SSHS Lady Cats Took on Pittsburg in Softball Action April 7th in Mt. Vernon
April 8, 2025 – The Sulphur Springs High School Lady Cats competed against the Pittsburg Pirates in a game of softball on April 7, 2025. The two teams met up in Mount Vernon for this exciting game. Below is KSST’s coverage of this thrilling game. KSST’s Sports Director, John Mark Dempsey, and Tony Flippin called Play by Play and Color Commentary. Check out the fun action...
CHRISTUS Health Provides Tips to Find Relief During Allergy Season
April 7, 2025 – (EAST TEXAS) – Spring has officially begun, bringing warmer weather — and allergy season. CHRISTUS Health is providing tips for relieving pesky allergy symptoms as flowers bloom and trees release pollen. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, more than 25% of Americans, or about 80 million people, suffer from seasonal allergies, which range from mild discomfort...
Paris Junior College Receives Grant to Expand Student Success
April 7, 2025 – Paris Junior College has received a $125,000 grant from the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board to expand a program boosting success for developmental students. The grant was co-authored by Carey Gable, Program Coordinator of English and Developmental Writing, and Dr. Jennifer Collar, Division Director of Communications and Fine Arts, and they are co-directors of the project. PJC is already well known at...
Robert Cummings
July 28, 1957 — April 1, 2025 New Boston Robert Murray Cummings, age 67 of New Boston, Texas passed away on April 1, 2025 at his residence. Robert was born on July 28, 1957 in Rumford, Maine to Murray Helen (Robinson) Cummings. He worked as a glass worker for Glazier. Robert enjoyed spending time with family. He loved fishing and was a very hard worker. He is survived by his daughter, Marli Cummings; stepson, Christopher McCort;...
Nada Crouch
April 19, 1940 — April 5, 2025 Sulphur Springs Memorial service will be held at a later date for Nada Crouch, age 84, of Sulphur Springs, Texas. Ms. Crouch passed away at her home on Saturday, April 5, 2025. Nada Crouch
Trump Expands Acres Eligible for Logging in National Forests
April 6, 2025 – A new directive from the Trump administration is poised to significantly expand logging activities across national forests in the United States. The move exempts affected forests from a key administrative safeguard: the objection process. This process currently allows external groups, including Native American tribes, environmental organizations, and local governments, to challenge logging proposals before they...
Hopkins County Genealogical Society Library to be Open April 12th
April 6, 2025 – The Hopkins County Genealogical Society announces that their library will be open Saturday, April 12th, 2025, 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!” The Hopkins County Genealogical Society Library is located at 611 North Davis Street, Sulphur Springs, Texas.
Junior Waverly Celebrated 100 Years of Service March 29th
April 6, 2025 – Members of the Junior Waverly Club gathered together to reflect on the 100 years the Club has been in service. The ladies met up at the HW Grays Building in Sulphur Springs, Texas, and shared stories, took pictures, ate cake, drank punch, and celebrated. Below is KSST’s coverage of this Historic event. Junior Waverly Club 100th...
RFK Jr. Now Endorses Measles Vaccine
April 6, 2025 – Texas is currently facing a significant measles outbreak, with nearly 500 reported cases and two child fatalities. The most recent victim was 8-year-old Daisy Hildebrand from Lubbock, who succumbed to measles-related complications despite having no underlying health conditions; she was unvaccinated. In response to the escalating situation, U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.,...
National Prescription Drug Take Back Day is April 26th
April 6, 2025 – [SULPHUR SPRINGS, TX] – On Saturday, April 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 easily rid...
