Sulphur River Board Notifies Authorities of Damages from ENGIE Solar Plant in Dike
April 14, 2023 – The Sulphur River Basin Authority issued a resolution on March 28, 2023 as a result of their findings involving the ENGIE Solar Project in Dike, Texas operated by Hopkins Energy, LLC. The board found that the state’s natural resources within the Sulphur River basin were being impacted in a dramatically negative way. Notifications of the resolution including evidence of the damages was then sent to all...
Lady Cats softball hosts Senior Night Friday
Sulphur Springs hosts their final home game of the 2022-23 season at Lady Cat Park on Friday, Apr. 11 for softball’s senior night. Coach David Carrillo’s team looks to complete the sweep of Pleasant Grove on Friday in Sulphur Springs, in doing so clinching an outright district championship. Lady Cats softball is still perfect at 8-0 heading into Friday’s senior night contest, while the Lady Hawks come to town at 6-2....
Mississippi Felon Arrested After Brief Chase
April 14, 2023 – GLEESE, DELZIONE LAMAR was arrested this week by Sulphur Springs Police. Gleese, a resident of Vicksburg, MS, has recent legal entanglements in Texas and in his home state of Mississippi.. Law Enforcement attempted to stop his eastbound vehicle on I-30 around 10pm. Gleese, aged 31 years-old, attempted to evade by passing cars and weaving in-and-out of interstate traffic. During the pursuit, Officers noticed...
Buy a Lake Country CASA Shirt and Support Victims of Abuse
April 13, 2023 – April is Child Abuse Awareness month, and Lake Country CASA is raising money for their organization, and raising awareness of the critical issue of child abuse at the same time. Lake Country CASA Executive Director Amy Glenn told KSST, “We will gladly accept donations anytime, but we are doing something extra special this month to help bring awareness.” Lake Country CASA is selling t-shirts from...
Mexican National Arrested For Aggravated Sexual Assault
April 13, 2023 – Efrain Ranjel-Corral was arrested this week on warrants for Aggravated Sexual Assault and Assault Family Violence Impeding Breathing/Circulation. No mugshot available for Efrain Ranjel-Corral Hopkins County Deputies set out to locate 38 year-old Efrain Ranjel-Corral this week after two warrants were issued for his arrest. At around midnight, they located him at his rural Sulphur Springs residence. The suspect...
Texas Senate Passes Bill To Redefine Fentanyl Charges
April 13, 2023- Texas Senate has recently passed Senate Bill 645 that would redefine fentanyl poisoning as murder for purposes of prosecution and death certificates. Over the past two years, the Texas Department of Public Safety had seized over 353 million lethal doses of fentanyl, enough to kill almost every person in the United States. The author of the Bill Sen. Joan Huffman, attached a floor amendment to SB 645 defining the...
Texas Legislation Bill Could Overturn 4 Day School Weeks
April 12, 2023- Texas legislation has a proposed bill that could overturn the current four-day school weeks seen throughout the state of Texas. This bill could cause the several school districts who have already converted to the four-day week system to return to the previous five day week. Several Texas School districts have changed their schedules to allow for a four-day school week, including Sulphur Bluff Independent School...
Motorist Assist Lands Wolfe City Resident in Jail
April 12, 2023 – Wolfe City, TX resident Alycia Jean Woolsey was arrested and charged with felony possession of controlled substance this week. Woolsey, age 37, was stopped on Interstate 30 near mile marker 128 when Sulphur Springs Police stopped to provide motorist assistance. During that assist, which started around midnight, it was determined that Woolsey was in possession of over 1 gram of cocaine. Woolsey was arrested and...
Mike Lamb Accepts His Official Resignation From SSISD
April 12, 2023- Mike Lamb, the superintendent who has been in charge of SSISD for the past eleven years, has officially accepted his resignation. He was presented a plaque by the school board in commemoration of his time spent at SSISD. Recently Mike Lamb accepted a top position at Little Elm ISD. Little Elm has agreed to allow Mr. Lamb to split his time between the two districts through April. Lamb has also stated he will be a part...
Incorporating Dike Townhall With Municipal Attorney Charlie Zeck
April 11, 2023- Municipal Attorney Charlie Zeck will be at the Dike community center Saturday April 15th to discuss Incorporating Dike. Topics will include: CONTINUATION OF ALL COUNTY SERVICES CLARIFICATION OF NO PROPERTY TAX DESCRIPTION OF A CLASS-C MUNICIPALITY Open for Q&A – send questions to [email protected]
