Early Voting Starts Tomorrow For March 5th Primary
February 19, 2024 – Registered voters in Hopkins County can early vote by personal appearance starting on Tuesday February 20, 2024 for the March 5th Primary. Early Voting is being held at 128G Jefferson Street, in Justice of the Peace #2 Courtroom. Hours will be 8am to 5pm. Early voting for this primary ends March 1, 2024. At this time a sample ballot has not been provided by the Hopkins County Clerk.
Ticket Giveaway: St. James Fish Fry #2
February 2024 – Friday night Fish Fry is back! You can win 2 tickets to the event hosted by the Knights of Columbus at 297 Texas St here in Sulphur Springs, TX. The FREE tickets are for the February 23, 2024 event only. Dine in or carry out starting a 5:00pm. Beer battered cod available, a short wait may be required. St. James Fish Fry Menu includes USA catfish, fries, coleslaw, hush puppies, beans, fried okra, tea, coffee,...
Results of the School Bond Poll
February 19, 2024 – KSST published a poll last week and encouraged residents to voice their opinions on the May 4, 2024 SSISD School Bond election. Click here to find out more about the Bond Election from the official site. It seems that within this poll: Almost all respondents are qualified to vote, have completely read the ‘Bond Fact Sheet’ Most feel there is a valid need to upgrade existing buildings Almost and...
Shoplifting Investigation Reveals Slew of Other Charges
February 17, 2024 – Sulphur Springs Police were dispatched to a local retailer on Broadway Friday afternoon as a suspect was being questioned by asset protection officers at the store. The suspect, Mitchelle Remon Williamson, was being detained for theft of $169.75 worth of merchandise as he had passed the last point of sale without paying for that merchandise. Williamson, age 40, was subsequently searched by SSPD and a firearm...
Suspect Charged with Murder in Another Suspected Fentanyl Death
February 16, 2024 – Tyler Bromley, 26, of Rockwall was booked into the Hopkins County Jail and is being held on $1 million bond for first degree felony murder charge stemming from a recent fentanyl overdose. Bromley is suspected of supplying the drugs laced with fentanyl that caused the death in the overdose. A new Texas law signed September 1, 2023 allows anyone who supplies fentanyl that results in a death to be charged with...
Chamber Banquet Award Recipients
February 16, 2024 – Another sell out crowd attended this year’s 97th Annual Hopkins County Chamber of Commerce Membership Banquet. Well deserving recipients received the following awards: Caregiver of the Year – Jerry Pritchett Growth and Renewal Award – Main Street Theater Ambassador of the Year – Kim Beck Vision Award – Billie Ruth Standbridge Community Pride Award – Help a Child Benefit,...
Jennings Family Members Get Caught Allegedly Hiding Fugitive
February 16, 2024 – As the investigation continues into the automobile theft case reported by KSST News in early January, Hopkins County Sheriff’s Deputies made thier way to a residence on County Road 2300 to serve a felony warrant on Everett Jennings. Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office patrol vehicle Deputies knocked on the door and received no answer although two residents could be seen walking through the...
Chamber Connection – February 14th
By Butch Burney If you haven’t started preparing for the great Total Solar Eclipse in which Sulphur Springs is on the centerline, you have less than two months. The Chamber has a eclipse website, TotalEclipseSSTx.com, in which you can upload information about events, attractions, lodging, retail shops and restaurants. That will be the information clearinghouse for what is happening in Hopkins County on April 8 and the weekend leading...
Sulphur Springs Spring Cleanup 2024 Scheduled for April 22nd Through the 27th
February 15, 2024 – The annual City-Wide Spring Clean-Up will be April 22nd 2024 through April 27th 2024. Sulphur Springs residents may bring large items to discard from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on clean-up days to the city collection site, located about a ¼ mile east of Flowserve, on East Jefferson St (Old US Hwy 67). Spring Clean-Up Week is strictly for Sulphur Springs residents, not for commercial interests. City residents are...
Ticket Giveaway: St. James Fish Fry #1
February 2024 – Friday night Fish Fry is back! You can win 2 tickets to the event hosted by the Knights of Columbus at 297 Texas St here in Sulphur Springs, TX. The FREE tickets are for the February 16, 2024 event only. Dine in or carry out starting a 5:00pm. Beer battered cod available, a short wait may be required. St. James Fish Fry Menu includes USA catfish, fries, coleslaw, hush puppies, beans, fried okra, tea, coffee,...
