Bright Star Baseball Registration Opens
Sign up has begun for Bright Star Baseball, a league for physically challenged youth. Spring season is set to begin Monday, March 28. Players (boys/girls ages 5-18) and buddies, those who assist players on the field (6th grade or above), can register online at www.brightstarbaseball.com There is no fee to play! Games are held on Monday nights @ 6pm at Buford Park.
Saltillo Sets Homecoming
Saltillo Homecoming Court consist of 8 Seniors and 3 Duchesses. Pic 7 Sitting L to R: Jr. Duchess – Ana Gallagos, Sophomore Duchess – Jordan Sustaire & Freshman Duchess – Lindsay Butler; Standing Senior Nominees L to R – Jacie Thompson, Kortne Wilson, Malori Hogue, Haylee Clover, Paula Boekhorst, Kendall Hayley, Mason McGill & Katy Perea. Friday, February 5th will be Homecoming and Senior night at...
Kid’s Trout Fishing Day, February 6th
Rainbow trout in Hopkins County? Yes, thanks for Texas Parks and Wildlife Inland Fisheries in Athens which will be stocking trout next week in Peavine Pinion Pool at Buford Park. Kyle Verner and Dale Thompson, members of the Hopkins County Chapter of National Wild Turkey Federation and other volunteers host the annual Kids Trout Fishing Day every spring. This year’s Larry Buster Memorial event is set for Saturday Feb 6 between...
PJC-Sulphur Springs Campus Offers Associate of Applied Science Degree
Paris Junior College-Sulphur Springs Center welding student Caitlin Kimberlin is shown working on a project in the welding center on the PJC-Sulphur Springs campus. Caitlin, a second semester pipe welding student, is working toward an Associate of Applied Science Degree in welding technology.
Myrtle Kemp
Funeral arrangements for Myrtle Kemp, age 76 of Sulphur Springs are pending with Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home. Mrs. Kemp passed away on Thursday, January 28, 2016 at her residence.
*UPDATE* Another Arrest in November ATV Theft at Nor-Tex Tractor; As Many As 21 Potential Arrests To Come
Yet another arrest has been made in connection with an organized crime ring that surfaced in Hopkins County last November. Ricardo Saldivar, 34, of Combine, Texas was arrested Wednesday on a warrant for engaging in organized criminal activity. He is now the fifth individual arrested in the case. Investigator Tony Hurley and Sulphur Springs Police Department Detective Rusty Stillwagoner arrested Saldivar in Seagoville, Texas and took...
J. D. “Mutt” Holder
Funeral Services for J.D. “Mutt” Holder, age 90 of Sulphur Springs, will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, January 30, 2016 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home with Bro. Darryl Davis officiating. Interment will follow at Emblem Cemetery. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service. Mr. Holder passed away on Wednesday, January 27, 2016 at Rock Creek Nursing Home.
Animal of the Week: Buster Brown
Buster Brown is a 1-2 year old lab mix who was brought to the Animal Shelter December 28, 2015, after a woman found him living around her parents’ house. “He was just a stray at her parents’ house and they brought him in because they didn’t want him bothering the parents,” Animal Shelter Officer Barbi Blanch said. Buster Brown shows no signs of having been trained and he is still a puppy with room to...
Trinity Harvest Church Begins New Project
Trinity Harvest Church of God, 1150 Shannon Rd, has begun a new project within the past few months. Behind the existing building a Family Life Event Center is being constructed. The new building will contain a youth and children center, in addition to a fellowship hall. Once construction is finished the center will be available for community events as well. Weather permitting, the event center is predicted to be finished some time...
Donate Now to Hearts of Life Animal Shelter
Hearts of Life Animal Shelter is building additional space for dogs in their care. The new concrete floor and covered space will place under roof 20 additional 10 X 6 kennels for the dogs. KSST Radio presented the need for additional kennels during the local news cast Wednesday. Kennels are $100 each. Donations may be made at [email protected] or by calling KSST at 903-885-3111. During the news cast, donations were made to the...
