McKinney Boyd Uses Big Fourth Quarter To Defeat Wildcats Basketball Team
The Wildcats Basketball Team dropped a game down the stretch on the road Friday night, Nov. 20, losing to McKinney Boyd, 71-64. The Wildcats got off to a solid start leading the Broncos, 21-9 after the first quarter. The Wildcats also led at the half, 32-25 and 46-44 after three quarters. Boyd outscored the Wildcats 27-18 in the last quarter to put the game in the win column. Senior guard Boo Wilkerson led the Wildcats with 21 points....
Nov. 20 COVID-19 Update: 4 New Cases, 19 In COVID Unit
Hopkins County/Sulphur Springs Emergency Management officials in the Nov. 20 COVID-19 update reported 4 new lab-confirmed positive COVID-19 cases and a patient count of 19 patients in the hospital COVID Unit. HC/SSEM Nov. 20 COVID-19 Update That makes 28 additional Hopkins County residents whose COVID-19 test results came back positive this week and 95 who received positive results this month. Cumulatively, 779 Hopkins County...
Friday Game Day features Wildcats Football, Playoff Lady Cats Volleyball and Wildcats Basketball
Wildcats Football, playoff Lady Cats Volleyball and Wildcats Basketball all on this game day Friday (November 20). The Wildcats Football Team is in uncharted territory. Tonight might just be the very first time the Wildcats have played Crandall in a football game. A check of Wildcats football records find no mention of a game against Crandall. Wildcats Coach Owens has to go back to his days as Lindale Head Coach to remember facing the...
Hopkins County Had Lowest October 2020 Unemployment Rate In Area
Hopkins County had the lowest October 2020 unemployment rate in the Texarkana Area Unemployment Statistics report, which covers the 9-county area which spans from Bowie and Cass counties west to Lamar, Delta and Hopkins counties. The unemployment rate in Hopkins County like that across the state declined over the last month, but has yet to fall to pre-COVID-19 rates, according to Local Area Unemployment Statistics released Friday by...
2 Traffic Stops Net Suspected Methamphetamine, 2 Arrests
November 20, 2020 – Two rural traffic stops netted suspected methamphetamine and two arrests Thursday. State Highway 19 North Traffic Stop Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office Sgt. Tanner Steward reported stopping Carol Denise Brumley around 5:30 p.m. Nov. 19 on State Highway 19 north at FM 1536 for driving a Toyota Camry 70 miles per hour in a 65 mph speed zone. Upon contact with the driver, Steward noted the 39-year-old...
Nov. 19 COVID-19 Update: 50th Fatality, 6 New Cases Reported For Hopkins County
The six new positive COVID-19 cases, reported by Hopkins County/Sulphur Springs Emergency Management officials in the Nov. 19 COVID-19 update, set a new active case count high for November. Texas Department of State Health Services also on Nov. 19 reported a 50th COVID-19 death has been confirmed for Hopkins County. positive COVID-19 result HC/SSEM Nov. 19 COVID-19 Update So far this week, 24 Hopkins County residents have received...
NETBIO Celebrates 22 Years at its November 18th Sale
The Northeast Texas Beef Improvement Organization (NETBIO) marked the completion its 22nd year of operation Wednesday with a barbecue luncheon and pre-conditioned calf and yearling sale. NETBIO is a group of independent cow/calf producers and agribusiness representatives – numbering over 800 members – who work together to enhance the beef industry in Northeast Texas. The organization is recognized across the...
Updated Volleyball Story: Lady Cats Win Warm Up Game Over Greenville, 3-2 Tuesday Evening
KSST Sports is providing this Lady Cats Volleyball update on Tuesday (November 17) night’s warm up game against Greenville at Sulphur Springs Middle School. KSST confirmed late Wednesday that the Lady Cats did win that match, 3-2. Score was 25-19, 8-25, 28-26, 18-25 and 15-11. KSST had reported it the other way Wednesday morning after what can best be described as an accidental misstatement. With the win, the Lady Cats improved...
Crandall Coach Kyle Hardin Says He is Proud of His Team During This Pandemic Impacted Season
Between a leap from Class 4A to 5A and a pandemic, it’s been an interesting season for the Crandall Pirates, under first year Head Coach Kyle Hardin. Coach Hardin says he is proud of his kids for the way they have handled circumstances this season not knowing if games would be played from one day to the next. He said Pirates’ players have had positive attitudes and some have been pushed into different roles due to...
Virtual Training Session to Help Prepare Businesses for Online Sales
Paris SBDC and Hopkins Chamber of Commerce to hold Virtual Retail Training The majority of shopping for Black Friday and ShopSmall Saturday will be done online this year, and virtual retail training is available from the Paris Small Business Development Center and the Hopkins County Chamber of Commerce to help prepare business for holiday e-commerce. The virtual retail training from Marc Willson is slated for Tuesday, Nov. 24 from 12...
