Marijuana, Methamphetamine and THC Residue, False Urine Found In Car
Sulphur Springs Police Officer Silas Whaley arrested a 31-year-old Dike man after finding marijuana, methamphetamine and THC residue and a false urine kit in his vehicle, according to arrest reports. Justin Wade Overly (HCSO jail photos) Whaley contacted Justin Wade Overly to offer assistance to the man in the Pontiac G6 stopped in the 1400 block of East Shannon Road. While talking with the Dike man, Whaley alleged Overly exhibited...
TWC Releases Guidance on Overpayments Related To Identity Theft
May 4, 2021 News Release Austin – The Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) is issuing guidance to individuals who receive notices of overpayment due to identity theft, to clarify the best way to respond to such instances. Identity theft is on the rise, and scammers are targeting Texans, using stolen information to attempt to gain further information. While TWC identifies and locks down most fraudulent applications, it is possible in...
Lady Cats Softball Area Series Date and Location Again Revised
Another change has been made to the Lady Cats Area round playoff against Crandall. Lady Cats Coach David Carrillo said Tuesday afternoon (May 4) that game 1 of the series will now take place on Thursday and it will be occurring at Nevada Community starting at 7:30 p.m. Game 2 is now taking place at Nevada Community on Friday at 7:30 P.M. Game 3, if necessary, will take place at the series’s original location of Royse City at...
Hopkins County Health Care Foundation Purchases Panda Warmers For The Labor And Delivery Unit
Hopkins County Healthcare Foundation News Panda Warmer By Shannon Barker, Executive Director, Hopkins County Healthcare Foundation Sulphur Springs, Texas, May 3, 2021 – It’s 6 weeks post Gala Unmasked and the Hopkins County Health Care Foundation is delighted to announce the purchase of 5 new iRes Bedded Panda Warmers for the CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital Sulphur Springs Labor and Delivery Unit. Members of the Health Care...
Paxton Sues Biden Administration Over Dictating Texas Tax Policy In Federal COVID-19 Relief Law
PRESS RELEASE May 4, 2021 AUSTIN – Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a lawsuit against the Biden Administration over a provision in the federal government’s American Rescue Plan Act. Though the Act generally assists Texans recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic, one provision — the Tax Mandate — specifically demands that Texas not use funds received through the Act to “directly or indirectly” offset tax revenue reduction caused by...
Sulphur Springs Woman Jailed On A Probation Warrant
A 35-year-old Sulphur Springs woman was jailed on a probation warrant Monday. Heather Lynn Franks (HCSO jail photo) Sulphur Springs Police Officer Sean Hoffman reported seeing Heather Lynn Franks get into a vehicle on Church Street just before 8:20 a.m. May 3, 2021. Aware the woman had at on point had a warrant for her arrest, Hoffman confirmed the warrant was still active. He then stopped the vehicle Franks was in two blocks down the...
Showing Appreciation To Teachers
Sulphur Springs ISD Education Foundation may not have been able to assist educators in the manner they are used to, they couldn’t let the week pass without showing appreciation to teachers for all their extra work to help school go flow as normally as possible, especially during the extraordinary circumstances brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic. “Normally, we would award Innovative Teaching Grants to teachers during the school...
Texas Ranger Ticket Giveaway #3
KSST has Texas Ranger Baseball tickets available for the Friday May 7th, 2021 game against the Mariners. 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 to enter....
All 5 SSHS Competitors Medal At The 2021 State Academic UIL Contest
Literary Criticism Team Earns State Championship All five of the Sulphur Springs High School Academic UIL Team who competed Saturday, May 1, at the 2021 State Academic UIL Meet Competition returned home with medals. One team came back with a State Championship and one student placed in three events. SSHS Wildcat UIL The SSHS Literary Criticism Team composed of Matthew Harper, Kendall Little (senior class salutatorian), Shelby Ray and...
Sulphur Springs, Hopkins County Weathers Storm Relatively Unscathed
Sulphur Springs and Hopkins County weathered Monday night’s storm relatively unscathed, despite a deluge of rain and high winds, according to local officials. The National Weather Service reported winds 87 mile per hour wind gusts were observed at Sulphur Springs Municipal Airport at 11:04 p.m. Monday, May 3, 2021. At 11:08 p.m., severe thunderstorms extended along a line from Tira to Sulphur Springs and Yantis at 35 miles per...
