Wildcats Lose to Texas High; Lady Cats at Texas High Monday
Hammack on Texas High Loss Saturday Wildcats Baseball Coach Jerrod Hammack said Saturday Greenville gave the Wildcats a gift last Tuesday as the defeated Hallsville, 5-1 at home. The Bobcats loss put Hallsville into a first place tie with the Wildcats with 7-1 district records. Saturday afternoon, the Wildcats gave the gift back. The Wildcats lost in lackluster fashion to Texas High, 10-3 in Texarkana. Hallsville had an open...
Nine Wildcats Named to All-District Soccer Team
The Wildcats’ soccer team had nine players on the All-District Soccer Team recently selected by the district’s coaches including three on the first team. Midfielder Angel Tavera was named First Team All-District along with defenders Brandon Diosdado and D.J. Abron. Making Second Team All-District were forward Jonathan Alvarez and defender Christian Huff. Making Honorable Mention All-District were Jonathan Lopez, Eduardo...
Winnsboro Police Report April 9-15, 2018
Winnsboro Police made three arrests, investigated two accidents, responded to 152 calls for service, and issued 44 citations and 26 warnings during the April 9-15, 2018 report period. Danielle Frey, 30, of Winnsboro, was arrested on April 11th on a Wood County Warrant. Mason Monday, 30, of Winnsboro, was arrested April 11th on a Hopkins County Warrant. Remington Hanes, 28, of Scroggins, was arrested April 13th on a Hopkins County...
Supreme Court Denies Acker Appeal
The U. S. Supreme Court has denied an appeal made on behalf of Daniel Clate Acker, 46, of Sulphur Springs. Acker is on Death Row in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice convicted of the kidnapping and the murder of 32-year old Marquetta “Markie” George. Acker, a native of Hunt County, was 29 at the time of his conviction. A date for his execution has not been set. Acker’s appeal was described as presenting compelling evidence of...
SSHS Academic UIL Successful at Regional Competition and in Essay Contests
Sulphur Springs High School Academic UIL teams competed at the regional meet recently. Several will advance to the State UIL Championships, May 3-5 at the University of Texas in Austin. Three SSHS students were among 12 finalists chosen in the Barbara Jordan Historical Essay Competition and two were selected finalists in the Latino History Essay Contest. SSHS Academic qualifiers for state competition include: Annmarie Gunn, Rachel...
K-9 Alerts on Vehicle; Meth Found
Hopkins County K-9, Maly, is certified in detecting Methamphetamine, Marijuana, Heroin, Cocaine, and MDMA/Ecstacy. Maly assisted in the arrest of Joshua Logan Martin, 28, of Pittsburg when the Hopkins County Deputy made a traffic stop on a Dodge Pickup with a defective driver’s side head lamp. The stop was made at State Highway 11E and FM 69. Martin, who said he was nervous around police and said he had previous drug convictions for...
Winnsboro Man Arrested for Possession of 9.8-grams of Suspected Meth
Special Crimes Unit initiated a traffic stop in the 300 block of Oak Avenue and the driver of the 2004 Saab was visibly nervous. A pat down of the driver located a zipper pouch containing 9.8-grams of suspected methamphetamine. Justin Blaine Sicard, 28, of Winnsboro, was arrested and charged with Possession of a Controlled Substance Penalty Group 1, more than 4-grams but less than 200-grams and for a warrant for driving the wrong way...
Probable Cause Search Leads to Arrest
When a traffic stop was initiated on Main Street, the driver of the vehicle pulled into the Valero Convenience Store located less than 1,000 feet from the Buford Park skate park, a Drug Free Zone. With the smell of marijuana emitting from the vehicle, a probable cause search was conducted and a cloth bag was found in the left rear floorboard. Inside the bag was located a sealed bag of K1 and two small baggies containing a crystal like...
Part(y)ing is Such Sweet Sorrow: Party Gear Plus Closing Soon
By Savannah Owens After faithfully serving our community for almost 6 years, Party Gear Plus has announced they are going out of business. Owner, Thad Gregory, sat down with KSST to talk about the good times they’ve had and share about why they are closing their doors. “Up until 2015 everything was fine.” Gregory explained. Then there was a combination of bad luck. First the rent increased by 33%. Then Bill Bradford...
