulphur Springs, Texas 75482 (903) 885-1661
read moreHaystack Youth Choir Returns!
Kevin Woolley, Superintendent for the Saltillo ISD, is also the Director for Haystack Youth Choir. Haystack stands for Hopkins County Area Youth Singing to Anoint Christ the King. Woolley, his Haystack assistant director, four choir members and a manager, were all guests on KSST’s Good Morning Show Wednesday where they discussed a July choir trip to New York City. This one year old organization recently returned from a Summer Tour and a trip to New York City to sing at 6 different sites in the city. They also did some sight-seeing....
read moreClassic Lanes Bowling Fun!!
Classic Lanes in Sulphur Springs has lots to offer! Classic Lanes is definitely the place to go for a fun date night or a girls’ night out. I personally enjoy the whole place, from the fun arcade and pool table in the back to the laser tag and bowling in the front! The food and drinks are also very good prices! Classic Lanes consists of: 20 lanes including automatic bumper bowling capability Full Service Cocktail Bar with Legal Beverages Coffee, Hot Chocolate, Various Soda Pops Pizza, Nachos, Hot Pretzels, Pepperoni Balls Lockers for...
read moreAnimal of the Week: Lucy
The Animal Shelter’s Animal of the Week is Lucy, a 1-2 year old Beagle mix. Lucy has been at the Animal Shelter for a little over a week. She was given to the Animal Shelter by her owner who could no longer care for her. “Lucy was given up by the owner who is very busy working and is also a full-time student,” Animal Shelter Officer Barbi Blanch said. “The owner thought [Lucy] needed to go to someone that had more time for her.” Lucy is house-trained, and reacts well around other animals and humans as well as...
read moreFriday and Saturday Events
Friday and Saturday will have fun for all down at Celebration Plaza! Friday night, the 31st, consists of the weekly Friday Night Movie. This week’s movie is The Hobbit- Battle of the Five Armies! The Hobbit is a great movie for all ages! This movie is about having reclaimed Erebor and treasure from the dragon Smaug, Thorin Oakenshield sacrifices friendship and honor in seeking the Arkenstone, despite Smaug’s fiery wrath and desperate attempts by the Hobbit Bilbo to make him see reason. Meanwhile, Sauron sends legions of Orcs in a...
read moreDr. Miller Celebrates 50 Years as Licensed Physician
Dr. William Mark Miller, a Physician at Hopkins County Memorial Hospital, celebrated his 50th Anniversary as a Licensed Physician today, July 27, 2015. He earned his medical degree in 1965 and began working at the Hopkins County Memorial Hospital at the age of 27, where he has been ever since. “I graduated from medical school about 50 years ago, and then I started an internship and residency in Fort Worth at a charity hospital call John Peter Smith Hospital,” Doctor Miller said. “I was there for two years. Back then there...
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