Enter to Win Two Free Tickets to Tonight’s Knights Of Columbus Fish Fry
April 4, 2025 – KSST has two tickets for the Annual Knights of Columbus Fish Fry. They will be cooking that USA catfish and all the trimmings every Friday evening during lent. To enter to win the tickets, comment on this post on Facebook. Make sure to include the name of the US State where the Knights of Columbus was founded. One winner will be chosen at random. Service starts at 5PM and goes till 7pm, right here in Sulphur...
Sulphur Springs Ladycats Track Team Placed Second and the Wildcat boys Placed Third at Meet in Paris
April 3, 2025 – At the district track meet in Paris this week, the Sulphur Springs Ladycats track team placed second and the Wildcat boys placed third. The Ladycats 4X400m Relay Team set a new school record, breaking the previous record held from 1989, with a time: of 4:09.4. Jaicee Jasmer placed 1st in the pole vault, 1st in the 200m run and with the 4x200m relay team. Edith Martinez was 1st in the the 3200m. Codee Roland was...
Chamber Connection – April 3, 2025
By Butch Burney Registration is still going on for the Hopkins County Chamber of Commerce Golf Tournament, set for Friday, May 2, at Sulphur Springs Country Club. Registration is open for six-person teams in the morning and afternoon, though there are only a few afternoon slots available. Cost is $750 per team, which includes three golf courts and lunch for all team members. There are also sponsorship opportunities available for...
Prayer on the Square 2025
April 3, 2025 – We are honored to have Judge Newsom leading the invocation and Reverend Chris Spivey delivering the scripture reading for Prayer on the Square this April. We anticipate a wonderful gathering on April 25, 2025 starting at 12PM and look forward to seeing you there.
Attorney General Ken Paxton Continues to Defend Texas A&M’s Ban on Obscene and Illegal Drag Shows
April 3, 2025 – Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a notice for appeal after a federal judge stopped the enforcement of the Texas A&M Board of Regents’ (“Board”) ban on drag shows. The ban was challenged in a lawsuit by the Texas A&M Queer Empowerment Council, and a federal judge granted the left-wing group’s request for a temporary injunction against the policy. Attorney General Paxton’s filings argue in favor of...
Commission Approves Expansion of Digital License and Tag Options for Recreational Hunting, Fishing
April 3, 2025 – AUSTIN – Texas Parks and Wildlife Department is expanding digital license and tag options to all recreational hunting, fishing and combo license and tag types. TPWD introduced digital licensing and tagging in 2022 for harvested deer, turkey and oversized red drum. Options have since expanded to allow resident hunters and anglers to purchase a fully digital license for the super combo (Items 111, 117), youth...
A Mother’s Plea: Put Down the Phone, Save a Life
April 1, 2025 – Distracted driving was the second-most common factor in traffic crashes last year PARIS – Maria Espinoza never imagined a routine walk to school with her 6-year-old son would turn into a life-altering tragedy. But in an instant, a distracted driver jumped the curb, striking her son and trapping him beneath the vehicle. He spent six months in a coma, with doctors warning he might never walk or talk again....
Old Saltillo Methodist Church Plans Special Pre Easter Program
April 1, 2025 – Old Saltillo Methodist Church will hold a special pre Easter program Sunday, April 6th, 2025. The church is located at 664 County Road 3357, Saltillo, Texas, 75478. Such a wonderful season to step back in time with a pre-Easter program at the Old Saltillo Methodist Church, Rev Dan Hoke pastor. Beautiful children will be under the direction of Sue Barker, a Mt. Vernon resident and member of the Sulphur Springs...
Free Colorectal Test Available for Those Who Qualify
April 1, 2025 – Through Moncrief Cancer Institute, free FIT tests that are shipped directly to people’s homes, if they qualify. And if further testing is needed, we also cover the cost of the colonoscopy – conducted right in Sulphur Springs with Dr. Ebrahim and Dr. Milad at Texas Modern Gastroenterology. For more information click here.
Topping Your Pepper Plants From Master Gardener Dave Wall
April 1, 2025 – Topping or pruning for plants such as peppers and cucumbers has been around for many years, but some aspects are seldom followed. Basically, it’s a good practice for getting more and bigger peppers. Topping is cutting off the topmost portion of the plant not long after transplanting. This stops the plant from putting most of its energy into upward growth, and directs that energy into putting out lateral growth....
