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Additional Charges Added For Man Accused Of Stalking
Apr30

Additional Charges Added For Man Accused Of Stalking

Additional charges were added to the list of offenses the 41-year-old Sulphur Springs man accused of stalking earlier in the week is beind held on, according to arrest reports. Christopher James “CJ” Timmons (HCSO jail photo) Sulphur Springs Police Department Special Crimes Unit Lt. Mark Estes at 2:10 p.m. Thursday, April 29, served Christopher James Timmons at the county jail with a felony warrant for criminal mischief...

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Archer Named State Champion In Latino History, 3 Additional SSHS Students Among Top 5 In Essay Contests
Apr30

Archer Named State Champion In Latino History, 3 Additional SSHS Students Among Top 5 In Essay Contests

Sulphur Springs High School students brought home four awards, including a state title, following UIL’s announced April 30 of winners for UIL Essay contests. Harley Archer won the Latino Historical Essay Competition with her paper about Bea Salazar. (Screen Captures from the virutal UIL 2021 Essay Competition Awards) Junior Harley Archer was named the 2021 State Champion in the Latino History Essay Competition with her essay...

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Como-Pickton CISD, Yantis and Cumby ISD Elections To Be Determined May 1
Apr30

Como-Pickton CISD, Yantis and Cumby ISD Elections To Be Determined May 1

Cumby Residents To Vote on $7.34M-7.941M In Bond Proposals; CP, Yantis Holding School Board Elections Early voting in local school bond and trustees elections concluded Tuesday, with relatively low early voting turnouts reported in Como-Pickton and Yantis ISD elections, but a higher turn out for the Cumby ISD two-proposal $7.34-7.941 million bond election than the bond election conducted in 2019. Como-Pickton CISD Trustees Election...

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Vaccine Supplies Plentiful, Available Through CHRISTUS Vaccine Clinic Roll-Outs
Apr30

Vaccine Supplies Plentiful, Available Through CHRISTUS Vaccine Clinic Roll-Outs

During the Thursday April 29, 2021 Good Morning Show on KSST, CHRISTUS CEO Paul Harvey and CNO Anitha Sanderson informed listeners about plentiful vaccines in all three types, now available through Vaccine Clinics being scheduled through the hospital. Check the hospital website, CHRISTUStmf.org and stay tuned to KSST for clinic dates during May. Or you may phone Holly Ragan at 903-439-4033 to put your name on a list to receive your...

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2 Men Sentenced In District Court Tuesday
Apr29

2 Men Sentenced In District Court Tuesday

Two men were sentenced this week in district court Tuesday, each after previously making open pleas, according to court reports. Aggravated Assault With A Deadly Weapon Hearing Brandon Clayton Soles (HCSO jail photo) Brandon Clayton Soles appeared before Judge Eddie Northcutt in the 8th Judicial District Court Tuesday morning, April 27, 2021, for a sentencing hearing on the aggravated assault with a deadly weapon charge for which he...

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4 Men Jailed in Hopkins County On Felony Charges
Apr29

4 Men Jailed in Hopkins County On Felony Charges

Four men were jailed in Hopkins County on felony charges in the last 2 days, on on a controlled substance charges, one on a felony driving while intoxicated charge and two on marijuana charges, according to arrest reports. James Raymond Adams (HCSO jail photo) James Raymond Adams turned himself in just before 2 a.m. Wednesday, April 28, 2021, in the Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office lobby. Deputy Nick Marney escorted the...

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SSPD Scam Alert: Beware Of Callers Threatening Warrants Or Jail If Money, Preloaded Gift Or Debit Cards Are Not Shipped
Apr29

SSPD Scam Alert: Beware Of Callers Threatening Warrants Or Jail If Money, Preloaded Gift Or Debit Cards Are Not Shipped

Police Recover $26,400 Of More Than $60,000 Taken As A Result of Phone Scams Sulphur Springs Police Department investigators warn residents to beware of callers threatening warrants or jail time if money or gift cards aren’t mailed or shipped immediately. Also, don’t send money if notified of a supposed prize award, such as a vehicle or large amount of money. Police emphasize these are scams, designed primarily to take...

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Meet New Director of Hopkins County Community Chest
Apr29

Meet New Director of Hopkins County Community Chest

During April 2021, Heather White stepped into the capable shoes of outgoing Director Judy Moore who had successfully led Hopkins County Community Chest for eight years. White is not a new face to Hopkins County, nor to the work that Community Chest does for local residents. Heather is originally from Saltillo and a 2002 graduate of Como-Pickton CISD, then following a 15-year career in Lowe’s management, she made a career change....

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Lady Cats Softball Playoff Series Has Changed, No Game Thursday Night
Apr29

Lady Cats Softball Playoff Series Has Changed, No Game Thursday Night

The Lady Cats Softball Team’s bi-district schedule versus Lufkin has changed. The new schedule calls for two games Friday at Marshall at 6 p.m. The second game is scheduled to begin 30 minutes after the conclusion of game 1. Game 3, if necessary, will be Saturday at noon at Whitehouse. The Lady Cats, district co-champions and the #1 seed from district 15-5A, have a season record of 22-3. They enter the game having won 13 games...

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Miller Grove HS Has 3 UIL Academic Competitors Moving on to State
Apr29

Miller Grove HS Has 3 UIL Academic Competitors Moving on to State

Miller Grove High School Academic UIL competitors showed up at the Regional contest with winning in mind. Of the ten who advanced to Regionals from the District level, the academic team walked away with a total of five medals, three students who are moving on to the state level, and the Speech Team won overall second place. Bailee Shipp placed fifth in poetry. Addison Stanton fared just a bit better in the prose competition, getting...

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