Jack Phillips Heads to the Red Carpet in Nashville!
Not many 12-year-olds get the thrill of being nominated for a national music award, but Hopkins County’s Jack Phillips is among nine young finalists in the Josie Awards country category. As a finalist, he was recently interviewed live by phone by founder Josie Pasantino. Within the last few years, the Josie Awards has begun to fill a niche by recognizing the top independent artists in all music genres. The awards show is a...
Como Woman Arrested for Credit Card/Debit Card Abuse
Wendy Ann “Woo Woo” Wilder, 39, of Como is in Hopkins County jail after deputies were notified of three active warrants for her arrest. Wilder was arrested at her home in Como on warrants for Credit Card/Debit Card Abuse. She is in Hopkins County jail being held on bonds totaling $30,000. Wilders was stopped by a Hopkins County Deputy for a traffic violation at on South Broadway in Sulphur Springs in November of last year. She told...
Couple Arrested in Cemetery
A Volvo station wagon parked in the Brashear Cemetery at 11:30 p.m. attracted the attention of Hopkins County deputies Thursday night. There they found Ricky Wayne Lee Liebel, 36, and Danielle Renee Payne, 25, who live on Gilmore Street in Sulphur Springs “having intercourse” according to their report. That is not all they found. After the couple put their clothes on as advised by the deputies, they were asked to exit the vehicle. In...
Tira News July 28, 2017
This Saturday afternoon, July 29th, is the Community Ice Cream Social at the Tira Community Center. Come at 4:00 p.m. and enjoy a treat and time of visiting with neighbors. We want to express our sympathy to the family of Kathy Crowson. She was the daughter of Billy and Nell Lee Crowson. Her funeral service was held on Tuesday under the direction of Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home, with burial in the Tira Cemetery. Please remember the...
Sulphur Springs Animal Shelter Dog Wash and Adoption Event
The Sulphur Springs Animal Shelter Dog Wash and Adoption Event will be held on Saturday, July 29th from 10:00 – 3:00 pm at the Sulphur Springs Animal Shelter, 1313 N Hillcrest Drive (across the street from Red Barn). Shelter animals will be out and available for adoption. Adoption fees for dogs are $100.00, the dog will be spayed or neutered, had shots and have a microchip. The new family will also have the opportunity to have...
Sulphur Springs Soccer Association Extends Registration Deadline
Fall registration extended to Sunday July 30. Walk up registration at Hibbett Sports Saturday July 29 10-2. Online registration at www.sulphurspringssoccer.org.
Cutting Crime With Curfew Laws
By Savannah Owens In response to incidents of vandalism – many cities such as Greenville, Dallas, Rockwall, Paris, Allen, and Mt. Pleasant have implemented curfew laws. Sulphur Springs currently does not have curfew laws. KSST interviewed various sources on the pros and cons of curfew laws and their impact on crime and vandalism. To start the discussion – Curfews for minors differ from city to city, they typically impact...
Wildcat Football Schedule Change
The Wildcats’ football team now has a new opponent for the opening game at the new, renovated Gerald Prim Stadium on Friday, September 8th. The Wildcats will now face The Avalon School of Gaithersburg, Maryland. Wildcats’ Athletic Director Greg Owens announced the change Thursday afternoon. He said, “due to unforeseen circumstance, we will not be playing Garfield, High School from Seattle, Washington”. He added, “they had...
Week Five at The Edge
Thursday marked the end of week number five of The Edge conditioning program. 20 workouts have been done. There is one more week of four workouts to go. Wildcats Football Offensive Coordinator Matt Young said week five started off really strong but attitudes dropped off a little bit on Thursday. He called Thursday one of the slowest moving days he’s seen at The Edge. Coach Young blamed the heat and the fact it was day 20. He...
