Bryan Palmer
Funeral service for Bryan Palmer, age 49 of Copperas Cove, Texas will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Friday, May 12, 2023 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home with Ron Evans officiating. Interment will follow at Pleasant Grove – North Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 12:30 to 2:00 P.M. on Friday, May 12 2023.Mr. Palmer passed away on May 9, 2023 at Baylor Scott and White – Temple. Bryan was born on February 9, 1974 in Lamesa, Texas to Ricky...
Larry Attaway
Funeral service for Larry Attaway, age 73 of Pickton, Texas will be held at 2:00 P.M. Saturday, May 13, 2023 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home with Rev. Gary Hampton officiating. Interment will follow at Black Oak Cemetery with Landon Lambrich, Kyle Williams, Hunter Williams, Logan Williams, Kobie Wright, and Denver Tinney serving as pallbearers. Honorary pallbearers will be Jeremy Wright and Rick Warren. Visitation will be held one hour...
Max Darrell Baxter
Max Darrell (Poss) Baxter loved sports, especially any involving a ball: football, basketball, baseball, softball, even marbles. He relished any kind of competition. He finally defeated his most formidable opponent, MS, Sunday evening, May 7, 2023, at home with Sherry, his wife of 66 years, and other family by his side. Max was born December 19, 1934, in Sulphur Springs to Frank and Vera Morris Baxter. He grew up in Brashear, enrolled...
Donald “Don” Wise
A memorial service for Don Wise, age 64, of Sulphur Springs, Texas, will be held at Top Rail Cowboy Church, Greenville, Texas, on Saturday, May 13, 2023. Don passed away on Monday, May 8, 2023 at Christus Mother Francis Hospital, Sulphur Springs, Texas. Don was born to Lyle and Evelyn (Voyer) Wise on April 4, 1959 in Des Moines, Iowa. He was the loving husband to Donna (Lane) Wise, married in Lone Oak, Texas on October 9, 1999, an...
David Joe Moore
David Joe Moore, a man of great character and knowledge, passed away at the age of 79 on May 7, 2023 at his home in Anderson, Texas after a valiant battle with cancer. As a final act of selfless service, David’s body has been donated to The Willed Body Program at Texas A&M University to aid in research. A celebration of life service and reception with the family will be held at 2PM on Saturday May 13, 2023 at Connecting...
Lisa Capser
Funeral service for, Lisa Capser, age 49 of Pickton, Texas will be held at 2:00P.M. on Wednesday, May 10, 2023 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home with Rev. L.D. Baxley officiating. Interment will follow at Caney Cemetery. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service. Mrs. Casper passed away on May 6, 2023 at her residence. Lisa was born on April 1, 1974 in Suffolk, VA to William Casper Jr. and Brenda Gail (Crawford) Casper. She...
Hopkins County Republicans Call for Slaton to Resign
Local Republicans issue press release calling for District 2 Texas House Representative Bryan Slaton to resign in the wake of a report issued by the House General Investigating Committee. See previous story here: Slaton Faces Expulsion The following Press Release was received by KSST News: For immediate Release: It is with much sadness that we the below, 10 members of the 11 member Hopkins County Republican Party Executive Committee,...
Local Rep Bryan Slaton May Face Expulsion After Release of Disturbing Report
May 5, 2023 – During the first working weekend session of the 88th Legislative session, members of the Texas House were presented with a report shortly after noon Saturday detailing the findings from the House General Investigating Committee. The report detailed that Slaton did not dispute allegations that he had sex wth a 19 year old aide as well as provided alcohol to the underage aide. The report also stated that Slaton did...
Dike Incorporation Election Fails to Pass
May 6, 2023 – With 140 of 218 eligible voters in the Dike community voting in the special election for Class C Incorporation, the measure failed to pass witha majority of votes. 59 voters voted early, with 8 for and 51 against, and on election day 24 voting for and 57 voting against. With the measure failing to pass, mayor and city commissioner election results were rendered uneeded. Dike will remain an unincorporated area of...
Como-Pickton CISD Elects Four to Board of Trustees
May 6, 2023 – A total of 81 voters voted in early voting and election day voting in the Como-Pickton Consolidated Independent School District Board of Trustees election. The four members elected to serve on the board are: DJ Carr, Brittney Wright Smith, Jim Murray, and Keith Monk. The following are the vote totals for early and election day voting: DJ Carr: Early, 49, Election Day, 27, Total: 76 Brittney Wright Smith: Early, 68,...
