Several Wildcat Basketball Players on Recruitment Radar of Postsecondary Schools
KSST has done several stories about the tremendous recruiting interest in Wildcats Basketball stand out 6-foot-8 power forward Victor Iwuakor, who will be a senior this school year. Wildcats Basketball Coach Clark Cipoletta says several other Wildcats have also drawn interest from colleges. Perhaps the tallest of the Wildcats, 6-foot-9 power forward Xavier Cork, an incoming senior, is attracting a lot of attention from recruiters....
The Sport of Jousting Comes to Hopkins County Civic Center July 28, 29, 2018
Because jousting was history’s first extreme sport, the History Channel’s “Full Metal Jousting” series in 2012 brought the sport out of the dark ages. Now, rodeo record-holder Rope Myers of Van, Texas has joined a competitive jousting team which will appear in Sulphur Springs, Texas during the Shadow Renaissance Festival and Tournament. Rope finds the head-to-head sport exciting and challenging and he is...
Rodeo Champ Rope Meyers Joins Jousting Team at Shadow Renaissance Festival in Sulphur Springs July 28, 29
Rope Meyers, a World Champion Steer Wrestler, conducts rodeo camps at Sky Ranch near Van, Texas. In 2012, he took up the sport of jousting on the History Channel’s “Full Metal Jousting” television series. Today, he still enjoys jousting and will perform in Sulphur Springs, Texas on July 28 and 29 during the Shadow Renaissance Festival, a major fundraising event for Shadow Ranch Therapeutic Riding Center....
Monty Tipps Keeps it Country at the Reilly Springs Jamboree with MainStreet Band Saturday July 21
For nearly two decades, Monty Tipps has made special appearances on the stage of the Reilly Springs Jamboree, Hopkins County’s original country music venue. In fact, during a KSST interview, Monty said it feels “like home” for his return on Saturday July 21, 2018. A gospel pre-show starts at 6pm, and Monty and MainStreet takes the stage at 7pm. Tickets will be $10 per person at the door for the entire evening of...
Driving in Left Lane, McKinney Woman Arrested for UUMV
When the DPS Trooper conducted a traffic stop on a 2014 Nissan Maxima, eastbound at the 134 mile post on I-30, he determined the vehicle was displaying the wrong license plate and registration insignia. His routine check of the vehicle’s VIN revealed the vehicle was listed as stolen out of McKinney. Keiosha Shymetric-Shante Blackmon a.k.a. Keioshia Blackmon, 22, of McKinney, did not have consent of the vehicle owner to operate the...
MJP Edge Conditioning Attracting Younger Players As Well as Varsity Candidates
This year, The Edge conditioning program at Sulphur Springs High School is being presented by Michael Johnson Performance. This week marks the fifth week of the six week program. Wildcats’ coaches may not be involved in presenting The Edge but they are paying attention to who is attending. The first group at The Edge each day are boys who will be sophomores, juniors and seniors this year. That group started with around 60....
Mary Poppins Arrives in Sulphur Springs July 20! Five Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious Performances Only!
More than forty local youngsters will make up two full casts for the musical theater production of “Mary Poppins” set to open Friday July 20, 2018. This Shining Star Productions play is to be staged in the SSISD Auditorium of the Civic Center and will feature two evening performances and three afternoon performances. Director Amanda Thompson Brandenburg has been working with her young charges since September 2017, getting...
Traffic Stop Leads to Arrest
When the Sulphur Springs Police officer made the traffic stop on the 2009 Acura SUV at the 126 mile marker on I-30, marijuana was in plain view. A probable cause search led to the discovery of more marijuana as well as liquid THC. Ashley Michelle McMillian, 28, of Sulphur Springs was arrested for Possession of a Controlled Substance Penalty Group 2 more than 4-grams but less than 400-grams, a Felony 2 and Possession of Marijuana more...
