A KSST Intern’s Trip To Australia Part 1
This KSST intern, Savannah Owens, took a trip to Australia this Summer. Stay tuned for more articles containing more information about what all I learned! How to talk like an Australian: Australian Word-Meaning 1. Aborigines-Indigenous Peoples of Australia 2. Aussie (pronounced “Ozzie”) -Australian 3. Barbie-Barbecue 4. Brekkie/Brekky-Breakfast 5. Brolly-Umbrella 6. Bush-Country side 7. Chemist-Pharmacy 8. Chips-French...
Lady Cats Open 2016 Season with Scrimmage Wins
The Lady Cats’ volleyball team opened their 2016 season by scrimmaging Commerce and Cumby at home Friday. The Lady Cats managed to squeak by Commerce by a couple of points and then topped Cumby by 13 thanks to a late flourish. The Lady Cats got contributions from all ten varsity players. Kaylee Jefferson and Autumn Tanton had especially big games at the net. Solid results also came from Mieke VanBenthem and Sheretta Hill. Also...
Sulphur Springs Christian Preschool New Location Undergoes Renovation
The Sulphur Springs Christian Preschool, located in the Factory Stores of America outlet mall on 614 Bill Bradford Rd, has begun renovations on its new location. The new site for SSCP will be the old Sulphur Springs Athletic Club at 1129 Industrial Dr E, and is set to open for the start of the new school year on August 22nd. “For anybody that calls and enrolls their kids before the August 15th, we will be waiving their registration...
Cooper Lake State Park Activities or August
Has it been hot enough for you? It almost seems as if it will go on forever but it won’t. In just a little while we will be hitting those 82 degree days again and the heat of summer will be over for this year. At the park the wildlife has been as active as ever; as have the programs we offer each week. Few, if any, take place without someone coming to enjoy them. This past weekend, at the Wonders of the Night Sky program, there were 3...
Mapps Trial Begins Monday
Tilton Joshua Isaiah Mapps, 21, will be tried for the murder of Jonathan Trahern Young in the Eighth Judicial Criminal Court beginning Monday. Mapps is accused of the murder of Young at Pacific Park on June 8, 2015. He has been held in Hopkins County Jail on a $1- million bond for murder and a $20,000 bond for tampering with physical evidence. He was indicted for the charges by a Hopkins County Grand Jury on Wednesday afternoon,...
Hiding in Attic with Stolen Firearms Didn’t Help; Firearms, Jewelry Recovered in Arrest
A burglary of a habitation south of the city of Sulphur Springs that occurred on Wednesday was solved Thursday evening around 8:34 p.m. with the arrest of Clayton Matthew Hykel, 33, of Pickton. Hykel had taken firearms and jewelry in the burglary. Deputies received information Thursday that firearms taken in the burglary could be located at a residence on a County Road between Como and Pickton. Deputies found Hykel hiding in the attic...
Tira News By Jan Vaughn
By Jan Vaughn Applications for a place on the ballot for Tira City Council will be accepted through August 22, 2016. For more information, please contact Jan Vaughn, Tira City Secretary, at 903-438-6688. North Hopkins is gearing up for another great school year! Teachers begin next week and students return to the classroom on Monday, August 22nd. Elementary students are encouraged to “Meet the Teacher” and drop off their school...
Opinions Vary Regarding Unit Road System
By Allison Bledsoe Upshur County has it. Titus County Commissioners face petition seeking it. The pros and cons of the Unit Road System creates varying opinions. Hopkins County currently maintains 960.9 miles of county roads under the Ex-Officio Road System. As a recap, within the Ex-Officio System four County Commissioners oversee the county road maintenance of the four precincts while serving on the County Commissioners...
