Texas Ranger Ticket Giveaway #1
KSST has Texas Ranger Baseball tickets available this weekend’s Saturday and Sunday games against the Braves. Winners will get to chose from available tickets, first come first served. Screen Shot of the App for a Texas Ranger Home Game This years tickets will be offered in a digital format. To be a winner, you will need to download and install the Offical MLB Ball Park App for your smart device. Think of the app as a digital...
Jettribe Mid-America WaterX Championship by Nauti Water Racing Round 1 and 2
This weekend is the long-awaited opening rounds for the Jettribe Mid-America WaterX Championship by Nauti Water Racing. We are excited to hang out with our Texas and Midwest racers once again. Rounds 1 and 2 this weekend in Somerville, Texas are going to be a fun, family-friendly event with highly competitive racing action on the water! Are you new to the PWC racing sport? The Jettribe Mid-America WaterX Series is a great environment...
Sulphur Springs Man Jailed On Parole Warrant
A 61-year-old Sulphur Springs man was jailed on a parole warrant Sunday evening, according to arrest and jail reports. Philip Edward Cork AKA Bill Cork (HCSO jail photo) Sulphur Springs Police Officers Dustin Green and Thad Cook reported making a stop for a traffic violation on South Carter Street Sunday afternoon. A records check showed Philip Edward Cork to be wanted by Austin Parole Board, Green noted in arrest reports. The...
SH 11 Traffic Stop Nets Several Bongs Loaded With Marijuana, 2 Handguns
A State Highway 11 traffic stop Saturday afternoon netted several bongs loaded with marijuana, two handguns and two arrests, according to arrest reports. A Texas Department of Public Safety trooper reported stopping a Jeep SV around 2:45 p.m. Saturday, April 23, 2022, for speeding on State Highway 11 in Hopkins County. As he approached the Jeep, he noticed the front seat passenger holding on her lap a bong he estimated was about...
First Phase Of Kids Kingdom Restoration Project A Great Success
Community Helps Commemorate Playground’s 25th Anniversary With Giving The first phase of the Kids Kingdom restoration project, undertaken by the Sulphur Springs Leadership Class of 2021-22 last weekend, was a great success, according to the class. The first phase included staining, painting, spreading mulch and undertaking some of the construction-type restoration to the park on its 25th anniversary. The Leadership Class was...
Commerce Man Accused of Aggravated Assault
A Commerce man was accused of aggravated assault over the weekend, according to arrest reports. Seth Alan Severson AKA Seth Alan Steverson (HCSO jail photo) Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office investigators reported getting a warrant for Seth Alan Severson’s arrest for an aggravated assault with a deadly weapon offense alleged to have occurred on April 21, 2022. No additional details about the alleged offense were reported...
Nude Woman Arrested For Disorderly Conduct
A nude woman was arrested late Sunday night for disorderly conduct, according to arrest reports. A Sulphur Springs Police officer responded at 11:29 p.m. Sunday night on Reservoir Street to a complaint of a nude woman leaning against a dark pickup. Upon arrival, the policeman noted a white female was indeed leaning against a Ford pickup and was nude except for a pair of shoe. The officer stopped to talk to the woman to check on her....
Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: FDA Approves First COVID-19 Treatment For Young Children
Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration expanded the approval to Gilead Sciences Inc. of the COVID-19 treatment Veklury (remdesivir) to include pediatric patients 28 days of age and older weighing at least 3 kilograms (about 7 pounds) with positive results of direct SARS-CoV-2 viral testing, who are: Hospitalized, orNot hospitalized and have mild-to-moderate COVID-19 and are at high risk for progression to severe COVID-19,...
10 SSHS Students, 3 Teams Qualify To Compete At State Academic UIL Contest
The Sulphur Springs High School Wildcat UIL Academic Team competed at the Region 2 UIL academic championships this past Friday and Saturday, April 22-23. Wildcat competitors finished 2nd place overall with 190 points. Highland Park took first with 245 points. Hallsville finished 3rd with 128 points. Ten SSHS students qualified for State UIL in 7 events. The State UIL meet will be held at the University of Texas at Austin on May 5...
Early Voting Under Way In SSISD Bond Election, 2 Constitutional Amendment Propositions
Last Day To Register To Vote For May 24 Runoff Is Monday Two elections will be held on two different days in May: the SSISD bond proposal, 2 proposed constitutional amendments, and Winnsboro ISD trustees elections on May 8; and runoffs from the March party primary elections will be held on May 24. There are two actions local voters can take today to vote in each. For registered voters, early voting in the May 7 elections starts today;...
