City Council Approves Ordinance Regulating Pay Day Lenders in the City
Pay Day lenders have until January 1, 2018 to comply with a city ordinance that will regulate interest rates and length of terms for pay day loans following a vote of the Sulphur Springs City Council Tuesday night, November 7, 2017. Pay Day Lenders provide a predatory lending mechanism that often prevents the borrower from repaying the original principle. The borrower is then stuck in a cycle of interest and loan costs. In approving...
Traffic Stop Finds Methamphetamine; Other Charges Filed
2017 – Tyler Anthony Douglas, 37, of Mt Pleasant and La-Tasha Monte Childress, 37, of Sulphur Springs were arrested when a Hopkins County Deputy made a traffic stop at the corner of Jennings and Alabama Streets in Sulphur Springs. The officer saw the driver, Douglas, throw an objects out the passenger side window. The objects were a glass pipe commonly used to smoke methamphetamine and 6.9-grams of a substance found to be...
Updated: Local Insurance Agent Arrested for Theft; Fake Auto Insurance Cards Issued; Manufactured Home Insurance
At 6:41 a.m. Wednesday, November 08, 2017, Kristi Lynn Hooten, 40, of Sulphur Springs, was arrested for theft of property. Her arrest followed a lengthy investigation by the Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office. Hooten, an insurance agent who operated Connect Insurance Agency, 101 Bill Bradford Road, was selling insurance, creating fake auto insurance cards but is not providing the auto insurance coverage. She had been keeping the...
Wednesday Forecast
100% chance of showers and a possible thunderstorm; High: 49; Low: 44; Wind: North 5-10 mph
Wildcat Football Coordinators Weekly Review
Wildcats Offense Wildcats Offensive Coordinator Matt Young said his offense did a good job of executing Friday night in a 21-7 victory over Greenville. He said meanwhile the emphasis would continue to be on hanging onto the ball. Coach Young said he was proud of the offense. He was especially pleased that the offense was able to burn the last 6:03 off the clock using the offensive line and running backs. Coach Young praised the effort...
J. D. Saddler
A visitation for Mr. J. D. Saddler, age 94, of Sulphur Springs, has been scheduled for 5:00 to 8:00 pm Friday, November 10, 2017 at Tapp Funeral Home. A private service will be held at a later date. Mr. Saddler passed away Monday, November 6, 2017 at Sunny Springs Nursing and Rehab.
SSHS UIL Athletic Appeal Hearing Postponed
A UIL appeal hearing concerning the eligibility of a Sulphur Springs basketball athlete scheduled for Wednesday has been postponed. School Superintendent Michael Lamb told KSST’s Jim Rogers that the hearing was postponed because Lamb won’t be able to attend because of back problems. The State Executive Committee of the UIL is meeting in Pflugerville Wednesday to determine the eligibility of several student athletes. Six...
Game Day: Golf at Garden Valley; Wildcats Basketball Scrimmage at Mesquite Poteet
There is golf and a scrimmage on this Tuesday (November 7) game day. The Wildcats’ basketball team will be playing their second and final scrimmage at Mesquite Poteet starting at around 5 p.m. It will be structured mostly like a real game with regular length quarters. Young players will have one more chance to impress Wildcats Basketball Coach Clark Cipoletta. The Wildcats will be opening the regular season Saturday in the...
Saturday is First Day to File For 2018 Election; Republicans Set Public Sign Up Event
Thinking about running for a local political office as a Republican? The Republican Party of Hopkins County will hold a public sign up at 9:30 a.m. Saturday at the District Court Room on Second floor of The Court House in Sulphur Springs, Texas. Local offices on the 2018 biennial election ballot will be District Clerk, County Judge, County Treasurer, County Clerk, both Justices of the Peace, County Court at Law Judge, County...
