Local Couple Assaulted by Grandson
A 33-year old Sulphur Springs man, Chase Craig Hudson, has been charged with assaulting his grandparents and with interfering with a 911 call. JP Ronny Glossup set total bond at $62,000. After the disturbance in the 1800 block of Main Street on Wednesday just before 1 p.m., the man locked himself in a room. He refused to talk with a police negotiator for 45 minutes at which point, some Special Response Team officers put gas into his...
Lights of Life Half Marathon
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Blue Blazes Leave For Weeklong Camp
The 53rd line of the Blue Blazes Drill Team started bright and early at 8 a.m. Monday stretching and then working on conditioning and the basics. Later in the day they left for a weeklong camp in Joshua with four other squads. They’ll learn routines and work on bonding. There are 31 members in this year’s line. By Don Julian, KSST News and Sports Director [pb_vidembed title=”” caption=””...
Blue Blazes Summer Dance Camp Wraps up Wednesday
Blue Blazes Drill Team Director Christie McCullough knows Rome wasn’t built in a day. So she was not disheartened by the number of girls that signed up to attend the first ever three-day Blue Blazes Summer Dance Camp that wraps up Wednesday. At the end of Monday’s camp, Ms. McCullough asked the campers if they had fun. The answer from the honest kids was a unanimous, emphatic yes. Expect more of these in the future. By Don Julian,...
800 Potholes Fixed
Sulphur Springs City Manager Marc Maxwell estimates city work crews have fixed 800 potholes in the city. He says that’s about half of a list of potholes called in by the public. Crews have also been making repairs behind utility cuts on streets. During August, the street crew will take time out to rebuild Rogers Street. It’s being done with grant funds that must be used before October. Once September rolls around, Maxwell says the...
Tennis Camp a Success
New Wildcats Tennis Coach Tony Martinez had a good turnout as 40 to 45 kids attended the first day of his five-day tennis camp. Coach Martinez called the numbers a good sign, as he’ll continue to work to build the tennis program. He noted the backing of the program with a new Tennis Complex currently under construction. Coach Martinez said he made the move from Corpus Christi to Sulphur Springs in part to be closer to his Wichita...
Wildcats Marching Band’s Percussion and Color Guard got a Four-Day Jump
The Wildcats Marching Band’s percussion and color guard got a four-day jump on the rest of the band as they opened a weeklong camp Monday morning. The entire band will get together Friday. New Percussion Director Jeff Garza ran percussion camp while veteran assistant band director Jennifer Turner led the color guard camp. Band Director Charles McCauley said the band would be larger this year with about 125 members. By Don Julian, KSST...
EZ Mart Robbed at Gunpoint
[pb_vidembed title=”” caption=”” url=”http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qe9MsEy8d4E” type=”yt” w=”640″ h=”480″] The Sulphur Springs Police Department is seeking the public’s help in identifying two black males involved in an Aggravated Robbery of an EZ Mart Store at the corner of Shannon Rd. and Helm Ln. in Sulphur Springs. The robbery occurred on July 27, 2014...
Chief Appraiser Cathy Singleton
July 26, 2014 – Chief Appraiser Cathy Singleton with the Hopkins County Appraisal District Office had good news for almost all taxing entities in the county when she sent them certified net taxable values Monday. Net Taxable Value was up 2.4% countywide. Preliminary figures sent out in early May showed no increase. Como-Pickton CISD value went up 5%, Sulphur Springs ISD 4.4%, Sulphur Bluff ISD 4%, Miller Grove ISD 3%, North...
End of Edge and Football Camp
[sc_embed_player fileurl=”http://www.ksstradio.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/End-of-Edge-and-Camp.mp3″] Listen to the interview with coach Owens. Thursday marked the end of the Wildcats summer Edge conditioning program as well as the last day of the Wildcat Football Camp. Wildcats Football Coach Greg Owens said it had been a great summer. About 200 students, girls and boys, took advantage of Edge. Coach Owens liked the...
