Memorial Services Set for Rancher, Contractor, Community Leader Jack D. Gillis
Jack D. Gillis passed away peacefully at age 94 on March 5, 2018 in the presence of his family. Mr. Gillis was born on September 21, 1923 in Cumby, Texas to parents A.K. and Ruth Record Gillis. He graduated from Cumby High School and then attended East Texas State College in Commerce and Texas A&M University in College Station. On May 1, 1943, he married his girlfriend from the first grade, Ruth Plunkett Gillis, who preceded him...
Amazing Heart and Passion For Our Kids: Charles McCauley
By Jim Rogers March 5, 2018 – Sulphur Springs High School band students wore their band shirts to school Monday in memory of their beloved director and SSHS Fine Arts Director Charles McCauley. McCauley died Sunday morning. Social media has been filled with pictures and comments honoring his life and work. McCauley was one of those unique people who enabled all to find in him a friend. His love for his work, his students, his...
Aviation History: VC-137C 85-6974 (SAM 974)
This Boeing 707-382B (c/n 20297/836) was originally delivered to TAP Air Portugal as CS-TBF in February 1970. It was sold to Buffalo Airways as N105BV in November 1983. It was finally seized by the U.S. Government from smugglers in 1985 and turned over to the USAF in October 1985. Buffalo Airways N105BV arrived at E-Systems 30 September 1985 and departed to Andrews AFB on 24 March 1988 as C-137C 85-6974. The airplane was disassembled...
Early Voting Totals In; Tuesday is Primary Election Day
Early voting in the March 6th Primary Election ended Friday with Hopkins County registered Republicans casting 2366 ballots and Democrats casting 253 votes. Tuesday, March 6th all Hopkins County Voting Centers will be open from 7 a.m. until 7 p.m. for the Republican and Democrat Primary Elections. Hopkins County registered voters are not restricted to one specific voting box but may cast a ballot at any one of the polling places in...
Lady Cat Softball Picks Up Two Wins at Wylie Tourney
The Lady Cats’ softball team won a pair of games in a Wylie tournament Friday. The Lady Cats defeated Lubbock Cooper, 15-14 in nine innings and won over Sherman, 6-1. The Lubbock Cooper game was a wild one. The Lady Cats led 3-1 after one inning. They were down 6-5 after two. They trailed 9-5 after four. The Lady Cats trailed 10-9 after six. The score was tied 12-12 after seven. Both teams scored a run in the eighth to make it...
Minick Charged With Felony 1 Murder, Bond Set at $1-Million
Thursday morning, Cassandra Joyce Minick, 30 was charged with Felony 1 Murder and is in Hopkins County Jail held on a $1-million bond. She is charged with the murder of her husband with a rifle. According to Hopkins County Sheriff Lewis Tatum, Cassandra Joyce Minick, 30, called the Sheriff’s Department around 12:06 a.m. Wednesday morning stating she had found her husband shot in their residence after she heard a gunshot. Deputies...
Sheriff’s Department Releases Information on Murder in Hopkins County
According to Hopkins County Sheriff Lewis Tatum, his office received a call around 12:06 a.m. Wednesday morning from a female stating she had found her husband shot in their residence after she heard a gunshot. When deputies arrived on scene, they found a white male unresponsive in the residence. Justice of the Peace Brad Cummings pronounced the man dead at the scene. His body was transported to Dallas for autopsy. The female is in...
Area 6 FFA Convention Held for 1st Time in Sulphur Springs
The Area 6 FFA Convention was held for the first time since 1987 in Sulphur Springs on February 26 at 2:00 pm in the Civic Center Auditorium. The civic center had over 1,000 FFA youth and their guests attend. Superintendent Mike Lamb welcomed everyone before district officers gave out the following awards, that were won last spring: Proficiency Awards, Lone Star Degrees, and Star awards. Members voted on a new Area President...
Police Continue Investigation into Saturday Morning Shooting Death; Names Released
At what is being described by Sulphur Springs Police as an all-night get together on Pampa Street, an altercation led to the shooting death of Joshua Paul Cowling, 38. Arrested at the scene of the incident was Aaron Tyler Crum, 26. Crum is charged with murder and is in Hopkins County Jail being held on a $1-million bond. The investigation continues as SSPD investigators and Texas Ranger John Vance question those who attended the get...
UBER: Ridesharing Arrives in Hopkins County
Uber, the original ridesharing service, began 8 years ago. The initial service areas were confined to the largest urban areas for obvious reasons. Residents of Hunt County have had Uber for several months now, but until this week the service ended at the Hopkins County line. KSST Radio can verify that at least 1 Uber driver is registered and accepting clients in Hopkins County. The first Uber fare in Hopkins County was a round trip...
