Yet Another Scam Makes the Rounds
An official appearing letter may be in your inbox. Rest assured it is a scam. KSST received this letter via email on Wednesday September 28th, 2017. If you are a victim of an Internet crime, you may file a report with the FBI here.
Get to Know Ms. Texas Senior Classic Patsy Crist
She grew up in Dallas and met her husband through her brother during their Army Days. Today, Gene and Patsy Roan Crist have been married almost 50 years, and Gene is her biggest support in her new role as Ms. Texas Senior Classic. Patsy Crist was crowned Ms Hopkins County Senior Classic in June 2017, and then won the State title on September 23, 2017. One of her first appearances will be the Texas State Fair Parade on opening day,...
Wildcat Team Tennis Defeat Heartbreaking
Wildcats Tennis Coach Tony Martinez called Tuesday’s 11-8 district loss to Mt. Pleasant heartbreaking. He said he thought the Wildcats were the better team on paper and he added on paper, he thought his team would win by 2 or 3 matches. A look at the score sheet showed him where the match turned. Coach Martinez said in three critical matches, Wildcats’ girls lost in third set tiebreakers. He said despite playing with lots...
Tira News September 27, 2017
Tira News By Jan Vaughn Wesley Weir bowled with My Heroes on Saturday, and then the Weir family met at Gloria’s in Rockwall for a late lunch to celebrate Destri’s birthday. The kids played in the water and then they all enjoyed frozen yogurt. Yvonne reports that her grandson, Nicholaas (Destri’s baby boy) is “walking all over now.” The previous Saturday Robert and Yvonne treated Robert’s sisters, Joyce Dodd and Mary Helen Atwood, to...
Lady Cats Volleyball 3-2 in District
It’s a good situation for a coach to have. It seems that no matter who Lady Cats Volleyball Coach Justin Maness puts on the court, they do a good job for him. He said that’s part of the consistency he is seeing now on the court. Coach Maness said Mieke VanBenthem is really finding a rhythm right now. She had a team high 11 kills with no errors in the Lady Cats dominating 3-0 win over Marshall Tuesday night at home. The...
Legacy Hospice Set to Boost Blue Santa
Legacy Hospice will once again provide BBQ lunches during the Blue Santa Campaign. During the 2016 event, Legacy sold around 300 lunches. The money raised goes toward the purchase of toys for area children. Each lunch contains: A Duffey chopped brisket sandwich chips desert and water For a donation of $6.00 per lunch, folks can get their own original Duffey Brisket Sandwich. The 2017 Event will be at Lowe’s in Sulphur...
Wildcat Football District Play To Begin
After winning two and losing two in non-district games, the Wildcats’ football team dives into district play this Friday against Pine Tree at Gerald Prim Stadium. At his weekly news media gathering, Wildcats Football Coach Greg Owens discussed the beginning of district play and taking on Pine Tree. He said he hoped the Wildcats would have a new focus this week but he said you never know with 16 and 17 year old kids. Coach Owens...
Dan Flynn Seeking Re-election
Incumbent State Representative Dan Flynn announced Tuesday night that he will be seeking re-election. Representative Flynn, from Van is currently serving in his sixth term as state representative. He represents several counties including Hopkins County. In a statement, Representative Flynn said he has represented the conservative values of his district consistently and to the best of his ability adding it would be an honor to serve...
Teacher Work Day Monday October 2nd, 2017; Early Release Friday October 6th, 2017
A friendly reminder of SSISD school calendar items in October, 2017. You can view the official SSISD calendar here.
