Change in Location for Send Off for the Veterans Taking Honor Flight
The Veterans honor flight send off location has changed. On Thursday, October 31st, at 11:30AM, the send off for the four Veterans going on the honor flight will be held in the courthouse second floor courtroom. It will not be held in front of the courthouse steps as originally planned. Right inside the door of the courthouse is an elevator for those who have difficulty climbing stairs. The only change in the send off is the...
Wildcats Football Coach Greg Owens Discusses Kaufman Game At Weekly Media Gathering Wednesday
Sulphur Springs Wildcats Wildcats Football Coach Greg Owens, at his weekly media gathering Wednesday before the Kaufman game Friday, said the Wildcats are disappointed about being eliminated from the playoff race. But, he said he is telling the players this week’s game is another chance to compete in a high school football game. Coach Owens is urging the team to finish what they started. He said the Wildcats want to have a two...
Lady Cats Volleyball To Play Old Foe Hallsville In Bi-District Tuesday Night
Sulphur Springs High School Lady Cats Volleyball Coach Bailey Dorner says the Lady Cats will be playing Hallsville in a bi-district match next Tuesday night, Nov. 5, at 7:30 p.m. at Tyler Junior College. The Lady Bobcats are on a tear. They have won 13 straight district matches after losing their very first one this season. The Lady Bobcats are 30-12 for the season. The Lady Cats play a warm up game against Paris Friday at 4:30 p.m....
Hospital District Approves EDC Request To Change Tax Abatement Policy
Hopkins County Hospital District will be changing the type of tax abatements businesses may apply for in the future. The hospital district board Tuesday night approved the request made by Sulphur Springs-Hopkins County Economic Development Executive Director Roger Feagley to change to a Chapter 381 Tax Abatement Policy. Feagley said the policy is easier to adopt and administer and will require those receiving abatements to provide...
Send Off Planned Oct. 31 For 4 Area Veterans Departing On Honor Flight DFW
Four area veterans will be honored at 11:30 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 31, in front of Hopkins County Courthouse with a send-off for the Nov. 1 Honor Flight, which will carry them to Washington D.C. to see the veterans memorials and participate in special events designed specifically for veterans. Vietnam Army veterans Jerry Hanna and Rick Flannary, both of Sulphur Springs, and Marvin Cherney of Mineola, along with Korean Air Force veteran...
Time to Meet Historic Characters on Their Own Ground…Take a “Cemetery Walk” on Sunday Nov. 3
Three colorful characters from Hopkins County’s past visited the KSST studios to invite the public to a “coming out” on Sunday afternoon November 3, 2019 in Sulphur Springs City Cemetery. That’s when tour guides from the Hopkins County Genealogical Society will give you a first-person tour of the oldest and largest graveyard in Sulphur Springs. There, you’ll be meeting the “who’s who” of...
SSISD Reminds Of Early Release Day
Students and their families are reminded that Friday, Nov. 1, will be an early release day for Sulphur Springs ISD. All students and staff in SSISD will be released an hour early on Friday. Buses will also run one hour ahead of their regular schedule. Families and caregivers for children enrolled in SSISD should adjust their schedules accordingly for the early release time.
Texas High Volleyball Rallies to Top the Lady Cats, 3-2 as Lady Cats Slip to Fourth Place
Texas High Volleyball Rallies to Top the Lady Cats, 3-2 as Lady Cats Slip to Fourth Place Texas High rallied to win the last two sets to best the Lady Cats Volleyball Team, 3-2 in the Main Gym at Sulphur Springs High School Tuesday night (October 29) on Senior Night. The Lady Cats won the first set, 25-21. Texas High evened the match with a 25-23 win in set two. The Lady Cats took a 2-1 lead in sets taking set three, 25-20. Texas High...
I-30 Traffic Stop Near Sulphur Springs Nets Arrest, Suspected Morphine Vials
Troopers arrested a 38-year-old Duncanville woman allegedly caught with vials of suspected morphine Tuesday afternoon. Texas Department of Public Safety Trooper Aaron Hanna stopped a Hyundai PC with Oklahoma license plates for a traffic violation on Interstate 30 at mile marker 129 at 3:02 p.m. The passenger, identified in reports as Jamela Chanel Ivery-Strickland, showed indicators of nervousness and criminal activity, leading the...
