Surrounding Areas Suffer Heavy Rain Sunday
Sunday night, June 12 saw heavy rainfall for the areas surrounding Sulphur Springs. Rocky Ridge saw 1.2 inches of rain in elevated areas while lower terrain saw 1.4 inches from rainfall. The community of Brashear saw an inch of rain throughout the late afternoon. Pickton saw 1 and (1\5) inches of rain with two inches recorded at the Hopkins\Franklin county line. Starr Ridge experienced a total of 2.2 inches of rain, and the highest...
Endsley Named County Fire Chief
Andy Endsley has been named Hopkins County Fire Chief. Monday morning during the regular session of Commissioner’s Court, Endsley was unanimously chosen from among 12 applicants, six of which were interviewed, to fill the vacant position. In an interview with Endsley, who lives in the Brinker Community in Hopkins County, following his appointment, he said he has experience with Hopkins County Fire Department in the past. For seven...
Precinct 2 Residents Confront Commissioner Monday
Road work in Hopkins County Precinct 2 was the focus of the Public Forum for County Commissioner’s Court Monday morning. Residents asked Commissioner Mike O’Dell to present his plan for repairing County Road 2436. Stanley Alsobrook told O’Dell the road “…is tearing our cars up.” Residents told O’Dell they do not want a rock road. O’Dell responded to Alsobrook that he understood their problem but that “You don’t have the only road in...
Penson Wins State Freeze-Off Championship
Henry Penson took home the Texas State Championship Homemade Ice Cream Freeze-Off title but none of the Homemade Pecan Pie ice cream he had entered in the contest. Over 60 entries vied for titles in the Texas State Championship Ice Cream Freeze-Off-2016 Saturday and hundreds of people were present to consume the result. The annual Hopkins County Chamber of Commerce event takes place on the Walter Helm Memorial Grounds at the Regional...
2016 Hopkins County Dairy Festival Parade
The 2016 Hopkins county Dairy Festival Parade began at 10 a.m. at Buford Park. Prior to the parade at the park, participants of the parade and their floats used the staging area to prepare for the Parade. The Parade departed from Buford Park at 10 a.m. down Connolly Street toward Celebration Plaza, turning right and continuing down Gilmer Street to South Broadway to Lee Street. The parade was led by Parade Marshall Mark Sustaire in...
2016 Balloon Lift from a Videographer’s View
KSST/Channel 18 Videographer Doug Haston gives you a unique view of Friday night’s balloon lift during the 2016 Hopkins County Dairy...
Stalker Faces Curfew and Monitor If Released
Gary Wayne Green, 50, is in Hopkins County Jail Saturday on $50,000 bond, ordered to wear a leg monitor if released, and will be under a curfew from 8 p.m. until 8 a.m., again if released. Green was arrested by Sulphur Springs Detective David Gilmore after Green allegedly kicked in a door of a neighbor on Jackson Street. Green is accused of stalking the neighbor on at least three or more occasions according to information given KSST...
Dairy Festival Hot Air Balloon Lift and Glow Friday Night
Hot Air Balloons lazily floated across I-30 near Shannon Oaks Church Friday night, June 11th, as the Hopkins County Dairy Festival Hot Air Balloon Glow and Lift gave spectators a colorful spectacle. Aided by local volunteers, the balloon pilots made lift off and, crossing over the conclusion of the 5K Milk Run, made their way toward a chosen landing sight northeast of the lift area. Several other balloons remained to await dusk and...
Dairy Festival 5k Milk Run Results
5k Race Top Female Overall Winners Place Name City Bib No Age Overall Total Time Pace 1 Elizabeth Gillette 944 18 5 19:17.6 6:13/M Top Female Masters Winners Place Name City Bib No Age Overall Total Time Pace 1 SABRINA RAMIREZ 176 46 24 26:04.6 8:25/M Top Female 9 and Under Place Name City Bib No Age Overall Total Time Pace 1 TRINITY MARTIN 154 9 89 46:27.6 14:59/M Top Female 10 to 14 Place Name City Bib No Age Overall Total Time Pace...
