Traffic Stop Yields Arrest of Robbery Suspect
A 25-year old Mount Pleasant man was arrested Saturday morning by a DPS trooper in Hopkins County after the man reportedly misidentified himself in hopes of avoiding a connection with an aggravated robbery case in Titus County. The man was a passenger in a car that was stopped for a traffic violation at the 136 mile marker along I-30. Carlos Roberto Zuniga was charged with failure to properly identify himself. JP B.J. Teer set bond at...
Hopkins County Sheriff’s Deputy Assaulted
September 25, 2017 – Warrant service by Hopkins County Sheriff’s deputies led to two arrests at a home on County Road 1441 Saturday morning. A woman at the residence is accused of biting, kicking and hitting Sheriff’s Sgt. Amanda Weatherford. Later a search of the house led to discovery of over four grams of methamphetamine. 34-year old Brandy Dawn Loven of Winnsboro was charged with assaulting a public servant and...
City to Test Warning Sirens Monday September 25th, 2017 at Noon
Warning siren will be tested today throughout Sulphur Springs, TX at noon.
Ms. Texas Senior Patsy Crist: A Talented Lady Representing Hopkins County Well
Patsy Roan Crist of the Cumby area of Hopkins County is the newly crowned Ms. Texas Senior Classic. She won the title and crown at the state-wide pageant held in Tyler on Saturday September 23, 2017. In the competition, she modeled evening wear, gave her Philosophy of Life for the judges, and presented a hilarious “Vitameatavegamin” skit from the I Love Lucy Show as her talent. Patsy will be making appearances...
Hopkins County Fall Festival Creative Arts Contest: Registration Opening Soon
By Savannah Owens The Hopkins County Fall Festival Creative Arts Contest is not to be confused with the Arts and Craft Show. Occurring on Oct. 27th and 28th, this event will be held from 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm on Friday, and 9:00 am to 1:30 pm on Saturday. There are many different categories to enter in from photography to baked goods, sewing and more! (See the full list below.) KSST talked to Johanna Hicks, chairwoman for this event, to...
Game Day: Wildcat Football; Lady Cat Volleyball
The Wildcats’ football team will play their fourth game of the season at Whitehouse Friday night (September 22). Kickoff is at 7:30 p.m. It’s Homecoming for Whitehouse. Both teams come into this non-district game with a 2-1 record. The Wildcats defeated Sherman and Avalon of Maryland before losing to Paris last week. Whitehouse got wins over Hallsville and Tyler Chapel Hill and then last week lost to Carthage, the #1...
United Way Begins 2017-2018 Campaign, “Help Starts at Home”
Wednesday at the Southwest Dairy Museum, Hopkins County United Way 2017-2018 Campaign, “Help Starts at Home”, began with the annual workers’ luncheon. The goal for 2017-2018 is $175,000. Funds received during the drive will be allocated to: Boy Scouts of America, Circle Ten Council, $3,500 CANHelp, $11,000 East Texas Council on Alcohol/Drug Abuse, $1,000 Heritage Christian Counseling Center, $9,000 Hopkins County 4-H, $2,700 Hopkins...
Hopkins County Jail Passed State Jail Standards Inspection Tuesday
Hopkins County Jail passed state standards jail inspection that was conducted Tuesday. Sheriff Lewis Tatum and the jail staff were told at 6:30 p.m. by the inspector that the jail staff had performed exceptionally well this past year. The jail had difficulties in last year’s inspection but, according to Sheriff Tatum the jail was new and the jail administrator was also new. Paperwork was the problem last year. This year all...
North Hopkins ISD One of 39 School Districts Seeking “Tax Swap” Ratification
North Hopkins is not alone in the quest to ratify a “tax swap” to benefit the local school district with additional state funds. Currently, 38 districts in Texas have either ratified or will be voting soon. Early voting in the North Hopkins ISD “tax swap” ratification that will move $0.13 from the Interest and Sinking (I&S) (debt payment) tax rate to the Maintenance and Operations (M&O) tax rate began Tuesday and continues...
Thank you Cecil Savage
by Jim Rogers [Editor’s Note: Having been in Dallas Monday September 18, 2017 for preoperative testing at the same hospital where Cecil died on Friday, I was unable to give a proper tribute to Cecil Savage on Monday. Here is our feeble attempt to honor a great man and good friend.] For almost 13 years Cecil Savage informed the Hopkins County area with the news of the day. However, his greatest contribution to local listening...
