Express Care Open House Monday, Opens Tuesday
An Open House and Chamber of Commerce Ribbon Cutting are set for Express Care, 1339 South Broadway, Sulphur Springs. The Open House is from 5 until 6 p.m. The Ribbon Cutting is at 5:15 p.m. The event offers the public the opportunity to meet the staff of the Memorial Hospital clinic. The Express Care Clinic will open for business on January 5th. Express Care is owned and operated by Hopkins County Memorial Hospital. The urgent care...
Downtown Parking Facility, Tesla Supercharger, ZBA, on City Council Tuesday Agenda
A downtown parking facility with 74 stalls, an agreement with Tesla Motor Inc for a supercharger in the 300 block of Tomlinson, and contracts for a fuel farm and for a waterline on Bill Bradford Road are just some of the items on the agenda for the Sulphur Springs City Council Tuesday, January 5th at 7 p.m., in the Council Room at 201 North Davis Street. Prior to the open session, an executive session will be conducted at 6 p.m. in...
KSST News’s Top 20 Stories for 2015
[Editor’s note: KSST thanks Don Julian for his diligence as News Director. We are happy that he will continue as Sports Director. He files the following report.] Here is my list of the top twenty stories of 2015. #20. The Sulphur Springs ISD Auditorium renovation project seems to be moving at a snail’s pace. It also proved to be more expensive than first thought. #19. The city of Sulphur Springs begins a large pavilion...
Step-mother Arrested in Murder of Six Year Old in Franklin County
December 31, 2015 – The Franklin County Sheriff’s Office and the Mount Vernon Police Department assisted by the Texas Rangers are investigating the murder of a six year old male child, Wesley Benjamin “Ben” Roycroft, at the Logan’s Pointe Apartments on Whitten Drive in Mount Vernon, Texas. Suspect Christie Lynn Roycroft, a 30 year old female and step-mother to Benjamin, was taken into custody at the scene by responding officers...
Murder in Franklin County
The Franklin County Sheriff’s Office and the Mount Vernon Police Department assisted by the Texas Rangers is currently investigating a murder that took place just before noon today, 12-31-2015, at the Logans Point apartments in Mount Vernon, Texas. A female suspect has arrested and charged with Capital Murder. Suspect is in custody at the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office. Suspect information and victim information is being withheld at...
Four Arrested in Drug Bust
A drug bust for the Sulphur Springs Special Crimes Unit Wednesday night resulted in the recovery of a weapon and the arrest of four individuals. All four are in Hopkins County Jail where Justice of the Peace B J Teer set bond at $30,000 each. Other information regarding the arrest is unavailable due to holiday. Arrested were: Jennifer Leigh Jesters Cain, 32, Blake Adam Friddle 21, ...
Weather Summary for 2015 Show Rainfall 22 Inches Above Average
According to the Sulphur Springs, the city Water Treatment Plant, rainfall for 2015 resulted in a total of 69.36 inches with 11.28 inches falling in December. Annual rainfall for Sulphur Springs and Hopkins County averages 47.2 inches according to the United States Climate Data. The Christmas weekend, December 26-28, produced over 7 inches of the month’s total. December 13th was another day for a downpour with 2.77 inches. December...
Capital Murder Pleas Save County Money
When Patrick Wayne McMahan and Cody Scott Shaw plead guilty to the capital murder of their employer Gary Maynard, Hopkins County breathed a sigh of relief. Citizens in the county were relieved that the event of Mr. Maynard’s murder had found a just ending and they were relieved that the bulk of the cost of a capital murder trial had been averted. Shaw was sentenced to life in prison without parole and McMahan to straight life with...
Winnsboro Police Offer Ride Home on New Year’s Eve
Call first. The Winnsboro Police Department will give citizens a ride home New Year’s Eve if you call before you are caught. If you are too intoxicated to drive on New Year’s Eve and live in Winnsboro, Chris Hill, with the WPD, says if you call first they will take you home. If a WPD officer stops you while you are driving and you are intoxicated, your ride will have a different destination. In Winnsboro, call...
“Updated” Wildcats Basketball Opens District Play Saturday
The Wildcats’ basketball team lost the third place game Tuesday in a Kaufman tournament to Dallas Christian 52-36. Keaston Willis scored 13 points. The Wildcats, now 7-9, open district play at Texas High Saturday with freshman game at 1 p.m., JV game at 2:15 p.m. and varsity game at 3:30 p.m. The Lady Cats’ basketball team defeated Tulsa Edison, 40-38 in an Idabel tournament Tuesday. The Lady Cats are 15-4 for the...
