Chamber Connection July 2nd, 2015 – by Meredith Caddell
The Chamber of Commerce will be closed Friday, July 3rd in observance of Independence Day! S. Public Library to the Rescue. Summer Reading Program Theme “ Every Hero has a Story” Research is clear that children who don’t read during the summer can lose up to three months of reading progress. Sustained summer learning opportunities lead to higher graduation rates, better preparation for college, and positive effects on...
CATS. BIRDS, AND YELLOWSTONE by Eddie Trapp
For hundreds of years humans have had to deal with stray cats. Some are tamed and become pets. Others roam the streets, carrying disease and killing birds. Granted, they help by killing rats and mice, but the war between bird lovers and cat lovers continues. A house cat that is running wild is referred to as a feral cat. Anything that is supposed to be domesticated but reverts to the wild is considered feral. Nowhere does the war rage...
“Updated” Hopkins County Moves Slowly Regarding SCOTUS Ruling; Governor Issues Directive
(Editors note: Governor Greg Abbott has issued a directive to state agencies and employees to not violate religious beliefs in government decisions or actions realted to belief on marriage. See governor’s statement made Friday afternoon June 26 here. In it he says the government must never pressure a person to abandon or violate his or her sincerely held relgious beliefs regarding a top such as marriage…”) In a 5-4...
Why I Love Marching Band
Marching is more than just walking across a field. Marching while playing an instrument takes concentration and determination. Maintaining a 8-to-5 stride isn’t easy (That’s insider talk for taking eight steps each five yards). When marching there are many things you have to pay attention to. For example making sure you’re an equal distance between two people. Being sure to start with the left foot, and always stay...
Graduation and Galveston June 18, 2015 by Eddie Trapp
The high school graduation season is finally over. Saturday, June 6, Jean and I attended the Cooper High ceremony to shake hands with grandson Casey Williams and great nephew Travis Darden. Congrats to all the graduates. At the reception I talked with long ago student of mine, Charley Jackson. During track season Coach Silman and I would carry the boys to Liberty Grove near where Coach Falls now lives and have them run to our...
Dairy Matriarch
by Cindy Roller and KSST’S Enola Gay Green acres spread so far and wide on one of the oldest family-owned dairy farms in Hopkins County which is over seen by one of the oldest living dairywomen, Wilma White. Just like the many memorable years of operation, White has lived and created a lifetime of tales – literally milking time. The farm was established in 1935 in Sulphur Springs, Texas, before Interstate 30 had even been built...
SSISD School Board Hires 12, Approves 6 Personnel Changes, Accepts 4 Resignations
In other business at the Sulphur Springs School Board Meeting Monday night, after a discussion in executive session the board voted to postpone awarding contracts until a later time for the Civic Center Auditorium renovation project. Assistant Superintendent Randy Reed reported that July 9 is a significant date. Any resignations after that date don’t have to be accepted by the School Board because July 9 is 45 days before the...
William ‘Bill’ Bradford
No one title could identify him. There were several. No one specific phrase could be said to be his. Again, there were several. William Earl (Bill) (Brad) Bradford was a man of many titles and several phrases. He became a part of KSST in March 1948 approximately 18 months after the radio station opened in an upstairs studio on the downtown square in Sulphur Springs. At his death in 2013, his voice was a part of the everyday of almost...
Chamber Connection – June 4th, 2015 by Meredith Caddell
Texas State Champion Homemade Ice Cream Freeze-Off-Saturday, June 13th! Get your forms in Now!!! Entry forms are available for the 14th Annual Texas State Champion Homemade Ice Cream Freeze-Off at the Chamber of Commerce office at 300 Connally Street. The event will take place on Saturday, June 13th at 4:00pm at the Civic Center! Prizes are awarded in three categories: Little Dips (Ages 6-12), Big Dips (Ages 13 and Older)...
AKARD SLOUGH CATFISH JUNE 4, 2015
From my ledger in 1987. Saturday, May 30. Teacher workday. Drove my school bus to the bus shed to park it for the summer. We could leave as soon as we finished turning in grades and reports. I finished at 10:30 and Jean came to pick me up. To Charleston to check trotlines. One was hung and I stood up in the middle of the boat pulling real hard. The line came loose and I fell back, hitting the back of my right arm just above my elbow...
