Now There Are Three; GSC, Inc Becomes Diamond Sponsor for Lights of Life Campaign
Donna Rudzik, Gloria Mitchell and Polly Swatsell, the 2015-2016 Lights of Life Campaign chairs, are excited, grateful and humbled to announce that GSC, Inc., Mickey and Barbara McKenzie have committed to be a $20,000 DIAMOND Sponsor of the campaign. The presentation was made Tuesday, August 4th at 11 a.m. at GSC corportate offices. “That’s our 3rd DIAMOND sponsor” exclaimed Polly Swatsell. “We are so blessed to have three DIAMOND...
Voluntary Exit Agreement Provides Positive Note in MVISD Superintendent’s Resignation
Although Superintendent John Kaufman’s resignation gives an August 31, 2015 date, under the terms of his resignation agreement with the Mount Vernon School District, he vacated his office returning “…all keys, credit cards, if any, and other property, if any, of the District in Kaufman’s possession as it relates…” to his employment there. He was also to have all personal effects and property removed from his office. The agreement...
“Updated” District Judge Injured in Bicycle, Auto Accident
Due to the fact that 8th Judicial District Judge Eddie Northcutt had no broken bones and did not require surgery and a full slate of surgery patients for the local orthopedic doctor, Judge Northcutt will undergo an MRI Tuesday afternoon. Sunday afternoon 5:24 p.m. 8th Judicial District Judge Eddie Northcutt was struck by a vehicle on State Highway 11 East, 2 miles East of Walmart, according to the Hopkins County Sheriff’s...
Preseason Begins for SSHS Football, Volleyball, Band
Quite a few students will show up at Sulphur Springs High School for extracurricular activities Monday. Wildcats Football Coach Greg Owens will oversee his first football practice of the year. The Wildcats first scrimmage will be at Prim Stadium on August 14 against Liberty-Eylau. Volleyball Coach Allison Irvin will begin volleyball practice. They’ll be just days away from scrimmages: at home against Cumby and Commerce on...
Intern Payne Attends Washington and Journalism Media Conference
This article is a documentation of my experiences at the 2015 Washington Journalism and Media Conference hosted by George Mason University at Fairfax, Virginia on the dates of July 12 through July 17. I have included a Picture Slideshow with personal photos as a dedication to the members of White Lightning, as well as the others I befriended. Sunday, July 12: Welcome to the Nation’s Capital My flight to Reagan National Airport...
Pilot In Critical Condition Following Plane Crash at Municipal Airport
David German, 46, of Nebraska, is still in critical condition at Parkland Hospital in Dallas after fire engulfed his private plane and he was transported to Parkland Thursday evening by air ambulance. The Aeromaster Fixed Wing Single Engine bi-plane crashed on takeoff from the Sulphur Springs Municipal Airport. Sulphur Springs Police Chief Jay Sanders said the 9-1-1 call was received at the city dispatch office around 7:41 p.m. First...
Plane Crash at Sulphur Springs Municipal Airport Thursday Evening
Fire engulfed a private plane and the pilot was transported to Parkland Hospital Thursday evening. The bi-plane crashed on take off from the Sulphur Springs Municipal Airport. Sulphur Springs Police Chief Jay Sanders told KSST News that the 9-1-1 call came into dispatch at 7:41 p.m. Sanders said the pilot was burned over 100 percent of his body and was alive when transported by air to the Dallas hospital burn center. Sanders said...
The People have Voted… KSST Best Radio Station in Hopkins County!
KSST is thanking everyone that participated in the 2015 News Telegram Tele-Grammys. And a special thanks to the folks who voted for KSST. KSST was voted the ”Best Radio Station” in Hopkins County. 2015 is the first year for a “best of radio” for the Tele-Grammys. Thus, another first for KSST, the first radio station for Sulphur Springs and Hopkins County. “Although we focus on Hopkins County and Sulphur...
Memorial Bench Damage An Accident
An attempt to straighten the legs on the World War I Memorial bench at Celebration Plaza by two 13-year olds failed, according to Sulphur Springs Police Chief Jay Sanders. Sanders said legs on the bench were wobbly and the lad wanted to straighten the legs. The bench fell over and the boys panicked and ran. Tuesday afternoon, the lad, along with his parents, told Sulphur Springs’ police investigator Monty Tipps the accident was not...
Dr. Miller Celebrates 50 Years as Licensed Physician
Dr. William Mark Miller, a Physician at Hopkins County Memorial Hospital, celebrated his 50th Anniversary as a Licensed Physician today, July 27, 2015. He earned his medical degree in 1965 and began working at the Hopkins County Memorial Hospital at the age of 27, where he has been ever since. “I graduated from medical school about 50 years ago, and then I started an internship and residency in Fort Worth at a charity hospital...
