Blue Santa 2024
December 3, 2024 – Friday kicks off the annual Blue Santa Toy Drive in Hopkins County. Here’s your chance to help provide Christmas Cheer to children in Hopkins County that might not otherwise receive any Christmas gifts. Don’t forget the BBQ provided by CJ Duffey. Unlike past years, the weather will be fair and cool. Please bring a new, unwrapped toy or some folding money to Walmart in Sulphur Springs. All donations...
Attorney General Ken Paxton Secures Death Sentence For Murderer Who Killed a Police Officer While Carrying Drugs Across State Lines
LONGVIEW – Gregory Newson was sentenced to death for murdering a police officer in 2019. Deputy Dickerson On December 31, 2019, Deputy William Christopher Dickerson was murdered by Newson during a traffic stop in Panola County around 2:00 AM while traveling through East Texas from his home in Shreveport, Louisiana. Newson was transporting a large quantity of marijuana, $5,500 in cash, and an illegally possessed AR-15 with a 60-round...
*Update* SSPD Investigates Murder of Frosty The Snowman On Main Street
December 2, 2024 – Although not dressed in green, a “grinch” was caught on security camera tackling and depleting a blow-up Frosty of his much needed oxygen at a local business on Main Street late Saturday night. The offending suspect, wearing a dark coat, khaki pants, red ballcap and tennis shoes calmly walks up behind the unsuspecting holiday character, pouncing on the decoration and collapsing Frosty to the ground...
Big Bend Ranch State Park Search and Rescue
December 2, 2024 – This is an ongoing situation and initial information is subject to change. Updates will be provided as information becomes available. Nov. 27, 12:30 p.m.: A multi-agency search and rescue operation is underway at Big Bend Ranch State Park (BBRSP) for Debra Staples, 56, of Roanoke. Staples was last seen Tuesday, Nov. 26 around 9:30 a.m. at the West Contrabando Trailhead wearing cycling attire. Her husband...
Sulphur Springs Residents Prepare to Address City Council on Proposed Zoning Change
November 26, 2024 – Sulphur Springs residents are preparing to make their thoughts known at the December 3 City Council Meeting. The heart of the issue is a proposed Zoning change. The change would take approximately 40 acres in the northwest part of the city from Single-Family all the way to Heavy Industrial. Planning and Zoning has already submitted their recommendation to proceed with the zoning change. A “heavy...
Greenville Officer Involved in Monday Night Shooting Dies
November 26, 2024 – Greenville, Texas – The Greenville Police Department is deeply saddened to report the tragic loss of Officer Cooper Dawson, badge number 366, who was killed in the line of duty on November 25, 2024. On Monday, November 25, at approximately 7:40pm, Officer Dawson initiated a traffic stop which led to a foot pursuit in the 3500 block of Pickett Street. While pursuing the suspect behind the address of 3517...
Texas Officials Celebrate Approval of Bluebonnet Curriculum for K-5 Students
Now approved by the State Board of Education, the materials will be available for teachers and students in the 2025-2026 school year. By Sydnie Henry | November 22, 2024 – The State Board of Education has approved the Texas Education Agency’s Bluebonnet Learning curriculum for K-5 reading and math. The Texas Education Agency describes the new instructional materials as Open Education Resources, which means they are...
Texas Expands Floating Marine Barriers To Secure The Border
November 22, 2024 – Austin, Texas – Governor Greg Abbott, the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS), and the Texas National Guard continue to work together to secure the border; stop the smuggling of drugs, weapons, and people into Texas; and prevent, detect, and interdict transnational criminal activity between ports of entry. Since the launch of Operation Lone Star, the multi-agency effort has led to over 526,600...
CEA Mario Villarino Visits with John Mark Dempsey on this Episode of A Second Cup Of Coffee
Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Hopkins County Agent Mario Villarino-Gutierrez stopped by the KSST studios and visited with John Mark Dempsey on this episode of KSST’s A Second Cup Of Coffee… The two talked about such topics as fire ants and how to deal with them, the amount of rainfall we have had in Hopkins County and how it’s effecting the area, hay in Hopkins County and how the amount of rain has affected...
Everett Van Jennings Accumulates Additional Charges While in Jail
November 21, 2024 – Hopkins County resident Everett Van Jennings has accumulated three additional charges while in custody. The bond on these new charges total $1,125,000. Everett Van Jennings Jennings ran afoul of the law when several sports car where found in his garage. Those cars were reported as stolen. See the details by clicking here. He was also arrested in connection with a stolen watercraft. See that story here. A...
