Stay Safe, Hunt Smart: Texas Game Wardens Provide Archery Season Tips
Sep30

Stay Safe, Hunt Smart: Texas Game Wardens Provide Archery Season Tips

Sept. 27, 2024 – AUSTIN – Texas’ 2024 archery-only hunting season for white-tailed deer, wild turkey and mule deer is set to begin Sept. 28 and will run through Nov. 1. Before Texans start filling their freezers, Texas Game Wardens have some tips for hunters to keep in mind before they hit the woods, high plains or fields. Safety is Paramount Hunters should always make safety a top priority for hunters, no matter the season....

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DPS Trooper Dies After Being Struck During Crash Investigation
Sep30

DPS Trooper Dies After Being Struck During Crash Investigation

September 29, 2024 – AUSTIN – It is with great sadness the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) announces the death of a Highway Patrol Trooper following a traffic crash in Ector County. Trooper Kevin Alexis Ramirez Vasquez, 25, was investigating a traffic crash along SH 302 when he was struck by a vehicle around 9 a.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 17. Trooper Ramirez Vasquez suffered serious injuries and was taken to Medical Center...

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SSHS Wildcats Played Their First District Football game September 27th Against Aubrey
Sep29

SSHS Wildcats Played Their First District Football game September 27th Against Aubrey

September 29, 2024 – The Sulphur Springs High School Wildcats played their first District football game of the year Friday, September 27th, 2024 against Aubrey. The fierce competition took place in Aubrey, Texas. KSST broadcast the game, live, on 1230AM, and streamed it live on KSST’s YouTube Page. We also recorded it for playback on Cable Channel 18 and on YouTube. The quick play by play action was called by KSST’s...

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Paris District Road Report for Week of September 30, 2024
Sep29

Paris District Road Report for Week of September 30, 2024

Paris — Here’s a look at work planned in the district for the week starting Sept. 30, 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...

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Cumby ISD Announced Their 2024 Homecoming Court
Sep29

Cumby ISD Announced Their 2024 Homecoming Court

September 29, 2024 – Front Row (Left to Right) Jaylinn Martinez (Freshman Representative), Kasandra Camargo (Sophomore Representative), Addey Owens, Senior (Queen Nominee), Carrigan Oats, Senior (Queen Nominee), Jacie Morales, Senior (Queen Nominee), Julia Hernandez ,Senior (Queen Nominee), Kinslee Dowdle (Junior Representative. Back Row (Left to Right) Easton Elmore (Freshman Representative), Gunner Campbell (Sophomore...

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Ad Campaign Could Help Expand Popular TxDOT Roadside Service Known as HERO
Sep27

Ad Campaign Could Help Expand Popular TxDOT Roadside Service Known as HERO

September 27, 2024 – By Laura Butterbrodt AUSTIN, TX — Revenue from ads could help expand the popular TxDOT program known as HERO that helps people stranded on roadsides throughout the state. The Texas Transportation Commission approved a new program today that will help provide additional funding to Safety Service Patrols, known in some parts of Texas as HERO or Highway Emergency Response Operator. Safety Service Patrols, which...

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Dinner Bell Returns to Onsite Serving and Eating October 2, 2024
Sep26

Dinner Bell Returns to Onsite Serving and Eating October 2, 2024

Christus Health was founded on January 28, 1999, with the merger of Houston’s Sisters of Charity Health Care System  and San Antonio’s Incarnate Word Health System; however, its story extends back to 1866, with the founding of St.  Mary’s Hospital in Galveston, Texas by the Sisters of Charity.   In 2016 Christus merged with Trinity Mother Frances Hospital and Clinics (itself a product of a merger of two Catholic...

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Free Mammogram Appointments Are Going Fast
Sep26

Free Mammogram Appointments Are Going Fast

September 26, 2024 – Sulphur Springs, TX – The free mammography clinic sponsored by the Hopkins County Health Care Foundation only has 6 appointments left.  Uninsured Hopkins County women over 40 are eligible to take advantage of this program. The free mammograms will be conducted at the Jack & Ruth Gillis Women’s Center at CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Sulphur Springs.  The Gillis Women’s Center staff can be...

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Avoiding Aggressive Bees This Fall! From Master Gardener David Wall
Sep26

Avoiding Aggressive Bees This Fall! From Master Gardener David Wall

September 26, 2024 – As the cooler weather this fall encourages us to spend more time outside, there will be the annual problem of what we consider to be aggressive bees of all types, yellow jackets, and both red and black wasps. So, what can we do to keep the aggressive pests away from us, especially if we’re hypo-allergic? First, why are they aggressive? Basically, food supplies are getting scarce, and the colony is at its...

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Chamber Connection – September 25, 2024
Sep26

Chamber Connection – September 25, 2024

By Butch Burney Stew merch is here! Stew merch is here! 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. Stop by the Chamber office and get your gear for the Stew Contest on Saturday, Oct. 26, at Buford Park. Tickets Tickets are available at all of the local...

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