*Updated* Rocky is FOUND in Hopkins County.
Thank You to all the good helpers at KSST for getting the word out while Rocky was missing. He found his way home this morning, having been missing since April 18. Rocky is a 6-7 month-old black and tan young dog being sought by his owners. About mid-April, Rocky got out of his yard on the south side of Sulphur Springs. Due to KSST Trading Post exposure, Rocky was spotted and identified during the Easter weekend by homeowners on CR...
Man Reportedly Assaulted While Walking Down Road
A 39-year-old man was allegedly assaulted while walking down Lamar Street Saturday morning. He was reportedly sustained an injury to one side of his face, above his eye, according to police reports. Sulphur Springs police were called to the hospital late Saturday morning regarding the alleged assault. The 39-year-old was reportedly walking to work on Lamar Street when a man drove up in a white car, stopped, got out and sprayed the man...
Cinco de Mayo Celebration Planned for Saturday May 4 on Celebration Plaza
Regarded as the largest gathering of people on the downtown plaza, the Cinco de Mayo celebration is 2018 is said to have brought close to 10,000 people to the Sulphur Springs downtown district. Now, this year’s celebration is being planned for Saturday May 4, 2019 . The festival will begin at 1pm and conclude before midnight. According to Oscar Aguilar, one of the organizers, there will be music and entertainment acts, all kinds...
Update: Police Release Name Of Woman Killed In Friday Crash On Loop 301
Police have identified woman who died Friday as a result of a two-vehicle crash on East Loop 301 Friday evening as 82-year-old Sylvia Hodges Mohler of Sulphur Springs. Local dispatchers were alerted about 6:15 p.m. Friday of a major crash on East Loop 301 at Church Street. According to police, a Buick and Chevrolet Avalanche were involved in the crash, one traveling southbound on Church Street and the other traveling west across East...
Early Voting Continues In Municipal, School Elections
Early voting continues Monday-Tuesday, April 29-30, in Como-Pickton and Yantis school board elections, Sulphur Springs City Council and special proposition elections and the Miller Grove ISD bond election. Voting hours are extended Monday, April 29, from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. in the Yantis ISD Board of Trustees Election. Early voting by personal appearance will resume from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday, April 30, in the Early Voting Room inside...
Sulphur Springs City Council Candidate Profiles
Voting in the May 4 Sulphur Springs City Council and special charter proposition elections continues with early voting from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday and Tuesday, April 29-30. Election Day voting will be from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday, May 4. All voting in city elections is being conducted in the second floor conference room at City Hall. Voters are asked to consider approving 13 changes to the Sulphur Springs Home Rule Charter and to...
Lady Cat Sadavia Porter Qualifies for State Track Meet
Lady Cat sprinter Sadavia Porter, on the track at UT Arlington where she will run in college, qualified for the state meet at the Region II Class 5A Meet Saturday. Porter finished second in the 100-meter dash. She also competed in the 200-meter dash and in the 4×100-meter relay. The State Track Meet takes place Friday, May 10 at the Mike A. Myers Stadium at UT Austin.
Wildcats Baseball, Lady Cats Softball Playoff Schedule
The Wildcats’ baseball bi-district schedule has been set. The Wildcats, a fourth place district seed, are taking on District 16-5A champion Hallsville in a best two out of three series. All games will be played at Mike Carter Field in Tyler. Weather permitting, game one will take place Wednesday (May 1) at 7 p.m. Game two is scheduled for Friday at 5:30 p.m. Game three, if necessary, is scheduled for Saturday at 1 p.m. Meanwhile...
Downtown Is Rocking With Claws For A Cause
Civil Air Patrol members deliver buckets full of crawfish to diners during Sulphur Springs Rotary Club’s 6th Annual Claws for a Cause Saturday evening on Celebration Plaza. The event started at 5 p.m. and was expected to continue until about 9 p.m. April 27. If the overflowing containers, laughter and fellowship are any indicator, a rocking good time is being had by all at Sulphur Springs Rotary Club’s 6th Annual Claws for...
EAA Young Eagles Rally A Soaring Success
Ben Scarborough, a private pilot and member of the Sulphur Springs Experimental Aircraft Association Chapter, reported 14 volunteer pilots consistently taking kids up, during the EAA’s Young Eagles Rally at Sulphur Springs Municipal Airport on Saturday April 27. Some aircraft could take only one passenger, but others could take three to four passengers at a time. EAA anticipated taking up 80-100 kids during the three-hour rally....
