Things are Jumping at the Sulphur Springs Senior Citizens Activity Center in October and November
October 14, 2024 – Activities are a many coming up at your Sulphur Springs Senior Citizens Activity Center. The Silver Santa Keep Warm Drive, with the help of the Sulphur Springs Corvette Club, Fireside BBQ, and Cherished Events and Catering, is under way. You can donate blankets, heaters, socks, coats, and other items to help keep our Senior Loved ones warm this winter. Drop off donated items at the Sulphur Springs Senior...
Watch Two Top 10 Teams Compete in this SSHS Wildcats Football Game Versus Celina from October 11, 2024
October 13, 2024 – Below is KSST’s coverage of the SSHS Wildcats game against the Celina Bobcats from Friday, October 11, 2024. KSST’s Sports Director, John Mark Dempsey calls Play by Play while Tony Flippin does Color Commentary. Our new Intern Erin Groom helps out on cam and James Terry runs the board back at the KSST studios. This game was played at Gerald Prim Stadium in Sulphur Springs,...
Paris District Road Report for Week of October 14, 2024
Paris — Here’s a look at work planned in the district for the week starting Oct. 14, 2024. 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 approach and travel through work zones. They should also avoid distractions such...
Douglas Hargrove Wright
Douglas Hargrove Wright, age 75, of Mount Vernon, Texas, passed away on Tuesday, October 8, 2024. He was born to John D. Wright, Sr. and Virginia Hargrove Wright on September 1, 1949, in Paris, Texas, and was one of 13 children. Doug married Jo Lane Purdon on June 7, 1974. He was a business owner of Doug Wright Tractors and Farm Equipment in Mount Pleasant. He loved to deer hunt and in later years enjoyed taking photographs of deer....
The Next Hopkins County Genealogical Society Monthly Meeting to be Held October 17th
October 11, 2024 – Join us in-person, if you can, by Zoom, if you can’t make it! Thursday, October 17, 2024 @ 7:00 p.m. @ 611 N. Davis St., Sulphur Springs Tx– John A. Sellers We are excited to have our society president, John A. Sellers, as our speaker this month. John will do a PowerPoint presentation about the “FamilySearch Experiment.” He will show us how to maneuver through this...
Texas A&M Forest Service Kicks off Fifth Annual Leadership Institute
October 10, 2024 – WACO, Texas – The Texas A&M Forest Service Leadership Institute hosted the kick-off session for its fifth cohort Oct. 8-10 in Waco, Texas. The institute is a leadership program that offers a transformative experience for participants, hoping to leave a deep and lasting effect on their ability to lead in daily environments. The leadership institute offers a constructive and inspiring learning environment,...
Chamber Connection – October 9, 2024
By Butch Burney If you like those 50-degree mornings we’ve been having, then you’ll love the Stew Contest hoodies, mugs and tumblers we have on sale at the Hopkins County Chamber of Commerce. Whether you’re in the market for a Stew T-shirt, hoodie, mug, tumbler, sticker, towel or other merchandise for the 55th Annual Hopkins County Stew Contest, sponsored by Alliance Bank, you can find it at the Chamber of Commerce at 110 Main Street....
Leaves, Everywhere There are Leaves! From Master Gardener David Wall
October 10, 2024 – Yes, leaves are beginning to fall in mass! Every year, we ask ourselves what to do about this, trying to ign or the fact that deep down, most know there are several solutions. The literature nearly always says to mow, rake, shred, blow, and otherwise do whatever is necessary to get them off the lawn. Doing so will prevent fungi, disease, rotting, etc. If leaves aren’t wanted on your lawn, do whatever you...
Dinner Bell for October 16, 2024
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. “At Money Law and Title, we help dreams come true by ambitiously focusing on making real estate simple. We are joy ful kingdom builders, never losing focus of our creator calling which fuels our passion to create...
What’s Coming up at the Sulphur Springs Senior Center; Second Cup Of Coffee With John Mark Dempsey
On the latest episode of KSST’s A Second Cup Of Coffee With John Mark Dempsey, Sulphur Springs Senior Citizens Activity Center Coordinator, Dawna Pryor, sat down with John Mark to discuss what was coming up at the Senior Citizens Activity Center. The two chat about the game Left Center Right, the Center’s version of a Stew Cookoff, Halloween, and so much more. Check out the video below. A Second Cup of Coffee with John...
