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Sulphur Springs Broadcaster Enola Gay Matthews: "Yellow Rose Of Texas"

KETR | By John Mark Dempsey
Published July 1, 2020 at 6:00 AM CDT

Enola Gay Matthews, long-time KSST radio broadcaster, recently received the "Yellow Rose of Texas" honor from the governor's office. The honor is presented to Texas women for exceptional community service, and is the "highest award bestowed to women by the Texas governor."   Jalinna Jones of Commerce won the honor in 2015.
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News Jalinna JonesBlacklands CafeSulphur Springs TexasKSSTGovernor Greg AbbottEnola Gay MatthewsYellow Rose of Texas
John Mark Dempsey
John Mark Dempsey is the host of the public interest program The Blacklands Café from KETR News. Dempsey is also the play-by-play announcer for Commerce Tigers Football on 88.9 FM and on ketr.org.
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