Former SSHS Athletes Return to Teach and Coach in SSISD
Two former Sulphur Springs athletes have new positions with the SSISD after they were approved by the School Board Monday night. Former Wildcats soccer player and distance runner Ross Hicks, who has been a PE teacher and coach at the Middle School, has been hired by Athletic Director Greg Owens as the Wildcats Cross Country Coach. Hicks will also be a Wildcats Soccer Assistant Coach and he be a Special Ed teacher at the High School....
SSISD Board Says “Good-Bye”; Steps toward the Future
When the Sulphur Springs School Board met Monday night, it was a time to say “good-bye” and a time to look to the future. Randy Reed was honored for his years of service in administration and the board heard reports regarding a teacher training experience being offered locally that could be expanded to include regional schools in the local summer training. It was Reed’s last school board meeting. The Assistant Superintendent’s long...
County Commissioners Interview Only Six for County Fire Chief
Hopkins County Commissioners Court narrowed the number of applicants to six and has begun the interview process for a new County Fire Chief. County Judge Robert Newsom told KSST News that commissioners received 12 applications and narrowed the field to only six for interviews. Monday, the court interviewed two of the applicants and will interview the remaining four Wednesday. Newsom said most of the applicants were from the local...
KSST Presents Scholarship to Intern Steven Payne
Chad and Rhonda Young, owners of KSST radio, Channel 18 Television and ksstradio.com presented KSST Intern Steven Payne with a scholarship Monday afternoon, June 6th, in the lobby of KSST’ studios. Payne will begin his college career at the University of North Texas at Denton in the fall as he seeks a double major in Digital Journalism and a major in English with a concentration in creative writing. He is also considering a possible...
Baseball Hitting Camp for Youth Underway
Veteran Wildcats Baseball Coach Jerrod Hammack opened his baseball hitting camp Monday morning in the Multipurpose Building. Some 25 boys who will be entering the first through the third grades showed up for the early camp from 9 a.m. until 10:30 a.m. Coach Hammack expected an equal number of campers made up of boys entering the fourth through the ninth grades for his 10:30 a.m. until noon camp. Eight different hitting stations were...
Ima Jo Tracey
Funeral Services for Ima Jo Tracy, age 89 of Brashear will be held Wednesday, June 8, 2016 at 11:00 a.m. at Greenview Church with Bro. Ronnie Miller officiating. Interment will follow at Greenview Cemetery with David McCall, Jonathan McCall, Chris Baker, Doug McCool, Ronnie McCool and Mike Hux serving as pallbearers. Visitation will be held from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m., Tuesday, June 7, 2016 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home. Ima Jo passed...
Freddie Alene Mills
Funeral Services for Freddie Mills (Momma Freddie), age 98 of Sulphur Springs will be held Wednesday, June 8, 2016 at 2:00 p.m. at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home with Rev. Fred Lewis and Todd Owens officiating. Interment will follow at Sulphur Bluff Cemetery with William Mills, Todd Owens, Jerry Wayne Womack, David Birdwell, Jimmy Stewart and Ron Taylor serving as pallbearers. Visitation will be held from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m., Tuesday,...
Curtis Wayne Burkham
Private Services for Curtis Wayne Burkham, age 65 of Sulphur Springs will be held at a later date. There will be no formal visitation. Curtis passed away Sunday, June 5, 2016 at Trinity Mother Frances in Tyler. He was born on August 21, 1950 in Sulphur Springs the son of Jack, Jr. and Emma Joyce (Oshield) Burkham. He married Sunee Petmajurut. He retired from the U.S. Air Force and was a boat mechanic. He is survived by his wife;...
Former Rains County Officer Suspect in Vehicle Theft
A truck taken from Fix ‘n Feed on June 1st has been recovered by Hopkins County Sheriff’s Investigators thanks to information provided through the Hunt County Sheriff’s office. In recovering the vehicle, a suspect has also been located. The suspect is a former Rains County Sheriff’s officer that currently resided in the Rains County Jail. The suspect in this case is also being charged with a number of vehicle thefts in Hunt County. In...
