Trading Post for November 30, 2025
For Sale: a binder with NASCAR trading cards. Looking for the best offer. Can be seen at KSST. If interested, or for more info., please call 903-366-9401. Leave a message if no answer. Free: two long blue cushioned church pews in “good condition.” Also, six rows of six theater seats in “good condition.” Located at Bible Way Lighthouse Church, 241 County Road 4591 in Sulphur Springs, Texas. If interested, or for...
Paris District Road Report for December 1, 2025
Paris — Here’s a look at work planned in Fannin, Grayson, Hopkins, Franklin, Delta, Lamar, Red River, Hunt and Rains Counties for the week starting December 1, 2025. 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...
Learn About the SSHS Choir’s Christmas Concert Coming up December 9th on This KSST’s A Second Cup Of Coffee With John Mark Dempsey
November 28, 2025 – On November 18th, 2025, Sulphur Springs High School Choir Director, Beth Cole, dropped by for A Second Cup Of Coffee With John Mark Dempsey to chat about the SSHS Choir’s upcoming Christmas Program being held at the Sulphur Springs High School Auditorium on December 9th, 2025. Beth and John Mark also talked about Sulphur Springs’s Choir students, the All State Competition coming up on January 10,...
Two Thanksgivings in Texas? Do You Remember?
November 27, 2025 – Seventy years ago, Texas ended a quirky and often confusing chapter in its holiday history: the era of two Thanksgivings. For decades, Texas celebrated the holiday on a different date than the rest of the nation, making it the last state to officially recognize Thanksgiving on the federally designated fourth Thursday in November. The mismatch began in the 1930s, when President Franklin D. Roosevelt moved...
Learn About Teacher Lewis Ben Smith’s Book Signing Event November 29th on This Segment of KSST’s A Second Cup Of Coffee With John Mark Dempsey
November 25, 2025 – Local author Sharon Feldt had A Second Cup Of Coffee With John Mark Dempsey to talk about the book signing for Sulphur Springs History Teacher Lewis Ben Smith being held November 29th, 2025. Sharon and John Mark also chatted about the book, Firestorm, the book, The Emperor Of Gladness, and much more. Learn about what’s going on at a local small business and perhaps learn about a new book you’ll...
Give a Gift of Health Through the Snowflake Campaign
November 25, 2025 – Sulphur Springs, TX – The Hopkins County Health Care Foundation’s Snowflake Campaign is taking flight, and the community is encouraged to think of the Snowflake recognition program as a way to honor or memorialize friends, family and/or customers. By donating a recommended $25 individual to be recognized, you are also helping the Foundation purchase a new blanket warmer for use in the expanded surgical...
The Hopkins County Breast Cancer Support Group Celebrates One Year of Service
November 25, 2025 – Sulphur Springs, Texas – November marks one year of the Hopkins County Health Care Foundation’s Breast Cancer Support Group. Meetings have become a network of encouragement and resources for women who have or have had cancer. Women who have had any type of cancer, not just breast cancer, are invited to attend meetings on the second Monday of each month at 5:30 p.m. in the Medical Plaza, 113 Airport Rd. The...
You Can Marry a Texas Inmate, But Save the Ceremony for Later
November 25, 2025 – Texas residents can legally marry an incarcerated partner, but the process is far more complicated than most people realize. While inmates retain the constitutional right to marry, the Texas Department of Criminal Justice has imposed strict rules that sharply limit how weddings can take place. The biggest obstacle is the state’s ban on in-person prison weddings. Couples are not allowed to hold ceremonies...
Celebrate the Holiday Season Outside at a Texas State Park
Nov. 21, 2025 AUSTIN – Falling leaves, chilly weather and migratory birds heading south mark the beginning of the holiday season in Texas. Starting this weekend, come enjoy a suite of different seasonal activities hosted by Texas State Parks for visitors of all ages, ranging from Thanksgiving potlucks to themed guided walks, crafting events and more. Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) highly encourages anyone planning a...
‘ShamWow’ guy running for Congress in Texas as a Republican
November 24, 2025 – Vince Offer “ShamWow” Shlomi — better known to millions of late-night TV viewers as Vince Offer, the energetic infomercial pitchman behind the ShamWow towel — has officially entered the 2026 race for Congress. He filed paperwork to run as a Republican in Texas’ 31st Congressional District, aiming to challenge longtime GOP Rep. John Carter. The initial SlapChop “infomercial” directly sold 50,000...
