Special Crimes Unit Makes Arrest After Multiple Buys of Meth
September 19, 2017 – Special Crimes Unit arrested Edward Ray Ryan Hilburn, 38, of Sulphur Springs Tuesday morning at 11 a.m. following an investigation into the illegal sale of methamphetamine. Over a period of time, Hilburn sold to SCU investigators in multiple buys of meth weighing over 1-gram but less than 4-grams in a drug free zone. He is in Hopkins County Jail charged with two counts of Manufacture/Delivery Controlled...
North Hopkins ISD One of 39 School Districts Seeking “Tax Swap” Ratification
North Hopkins is not alone in the quest to ratify a “tax swap” to benefit the local school district with additional state funds. Currently, 38 districts in Texas have either ratified or will be voting soon. Early voting in the North Hopkins ISD “tax swap” ratification that will move $0.13 from the Interest and Sinking (I&S) (debt payment) tax rate to the Maintenance and Operations (M&O) tax rate began Tuesday and continues...
You’re Invited to Celebrate Beef at NETBIO’s Ribeye Roundup Oct 6, Hopkins County Beef Day!
NETBIO Cattleman’s Classic and Ribeye Roundup organizers stopped by the KSST studio to invite everyone to Beef Day at Celebration Plaza on Friday October 6, 2017. You’re welcome to attend the free educational programs about beef production inside the courthouse at 2pm with speaker Trent Loos. You can watch the 37 steak cooking teams during the various rounds of competition as they vie for top prizes. And, although the...
Thank you Cecil Savage
by Jim Rogers [Editor’s Note: Having been in Dallas Monday September 18, 2017 for preoperative testing at the same hospital where Cecil died on Friday, I was unable to give a proper tribute to Cecil Savage on Monday. Here is our feeble attempt to honor a great man and good friend.] For almost 13 years Cecil Savage informed the Hopkins County area with the news of the day. However, his greatest contribution to local listening...
Cecil Lamonte Savage
Cecil Lamonte Savage passed away Friday, September 15, 2017 at the age of 55. Celebration of life: 1 p.m. Thursday at Brown Owens & Brumley’s Joe B. Brown Memorial Chapel. Cecil was born September 12, 1962 to Robert Cecil and Mary Elizabeth Savage in Commerce, Tx. Survivors: Wife of 11 years, Melinda Savage; son, Evan Savage; step-son, Zach Calvert and wife, Crystal; step-son, Turner Cooper; step-son, Vincent Calvert;...
Chess Lady Knights JV and V Volleyball Tournament
Chess Lady Knights JV and V Volleyball took home 1st place in this weekend’s volleyball tournament at Grayson Academy in Sherman. They not only played amazing in some intense games they stood true to their motto. The best team isn’t the team with the best players, but the team that plays best together. And verse John 13:35. Home game played at central baptist against Grayson Academy: Junior High won in 2 sets, JV won...
Support Ms. Hopkins County Senior at the Ms. Texas Senior Pageant
Support Patsy Roan Crist, 2017 Ms. Hopkins County Senior as she tries to win the 2017 Ms. Texas Senior Classic Pageant in Tyler next weekend. She’s always thankful for your support.
Tim Brown Keynote Speaker at “Fruit of the Spirit” Awards Banquet {Presented By Colorblind Ministries
Tim Brown’s new book “The Making of a Man:How Men and Boys Honor God and Live With Integrity” illustrates how a successful career in sports entertainment with the fame that can follow does not have to cost a Christian his integrity. In his talk, Brown expressed gratefulness that his raising in a Christian home and personal interest taken by Christian coaches and mentors along the way kept him from straying away from...
