*Updated* The Cartoon Maps Are Back
by Chad Young After a long discussion with the owner of Community Creations, Inc. from Ohio, a lot of information has been cleared up. Joe Genco, President of the 30 year company who has delivered maps and montages to literally hundreds of different communities confirms that the current project going on in Sulphur Springs is in fact associated with his company. He called KSST offices to confirm that Community Creations TX, LLC is...
Meal A Day Menu for February 6th-10th
Meal A Day Menu February 6th – February 10th Monday Cheese Burgers Lettuce, Tomato, Onion, Pickle Pork and Beans Potato Chips Tuesday Oven Omelet Sausage Patties Blueberry Cake Orange Slices Wednesday Beef Patty with Au Jus Gravy Mashed Potatoes Green Beans Roll Thursday Apricot Glazed Chicken Breast Rice Broccoli Corn Friday Soft Beef and Cheese Tacos Lettuce and Tomatoes Refried Beans ...
Starbucks Ribbon Cutting
January 30th, 2017 was an exciting, highly anticipated day for most Sulphur Springs residents. Starbucks finally opened early Monday morning and held it’s Chamber of Commerce Ribbon Cutting at 2 pm that same afternoon. Before the ribbon cutting, drink and dessert samples were handed out to visitors. Despite a full parking lot, the lines have been considered quite painless to many customers, so far.
Oxford To Seek Place 6 on Sulphur Springs City Council
Charles Oxford will once again mount a campaign for Sulphur Springs City Council, this time for Place 6. Oxford who was a member of the council for one term has continued to run each year since not being re-elected. Oxford filed for Place 4 opposing incumbent Freddie Taylor last year and filed for Place 3 opposing incumbent Councilman Oscar Aguilar the year before. This time he will face Brad Burgin for the Place 6 seat unless others...
Wreck Ends Chase; Local Man Arrested
Robert Earl Hawkins, 32, of Sulphur Springs is in Hopkins County Jail charged with Evading Arrest Detention with Vehicle With Previous Conviction. Sulphur Springs Police received a call Sunday at 1:05 p.m. from a complainant who said a maroon pickup was following the complainant. Officers attempted to catch up with the pickup after they activated emergency lights. Hawkins fled the scene and failed to yield to an emergency vehicle...
Man Identified in Friday Night Incident
Sulphur Springs Police, Special Response Team, and Fire Department responded to a call in the 100 block of Kyle Street Friday night around 11 p.m. where a man had barricaded himself inside a residence wanting to harm himself, according to Captain Jason Ricketson with the Sulphur Springs Police Department. Officers first on the scene attempted to make contact with the male subject by phone but were unable to make contact. That’s when...
SKYWARN Severe Weather Class Set for February 9th
North and Central Texas had it all in 2016 when it came to storms. The National Weather Service will be offering a free class at the SKYWARN severe weather program on Thursday, February 9 th, from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM. The program will be held at City Hall in Sulphur Springs and is held in partnership with Hopkins County Emergency Management and Sulphur Springs Police Department. This class is free of charge and no pre-registration is...
Hopkins County Teens Face Threats and Public Shaming as They Enter the Workforce
As a parent in Hopkins County I could do nothing when my teen started talking about an incident at her Fast Food Restaurant job. Here is the Reader’s Digest Version: She was yelled at and humiliated in front of the entire team and a few customers. My daughter is old enough to face these things on her own. I can not simply call and chew out her manager. I sincerely hope she wouldn’t want me to. My wife and I can only...
City of Mt Vernon Issues Boil Water Prior to Consumption Alert to Their Customers
Due to a line break, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality has required the City of Mount Vernon water system to notify customers of the need to boil their water prior to consumption. An alert was issued at 3:31 a.m. Sunday morning, January 29, 2017. To ensure destruction of all harmful bacteria and other microbes, water for drinking, cooking, and making ice should be brought to a vigorous, rolling boil, then boiled for 2...
