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...
Update on Condition of Hospitalized Middle Schooler, Message of Thanks from Family
According to Danny and Barbara Cavanaugh of Sulphur Springs, grandparents of 14-year-old Kaycee Ivey currently hospitalized at Children’s Medical Center, improvement of the Middle Schooler has been a slow and deliberate process. Kaycee sustained numerous internal injuries in the vehicle crash on October 4, 2019 which killed her mother and her aunt and injured her cousin Jacob Reed. Until this week, Kaycee has remained in a...
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...
Mount Vernon Woman Arrested On Violation Of Probation Charge
Jacqueline Deann Blalock, 35, of Mount Vernon turned herself in at Hopkins County jail at 6:40 p.m. Monday on a warrant for violation of probation, which she was on for possession of 4 grams or more but less than 200 grams of a Penalty Group 1 controlled substance. She was escorted into the county jail by Hopkins County Sheriff’s Deputy T. Patterson and booked on the charge, according to arrest reports. Oct. 28 marked the second...
Hopkins County United Way At Nearly 72 Percent Of Goal
Hopkins County United Way campaign workers had a productive week, with $46,274.09 in donations and pledges collected during the fifth week of the campaign. “These were wonderful numbers to report,” said HCUW Campaign Co-Chair Bill Owens. Added to the $71,366.26 tally posted after all donations were in for week four, that increases the total collected so far to $117,640.35, which is roughly 71.3 percent of the overall...
Wildcat Band Has Highest Finish in School History at Area Competition Last Saturday
Wildcat Band Director Spencer Emmert believes the band had their highest finish in school history at Area competition last Saturday (October 26) at Mesquite Memorial Stadium. The Wildcat Band placed 13th. Emmert said it was a great day and the band performed a great show. He said the band performed early, the fifth band to perform. Emmert said the weather was cold and windy. He said Mesquite Memorial Stadium is known for its’...
Lady Cats Volleyball Takes on Texas High at Home, Sulphur Bluff Has Home Match Versus Maud
The Lady Cats Volleyball Team wraps up district play at home against Texas High on Senior Night on this Tuesday (October 29) game day. The Lady Cats will honor their four seniors. If the Lady Cats win, it will assure them of at least a third place finish in district. Texas High is 2-7 in district play. The Lady Cats come into play with a 4-5 district record and in a tie with Royse City. If both teams end up tied after play Tuesday,...
