Commercial Gulf Shrimp Season Opens July 15
July 12, 2024 – AUSTIN — The Gulf of Mexico commercial shrimp season for state and federal waters will reopen 30 minutes after sunset on Monday, July 15. Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s (TPWD) Coastal Fisheries Division uses data from samples collected during routine trawls and bag seines in June to determine a reopening date that best maximizes benefits to the industry and public. “The annual mid-May closure protects...
Hood County Discusses Possibility of Funding Sound Study for Bitcoin Mine Noise
Posted Wednesday, June 19, 2024 2:28 pm By ASHLEY TERRY Staff Writer for Hood County News The Hood County Commissioners Court entertained an hour-long discussion last week about the possibility of funding an independent sound study for the Bitcoin data center on Wolf Hollow Court. “I put this (agenda item) on here to bring to light what’s happening in the approximate 10-mile radius of the Marathon data center,” Precinct 2...
What is a TSI Assessment? Does Your Student Need to Take It?
July 9, 2024 – The TSI Assessment (TSIA) is the result of the Texas Success Initiative (TSI) mandated by the Texas State Legislature. The assessment is designed to guide Texas public institutions of higher education in helping them determine whether students are ready for entry-level college coursework in the areas of English Language Arts Reading (ELAR) and mathematics. Students are exempt from this assessment if they meet...
Foundation Announces First Handbag Bingo Title Sponsor
July 9, 2024 – Sulphur Springs, TX -The Hopkins County Health Care Foundation’s Designer Handbag Bingo has a title sponsor for the first time in its five-year history. The Alliance Bank family of businesses (Alliance Bank, Alliance Bank Financial Services, and Galyean Insurance) is this year’s title sponsor. This sponsorship augments the Alliance Bank group’s relationship with the Foundation and underscores its...
Texas A&M University-Commerce Confirms Ongoing Discussions About Possible Name Change
KETR | By Mark Haslett A&M-Commerce has been investing heavily in its Dallas campus, A&M-Commerce at Dallas. Alumni, some of whom have circulated an online petition to keep the current name, speculate that a name change would feature “Dallas.” Texas A&M University-Commerce has confirmed rumors that the university is considering a possible name change. “We are currently engaging with key stakeholders and groups...
Some Texas Parks Closed Due to Recent Weather
July 9, 2024 – Some of Texas’ eighty-eight parks are closed due to recent weather events. Texas Parks and Wildlife urges everyone to check online before they set out on an adventure to make sure their destination is open. Click here to see the Official Texas Parks and Wildlife Outage map. Costal region parks were hit the worst. It may be weeks before they are fully open to the public.
Power on for Hopkins County and Surrounding Counties
July 9, 2024 – Hopkins County received the blessing of needed rain, but none of the destruction other parts of Texas received. Once a Category 5 hurricane, Beryl was classified as tropical depression when close to Sulphur Springs. A tropical depression forms when a low pressure area is accompanied by thunderstorms that produce a circular wind flow with maximum sustained winds below 39 mph. An upgrade to a tropical storm occurs...
Texas Schools Spending Millions on Electric Buses
Districts are buying the vehicles with grants from a $5 billion Clean Bus Program funded by federal taxpayers. Erin Anderson | July 5, 2024 Texas school districts are taking advantage of a federal grant program to buy electric buses that will cost taxpayers millions. The grants are part of a $5 billion Clean Bus Program administered by the Environmental Protection Agency. Funds for the program were included in the $454...
Ticket Giveaway: Ladonia Rodeo Tickets 2024
July 8, 2024 – KSST has Complimentary Tickets available for this Weekend’s Rodeo in Ladonia, TX. If you would like to attend, call KSST at 903 885 3111, ask for Dollie, and give her the phrase that pays. That phrase is “KSST is gonna make me a winner!”
Psychiatric Assistance Dog v.s. Emotional Support Animal. What’s the Difference?
July 5, 2024 – Utter the phrase ‘Emotional Support Animal’ and most people have visions of peacocks, pigs and miniature horses riding on airliners alongside their owners. Because of problems, complaints and suspected abuse of the system associated with these unconventional travel companions, all US based airlines banned Emotional Support Animals on flight. This took place in January of 2021. This move left a portion...
