Children’s Museum Sets Annual Children’s Health and Safety Fair
Where can children walk through an eight-foot tall lung? Where can they see the effect of exercise on their oxygen level and pulse rate? When children wash their hands, are they really clean? These questions highlight the activities to be held at the Children’s Health and Safety Fair at the Northeast Texas Children’s Museum on January 14 from 9:30 to 11:30. The event will include free admission. Hands-on activities will...
Police and Fire Pay Raise, Streets, Parking Lots, and Pavilion Top City Accomplishments in 2016
City Manager Marc Maxwell noted several accomplishments in the city during 2016. At the top of his list was a pay increase for Police and Firefighters. A 2% cost of living increase with an additional 6% increase and a step plan for police that will enable the city to pay police officers based on experience was approved. For the Firemen, there is an 11% increase as well as the 2% cost of living increase. A step plan will also be...
CHRISTUS Seeks Nominees for Women With Heart
Nominees are being accepted for Women with Heart–February 7th from 5:30 until 7:30 p.m., at the Hopkins County Regional Civic Center CHRISTUS-Mother Frances Hospital Sulphur Springs will honor Women With Heart. The event will be one of several such events across the CHRISTUS hospital system. The local hospital is seeking nominations of women who have had heart issues, been seen by one of the providers at Advanced Heart Care, and...
Soccer Teams Begin Scrimmage Action This Week
Both the Wildcats and the Lady Cats’ soccer teams will be having scrimmages this week. The Lady Cats are actually scheduled for three scrimmages over three days. The Lady Cats are scheduled to scrimmage at Paris Thursday at 3 p.m. Then they are scheduled to go to Pleasant Grove for scrimmage action Friday at 2:30 p.m. The annual Alumni Scrimmage is planned for Saturday. The Wildcats’ soccer team also has their Alumni...
Wildcats and Lady Cats Basketball in Holiday Tournaments
The Wildcats and Lady Cats’ basketball teams are in holiday tournaments this week. The Wildcats are in the 16-team Leroy Romines Memorial Basketball Tournament in Longview running Wednesday through Friday. The Wildcats open pool play against a toughie, Pro Vision of Houston, Wednesday at 1:30 p.m. Pro Vision is a charter school academy with a 20-1 record according to Max Preps. The Wildcats also play Pleasant Grove at 6 p.m....
Driver Arrested for DWI in Accident on SH 11E
A two vehicle accident on State Highway 11E led to the DWI arrest of one of the drivers. Hopkins County Deputies informed the DPS Trooper investigating the accident that the driver of one of the vehicles seemed to be intoxicated. The Trooper performed a field sobriety test on the driver at the scene and found him to indeed be intoxicated. In man’s auto was an open alcoholic beverage container and 2 ounces of marijuana. The Sulphur...
Two Arkansas Men Arrested in Cumby Traffic Stop for Theft of Firearm
December 26, 2016 – Two Arkansas men were arrested for Theft of a Firearm Christmas Eve near Cumby. When the auto they were driving failed to maintain a single lane near the 110-Mile Marker on I-30, Cumby Police made the stop. Next to the passenger was an open alcoholic beverage container. Both men were arrested and a probable cause search of the vehicle revealed a concealed firearm behind a folding arm rest in the back seat of...
Merry Christmas!
Merry Christmas from all of us at KSST; Channel 18; and ksstradio.com. May your day be filled with Joy and Peace.
DWI 3rd or More Arrest; A Holiday Reminder
James Arthur Baxley, 51, was arrested Friday for Driving While Intoxicated 3rd or More and is being held on a $30,000 bond. Other misdemeanor DWI arrests were also made Friday and serve as a reminder that law enforcement has increased their watch for intoxicated drivers. The Texas Department of Public Safety is urging drivers to help make the holidays safer by driving sober and using extra caution. DPS Troopers are being joined by...
Three Bundles of Cocaine Found in Texarkana Man’s Auto
Jerrod Ross McElhaney, 31, of Texarkana, was arrested on I-30 just before 1 a.m. Friday after three bundles of cocaine more than or equal to 400-grams were found in the car he was driving. Corporal Todd Evans with the Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office stopped a driver for a traffic violation at the 126 mile marker eastbound. The man had no ID but he did produce proof of insurance. An arrest report indicated the man seemed nervous...
