Man Lied to Family for Ride to Sulphur Springs Where He Was Arrested for Online Solicitation of a Minor
Lyndon Kyle Sillings, 26, of Oak Cliff was arrested by local law enforcement including the Crimes Against Children division and charged with online solicitation of a minor. Sillings had been communicating with someone he thought was under 17 and arranged a meeting in Sulphur Springs. Unable to provide his own transportation, he was transported to Sulphur Springs by his step-mother and step-brother who thought they were bringing him...
Arrest Made in Franklin County Bank Robbery
Sheriff Ricky Jones is pleased to announce a suspect has been arrested in connection the Armed Bank Robbery of the Lake Cypress Spring Branch of the First National Bank of Mount Vernon. In a multi-agency effort with the Bowie, Red River, and Franklin County Sheriff’s Offices, the Texas Department of Public Safety’s Texas Rangers Service, and the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI), Bank Robbery Suspect Bobby Wayne Lance was taken...
UPRA Rodeo Queen Contestants on Morning Show Friday
The KSST radio control room was crowded Friday as Good Morning Show host Enola Gay welcomed in Miss UPRA Queen Macie Colvin, Miss Teen UPRA Ashlyn Williams along with four UPRA Queen contestants and four hopefuls for Miss Teen UPRA. UPRA Queen Macie Colvin, from Dubberly, Louisiana, is the first UPRA Queen from Louidiana. Miss Teen UPRA Ashlyn Williams is a 14-year old from Boyd,...
Handicapable Rodeo Fun Friday
UPRA Rodeo in Sulphur Springs means it is time for the Handicapable Rodeo. Students at Sulphur Springs High School and rodeo cowboys assisted handicapable students in participating in rodeo fun Friday morning at the Regional Civic Center. Mason Buck is a junior at Sulphur Springs High School. As a member of the Key Club, Mason has helped children with special needs at the Handicapable Rodeo for three years now. He says he looks...
Symphony Auction Time is Almost Here
The lists are double checked, the items are arranged, and the Big Board it up. Auction starts at 6 pm. Listen live on 1230 AM, via our Livestream page, and watch all the excitement on Suddenlink Channel 18. Symphony Auction framed art IMG_20151113_125635014_HDR bb2 sssl act03 bb sssl Item #: BB3 Item: Aladdin Lamp Donor: Gary Hall – Northeast Texas Janitorial Description: Beautiful 24” lamp has a white shade with blue flowers. Base...
New County Jail Facility Passes State Inspection
Just before noon Friday, Hopkins County Judge Robert Newsom reported that the new County Jail had passed inspection from personnel from the Texas Commission on Jail Standards. One item must be done before inmates can move in. The phones for a visitation system must be installed. That equipment installation has been delayed. Sheriff Butch Adams and Judge Newsom hope the installation can be done on Monday. Jail inspectors say the phones...
Sulphur Springs Symphony League Prepares for Marathon Auction Saturday Night
It takes a virtual army of people to pull this event off. Mayor Kayla Price, President of the SSSL, and other board members are getting a jump of the annual event. Funds from the auction bring music to Hopkins County all year round. It’s not too late to pre-register for a bidder number. The auction starts 6:00 pm Saturday Night.
Four Arrested When Undercover Buy Goes South
November 19, 2015 – An undercover buy-bust created the necessity for the Special Crimes Unit to rush a house located at 734 I-30 East, which is the South Service Road of I-30. The rush was necessitated when a confidential informant that had entered the house to make a purchase was held against his will when the sellers discovered his true purpose. The informant was assaulted and his communication devices including cell phone...
Recovery of Stolen Property Leads to Arrest
A 31-year old Pickton man was arrested Tuesday in connection with a recent Hopkins County home burglary. The burglary occurred at a residence on State Highway 154 South. Justice of the Peace B.J. Teer set bond for William Kyle Parks at $50,000. Stolen goods work at least $25,000 were recovered by Hopkins County Sheriff’s deputies. Sheriff’s Chief Criminal Investigator Lewis Tatum stated that the owner of the stolen...
Bank Robbed in Franklin County
Franklin County Sheriff, Ricky Jones announced today November 17, 2015, that his department along with the assistance of the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI), and Texas Department of Public Safety’s Texas Rangers Service are investigating a Bank Robbery which occurred at 1:20PM at the Lake Cypress Springs Branch of First National Bank of Mount Vernon. The bank is located at 6648 FM 115, Scroggins in Franklin County. A male...
