Cecile Blount
Loretta Cecile Sivley Blount, 82 of Sulphur Springs, Texas, took her final trip on March 16, 2020. A graveside service will be held Saturday March 21, 2020 with a public memorial held at a later date. There will be no formal visitation instead the family invites you to pay your respects at West Oaks Funeral Home. Pallbearers will be Jeremy Blount, Betsy Blount, Jacob Blount, Samuel Blount, Jordan Crist, Billy Barber, Jessica Barber...
COVID-19: Kerry Garmon Foundation Scholarship Dinner
The Kerry Garmon Foundation Scholarship dinner and auction scheduled for April 4th, 2020 has been postponed until June or July. We will keep you posted. If you could please get the word out for us! Thanks Kerry Garmon was teacher, coach, counselor, principal and superintendent during his career at Saltillo. He believed that growing up in a small town/small school with outstanding instruction was great preparation for students to...
Roger “Tex” Maynard
Private family graveside service for Roger “Tex” Maynard, age 79, ofSulphur Springs, TX, will be held, Sunday, March 22, 2020 at ReillySprings Cemetery. There will be no formal visitation. Instead, thefamily invites you to pay your respects at West oaks Funeral Home duringregular business hours. Roger passed away on Saturday, March 14, 2020.Arrangements are under the direction of West Oaks Funeral Home. Roger was born on...
Emergency Management Coordinator Andy Endsley Gives Update on COVID-19
KSST hosted a live press conference Tuesday 3/17/2020 on Coroanvirus (COVID-19). Click here for the replay on youtube: https://youtu.be/1cidag-Kcgg
LIVE PRESS CONFERENCE: Emergency Management Coordinator Andy Endsley to Speak
KSST hosted a live press conference Tuesday 3/17/2020 on Coroanvirus (COVID-19). Click here for the replay on youtube: https://youtu.be/1cidag-Kcgg
March – Schools Have Canceled Classes… What’s a Parent (Caregiver) to Do? by Johanna Hicks
What’s a Parent (Caregiver) to Do? It’s official. Schools have canceled classes due to safety concerns for students and staff over COVID 19. So now what? Kids are glad to be able to sleep in while parents and caregivers wonder how to keep them occupied. I have seen posts by educators who have lots of really good ideas,...
John Carl George
John Carl George, age 91, or Emory passed away peacefully Saturday morning, March 14, 2020. Mr. George was born in Lebanon, Indiana, on June 12, 1928, to the parentage of Harmon and Marie Hazelrigg George. During his working career Mr. George was employed with L-3 Communications in Greenville. He worked as an electronic specialist. He got to see the world while employed there as they sent him to many different countries to work....
COVID-19: Hopkins County Community Chest Food Pantry
Effective March 17th, the Hopkins County Community Chest Food Pantry will continue to service clients but due to the increased attention to COVID-19, processes have changed to protect staff and clients. Hours and days of operation are the same with the exception of the Friday Produce Day which is suspended. Food pantry hours are unchanged and the A/B cycles will continue. A drive-in is established where clients drive in front of the...
Edward Lewis Grimes
Mr. Edward Lewis Grimes, age 92 of Mineola, passed away on Thursday, March 12, 2020 at his home in Tyler. He was born on December 4, 1927 in Longview, Texas to the late David Edward Grimes and Nannie Strain Grimes. He was a retired Railroad Engineer, Gideon, member of the Locomotive Engineers Union and Life Member of the VFW. He was preceded in death by his parents and two sisters, Rose Jeannetta McCreary and Betty Ball. He is...
Sandra Myers
Sandra Myers, 75, of Mineola, TX passed away on March 12, 2020, in Austin, TX. She was born on March 31, 1944, in Pittsfield, MA to Robert and Mary Bass. She was an artist, a former member of the Lions Club, anda graduate of the Citizen’s Police Academy. She is preceded in death by her husband, Ken Myers, and her parents. She is survived by her brother Victor and her son Robert Myers and wife Jennifer of Austin TX. Visitation is...
