Registration For SSISD Summer Day Camp Now Open
Sulphur Springs ISD is offering Summer Day Camp to assist families who need summer child care for students ages 5-11 years? Summer Day Camp is available for any school-aged child, from 5 to 11 years old. The program is offered in place of the YMCA program, since they will not be able to offer a program this summer. The camp will begin Tuesday, June 1, and continue Monday-Friday, from 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. through July 23, at Barbara...
Texas Ranger Ticket Giveaway #5
KSST has Texas Ranger Baseball tickets available for the Friday May 21th, 2021 game against the Astros. 7:05 first pitch. 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 wallet for your tickets. How to Win Like KSST and this post on Facebook...
60 Bottles Of Medication, Stolen Gun, Marijuana Found During I-30 Traffic Stop
Hopkins County sheriff’s Office Deputies Drew Fisher and Nick Marney reported finding 60 bottles of medication, a stolen gun and misdemeanor amount of marijuana during an Interstate 30 traffic stop early Sunday morning. Jeremiah Nahum Jones The deputies stopped a Chevrolet Avalanche at 1:49 a.m. May 16, 2021, at the rest stop on I-30 east in Hopkins County for an expired registration. Deputies conducted a probable cause search...
Zoom Meeting for May HC Genealogical Society ‘Social History Can Enhance Family Stories’ is Thursday May 20
The May 2021 meeting of the Hopkins County Genealogical Society will be presented by Zoom meeting on Thursday May 20 at 7pm. The address to register for the Zoom meeting is listed below. Presenter is Susan Kaufman, currently Director of Education in the Texas State Genealogical Society. Her theme will be ‘Using Social History to Enhance Family Stories’. Susan Kaufman “Using Social History to Enhance Family...
SH 11 Traffic Stop Results In Location Of Contraband, 2 Arrests
A State Highway 11 traffic stop resulted in the location of contraband and 2 arrests, according to arrest reports. Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office Deputies Elijah Fite and Drew Fisher reported stopping a Honda Accord just after 1 a.m. Saturday, May 15, 2021, on SH 11 west at County Road 4824 for a traffic violation. Upon contact with the occupants, passenger Alyssa Renee Legendre allegedly admitted there was a marijuana...
Como, Dike Men Jailed For Felony DWI
In less than 24 hours, Como and Dike men were jailed for felony DWI, deputies alleged in arrest reports. FM 69 North Reckless Driver Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Aaron Chaney responded to a call about a reckless driver at FM 69 north at 11:53 p.m. May 13. He spotted a Dodge Ram pickup, which fit the description of the vehicle being driven recklessly. the pickup passed by the deputy and turned into Dike Post Office...
1 Jailed On An Indictment And 6 Others On Felony Warrants
One man was jailed on an indictment and at least five others were jailed on felony warrants over the last three days in Hopkins County, according to arrest and jail reports. Thomas Russell David Barnes (HCSO jail photo) Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office was notified a 28-year-old New York man was being held at Plaquemines Parish jail in Davant, Louisiana, at 9:15 a.m. Wednesday, May 12, 2021, on a Hopkins County charge. HCSO...
Great Start to Operation VET Event, BBQ Cookoff, Games and Benefit at VFW
Friday evening was the opener for the annual Operation Victor Echo Tango, or OVET event in Sulphur Springs. Largely put on by a local family and sponsors, the grounds were full and the atmosphere lively in the ‘old rodeo arena’ section on the north side of the VFW grounds at 1 Veterans Drive along I-30. I arrived at sundown to discover that it looked like a tent city, with music playing, all available parking spaces filled...
Ranger Serves Inmate With Retaliation Warrant
A Texas Ranger served an inmate with a retaliation warrant at the county jail Friday afternoon. Tyler Gerard Maloney(HCSO jail photo) Tyler Gerard Maloney has been in custody since his arrest on April 21 on a location warrant for violation of probation, which the 23-year-old was on for a May 2020 theft of firearm charge. The Sulphur Springs man also had a Rockwall warrant for possessing 2 ounces or more but less than 4 ounces of...
Lady Cats Softball Sweeps Huntsville For Regional Semifinal Bid
The Lady Cats and Huntsville Lady Hornets softball teams traded runs throughout the entirety of Game 2, but Sulphur Springs emerged victorious Friday, May 12 by a score of 7-5. Speaking on how he thought game 2 of the series would go versus Huntsville, Lady Cats softball coach David Carrillo “Knew [the Lady Cats] were going to have to battle.” Both teams snagged a run in the second inning. LF Nicole Higgins got the...
