Texas Officials Celebrate Approval of Bluebonnet Curriculum for K-5 Students
Now approved by the State Board of Education, the materials will be available for teachers and students in the 2025-2026 school year. By Sydnie Henry | November 22, 2024 – The State Board of Education has approved the Texas Education Agency’s Bluebonnet Learning curriculum for K-5 reading and math. The Texas Education Agency describes the new instructional materials as Open Education Resources, which means they are...
Texas Expands Floating Marine Barriers To Secure The Border
November 22, 2024 – Austin, Texas – Governor Greg Abbott, the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS), and the Texas National Guard continue to work together to secure the border; stop the smuggling of drugs, weapons, and people into Texas; and prevent, detect, and interdict transnational criminal activity between ports of entry. Since the launch of Operation Lone Star, the multi-agency effort has led to over 526,600...
CEA Mario Villarino Visits with John Mark Dempsey on this Episode of A Second Cup Of Coffee
Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Hopkins County Agent Mario Villarino-Gutierrez stopped by the KSST studios and visited with John Mark Dempsey on this episode of KSST’s A Second Cup Of Coffee… The two talked about such topics as fire ants and how to deal with them, the amount of rainfall we have had in Hopkins County and how it’s effecting the area, hay in Hopkins County and how the amount of rain has affected...
Everett Van Jennings Accumulates Additional Charges While in Jail
November 21, 2024 – Hopkins County resident Everett Van Jennings has accumulated three additional charges while in custody. The bond on these new charges total $1,125,000. Everett Van Jennings Jennings ran afoul of the law when several sports car where found in his garage. Those cars were reported as stolen. See the details by clicking here. He was also arrested in connection with a stolen watercraft. See that story here. A...
SSISD Student Advance to Area
November 20, 2024 – Sulphur Springs High School Choir program is proud to announce that freshmen Tabitha Cumming and Juan Hernandez have advanced to the Area round of the Texas All-State Choir process. This remarkable achievement puts them among the top young vocalists in the state, as they prepare for their final audition on January 11, 2025, at Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches. Tabitha Cumming and Juan...
Progress Made on Recent Vehicle Burglaries in Hopkins County
The Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office has been diligently working on the recent car burglaries that occurred in Hopkins County over two separate weekends. Our investigators began working with several other East Texas law enforcement agencies that were also affected by the crime spree. Although there has been great team work, the vast area that had been covered by these criminals made this investigation very difficult. We are proud to...
Governor Abbott Directs TCEQ To Accept Water Offer For Rio Grande Valley
November 20, 2024 – Austin, Texas – Governor Greg Abbott today directed the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) to accept an offer of San Juan River water from Mexico under the 1944 Water Treaty and provide much-needed water to communities in the Rio Grande Valley. “Water is essential for Texans along the Rio Grande Valley to grow crops and support local communities and businesses,” said Governor Abbott....
Rainbow Trout Arriving Soon at a Waterbody Near You
November 19, 2024 – The holiday season is just around the corner and with it comes the annual Texas winter tradition of trout fishing at waterbodies across the state. Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) will begin stocking thousands of rainbow trout Nov. 27, the day before Thanksgiving. It doesn’t take a lot of sophisticated fishing equipment to reel in a rainbow trout. They can be caught using simple, light tackle or...
Governor Abbott Issues Executive Order Targeting Chinese Communist Party’s Harassment Of Texans
November 18, 2024 – Austin, Texas – Governor Greg Abbott today issued an executive order to protect Texans from the coordinated harassment and coercion by the People’s Republic of China (PRC) or the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). The Governor directed the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) to target and arrest any criminals executing CCP influence operations like “Operation Fox Hunt” to forcibly return...
Master Gardener Ronnie Wilson Chats With John Mark on This Second Cup Of Coffee
Hopkins County Master Gardener Ronnie Wilson stopped by and chatted with John Mark on this episode of KSST’s A Second Cup Of Coffee With John Mark Dempsey. On this episode you learn about Ronnie’s trip to Big Bend, when the average first freeze of the season is, pointers to starting the Winter gardening season, and so much more. Ronnie Wilson was nice enough to share some of his beautiful pictures from his trip to Big...
