Seven Teams in Action on Friday, March 3 — With Each Game Bigger Than the Next
Friday, Mar. 3 is the busiest gameday in the entire school year. Seven different squads play Friday. Getting started bright and early on March 3, 2023 is Wildcat tennis. Coach Tony Martinez and his squad host their lone competition of the school year, at the Tennis Center located in SSISD’s athletic complex. Friday has an early start of 8 A.M. Following their lone home contest Friday, Sulphur Springs plays in just two more prior...
Sheriffs Searching For Vehicle, Alleged Murder Suspect
March 2, 2023- Lamar County Sheriffs Office are are searching for a vehicle that may be connected to a murder that occurred Wednesday at 4:30 pm. Sheriffs said they are searching for a blue Ram pickup with black wheels driven by a white male. Sheriffs add that the vehicle may be in the Pecan Gap area in Delta County north of Commerce. Should you see a vehicle that matches the description, sheriffs warn to not approach and to call 911...
Two Dead, One Hospitalized After Fatal Franklin County Car Crash
March 2, 2023- 18 year old Grayson Mayberry of Winnsboro and Seth Griner of Pickton passed away as a result of a fatal car crash February 26 at 1:30 in the morning. According to the preliminary DPS report, Grayson Mayberry was driving southbound on FM 115 near Winnsboro when Mayberry’s truck lost control apparently running off the road, over correcting and went off opposite side of road crashing into a tree. Mayberry passed away...
Miller Grove FFA NETLA International & County Results
County Show Results Lambs: Kallie Mabe: 4th place ———- Jr. Showmanship Will Sallee: 3rd place & 6th place Goats: Paislie Reiber: 5th place Shealee Reiber: 4th place Chloe Ivy: 6th place Janie Alberts: 7th place Titus Bessonett: 2nd place Caddie Ivy: 3rd place Olivia Kelley: 1st place & 8th place——————- Jr. Showmanship Ethan George:11th place Swine: Danielle Garrett: 1st...
Wildcats Golf Wins Mount Pleasant Tournament
Coach Jeremy DeLorge and his squad won their second competition of the spring semester. In Mount Pleasant at their district course come late-March, Sulphur Springs teed off with most of their district foes, and yet again beat the competition. “It was a great day despite all the conditions that we had to deal with, so everything’s great,” the men’s golf coach said following his team’s outing. Caleb Kesting...
Woman Arrested for a Fraudulent Narcotics Script
March 1, 2023 – MCNEAL, DEAJENAE DERIEN was arrested and charged with submitting and collecting a fraudulent prescription for a Codeine-Promethazine containing drug. The 21 year-old Georgia resident, who reports herself as unemployed, is charged with a Third Degree Felony. MCNEAL, DEAJENAE DERIEN, 2023 The script was allegedly sent from a Waco, TX physician to a Sulphur Springs pharmacy. McNeal arrived at the pharmacy and...
8 Individuals Arrested During Wood County Bust
Feb. 28, 2023- A large scale marijuana grow farm was busted last week in Wood County, 8 individuals were arrested during the bust. Wood County Sheriffs seized nearly a ton of marijuana at the site. Search warrants were executed at multiple sites resulting in the arrest of two Russian nationals and three Bolivian nationals, as well as three East Texans according to the Wood County Sheriff. On Thursday, the sheriff’s office...
2023 CTE Final Feature: Family and Community Services
Editor’s Note: February is Career and Technical Education Month, a public awareness campaign to celebrate the value of CTE and the achievements and accomplishments of CTE programs across the country. To help Sulphur Springs High School celebrate CTE Month 2023, KSST has compiled short videos featuring a few of the CTE programs offered at SSHS. Students interested in family and community services can take...
Three Arrested In Deer Poaching Ring Bust
Feb. 28, 2023- State game wardens have concluded a 3 year-long poaching ring investigation spreading across four separate states and have arrested three individuals. The three arrested so far are Carson Don Bottoms, 21, of Longview, Drake Anthony Cannon, 24, of Mount Pleasant, and an unamed juvenile. Capt. Shawn Hervey said the arrests followed a three-year long investigation into deer poaching in East Texas as well as in Oklahoma,...
Chamber Connection – March 1
Spring seems like it may finally be here, so it’s time for the 34th Annual Chamber Golf Tournament, set for April 7 at the Sulphur Springs Country Club. Like last year, the registration fee for a six-person scramble team is $750, with tee times at 8 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. We have room for 25 afternoon teams and 18 morning teams on a first- come basis. Registration includes 12 mulligans, six meal tickets, and three carts. We also have many...
