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,...
Voters Elect Reed and Teer to SSISD Board of Trustees
May 6, 2023 – With 5.47% of the SSISD registered voters voting in this 2023 election, two new board members will take their place on the SSISD Board of Trustees. Darla Gibson Reed received the most votes of the four candidates with a total of 616 votes (437 early voting plus 179 on election day). Adam Teer received the second most votes with a total of 499 votes (360 early voting plus 139 on election day). As the top two out of...
Tucker Irwin
Funeral service for Tucker Irwin, age 27, of Sulphur Springs, Texas will be held at 2:00P.M. on Saturday, May 6, 2023 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home. There will be no formal visitation. Mr. Irwin passed away on May 1, 2023 at UT Health – Tyler. Tucker was a loving husband, father, and loving son all while being a hard-working provider. Tucker tragically lost his life at the young age of 27. He dedicated his life to supporting his...
Mary Belle Vaughn
Memorial service for Mary Belle Vaughn, age 66, of Sulphur Springs, will be held at 2:00 p.m., Monday, May 8, 2023, at West Oaks Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Larry Richard Middleton officiating. There will be no formal visitation. Mary passed away on Thursday, May 4, 2023, at Sunny Springs Nursing and Rehab. She was born on October 11, 1956, in Indianapolis, IN, the daughter of Willard Raymond and Doris Marie Jordan Clayborn. She...
Tim Lummus
Memorial service for Tim Lummus, age 59 of Sulphur Springs, Texas, will be held at a later date. Mr. Lummus passed away on April 25, 2023 at his residence. Tim was born on March 26, 1964 in Amherst, Texas to Aubrey Lee Lummus Jr. and Ali Jean Robinson. He worked for Cash Saver and the Meat Market. Tim loved music specially playing his bass guitar. He was a very loving father. He is survived by his daughter, Brandi Skeen and...
MasCo Prepares For Equipment Auction in Winnsboro on Saturday
May 4, 2023 – Sulphur Springs agricultural equipment dealer Shawn Massey and the team at MasCo Equipment are holding the 2nd Annual Equipment Auction in Winnsboro on Saturday, May 6, 2023. Massey tells KSST News, “Several hundred lots are already consigned to the sale and more lots are coming in daily.” Not only will there be the usual assortment of ag and construction equipment, but smaller items have also been...
