Wine and Pearls Fundraiser for Democrat Candidate US Congress District 4
Kranz Campaign News Release Greenville, TX, June 2nd, 2018 – Northeast Texas finally has a Democrat running for US Congress. Catherine Krantz is tired of small towns in America getting the short end of the stick. They are underfunded in almost every area: schools, roads, hospitals, and infrastructure, especially internet telecommunications. We are being left behind. She (like so many of us) is ready to put people over politics...
Pickton Man Arrested for Assault on Public Servant
May 14, 2018 – A Hopkins County Deputy conducted a courtesy transport of a woman to her home after her husband had left her at a party in Franklin County. When they arrived at the residence, located State Highway 11E, they found the residence locked. Both the deputy and woman knocked on the doors, exterior walls, and windows but there was no response. The woman found an unsecured window with house keys near it. As the deputy...
Concern for Welfare of Saltillo Man Led to His Arrest
When a welfare concern was called in to Sulphur Springs Police, an officer was dispatched to the 600 block of Bill Bradford Road where he found Jesse James Whitson, 28, of Saltillo, slumped over in the front seat of his vehicle. When Whitson was asked to exit his vehicle, the officer found a firearm in the front seat. Whitson, a convicted felon, also admitted to having marijuana in the vehicle. A search of the vehicle found a bag of...
Traffic Stop Leads to Recovery of Stolen Vehicle
A traffic stop for speeding on Lamar Street in Sulphur Springs resulted in the arrest of a Mt Pleasant man for Unauthorized Use of a Motor Vehicle. A records check by Sulphur Springs Police showed the vehicle stolen. K C Antwan Macon was arrested and the vehicle impounded.
Miller Groves Student Athlete Jorja Bessonett Wins 3200 Meter Run at State
Jorja Bessonett won the State Champion in the 3200 meter run. Athletic Director and Principal Gary Billingsly described her race. “She ran the first 3 laps where we wanted but really struggled laps 5-7. That allowed the next three girls to stay on the race and eventually catch her. With 100 left she got passed by the Harris girl and cut off. Jorja had to make a move to the outside then to regain the lead. The move to get back...
More Sno Predicted for Sulphur Springs: Summer 2018
Tropical Sno is opening up a second location on 237 Wildcat Way, located behind Lowes. The hours for the new location will be the same as the current location: from March to October and will offer the same menu items. KSST sat down with Brandon Hodges, owner of the two locations, to talk about the new location, his history, and what else is in store for the fun snow cone stands. Tim Kelty first approached Brandon when his stand was...
Aviation History: “Douglas Commercial 3” (DC-3 Commercial Transport)
The Douglas DC-3, which made air travel popular and airline profits possible, is universally recognized as the greatest airplane of its time. Some would argue that it is the greatest of all time. The first DC-3 built was the Douglas Sleeper Transport — also known as Skysleepers by airline customers — and it was the height of luxury. Fourteen plush seats in four main compartments could be folded in pairs to form seven berths, while...
Meal a Day Menu May 14th-18th
Meal A Day Menu May 14th – May 18th Monday BBQ Rope Sausage Baked Beans Cole Slaw Roll Tuesday Brisket Mashed Potatoes and Gravy Green Beans Roll Wednesday Shrimp Creole Rice Okra and Tomatoes Roll Thursday Chicken and Dumplings Tossed Salad Crackers Friday Pork Sloppy Joes Potato Chips Pickles Tossed...
Wildcats End Season in Area Loss to Prosper
The Wildcats’ baseball team had their season end Saturday at Rockwall as Prosper rallied from behind to defeat the Wildcats, 9-6. The Eagles win the Area round series over the Wildcats, 2 games to zero. Prosper won Friday night at Rockwall, 7-4. The Wildcats opened the game Saturday by scoring three runs in the top of the first inning. Included was a home run by Jaxon Chaney. The lead would not stand up. The Wildcats have a...
Lady Cats Season Ends in Regional Quarterfinal Loss to Forney
The Forney Lady Rabbits continued to tear the cover off of the softball as they defeated the Lady Cats’ softball team 14-5 at Lady Cat Park Saturday. The win wrapped up the Regional Quarterfinal Series, two games to zero, for the Lady Rabbits. Forney won at home Friday night, 14-2. The Lady Cats were more competitive Saturday but still Forney remained in high gear. The Lady Rabbits scored in five of their seven innings and...
