Sulphur Springs High School Designer Headed To State For Fourth Consecutive Year
A Sulphur Springs High School designer is once again headed to the state UIL competition. This year, AllieGrace Woodard has qualified to advance in two UIL theatrical design categories- Hair and Makeup, and Costumes contests. Both are areas she continues to shine in, SSHS reported Thursday evening. This year will be her fourth consecutive year Woodard has advance to state in theater design categories. In 2019, the high school designer...
Pair Caught With Stolen Firearm Early Thursday Morning
Sulphur Springs Man Jailed On Forgery, Theft Warrants Three people were arrested within a 12-hours period in Hopkins County on felony theft charges. A pair was allegedly caught with a stolen firearm early Thursday morning during a State Highway 11 traffic stop. A Sulphur Springs man was arrested Wednesday afternoon on theft and forgery warrants, according to arrest reports. SH 11 Traffic Stop Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office...
Special City Council Meeting Called For Equipment Purchase, FY 2021 Audit
A special meeting of Sulphur Springs City Council has been called for Tuesday for consideration of an large equipment purchase and an audit. Equipment Purchase The City Council will once again be asked to consider using a Sourcewell contract to purchase a backhoe from South Star JCB. The Council also considered but opted after discussion during the regular meeting on March 1, 2022, to follow City Manager Marc Maxwell’s...
Paris Junior College Sulphur Springs Center Music Instructor Richard Shanks Talks
A MUSIC LESSON PJC-Sulphur Springs Center Music Instructor Richard Shanks talks to some of his music students during a recent class at the campus. The students, from left, are Andrew Simon, Ofelia Cabrera, Jesilyn Kelley and Briseyda Rodriquez. Paris Junior College Sulphur Springs Center Music Instructor Richard Shanks talks to PJC music students
2022 Tanner Higgins Warrior Run Will Be 10th-Year Celebration Of Army Ranger’s Life, Final Run
The 2022 Tanner Higgins Warrior Run will be a 10th year celebration of Army Sgt. Tanner Stone Higgins’ life and the final Warrior run. The event honors the Army Ranger who paid the ultimate price in service to his country – his life. Sgt, Tanner Stone Higgins, Army Rangers, team leader for 175th Ranger Regiment, Delta Company. Sgt. Higgins had was killed at age 23 by enemy forces during a heavy firefight while...
6 Jailed In Hopkins County On Felony Warrants Over The Last Week
At least 6 people were jailed in Hopkins County on felony warrants over the past week (March 10-15, 2022), according to arrest reports. John Scott Dunn AKA John Clayton Dunn and Digger (HCSO jail photo) Hopkins County Sheriff’s Deputies Drew Fisher and Isaac Foley, and Sgt. Tanner Steward were made aware of two warrants for John Scott Dunn’s arrest. They located the 59-year-old Sulphur Springs man at his residence and took...
Girl Scout Troop 80 Delivers For Dinner Bell, Thanks To Community Donations
Junior Scout Kate Paulson and Daisy Scout Jemma Barnes, Girl Scouts with Troop 80 of Sulphur Springs, rolled into Dinner Bell Wednesday, March 16, 2022, in a decorated wagon filled with boxes of Girl Scout cookies. Judy Gilreath, Daisy Scout Jemma Barnes and Junior Scout Kate Paulson The members of Girl Scout Troop 80 received 81 boxes of Girl Scout cookies donated by community members to benefit others. Paulson and Barnes had the...
Paris Man Caught In Hopkins County With Firearm Stolen From Bedford
A 25-year-old Paris, Texas man was allegedly caught in Hopkins County with a firearm stolen from Bedford, according to arrest reports. No HCSO jail photo available for Jaden Haskins 3/16/2022 Texas Department of Public Safety Trooper G. Rodriguez reported stopping an Oldsmobile Intrigue around 3:50 p.m. March 15, 2022, on State Highway 19 after noticing that the high center mounted stop light was defective and a license plate on it...
VFW Post 8560 Helps Blue Santa Get A Jump On Christmas 2022
VFW Post #8560 representatives Joe Bill Robinson and Travis Estes, Sulphur Springs Police Officer Francisco Castro and Cpl. Terry Miller, Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Elijah Fite, and from VFW Post 8560 Art Romanat and Phil Gabbert Veterans of Foreign Wars Post #8560 members presented a $250 donation for the Blue Santa program to Sulphur Springs and Hopkins County law enforcement officers. The Blue Santa program is...
Alert: Medicare Phone Scam Attempted On Hopkins County Resident
A local resident reported a Medicare phone scam, and said while she did not fall prey to it, asked KSST to let others in the community know so no one will fall victim to it. The woman received a phone call Wednesday from someone claiming to be from the Medicare, Part B office. The caller claimed to be contacting her to schedule an annual “genetic testing.” That ,she said, was a red flag to her, even though the individual...
