Lady Cats Defeat L-E; Improve Record to 16-9
The Lady Cats’ volleyball team won their sixth match in a row as the defeated Liberty-Eylau, 3-0 in Wildcats Gym Friday. The score was 25-16, 25-19 and 25-17. The win improved the Lady Cats’ season record to 16-9. Autumn Tanton and Mieke Van Benthem led the Lady Cats with 11 kills apiece. Abbi Baier added 7, Madi Vickery had 5 and Erika VanBenthem added 3. Setter Anden Hammack had a team high 35 assists. Hammack also had...
Hurricane Harvey Damage As Seen by AMBUS
Pictures of Hurricane Harvey damage sent by Hopkins County AMBUS crew on Friday… Hurricane Harvey2 Hurricane Harvey3 Hurricane Harvey4 Hurricane Harvey5 Hurricane Harvey7 Hurricane Harvey8 Hurricane Harvey9 Hurricane Harvey10 Hurricane Harvey11 Hurricane Harvey12 Hurricane Harvey13 Hurricane Harvey14 Hurricane Harvey6 Hurricane...
Explosion Inside Trailer Blocked Traffic at I-30 and Hillcrest
The sound of an explosion rocked the Woodbridge Crossing neighborhood on the west side of Sulphur Springs Friday afternoon around 2 p.m. when the trailer of a semi-truck-trailer unit sustained an explosion inside the front end of the trailer unit. City and county fire units responded to the scene and the egress from the north service road to Hillcrest was closed by Sulphur Springs Police during the investigation of the event. No one...
Gas Still Available in Sulphur Springs
After the gas scare from Hurricane Harvey on August 30th and 31st, many people filled up their tanks. As a result, many Gas stations around Texas are out of gas. But KSST has you covered! Here are some gas stations in Sulphur Springs that have gas*: Exxon-1700 South Broadway: Price: 2.49-Diesel Exxon-College St: Price: 2.49-Regular Brookshire’s: Price: 2.54-Regular 2.89-Unleaded+ 3.05-Super Unleaded Joe...
Game Day: Wildcats at Sherman; Lady Cats Host L-E
The Wildcats’ football team will be at Bearcat Stadium in Sherman for the season opener for both teams Friday night September 1). Sherman Football Coach J.D. Martinez calls Bearcat Stadium ancient but he adds it has a lot of tradition. Last year, the Wildcats won a thriller against the Bearcats at The Prim , 43-42. Wildcats Football Coach Greg Owens is 5-4 versus Sherman as Wildcats Head Coach. That includes a victory on the...
Texting While Driving Illegal Beginning Today
Effective Sept. 1, texting while driving will be illegal across the state of Texas as the result of a new texting-while-driving ban passed during the 85th Texas Legislative Session. The law prohibits motorists from reading, writing or sending electronic messages while driving. “One in five crashes in Texas is caused by distracted driving,” said TxDOT Executive Director James Bass. “We are pleased the Texas Legislature recognizes the...
Sweepstakes Scam Alert
A local resident received a letter and a check from a fake sweepstakes with offices in London, South Africa, and the Netherlands. The check from Agridient, Incorporated was for $2,870 looked legitimate. The letter and check came in an envelope sent air mail with a South African stamp. The actual prize would be $250,000. The check is to help pay a processing fee. The local resident was named 2nd prize winner in a sweepstakes “in...
CHRISTUS Nurses Assist in Relief Efforts
A group of approximately 25 nurses from across Northeast Texas will be leaving for Beaumont Saturday, September 2nd to assist in relief efforts and caring for patients. Nurses from Sulphur Springs, Jacksonville, Winnsboro, Tyler, Longview, Marshall and Texarkana will be leaving the Wisenbaker Conference Center at CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital, Tyler to contribute to these efforts. Sulphur Springs nurses include: Byron Prince, Kayla...
Local Man Arrested for 11.2 Grams of Meth
A traffic stop made in the 1400 block of East Industrial resulted in 11.2-grams of methamphetamine found in the trunk of a 1995 Lincoln Town Car driven by Billy Joe Thomas, 36, of Sulphur Springs. Thomas appeared nervous to the Sulphur Springs Police officer making the stop. Thomas gave consent to search the vehicle. The contraband was located in a white Beats Headphone case along with scale, clear plastic baggies and needles. Thomas...
