Connally Street Water Main Installation Complete; Drainage Improvements, Contract Work Planned
Jul08

Connally Street Water Main Installation Complete; Drainage Improvements, Contract Work Planned

Connally Street construction continues with drainage improvements, excavation, stabilization and concrete paving still to go. Work to rebuild Connally Street progresses, with a contractor hired to excavate, stabilize and pave the street following the next phase of construction. With water main installation complete, city crews in the last week began connecting residences to the new water main. Sulphur Springs’ Construction...

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Sulphur Springs Woman Turns Self In Sunday To Serve State Jail Sentence
Jul08

Sulphur Springs Woman Turns Self In Sunday To Serve State Jail Sentence

July 8, 2019 – Ashlei Nichole Thomas, 35, of Sulphur Springs turned herself in at the sheriff’s office and was escorted at 6 p.m. Sunday, July 7, by Hopkins County Sheriff’s Deputy Aaron Chaney into the county jail to serve time for abandoning or endangering a child-criminal neglect, according to arrest reports. She was slated to appear at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 3, for a trial before the court on a motion to...

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1 Man Arrested At ER On Parole Charge, Another Turned Self In On Warrant
Jul08

1 Man Arrested At ER On Parole Charge, Another Turned Self In On Warrant

Two men were jailed over the weekend on felony warrants. A 55-year-old Sulphur Springs man was taken into custody at the hospital and the other turned himself in, according to arrest reports. Eddie Charles Evans Sulphur Springs Police Officer Chad Norris reportedly came into contact with Eddie Charles Evans, 55, of Sulphur Springs at 12:08 a.m. Monday, July 8, at the CHRISTUS Mother Francis Hospital emergency room. Aware the man was...

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Methamphetamine Allegedly Concealed In Man’s Mouth, Inside Woman’s Body
Jul08

Methamphetamine Allegedly Concealed In Man’s Mouth, Inside Woman’s Body

Charles Adam Dunaway; Photo unavailable Monday morning for Kristal Nacole Byrne A pair from Florence, Texas was arrested at 11:50 p.m. Sunday after being found with methamphetamine during a traffic stop, and of trying to conceal bags of contraband in the woman’s body and mans’ mouth. Hopkins County Sheriff’s Deputy Lance Burdick reported first becoming aware of the pair after noticing the license plate light on a...

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WINNERS: Two Tickets to the Easy Rider 50th Anniversary Event July 14 or 17, 2019
Jul08

WINNERS: Two Tickets to the Easy Rider 50th Anniversary Event July 14 or 17, 2019

Here are the Winners! To receive your tickets, email KSST 1230 at [email protected]. Restored in 4K by Sony Pictures Entertainment, Easy Rider returns to cinemas for a special 50th Anniversary event! A film that Time Magazine hails as “one of the ten most important pictures of the decade” experience the real, uncensored ’60s counterculture in this compelling mixture of drugs, sex, and armchair politics. In the role...

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Old Saltillo Cemetery Association Plans Memorial  Day,Business Meeting July 21
Jul08

Old Saltillo Cemetery Association Plans Memorial Day,Business Meeting July 21

Members of the Board of Directors of the Old Saltillo Cemetery Association have been making plans for the 2019 Memorial Day Program/Annual Business Meeting. As tradition, the program will be held on the third Sunday, July 21 st from 10:30 a.m. until 12:00 noon at the beautifully renovated and air- conditioned Old Saltillo United Methodist Church, located on 664 CR 3357, directly across the road from the cemetery. The program will...

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Academic Honors Go to PJC Athletes
Jul07

Academic Honors Go to PJC Athletes

Paris Junior College athletes earned both individual and team academic honors from the National Junior College Athletic Association. Student-athletes from around the nation contributed to a new NJCAA record as 6,656 participants earned a spot on one of the three NJCAA All-Academic teams, having achieved a 3.60 GPA or higher. This year’s record eclipsed the previous mark of 6,329 set in the 2017-18 academic year. Team-wide honors...

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SSPD: Sulphur Springs Man Jailed For Parole Violation
Jul06

SSPD: Sulphur Springs Man Jailed For Parole Violation

Trondamion Andrzhel Cleveland A 27-year-old Sulphur Springs man was jailed Friday by police on a felony warrants. Sulphur Springs Police Officer Sean Hoffman and Tyler Francis were made aware Trondamion Andrzhel Cleveland was wanted for parole violation. The SSPD officers went to Cleveland’s Helm Lane residence and took the 27-year-old man to jail on the violation of parole warrant, according to arrest reports. He remained in...

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2 Sulphur Springs Men Picked Up From Other Counties On Warrants
Jul06

2 Sulphur Springs Men Picked Up From Other Counties On Warrants

Two Sulphur Springs residents were transported Friday from other jails to Hopkins County jail, where each was held on at least one felony warrant. Shawn March Hopkins County Sheriff’s Transport Deputy Jason Poteet traveled to Weatherford, where 27-year-old Shawn Andrew March of Sulphur Springs was being held at Parker County Sheriff’s Office. He took March into custody at 12:30 p.m. Friday on Hopkins County warrants for...

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Gilmer Man Jailed At Sulphur Springs Motel On Wood County Warrant
Jul06

Gilmer Man Jailed At Sulphur Springs Motel On Wood County Warrant

A disturbance complaint at a Sulphur Springs motel resulted in location of Gilmer man wanted on a Wood County warrant early Saturday morning. Sulphur Springs Police Officer Chad Norris reported contacting a man after 1 a.m. July 6 at Royal Inn about a disturbance complaint. The man was not cooperative when asked to hive his identifying information, which was obtained from a female present, Norris alleged in arrest reports. A records...

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