Corvette Club Santa For Seniors Blanket Drive Called Success
Tim Gee, Vice President of the Sulphur Springs Corvette Club, called their first, but not their last, Santa for Seniors blanket drive a success with a great turnout during the three days of the event. Gee said, “Thank you” to the citizens of Hopkins County for their donations to the drive that garnered the needed new blankets, electric blankets and funds to reach the goal of 140 blankets for needy senior citizens in Hopkins County....
Let’s Go Gold And Blue!
By Sami Harmon Did you know rugby is the most popular sport in Australia and Africa? So, what is the most popular sport in America? You probably guessed it, football. So of course we join in the football fun here at Sulphur Springs Middle School with our amazing Middle School football teams, the Wildcats. There are two main teams, the A team and the B team, who play against other schools. Though, being on the either football team...
Sulphur Springs Middle School Orchestra
Sulphur Springs Middle School Orchestra By: Alexis Wasilowski Have you ever wondered what the school orchestra was up to? Well we did and here is what we found. The 2015-2016 orchestra is doing wonderful. They had a performance on the 23th of October. They played at the Hopkins county stew festival. They started there fundraiser on October 16th, it is over on October 30th, and all of the funds go to the kids and their trips for this...
Voter Registration Cards Contain Error; Will Not Affect Casting Ballot in Elections
If you have a middle name, your 2016-2017 Voter Registration Card will reflect that name first on the left hand side. The error will not affect your ability to vote, according to Debbie Jenkins, Hopkins County Tax Assessor Collector. Jenkins said it would cost the county $5,000 to correct the error if they had chosen to do so. The new voter registration cards were mailed Friday, December 4th prior to the December 6th state deadline....
Corvette Club’s Santa For Seniors Enters Final Night
Night two of the Sulphur Springs Corvette Club “Santa for Seniors” garnered more donations of new blankets, new electric blankets, and cash for blankets Tuesday evening on Celebration Plaza, downtown Sulphur Springs. Tim Gee, Vice-President of the Club and organizer for the event, stated that they are nearing the goal of providing a blanket for needed senior adults in Hopkins County. Gee told KSST listeners Tuesday night that the...
SSHS Wins UIL Sweepstakes In Invitational Meet
Twenty-one schools competed in the Sulphur Springs High School UIL fall Academic Invitations Meet this past weekend. SSHS won first place sweepstakes as well as both the Overall Journalism and Overall speech awards. Mesquite High School won second place sweepstakes. In the small school division, Trenton High won both first place sweepstakes and the overall Journalism award while Caddo Mills won both second place sweepstakes and the...
Tuesday Finds All County Inmates In New Jail
All 124 inmates in either the old county jail or in the Franklin County Jail were moved to the new Hopkins County Jail Monday evening. County Judge Robert Newsom stated verbal approval and later written approval was given Monday afternoon for the county to occupy the new facility. Texas Jail Standards Commission allowed the move after they received pictures of the inmate-visitor communication devices installed in the building. Sheriff...
Special Crimes Unit Arrest Two in Drug Buy/Bust
The city and county Special Crimes Unit conducted a drug buy and bust operation Sunday in Hopkins County. Two people from Dallas were arrested. Lt Harold McClure with the Special Crimes Unit said a confidential informant passed information to members of the unit that lead to the arrest and confiscation of half pound of marijuana and one half ounce of meth and cocaine along with perscription medication. Members of the special crimes...
Corvette Club Revs Up for Blanket Drive
The Sulphur Springs Corvette Club is getting ready for it’s first (destined to be annual) Blanket Drive. To help with an often over-looked segment of our population, Seniors living alone, the club hopes to collect dozens of blankets for distribution to those in need. Starting on Monday evening, the club will be set up at Celebration Plaza to get the word out and collect donations of the following: New Blankets New Electric...
Lighted Christmas Parade a True Area Favorite
Celebration Plaza was crowded with hundreds of people enjoying various activities including white tigers, snow slide, and a movie but when the Lion’s Club Lighted Christmas Parade started, everyone crowded the barriers to view the sights and hear the sounds of bands, shouts of Merry Christmas and personal greetings called out to friends and family. Members of the Lion’s Club and other sponsors can call the event a success....
