Como-Pickton Starts at 10am, Yantis ISD No School Monday
From emails from area schools districts, this information was received at KSST early Monday January 11, 2021. Not all schools reported. Como-Pickton will start school at 10am and buses running 2 hours late at Como-Pickton CISD Yantis will not hold school today. No school for students of Yantis ISD for Monday January 11, 2021. Saltillo regular start time Sulphur Bluff regular start time
Lou Nells Fashions is Ready for Valentine’s Day Shopping!
Lou Nell’s owner Carrie Crowson is excited about serving shoppers in 2021! In fact, the shop is a Crowson family landmark in Sulphur Springs, Texas, going on 48 years at the original location, 122 Lee Street. Lou Nell’s carries multiple lines of fashion clothing for women age teen through seniors, plus accessories, shoes, a bath shop, a selection of gift items for men, and several lines of designer jewelry including the...
Jan. 10 COVID-19 Update: 1 Fatality, 13 New Cases, 4 Recoveries, 225 Active Cases
The COVID-19 case count in Hopkins County continued to rise on Jan. 10 as did COVID-19 related fatalities, according to the Texas Department of State Health Services Jan. 10 COVID-19 Case Counts dashboard. The good news is that four additional recoveries were reported and a decrease not only in COVID-19 hospitalizatizations but in all hospitalizations in Trauma Service area F on Sunday. This is in sync with COVID-19 hospitalizations...
DSHS Announced 28 COVID-19 Vaccine Hubs; CMFH-SS Among 206 Other Providers Allocated Doses As Well
The Texas Department of State Health Services has instructed the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to ship first doses of COVID-19 vaccine to 234 providers this week. That includes 28 hub providers that will focus on large community vaccination efforts as Texas vaccinates health care workers, people 65 and older and those with medical conditions that put them at greater risk of hospitalization and death from COVID-19. While...
Jan. 11-15 Meal A Day Menu
Although the Sulphur Springs Senior Citizens Center remains closed due to COVID-19, volunteers continue to work five days a week preparing and delivering meals to shut-in elderly in the community. The Jan. 11-15 Meal A Day Menu includes: Monday – Poppy Seed Chicken, On a Bed of Rice, Malibu Vegetables and a Roll Tuesday – Ham and Potato Casserole, California Blend Vegetables and a Roll Wednesday – Chicken Noodle Casserole, Winter...
Wildcats Basketball Team Loses Heartbreaker to Longview on 3-Pointer At The Buzzer
Just before time expired, Longview guard Tyree Hale banked in a 3-point basket to give the Lobos a 56-54 win over the Wildcats Basketball Team at the Main Gym at Sulphur Springs High School Saturday afternoon, January 9. Wildcats Basketball The Wildcats had maintained a lead throughout most of the fourth quarter before the final shot. It marked the second time this season that the Wildcats have lost a game right before the buzzer on a...
Lady Cats Basketball Team Uses Big Second Half to Defeat Longview On The Road, 49-26, Saturday
The Lady Cats Basketball Team found themselves stuck in a 12-12 tie at halftime on the road in a district game at Longview Saturday night, January 9. The Lady Cats then went out and had a very big last two quarters as they pulled away from the Lady Lobos taking a 49-26 win. Sophomore Kenzie Willis led the Lady Cats with 14 points. Sophomore Serenity Lewis scored 10 points. Senior Bre-Asia Ivery had 8 points. Senior Dalanee Myles and...
Wildcats and Lady Cats Soccer Teams Even Their Season Records With Tournament Wins Saturday
The Sulphur Springs Wildcats and Lady Cats Soccer Teams evened their season records with tournament wins Saturday. Wildcats Soccer Wildcats Soccer The Wildcats Soccer Team ended up winning two games, losing one and tying one in their first tournament of the season at the Forney Kickoff Tournament Thursday through Saturday, January 7-9. The Wildcats ended their participation in the tourney with a Saturday morning 1-0 win over...
Jan. 9 COVID-19 Update: 5 Fatalities, 9 New Cases, 4 Recoveries, 217 Active Cases
Five additional COVID-19 fatalities, 9 new cases and four recoveries were reported for Hopkins County in the Texas Department of State Health Services Jan. 9 COVID-19 dashboard for Texas Case Counts. Case Counts and Fatalities A total of 1,217 molecular COVID-19 cases have been reported for Hopkins County since March, which means two additional Hopkins County residents received lab-confirmed molecular COVID-19 test results as of 2:15...
2 East Texas Men Jailed On A Firearm Charge Following Traffic Stops
Two East Texas men were jailed on a firearm charge each following two different traffic stops on Friday, according to arrest reports. I-30 East Traffic Stop Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Justin Wilkerson reported stopping a red Chevrolet Tahoe at 8:55 p.m. Jan. 8 after observing it being driven in the left lane of Interstate 30 east at mile marker 125 (Bill Bradford Road) and not passing other vehicles and failing to be...
