Sulphur Springs ISD Board Of Trustees Approve 5 Personnel, 2 Appointments
3 Resignations, 1 New Teacher, 1 Job Swap Receive School Board Approval Sulphur Springs Independent School District Board of Trustees approved five personnel changes and two appointments during their regular November meeting earlier this week. The school board accepted the resignations of Monty Tipps as the campus police officer at Bowie Primary, Carolina Mejia as a Title I Aide at Travis Primary and Daymon Nash as a special education...
Hopkins County Firefighters Dispatched To 4 Structure Fires In 12 Hours Tuesday
Resident of One Residence Unaccounted For Wednesday County firefighters were dispatched to four structure fires within 12 hours Tuesday. Hopkins County firefighters were dispatched to four structure fires within 12 hours Tuesday, including one blaze in which a disabled resident was still unaccounted for Wednesday morning. Hopkins County emergency dispatchers were contacted at 2:43 p.m. about the house fire on County Road 3608 in...
Sulphur Springs Symphony Auction is November 23rd, 2019
The 28th annual Live Auction on KSST benefiting the Sulphur Springs Symphony League will be held Saturday, November 23. The auction begins at 5 PM. You can listen live on KSST 1230 AM, watch Suddenlink Channel 18, or stream it at www.ksstradio.com. Local celebrities taking bids. We rely on the live auction as our only fundraiser to supplement donations made by our League members and event sponsors. This year, we are hoping to raise...
KIA Memorial Dedication, Disabled Veteran Statue Unveiling A Well Attended, Moving Event
Celebration Plaza was packed Saturday evening with community members paying tribute to the fallen and respect for those who have served during a special dedication and unveiling ceremony. The occasion was a more solemn one, bringing a tear to many an eye at the ringing of the bell as each local hero who was killed in action was named; each name and the year they paid the ultimate price in service to their country is listed on three of...
Several Schools Hosting Programs, Special Events Nov. 11 For Local Veterans
Many of our local schools have programs and other activities planned Nov. 11 to honor local veterans for their service. Below are some that KSST has been made aware of: Sulphur Springs High School will host a reception at 12 noon Monday, Nov. 11, in the SSHS Library, with a special program to follow at 1 p.m. in the high school gymnasium. All past and present military are invited to attend. The SSHS Band will perform and the event...
‘Person Of Interest’ In Homicide Found
Nov 9, 2019 – James Kilgore, the man local authorities identified as a “person of interest” in a homicide, was located Saturday night. Kilgore was found by deputies from what was reported as an apparent gunshot suicide, with his dog near the Tira boat ramp last night, according to Hopkins County Sheriff’s Chief Deputy Tanner Crump. A manhunt was launched Friday afternoon and authorities continued to search...
Commissioners To Select Bid For Building Project
Hopkins County Commissioner Court Miller Grove Volunteer Fire Department Members To Be Recognized Monday, Nov. 11, by Commissioners Court Hopkins County Commissioners Court Friday received three bids to construct a new building on county property at the corner of Rosemont and Houston streets. During their regular meeting Monday at 9 a.m., the commissioners are slated to announce those bids as well as the one they feel will best meet...
Shawls Of Love Donates To Wesley Oaks Memory Care
Shawls of Love Ladies display items they’ve made to brighten others’ day. The Shawls of Love volunteers have done it again. They brought smiles to faces in Wesley Oaks Memory Care with the donations of shawls, booties, scarves and throws. Sulphur Springs Imaging Center served as sponsor and participated in these blessings. The Shawls of Love Ladies meet at the Sulphur Springs Senior Citizens Center on the fourth Monday of...
TxDOT Urges Drives To ‘End The Streak’ Of Daily Deaths
November 7, 2019 marks grim anniversary of the last deathless day on Texas roadways TxDot Logo AUSTIN — Julian Ekpanya will someday smile while reeling in his first fish. He will experience the joy of hitting his first Little League home run, learn to ride a bike and eventually take a prideful walk across a graduation stage. But his father won’t be there for any of it. Julian’s father, Endy, was a Pearland police officer responding to...
Economic Outlook Conference 2019 To Be Held At Civic Center Dec. 4
Hopkins County Chamber of Commerce and Sulphur Springs-Hopkins County Economic Development Corporation present Economic Outlook Conference 2019 at from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Dec. 4, at the Hopkins County Civic Center. The keynote speaker will be Christopher Slijk, assistant economist at the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas. As a member of the Research Department’s regional group, Slijk’s work focuses on economic growth in Texas and the...
