Two Arrested For Engaging In Organized Criminal Activity
Joshua Christopher Terry, age 34, and Laronda Kaye Reed, 29, both of Kemp, Texas were arrested Wednesday, January 6 on charges of engaging in organized criminal activity. A complaint filed with local law enforcement cited a November 23, 2015 incident in which Reed was accused of the theft of six all-terrain vehicles from NorTex Tractor in Sulphur Springs. The ATVs were valued at over $30,000 but less than $150,000. The defendants may...
Woman Arrested For Child Endangerment, Drug Possession
Kristin Nicole Ramsey, 32, was arrested and charged with two counts of child endangerment and one count of possession of a controlled substance. Someone noticed the two children unattended in the vehicle and called the Sulphur Springs Police Department. According to reports, Ramsey went to Pilot Truck Stop to buy methamphetamine Wednesday night. She parked next to the dealer’s vehicle and left her 5-year old and 2-year old daughter in...
“Updated” Single Car Fatality Accident Wednesday Morning in County
A one-car fatality accident occurred either late night Tuesday or early morning Wednesday on County Road 3564, one half mile west of FM 69 near the Precinct 3 County Barn, according to Brad Cummings, Justice of the Peace. Cummings told KSST News that a 335i BMW hardtop convertible left the roadway and went airborne, hitting and lodging in trees along the roadway. The driver, Moises Galvan, was thrown about 15 to 20 ft. from the auto....
“Update” FAA and NTSB Officials Investigating Crash Scene
Tuesday, January 5, shortly before 1 p.m., a Cessna fixed wing single-engine plane owned by Airflyers of America of California, Inc., located in Addison, Texas, crashed on approach from the north planning to land at the Sulphur Springs Municipal Airport. Sulphur Springs Municipal Airport officials told us that Federal Aviation Administration and National Transportation Safety Board officials will be on sight investigating the crash...
City Council Appoints ZBA Members, Approve Parking Improvements, Welcome Tesla Charging Station
During their forty minute Tuesday night session, January 5, 2016, the Sulphur Springs City Council appointed a member and two alternates to the Zoning Board of Adjustments and approved the remainder of the agenda. Appointed to the ZBA were permanent member Kevin Mohl and alternate members Brad Burgin and Ben Spraggins. The appointments were made after the ZBA had failed to acquire a quorum for meetings in two of the previous three...
Hopkins County Grand Jury Indictments For January
Forty indictments were handed down by a Hopkins County Grand Jury Monday, January 4, 2016. The Grand Jury indictments included a number of individuals who have yet to be arrested and therefore their names are not released at this time. The sealed indictments will be executed by local law enforcement. Those indicted, whose names are released, include: For online solicitation of a minor for sex: Zain Jahangir, 29, of McKinney. Jahangir...
Memorial Hospital’s Express Care Opens for Business Tuesday
Combining humor and the serious, Memorial Hospital CEO Michael McAndrew welcomed the public to an open house and ribbon cutting Monday afternoon for Express Care, an Memorial health clinic established on the south side of Sulphur Springs in what was once the Radio Shack building. McAndrew stated his confidence in the Express Care staff as he pointed out those utilizing the services would receive both good care and speedy care at the...
Proposed Charging Station for Tesla On City Agenda Tuesday
Sulphur Springs City Council will consider a proposal that Tesla Motors representatives have already stated would be advantageous to both the city and Tesla vehicle owners. A charging station for Tesla vehicles to be built along Tomlinson Street in Sulphur Springs would be the only charging station between Rockwall and Hot Springs, Arkansas, according to City Manager Marc Maxwell. The location of the eight space charging center was...
KSST Noon News and Information Hour Changes Weekday Schedule
KSST radio will be making a few changes in the noon hour schedule beginning Monday, January 4. The new schedule will better serve the listening audience by concluding the noon news at 1 p.m. We will continue with favored content, however it may be found in a different time slot. For instance, Obituaries and the Trading Post will remain at their regular times. Obituaries can be heard on KSST at 12:20 p.m. each day. Obituaries can also...
Downtown Parking Facility, Tesla Supercharger, ZBA, on City Council Tuesday Agenda
A downtown parking facility with 74 stalls, an agreement with Tesla Motor Inc for a supercharger in the 300 block of Tomlinson, and contracts for a fuel farm and for a waterline on Bill Bradford Road are just some of the items on the agenda for the Sulphur Springs City Council Tuesday, January 5th at 7 p.m., in the Council Room at 201 North Davis Street. Prior to the open session, an executive session will be conducted at 6 p.m. in...
