Check DriveTexas.org Before You Go
AUSTIN – With more than 500 state roadway closures during the height of Hurricane Harvey, the Texas Department of Transportation’s DriveTexas.org website was visited more than 5 million times as drivers searched to check road conditions, find alternate routes and see closures on state roadways. “We’ve always been proud of DriveTexas.org as a resource for guiding drivers across Texas, but we had never relied on it more than we did in...
Dr. Balkcom Improving; Possible Surgery Next Week
Dr. I L Balkcom is improving and may be able to undergo surgery next week. Following a severe heart attack earlier this month, Dr. I L Balkcom remains in Baylor, Scott & White Medical Center, Plano, also known as The Heart Hospital Baylor Plano, according to a member of the board of the Hopkins County Hospital District. Dr. Balkcom is a family practice physician at CHRISTUS Trinity Clinic in Sulphur Springs and is well known for...
SSISD Schools Accountability Ratings Reported to Board; Douglas Intermediate Has Outstanding Year
Superintendent of SSISD schools Michael Lamb said there are solid performance points and areas of work noted in the accountability rating received from the Texas Education Agency. Lamb told KSST News Wednesday morning that the 2017 Accountability Summary for reflected outstanding scores for Douglas Intermediate and Sulphur Springs High School. The Middle School and Elementary, grades 3-4, were lower but did meet standards. Lamb said...
Cumby Police Arrest One After Suspected Crack Cocaine Found in Vehicle
Cumby Police initiated a traffic stop around noon Tuesday when a 2004 GMC Yukon was speeding along I-30. Odor of a narcotic caused the officer to deploy his K-9 partner who alerted causing a probable cause search of the vehicle. In the vehicle was found approximately 3.5 oz of marijuana and what was believed to be more than 10-grams of crack cocaine. Also, $2,581 was found in the front pocket and wallet of Calvin Lynn Johnson, 57, of...
SCU Arrests Man After Two Drug Buys
Following two separate purchases in which a quantity of methamphetamine was sold, the Special Crimes Unit arrested William Ray Cadle, 36, of Sulphur Springs. The arrest follows an investigation over a period of time in which purchases of more than 1-gram but less than 4-grams of meth were purchased. He was arrested in August of this year and arrests for other drug related charges date back to 2007. Cadle is in Hopkins County Jail...
Texas High Defeats Lady Cats’ 3 Sets to 2
The Lady Cats’ volleyball team lost a tough five-set match on the road at Texas High Tuesday night. The Lady Cats opened with a close 25-23 win. The Lady Tigers took the second set 25-16. The Lady Cats went up 2 sets to 1 with a 25-20 set three win. Again Texas High evened the match with a set four win, 25-21. The Lady Tigers won the deciding set five, 15-12. Lady Cats Coach Justin Maness said it was an overall good match. He...
Wildcats’ Team Tennis Defeat Marshall 14-5
The Wildcats’ team tennis squad won an important district match against Marshall, 14-5 at the Wildcat Tennis Complex Tuesday afternoon. The short-handed Mavericks had to give up 6 points to the Wildcats. The Wildcats got boys’ singles wins from Alex Benitez, Jonah Kirkpatrick, Chase Crouch and Blaine Flemens. Katherine Herd and Jazzmin Cruz got wins in girls’ singles. Crouch and Logan Schumacher got the win in the...
