Surprise At New Jail Site, Newsom Talks County News
Workers doing dirt work for the new Hopkins County Jail project north of the current jail unearthed a surprise recently. They found what appears to be a railroad spur that had been buried. County Judge Robert Newsom says it shouldn’t raise any environmental issues. He can’t find any records for the spur. Judge Newsom says County Commissioners will be removing the rails and selling the steel. In some Hopkins County notes, County Judge...
Main Street Buzz
Sulphur Springs City Manager Marc Maxwell says development seems to go in waves and the city is in the midst of such a wave currently downtown. Three buildings were being worked on in the 200 block of Main Street Thursday. The old Knight’s Head Inn building is under construction again. Maxwell says plans call for a sizeable balcony. Another location is being worked on for a bakery. A dentist’s office is also under construction....
SSISD NEWS RELEASE, August 2, 2014 – Heavy Traffic
SSISD would like to remind the community to be aware of heavy traffic around all school areas starting on Tuesday, August 26th. This is the first day back to school for students and as usual we anticipate it will take a few days for everyone to get use to drop off and pick up procedures. Make sure you look for children crossing the roadways and parking lots and vehicles slowing down in school zone areas. Also be aware of buses...
Local Ranching Event Scheduled August 26 in Kaufman
Fort Worth, Texas – The Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association (TSCRA) will host a ranch gathering Tuesday, August 26, at the Kaufman County Fairgrounds in Kaufman, Texas. Registration will begin at 5:30 p.m. followed by a complimentary beef dinner. The event is free and open to the public. TSCRA Special Ranger Troy McKinney will update ranchers on cattle thefts in the area and let them know how they can better protect...
A&M-Commerce Offers Free Writing Course
The Department of Literature and Languages at Texas A&M University-Commerce is offering a free graduate-level writing course to anyone age 65 or older interested in improving their skills. A similar class taught by Dr. Fred Tarpley in 2009 gave birth to Silver Leos Writers Guild and a number of guild members are already enrolled in the class. Life Writing (English 497/597) will be team-taught by Literature and Languages faculty...
Thank You EMS, Just a Day in the Life of our Team at Memorial Hospital.
Thank You to EMS Staff and Emergency Department Staff and other hospital staff who did their jobs and responded in a professional manner to the demands on Wednesday, August 13th. Wednesday, August 13th EMS staff and Emergency Room staff had already had a very busy day with multiple 911 calls and patient transfers. They activated an additional ambulance crew to handle the increased workload. Around noon there was a roof collapse and...
Luminant Power Mine Incident Update
[sc_embed_player fileurl=”http://www.ksstradio.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/Thermo-Mine-Incident.mp3″] Luminant Power reported Thursday that five Luminant employees burned in an incident at the Thermo Mine in Hopkins County Wednesday afternoon are now listed in stable condition at Dallas Parkland Hospital. A total of six employees of Luminant sustained burns. According to a release from the Luminant Media Relations...
Thermo Mine Explosion
Some workers were injured Wednesday afternoon in an mishap at the Luminant Mine in Thermo. Here is the official release giving to KSST by Brad Watson, Senior Director of Luminant Corporate Communications. By Don Julian, KSST News and Sports Director [sc_embed_player fileurl=”http://www.ksstradio.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/Thermo-Explosion.mp3″]Listen to Don’s Summary [sc_embed_player...
