Fastpitch Softball Championship of Champions Tourney Coming to Sulphur Springs In May 2023
National Championship Sports will be hosting the LSB Tournaments Championship of Champions Softball Tournament in Sulphur Springs in May 2023; the fastpitch softball tourney is essentially a softball World Series event, according to Sulphur Springs Parks Director Jerry Maynard and City Manager Marc Maxwell. NCS is, however, no stranger to Sulphur Springs, with at least eight other events already being hosted in Coleman Park, according...
SSHS Wildcat Band Marching Through “Bandtober” With An Eye At Area UIL Next
The Sulphur Springs High School Wildcat Band has been on the move — traveling, performing, and competing during their busiest time of the year. The month of October brings a “culmination of all things competitive marching band,” with Friday night football game performances and Saturday contests. The weekly Saturday marching contests in October have lead to the coining of the month as “Bandtober.” Sulphur Springs High...
Inductees For Friday’s 2022 Hall Of Honor Ceremony Revealed
Four former Sulphur Springs athletic greats will be inducted into the SSHS Hall of Honor in a pre-game ceremony on Friday, Oct. 21. Quan Johnson, a district basketball MVP who graduated in 1990; Torio Kelly, a record-setting running back in the Class of 1996; Maegan Bell Nix, a 2003 graduate who was a two-sport MVP; and Colby Suggs, a 2010 graduate who was an All-State pitcher and won a state championship in football, will be the...
2 Arrested, Search Warrant Executed At Fisher Street Residence
Two people were arrested and a search warrant was executed at a Fisher Street residence last week, according to arrest reports. Fernando Motes De Oca Sulphur Springs-Hopkins County Special Crimes Unit Lt. Mark Estes reported taking Fernando Montes De Oca and Malissa Louise “Nana” Larey into custody upon arrival at 10:03 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 13, 2022, at their Fisher Street residence. Estes reported multiple undercover...
168 Stew Cook Sites To Choose From At The 53rd Annual Hopkins County Stew Festival
Tickets Are $8 Each For A Bowl And All-You-Can-Eat Of Stew Or 4 For $28 Through Friday; Quarts Are $15 Almost 170 stew cook sites and projected perfect weather should make for a memorable 53rd Annual Hopkins County Stew Festival for the entire family on Saturday. The 53rd Annual Hopkins County Stew Festival is this Saturday, Oct. 22, 2022 at Buford Park. Tickets available online, at the Chamber of Commerce and at the Stew. The...
Another Successful Help-A-Child Benefit In The Books
The 15th Annual Help-A-Child Benefit was hailed by organizers as another success for children served by Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children and Northeast Texas Child Advocacy Center, four local foster families and toward scholarships to be awarded to graduating high school seniors by Masonic Lodges who participate in and help put on the annual event. In Appreciation for 15-Year as Help-A-Child presenting sponsors15th Annual...
Sulphur Springs Teen Accused Of Injuring Five With A Knife
A Sulphur Springs man was accused of injuring five people with a knife, two of whom pressed charges against him early Sunday morning, according to arrest reports. Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office Deputies Zack Horne and Drew Fisher and Sgt. Tanner Steward responded at 2 a.m. Oct. 16, 2022, to a complaint of an active disturbance on FM 71 east. While they were responding, dispatchers received additional information, first, that a...
Sulphur Bluff Team Named Grand Champion At Help-A-Child Benefit Ag Mechanics Build Off
The first ever Help-A-Child Benefit Ag Mechanics Team Build Off was a huge success Friday, with all 35 teams commended by the judges for their welding skills, safety practices and use of PPE, and manner in which they worked together as a team. In the end, however, only the teams constructing the top four ranked smokers went home with awards. “Everyone is doing excellent work,” said John Plemons, Paris Junior College...
4 Jailed On Probation Warrants, 2 Arrested In Court, 3 Others Jailed On Felony Warrants
Over the last week, nine people were jailed in Hopkins County on felony warrants. Four people were jailed in Hopkins County on violation of probation warrants, two were taken into custody in district court, and three on other felony warrants, according to arrest and jail reports. Arrested In District Court Brian Everett “Gump” Gumpert Hopkins County Sheriff’s Deputies Mike Sheen and Steve Huffman took Brian Everett...
Peppa Pig is Coming to Arlington December 26, 2022
KSST has secured a limited number of tickets and will be giving them away to lucky Peppa Pig Fans very soon! TICKETS ON SALE NOW! HOORAY! PEPPA PIG LIVE! PEPPA PIG’S ADVENTURE TO RESUME TOURING THIS HOLIDAY SEASON WITH A SPECIAL STOP IN ARLINGTON, TEXAS.The show, featuring the globally beloved character of Peppa Pig, will delight audiences on December 26, 2022 Tickets on sale now at utatickets.com WHAT: Round Room Live and...
