Another, Older Scam Call Received by Local Senior Adult Wednesday
Shortly after reporting the call to Sulphur Springs Police, a well-known city resident contacted KSST News Wednesday afternoon regarding a phone call that had proved unsettling for the senior adult who is a grandfather. The call was a scam that has been around for years but once again rang in the home of an unsuspecting senior adult. This was the second specific scam call reported Wednesday. On the other end of the phone call was a...
Fraud Strikes Hopkins County Yet Again
Residents in Hopkins County are yet again being harassed by scam artists. A Como man filed a complaint to the Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office after he received a phone call from an individual claiming to be a Hopkins County law enforcement officer. The caller claimed to be “Officer Adam Williams,” gave a false badge number, and proceeded to inform the Como man that he needed to pay a fee immediately or an arrest...
Police and Firefighters Associations in Sulphur Springs Seek Pay Increase
Sulphur Spring Professional Police Association and the city’s Professional Firefighters Association are seeking an increase in salaries that would amount to a $1.2 million dollar budget increase for the City of Sulphur Springs and a 13-cent per $100 evaluation increase in city taxes to pay for the salary increase. In a packet presented to the city and city council, they are spelling out their desires and presenting a comparison with...
Roach Arrested for Continuous Sexual Assualt of Seven Year Old
Donald Michael Roach, 44, is in Hopkins County jail following the outcry of a 7-year old child to a relative. Roach is being held on $150,000 bond for Sex Abuse of a Child Continuous: Victim Under 14-years of age. The child and her mother were living in the same residence with Roach. According to Chief Criminal Investigator Lewis Tatum, the child told a relative about the continuous sexual abuse and the relative took the child to the...
One Arrested, One At Large In Super Handy Burglary
Sulphur Springs Police Department Communications advised of a burglary in progress at the Super Handy convenience store on Gilmer Street early Sunday morning. The subjects involved fled the scene in a gray 2009 Ford Escape. Hopkins County Sheriff’s Deputy Shea Shaw located the vehicle traveling westbound on Interstate 30. The vehicle proceeded without yielding for approximately a mile before stopping at the 121 mile marker....
91 Runs Give Lady Cats a 6-0 Sweep in Home Tournament
It is fitting that the Lady Cats ended their participation in their own Sulphur Springs Tournament with Kristen Allen’s grand slam home run in a 14-5 victory over Prosper Saturday afternoon. In all the Lady Cats scored 91 runs and gave up only 20 as they went 6-0 in the tournament. The scores were 20-6 over Paul Pewitt, 17-4 over Royse City, 21-0 versus West Mesquite, 12-4 over Princeton, 7-1 against Holliday and 14-5 over...
Lady Cats Undefeated Going Into Second Day of Local Tourney
The Lady Cats Softball Team improved their season record to 4-0 with two more impressive wins Friday in their own Sulphur Springs Tournament. Early Friday afternoon, the Lady Cats pounded out 23 hits including 8 extra base hits to soundly defeat West Mesquite, 21-0. The game featured a ten run second inning for the Lady Cats who collected 9 hits and sent 14 batters to the plate. Sarah Womack pitched a one-hitter going four and a half...
Early Voting Available Saturday and Sunday
Early voters have an opportunity to cast ballots this weekend—Saturday from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. and Sunday from 1 p.m. until 5 p.m. Early voting for the March 1st Primary continues through Friday February 26th. Thursday 229 Hopkins County voters cast their ballot. Republicans numbered 215 and Democrats 14. The first three days of early voting have allowed 873 to cast ballots—65 Democrats and 808 Republicans. Only one local office...
Chamber of Commerce 90th Annual Membership Banquet Honors Presented
It was a night of unique moments during the award presentations at the 90th Annual Hopkins County Chamber of Commerce Membership Banquet Thursday night at the Hopkins County Regional Civic Center. A second generation winner of Citizen of the Year, one receiving two awards, and an award given posthumously to parents and to the son and his wife who currently own and operate the business were all a part of the evening. Following in the...
Lady Cats Win Bi-District in Overtime; Play Mansfield Summit Thursday
The Lady Cats Basketball Team, trailing by ten points after the third quarter, staged a ferocious fourth quarter comeback to force overtime where they claimed a 58-52 win over Lindale Tuesday night at Grand Saline. Sophomore Kaylee Jefferson had been held to only six points through three quarters but then took charge scoring 15 fourth quarter points. Daieyshia Pruitt hit two big three point shots in the fourth quarter including the...
