Meal A Day Menu For August 23-27, 2021
Meal-A-Day food preparation Volunteers prepare meals at the Sulphur Springs Senior Citizens Center and deliver them five days a week to Meal A Day program recipients in Sulphur Springs and Hopkins County. The Meal A Day Menu for Aug. 23-27, 2021, includes: Monday –Beef Spaghetti, Italian Vegetables and Garlic Sticks.Tuesday – Chicken Pot Pie, Broccoli, and Pickled BeetsWednesday – Ham and Potato Casserole, Candied Carrots and...
3 Convicted In District Court
At least three people were convicted in district court this week on felony offenses, according to the district attorney’s office. Larry Tyron Goodson (HCSO jail photo) Larry Tyrone Goodson entered pleas of guilty to a July 5, 2020 third or more driving while intoxicated offense charge and a June 7, 2021 bail jumping and failure to appear charge Aug. 17 in the 8th Judicial District Court, as prearranged. The 50-year-old’s...
More Than 2 Pounds Of Cocaine Found During I-30 Traffic Stop
Sulphur Springs Police Officer Cleve Williams found more than 2 pounds of cocaine during an Interstate 30 traffic stop early Saturday morning. Williams reported stopping a black Mitsubishi G4 at 2:27 a.m. Aug. 21, 2021, that was traveling in the passing lane and not passing other vehicles on I-30 east at mile marker 124. Williams alleged finding the driver to be in possession of 2.2 pounds (almost 1 kilogram) of cocaine. Kim Lafay...
3 Sulphur Springs Men Jailed On DWI Charges
Three Sulphur Srpings men were jailed in as many days on DWI charges. A 36-year-old Sulphur Springs man was arrested Thursday evening on a third or more DWI charge, 43-year-old Sulphur Springs man on a felony DWI-related charge Wednesday and a 75-year-old by DPS on a misdemeanor DWI charge, according to arrest reports. South Broadway Street DWI Arrest Chaisen Jadran Chamenss(HCSO jail photos) Sulphur Springs Police Sgt. Matt Glenn...
Hopkins County Records – Aug. 20, 2021
Record books at Hopkins County Clerk’s Office Land Deed Transfers Kiefer Stephen Johnson and Morgan L. Johnson to Natalie Hightower; tract in the MA Bowlin survey.Brenda Blowers to Ward Diehl; tract in the Robert Lee surveyWilliam S. Boyed and Sarah Sheer to Ignacio Cortes Huitrado and Erica Joanna Mata; tract in the Andrew Hurley surveyBarry Matthew Law and Susan Elaine Law to Chadwick S. Hale and Gina J. Hale; tract in the OM...
Franklin County Has Lowest July 2021 Unemployment Rate In Area
Hopkins County Falls to 2nd By Narrow Margin After an extended period, Hopkins County can no longer claim to have the lowest jobless rate in the Northeast Texas/Texarkana Workforce Development Area. Franklin County unseated Hopkins County lst month for that, but Hopkins County is a close second with only 0.1 separating the two counties’ July 2021 unemployment rates, according to the latest Local Area Unemployment Statistics...
Lady Cats Volleyball Hopes to Keep Momentum Versus Rains Tonight
The Lady Cats volleyball team will be playing something of a familiar foe later today when they travel to Rains, TX. Yesterday, on Thursday, Aug. 19, Coach Bailey Dorner’s squad took part in the Wills Point tournament that saw them face and defeat three separate teams in day one of tourney action; first Kaufman, then Caddo Mills, and finally, the team Sulphur Springs will be playing again tonight: the Rains Lady Cats. The battle...
Construction To Begin Monday At Main Street Theatre
One of the longtime cultural fixtures just off Celebration Square will soon get a face lift. If all goes according to schedule construction will begin Monday. A rework of the front and back walls of Main Street Theater, which have deteriorated over time, is required. This repair project is necessary for the safety of patrons and passersby. This will assure Main Street Theater can continue bringing live theater arts to the local...
National Radio Day Celebrates the Good Things That Radio Delivers
KSST 1230 AM was born in downtown Sulphur Springs, Texas on March 1, 1947. The station will turn 75 years old on March 1, 2022. Today, the KSST studio also houses KRVA 107.1 FM. We thank you for your listenership! We couldn’t pass up this chance to bring attention to National Radio Day, an observance within the United States annually on August 20th. National Radio Day simply reminds all Americans of the many good things and...
Clerk Issues Reminder Regarding Mark And Brand Expirations
All marks, brands, and tattoos currently registered with the Hopkins County Clerk will expire on August 30, 2021, in accordance with Texas Agriculture Code 144.044. The owners of the marks and brands will have from August 31, 2021 to February 28, 2022, to renew them. Any previously recorded marks and brands which have not been re-registered by the deadine of February 28, 2022, will be considered unclaimed and eligible for registration...