Wildcat Band Has Nice Warm Up Contest Saturday For Upcoming Area Contest
The Wildcat Band warmed up for the big Area UIL Contest coming up this Saturday with a fine showing this past Saturday (October 19) at the Texas A&M-Commerce NETEX Marching Invitational. Wildcat Band Director Spencer Emmert said the event featured much stronger competition this year as 6A bands were invited. He said that is a positive thing for his band. Emmert said out of 20-25 bands, the Wildcats’ made it into the top ten...
Investigation, 4 Arrests Expected to Clear Over A Dozen Burglary, Theft Cases
Sulphur Springs Police Department, 125 South Davis St. Sulphur Springs police anticipate clearing more than a dozen rimes reported over the last 6 weeks by the end of the week, and filing additional charges against four teens taken into custody in the last four days. The investigation came to a head with the arrest of 17-year-old Chanin Arwon Holiness Thursday; and Jumierquai Davison, Clarence Ofield III and Kelley Waterhouse Jr....
Meal a Day Inside the Seniors Center Is Supported by Volunteers, Donations
The Sulphur Springs Senior Citizens Center is in the spotlight right now, as Early Voting has begun for a Bond Election which would allow for the construction of a new, larger Senior Citizens Center on property already owned by the City. The Meal-a Day operation is also a major part of the daily usage of the Seniors Center. Here is some information about the Meal-a-Day program. According to Karon Weatherman, Director of the Sulphur...
Rainfall in Hopkins County and Other Storm Reports From Sunday Night’s Weather
Listener reports came in to KSST early Monday from across the county about rainfall received from Sunday night’s destructive storms which affected Hopkins County during the wee hours of Monday. A Tira lisener reported 1.9″ Sandfield Community about 2″ Rocky Ridge 1 7/8″. “Rain came in three different waves plus a lot of lightning” 1 7/8″ at Brinker on CR 1174 just south of Sulphur Springs,...
3 Sulphur Springs Teens Stopped In Stolen SUV
Jumierquai Davison, Clarence Ofield III and Kelley Durayl Waterhouse Jr. Three 18-year-old Sulphur Springs men stopped early Sunday morning in a stolen sport utility vehicle allegedly compounded their legal troubles when they ran from police, according to police reports. Sulphur Springs police reportedly conducted a traffic stop on a Dodge Durango at 12:57 a.m. Oct. 20 on Mockingbird Lane. After weaving through parking lots, the...
Hallsville Man Jailed In Hopkins County On Felony DWI Charge
Kevin Lee Gant A 44-year-old Hallsville man’s reckless driving lead to his arrest by troopers on a felony drunk driving charge, according to arrest reports. The man was reported to Winnsboro police for his reckless driving of a GMC 1500 on State Highway 11. Winnsboro Police Officer B. McClure spotted and caught up to the man just inside the Hopkins County line and stopped it after observing the truck being driven on the improved...
Arkansas Man Accused Of Lying To DPS About His Name, Having Marijuana
October 21, 2019 – A 28-year-old Little Rock, Arkansas man allegedly had marijuana in his underwear and gave troopers a fake name Saturday afternoon, resulting in his arrest. Texas Department of Public Safety Trooper Colin Bradshaw stopped a Honda Accord after observing it unsafely change lanes, cutting a large sport utility vehicle off in traffic in the left lane on Interstate 30 near mile marker 134 just after 1 p.m. Saturday,...
North Hopkins ISD Board Of Trustees Candidate Profiles
Voters within North Hopkins ISD will be asked to select up to three of the seven candidates on their Nov. 5 ballots to serve on North Hopkins ISD Board of Trustees. KSST asked each of the candidates to provide a photo and answer the same questions about themselves to share with the voters. Below are their answers, in their own words, in the order in which they were received by KSST. Sherry Smiddy Name: Sherry SmiddyOccupation, brief...
