Volleyball Tryouts To Be Held Monday, August 2
Coach Bailey Dorner and her staff will be holding volleyball tryouts at the Main Gym at Sulphur Springs High School on Monday, Aug. 2. The tryouts will be held on Monday, Aug. 2, from 8 A.M. to 11 A.M. and then 12 P.M. to 1 P.M. Coach Dorner and her staff will be looking to fill a number of positions left open due to several key seniors graduating; Nylah Lindley signed on to play softball at Tuskegee University in Alabama, Bre’Asia...
See You Friday at CANHelp’s Free BTS Fair at Civic Center!
Jennifer Hancock and Shanna Martin invite all families to the free Fair! In a KSST Good Morning Show interview, CANHelp’s Executive Director Shanna Martin and Development Manager Jennifer Hancock invited everyone to come to the 2021 Back to School Fair set for Friday July 30 from 3-6pm. Doors will open at 3pm. It is free for families of students in any Hopkins County, Sulphur Springs, and Yantis school district. Inside and...
Terrific Tuesdays Respite Program Will Reopen on Tuesday August 3 at 9am at FUMC in Sulphur Springs
Great News! Tammy Reardon has a very special place in her heart for persons affected by Alzheimers Disease, dementia and other causes of memory loss. Upon moving to Hopkins County, Tammy began to look for ways to help in the community. Uncovering a common need among those closest to persons disabled by memory loss… their caregivers…..Tammy organized a way to offer a weekly time-out from their responsibilities as...
Jefferson Street Traffic Stop Results In Location Of Methamphetamine, 1 Arrest
Arrested at 10:03 a.m. July 27, 2021 during a Jefferson Street traffic stop was a 29-year-old Sulphur Springs man found in possession of suspected methamphetamine, according to arrest reports. James Barry Norton Jr. Sulphur Springs Police Officer Francisco Castro stopped a Nissan pickup at 9:19 a.m. Tuesday. The truck had an expired registration and the man did not have a valid driver’s license. He agreed to let the officer search his...
Clerk’s Office Enters Into Agreement With IDS For Docket Application
Commissioners Court Approves Interlocal And Special Road Use Agreements, Budget Amendment To Benefit VFDs Hopkins County Commissioners Court Monday approved an interlocal agreement for insurance to help pay for a public defender insurance program to help with costs should the county have a capital murder case that advances to a death penalty, as well as one special road use and one docket application docket application agreement, and...
Youth Soccer Camp Continuously Attracts More Attendees Under Coach Upton
The last week of July is, comparatively, one of the slower weeks of the summer in terms of the number of activities. This week here in Sulphur Springs, the only sports activities transpiring are the youth soccer camp, boys basketball Edge (which was extended one week due to gym renovations), and team tennis practices in preparation for their first meet next Tuesday. The youth soccer skills camp, helmed by Wildcats head soccer coach...
Hicks Column: Restaurant Leftover Safety Tips and Healthy Texas Youth Ambassador
By Johanna Hicks, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension, Family & Community Health Agent, Hopkins County Restaurant Leftover Safety Tips Meeting friends at a restaurant is common among many folks who enjoy socializing. My husband and I will often share an entrée, but every now and then we have more food than we can eat. Bringing home leftovers for lunch or dinner the next day is becoming ordinary again. Don’t invite bacteria to your...
Chamber Connection – July 28
By Butch Burney The public is invited to visit a gathering of our local vendors and businesses next Thursday, Aug. 5, at the Chamber at the Sulphur Springs Country Club. There will be between 25 and 30 businesses there, with samples and information about them and their services. Additionally, each business will have a gift or gift card to give away, so that’s up to 30 gift cards going to 30 lucky individuals who attend the come-and-go...
Hopkins County Constables’ Fees To Increase in 2022
2018 Sheriff’s and Constables’ Fees Those individuals required to pay fees in 2022 to the two Hopkins County constables’ offices will be paying a little bit more moving forward. The Hopkins County Commissioners Court Monday approved increases to constables fees. Precinct 1 Constable Norman Colyer asked the Commissioners Court Monday to approve increases in their fees, which have not changed much in several years....
9 SSHS Students On Their Way To Earning Firefighter Certification
Nine students are on their way to earning their firefighter certification. The students have completed the first year of firefighter classes offered at Sulphur Springs High School for the first time during the 2020-21 school year through Career & Technical Education, as part of the emergency services program of study taught by Fire in Texas. Overall, nine SSHS students successfully completed the Firefighter I course and attempted...
