Two New Commissioners Ready for New Terms
Prec 3 Travis Thompson January 29, 2025 – Hopkins County elected two new commissioners last year and those new terms started January 1st for Wesley Miller (Precinct 1) and Travis Thompson (Precinct 3). Both newly elected commissioners have already been to training in their first month of service and have hit the ground running with several regularly scheduled commissioner meetings and work sessions. Prec 1 Wesley Miller During...
TPWD Finalizes Purchase of 2,020 Acres Near Colorado Bend State Park
January 28, 2025 – AUSTIN – Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) laid the groundwork for a new state park in Central Texas with the purchase of 2,020 acres in Burnet County. The property includes two miles along the Colorado River and is located across the river from Colorado Bend State Park. Its purchase solidifies phase one of a potential two-phase property purchase to create a new state park comprising more than 3,000...
Governor Abbott Directs Texas Military To Coordinate With Trump Administration
January 27, 2025 – Austin, Texas – Governor Greg Abbott today directed the Texas Military Department to deploy the Texas Tactical Border Force to the Rio Grande Valley to coordinate with U.S. Border Patrol under the Trump Administration to secure the border. Departing from military bases in Fort Worth and Houston this morning, the Texas Tactical Border Force will surge over 400 additional soldiers, as well as C-130s and...
Lady Cats Took on the North Lamar Panthers January 24th in Basketball Action
January 26, 2025 – The Sulphur Springs Lady Cats competed against the North Lamar Lady Panthers in a fierce Basketball challenge January 24, 2025. The exciting game was played in Wildcats Gym in Sulphur Springs, Texas. Check out KSST’s coverage of the exciting game below, where KSST’s Sports Director John Mark Dempsey called Play by Play and the Tony Flippin provided Color...
U.S. Troop Arrive in Texas to Reinforce Border with Mexico
January 25, 2025 – U.S. active-duty troops have begun arriving in Texas and San Diego to provide additional support for border security amid ongoing challenges at the U.S.-Mexico border. The deployment, ordered by the Department of Defense, aims to assist the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) with non-law enforcement tasks such as surveillance, logistics, and administrative duties, allowing Customs and Border Protection...
Texas Governor Greg Abbott Calls on Congress to Repay Border Defense Costs
January 24, 2025 – Texas Governor Greg Abbott has formally called on the U.S. Congress to provide reimbursement for the substantial expenses Texas has incurred in addressing the ongoing border crisis. Abbott has argued that Texas has taken extraordinary measures to secure the border in the absence of sufficient federal action. These measures include deploying the Texas National Guard and Department of Public Safety officers,...
Will Public School Teachers Soon Wear Body Cameras ?
January 23, 2025 – The idea of school teachers wearing body cameras, similar to police officers, is a controversial and thought-provoking topic. Advocates argue that body cameras could enhance accountability, transparency, and safety within educational environments. Cameras could serve as an impartial record of interactions between teachers, students, and even parents, potentially deterring inappropriate behavior or false...
More Suspects Caught Up in Cattle Theft
January 22, 2025 – Two more suspects will be spending the night in the Hopkins County Jail as two suspects have bonded out of jail in a local cattle theft case. As the plot thickens on the theft of almost 100 head of cattle, so far, Gabriel Gomez, age 20, and Jeremy Gomez, age 19, are the latest suspects facing theft charges in the cattle case stemming from an investigation on Farm-to-Market Road 3236. The investigation now...
Suspected Cattle Rustlers Rounded Up in Hopkins County
MUNOZ, RICARDO BARAJAS, ADRIAN January 22, 2025 – Local investigators rounded up two individuals so far suspected of heading up cattle that were not their property and moving them on up to Delta County to be sold. The investigation started with a report from a rancher on FM 3236 in Hopkins County on January 18th of this year that cattle were missing from the property. Texas Cattle Rancher investigators got involved and soon...
Scammers Exploit Unregulated Bitcoin ATMs, Costing Texans Millions
January 22, 2025 – Unregulated Bitcoin ATMs have become a lucrative tool for scammers, enabling them to steal millions from unsuspecting Texans. An estimated 4000 of these machines in Texas, designed to simplify cryptocurrency transactions, are increasingly being exploited due to their lack of oversight and anonymity. Unlike traditional banking systems, Bitcoin ATMs allow users to deposit cash in exchange for Bitcoin, which is...
