Friday Night Balloon Rally and Glow
The Balloon Rally and Glow event started around 6:00 pm with a band playing 70’s and 80’s cover songs, the Original 501’s kept the crowd endlessly entertained throughout the night. Concessions were provided by Shannon Oaks Church and the Pink Snow Cone Stand. The Mothers Culture Club provided an interesting twist on the classic game with cow patty bingo. As darkness fell, people settled into their lawn chairs while...
Como-Pickton Cheerleading Team Bake Sale
Como-Pickton’s Cheerleading Team sold baked goods outside Alliance Bank’s Downtown Branch, Friday morning. The team coach, Shona Brewer, said the team was “trying to raise money for this coming year.” They had all sorts of delicious-looking treats-cupcakes, cookies, brownies, and even some rice-krispie treats. The 21 cheerleaders were all smiles as they sold their sweets. The team hopes to raise enough money to...
Dairy Festival Opening Ceremony
On Friday June 9th at 12:00 noon, Dairy Festival Board members held the opening ceremony at Celebration Plaza. 2016 Dairy Festival Queen, Sadie Evans, was in attendance, with the 2017 Dairy Festival Contestants. Carolyn McKinney has served on the Dairy Festival Board for 11 years, and commented “It’s the 59th Annual Hopkins County Dairy Festival. Was have 7 girls vying for the title of queen. The opening ceremony kicks...
Hot Air-Balloons at Sunrise
The Hot Air-Balloon Pilots met early Friday morning at 5:15, at the Holiday Inn in Sulphur Springs. Impending thunderstorms in Gainesville and Denton caused the Pilots to postpone the flight until after Sunrise at 6:15. The edge of the rain was 60 miles out, but the balloons can get affected by winds from a storm that is as far away as 50 miles out. “The FAA requires [Pilots meetings] as a group to make sure everyone has the...
Hunt County Regional’s Mobile Mammography Coach is Visiting Sulphur Springs!
by Savannah Owens Hunt County Regional Healthcare is offering mammograms on June 22nd in Sulphur Springs. The Tubby Adkisson Mobile Mammography Coach is a portable clinic housed inside a bus. KSST News sat down with Ellia Valdez to talk about the upcoming opportunity for women in the area. The Mammography Coach is a portable clinic inside of a coach or bus that will be parked in the Spring Village Shopping Center in front of Dollar...
Rotary Grant Presents Picnic Tables to The City of Sulphur Springs
by Savannah Owens The Rotary Club President Neva Mohesky presented six picnic tables to Mayor John Sellers on Thursday, June 8th, at 1:30 pm. City Manager Marc Maxwell was unable to attend, but Mayor Sellers represented the City in accepting the donation. “Every The district matching grant must be approved annually by an independent committee based upon application made by the club president. This year, we were awarded over...
Meet Como-Pickton’s New Superintendent
By Savannah Owens Como-Pickton CISD has a new Superintendent, Mr. Greg Bower. Originally from Union Grove, Texas, Bower says its almost like coming home. He and his family are “just excited to be in the area.” His son, Dakota, age 12, goes to school in Harlton, but is elated for his dad to be the new superintendent. Bower describes Como-Pickton as “Just the kind of place I like to be…small schools, rural area,...
Alliance Bank’s 90th Anniversary
On June 13, 1927, then Sulphur Springs State Bank was chartered by two of the largest shareholders of First State Bank which had been closed for insolvency. The original Sulphur Springs State Bank opened at the Southeast corner of Main and Gilmer streets with Jim Lindley as President and Charles Ashcroft as Vice President. The first year the bank turned a profit and paid a dividend, a trend that has been sustained for 90 years. In...
Bookworm Box Renovation
The Bookworm Box is undergoing renovation! “We had these really big black bookshelves that were 18 inches deep and would cast shadows on the books. Yesterday we got new shelves and we’re setting up to have a retail space!” Lin Reynolds, Colleen Hoover’s sister and public relations manager for the company, explained what customers could expect from the changes. “It’s made a lot more room, and we will be...
PJC Offers TIG Welding Class
Third semester welding student Erik Tussey, right, of Sulphur Springs, practices Tungsten Inert Gas (TIG) welding under the watchful eye of lab technician Xavier Plata during his class in the PJC-Sulphur Springs Center welding shop. To learn more about the welding program and other workforce training classes, stop by the campus located at 1137 Loop 301 East or call 903-885-1232.
