Beaumont Woman Jailed On Felony Theft Charge
A 34-year-old Beaumont woman ended up in Hopkins County jail on a felony theft charge Sunday afternoon, according to arrest reports. Mykeya Starlet James (HCSO jail photo) Mykeya Starlet James allegedly tried to leave Walmart with more than $50 worth of merchandise around 1:40 p.m. May 9, 2021. She reportedly passed all points of sale without paying for the merchandise she had collected in the store. She was detained until police...
Richardson Man Arrested In Dallas On Hopkins County Warrant
Joshua Ryan Knox (HCSO jail photo) A 28-year-old Richardson man was arrested and jailed in Dallas County on a Hopkins County felony warrant. After Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office was alerted, Deputy Amanda Weatherford traveled to Dallas County jail, took custody of Joshua Ryan Knox shortly after 1 p.m. May 10, 2021, according to arrest reports. Weatherford transported Knox to Hopkins County jail, where he was booked at 4:45 p.m....
Woodard Named State Champion In Hair and Make-Up UIL Contest
The State UIL Theatrical Design officials Monday night, May 10, 2021, named student AllieGrace Woodard as the State Champion in the Hair and Make-up Contest AllieGrace Woodard AllieGrace Woodard was chosen as a state finalist in two categories of the State Theater Design competition, marking at least the third time her theatrical designs qualified her as as state finalist. The Sulphur Springs High School student too was...
Sulphur Springs High School 2021 BBQ Build Off Draws 7 Schools, 8 Teams
Sulphur Springs High School’s annual BBQ Build Off may have been a couple of teams smaller than usual, but was still a success, thanks to the many local businesses who contributed to help with costs of materials and awards for participant FFA groups. According to the SSHS FFA instructor costs for materials needed for students to challenge themselves to build a barbecue pit within a limited time frame on the school ground has...
Travel Tuesday: Atlas Ocean Voyages To Set Sail On New Ship In July
Atlas Ocean Voyages is a new cruise line with smaller luxury ships that specializes in bucket-list worthy adventures. Their first ship, World Navigator, is the first of what will be a fleet of five similar sized ships to be released by the end of 2023. World Navigator will set sail July of 2021 and will offer it’s 196 passengers once-in-a-lifetime journeys in remote and bucket-list destinations. From the Black Sea to South...
SSISD Trustees Approve 60 Personnel Changes During May 10 Meeting
Sulphur Springs ISD trustees approved 60 personnel changes Monday evening during their regular board meeting; among the 1 1/2 pages of SSISD personnel changes were four notices of retirement, nearly two dozen resignations and new hires, and more than a dozen personnel job/campus swaps which will impact every district campus. The oath of office was administered to two incumbent trustees and board officers were agreed upon by trustees....
PJC Music Student Rebekah Veien Wins Texoma Piano Competition
PJC music student Rebekah Veien of Paris is shown at the piano where she recorded her winning entry in the Texoma Piano Competition. Paris Junior College music student Rebekah Veien recently took first prize in her category of the Texoma Piano Competition, hosted in April by the Southeastern Oklahoma State University Department of Music. Her virtual entry featured a performance of French composer Claude Debussy’s “The Sunken...
‘History by Foot’ Participants Will Tour Connally St. at 10AM May 22
Local Historian John Sellers Local historian John Sellers stays busy in several areas of interest in his hometown. But his interest in local history was fueled early in life by connections to Sydney Brice and June Tuck, who researched and compiled many of the historical records we now depend on. Also, even earlier, Celia Wright, John C. McDonald and C.O. James were keeping records on Hopkins County that he uses now in his research....
Rowena Johnson’s 50-Year Legacy As Educator To Continue At Lamar Campus
Rowena Johnson’s 50-year legacy as an educator will continue at Sulphur Springs ISD at the campus where she dedicated the final 27 years of her career as principal. SSISD Board of Trustees Monday evening voted unanimously to honor Johnson’s dedication to education by changing the name of Lamar Primary to Rowena Johnson Primary School. Rowena Johnson retired in June 2020, and was honored by the school board for her 50 years...
Senior Citizens Center Gets a Donation, Plans Health Fair and Shares Activities News
May has been a busy month at the Sulphur Springs Senior Citizens Center, with fun activities starting back up and a donation coming in to help with the needs of the Sr’s Center. Director Karon Weatherman shared the timely information with KSST. Oncor gave Meal A Day a $4,000.00 donation on May 11, 2021. We are so appreciative of every donation we receive. It helps to keep us going. Shown in Photo: Mary Ballard, Karon Weatherman,...
