Free Mammography Clinic Still Has Openings
September 12, 2024 – Sulphur Springs, TX – The Hopkins County Health Care Foundation’s free mammography clinic still has openings for uninsured Hopkins County women over the age of 40. The Foundation is offering 60 appointments and hopes that each appointment is filled. The mammograms are conducted by the staff of the Ruth & Jack Gillis Women’s Center, a part of CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Sulphur Springs, on the 3D...
Official Media Statement: Accidental Death of Franklin Mountains Goat
Sept. 11, 2024 – As Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) staff begin the process of moving historically native desert bighorn sheep back into the Franklin Mountains this October, they captured “Bob”, a domestic non-native goat, to minimize the risk of disease transmission to incoming bighorn populations. Limiting disease exposure and transmission of fatal bacteria known as Mycoplasma ovipneumoniae (M. ovi) presents...
Apex Learning Lunch Program Cut Short Without Fielding Questions
September 11, 2024 – The much anticipated Lunch and Learn provided by Apex Energy left attendees with unanswered questions. This poll is no longer accepting votesThe meeting with Apex about Wind Power Plants at the Civic Center on Wednesday left meConcernedAngryRelievedPositiveVote After a free lunch of BBQ, Apex presenters took to the podium and promised to be open and honest about Wind Power Plants. They also requested...
New Concessions Join the 2024 State Fair of Texas Food Lineup
September 11, 2024 – The State Fair of Texas is proud to announce six brand new food vendors, a new seating area, and seven new food stands for the 2024 lineup. Offering new and unique foods and experiences for all at the Most Texan Place on Earth, the Fair prides itself on its hand-picked selection of vendors and concessionaires who bring in droves of fairgoers each year and keep them high tailing it back for more with their...
Another Chat with Dawna Pryor on A Second Cup Of Coffee
Below is the latest episode of KSST’s A Second Cup Of Coffee With John Mark Dempsey. On this episode Sulphur Springs Senior Citizens Activity Center Coordinator Dawna Pryor sat down with John Mark. The two talked about the upcoming Senior Olympics, the annual breakfast with the Veterans, a program on Diabetes, and much more. Give it a watch and learn what’s coming up at the Sulphur Springs Senior Citizens Activity Center!...
Voter Registration Drive to be held September 17th and 18th
September 10, 2024 – Columbia Lodge #81 will have a Voters Registration Drive on September 17th, 2024, and September 18th, 2024. The event will be held at the H. W. Grays Building at Pacific Park in Sulphur Springs, Texas. You can come register to vote between 10:00am and 4:00pm, both days, if your not already registered to vote. Get Out The Vote 2024 pic
Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office Teams with the Drug Enforcement Administration for National Prescription Drug Take Back Day
September 10, 2024 – [SULPHUR SPRINGS, TX] – On Saturday, October 26, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. the Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office and the Drug Enforcement Administration will host DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take Back Day at locations across the country. DEA and its partners will collect tablets, capsules, patches, and other solid forms of prescription drugs. For more than a decade, the event has helped Americans...
Meet the new Supervisor of Cooper Lake State Park in this Episode of A Second Cup of Coffee
The new Supervisor for Cooper Lake State Park, Aaron Mabe, stopped by the KSST studios to have a Second Cup Of Coffee With John Mark Dempsey. Aaron Mabe shares some information about himself and where he has worked in the past. John Mark and Aaron also chat about a Veterans Suicide Awareness event coming up, they chat about Christmas, and much more. Be sure to check out the video and learn about the new Supervisor, Aaron Mabe! A...
A Look Back at a Hollywood Star
In this episode of A Second Cup Of Coffee With John Mark Dempsey, John Mark sat down with Peter “Pastor Pete” McNabb, Senior Pastor of Sulphur Springs First United Methodist Church. Pastor Pete just happens to be the nephew of Hollywood Starlet Martha Hyer Wallis. The two discuss First United Methodist Church, what the Church is doing in September, and, or course, Martha Hyer. Catch a glimpse of some Hollywood History with...
Hopkins County Genealogical Society Library to be Open September 14th
September 9, 2024 – The Hopkins County Genealogical Society announces that their library will be open Saturday, September 14th, 2024, from 9:30am to 1:00pm. The library will be open for “all your research needs.” The Hopkins County Genealogical Society hopes “you will join us!”
