Houston Murder Suspect Named October Featured Fugitive
October 14, 2024 – AUSTIN – Texas 10 Most Wanted Fugitive Ernest Nathan is this month’s Featured Fugitive. The reward for information leading to his arrest is increased to $6,000 for the month if the tip is received in October. Ernest Christopher Nathan, 45, of Houston, has been wanted out of Harris County since Feb. 2024 for murder. Nathan has a criminal history out of Georgia dating back to 2006, receiving convictions for...
Grand Opening for Tyler State Park’s New Headquarters
October 13, 2024 – TYLER – Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) and Tyler State Park will host a grand opening event Oct. 18 for the new park headquarters. The facility, designed to resemble Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) facilities found elsewhere in the park, features an interpretive gallery highlighting the history of the park, improved accessibility for staff and visitors, increased office space, centralized...
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,...
Cruz, Warren, Blackburn, Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan Resolution Honoring Women Volunteers in WWII
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) joined Sens. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), and several of their colleagues to introduce the bipartisan Women Accepted for Voluntary Emergency Service (WAVES) resolution to recognize the women who served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. Upon introduction, Sen. Cruz said, “We must never forget the unwavering dedication and immense sacrifices...
Texas’ “One Pill Kills” Multimedia Campaign Garners Over 1.5 Billion Impressions
October 10, 2024 – Austin, Texas – Governor Greg Abbott announced that Texas’ “One Pill Kills” multimedia awareness campaign garnered over 1.5 billion impressions since September 2023—nearly double the projected amount—through advertising on social media, podcasts, digital displays, billboards, and other media. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) will continue this successful campaign...
26TH Annual Wildfire Academy Begins This Week at Camp Swift
26th Annual Wildfire Academy begins this week at Camp Swift October 10, 2024 – BASTROP, Texas – The 26th annual Capital Area Interagency Wildfire and Incident Management Academy (CAIWA) begins at the Camp Swift National Guard Facility in Bastrop, Texas, this week. The academy will take place October 11- 23, 2024.Each year, firefighters travel across the state and nation to attend the academy to continue their education and earn...
St. James Catholic Church Sponsors Hurricane Relief Drive
October 10, 2024 – St. James Catholic Church in Sulphur Springs is sponsoring a Hurricane Relief Drive to help those in need following the devastation caused by Hurricane Helene and other storms. The local church will be accepting donations at their location at 297 Texas St. in Sulphur Springs this Sunday, October 13th from 2pm until 7pm. A wide range of items are being requested for donation including bottled water, sports...
Paxton Reaches $3.5 Million Settlement in Marriott’s Customer Data Breach
October 10, 2024 – Attorney General Ken Paxton has secured a settlement with Marriott International, Inc., that resolves an investigation into a breach of one of the company’s reservation databases. The breach exposed 131 million guest records pertaining to customers in the United States and these records included contact information, gender, dates of birth, legacy Starwood Preferred Guest information, reservation information,...
Governor Abbott, Texas State Leadership Announce $50 Million For Hurricane Beryl, Derecho Debris Removal
October 10, 2024 – Austin, Texas – Governor Greg Abbott, Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick, Speaker Dade Phelan, Comptroller Glenn Hegar, Senate Finance Committee Chair Joan Huffman, and House Appropriations Chair Dr. Greg Bonnen today announced the approval of $50 million to help Texas communities with debris removal across disaster-declared counties impacted by Hurricane Beryl and the Derecho Storm that hit Houston in May...
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...
