Wildcats Return to Hardwood Monday Night in Lindale
After an absence of almost a week, the Wildcats’ basketball team will return to action for a regular season game Monday night. The 1-0 Wildcats will play at Lindale. Freshmen play at 5 p.m., then the JV team at around 6:15 p.m. with the varsity game expected to start at around 7:30 p.m. The game is a special one for Wildcats Basketball Coach Clark Cipoletta. He will be facing a Lindale team whose head coach Scott Albritton,...
Lady Cats Defeat Hugo; Face Paris Tuesday
Lady Cats Basketball Coach Jeff Chapman discussed his team’s 51-40 win over Hugo, Oklahoma on the road Friday night on KSST Radio and Channel 18 TV’s Saturday Morning Coaches Show. Coach Chapman said Hugo was an athletic team that had been practicing for quite some time and had had six scrimmages. Friday’s game however was their season opener. Coach Chapman said Hugo creates a special atmosphere with rabid fans and...
Hopkins County Mourns Passing of Bobby McDonald
Hopkins County mourns the passing of Bobby McDonald, who blogged Hopkins County features on Front Porch News Texas. Funeral services have not been set. McDonald died Monday afternoon, November 21, 2016 following complications from emergency surgery to remove his appendix on November 8th. A family member noted to KSST News that McDonald loved and promoted Hopkins County. He grew up in rural Hopkins County. His father, Pete McDonald...
Beloved Hopkins County Blogger Passes Away
Bobby McDonald has passed away today after a brief illness. Stay tuned to KSST for details as they are available. See update here.
Christmas in Heritage Park 2016
Don’t miss the charming Christmas setting in a winter wonderland of lights at Heritage Park in Sulphur Springs, at 416 Jackson Street. You’ll have a photo-op with Santa, enjoy some cocoa or wassail and cookies, hear traditional carols played on a mountain dulcimer, and take a lighted stroll through the grounds of Heritage Park for a memorable home-town Christmas experience. The event is a project of the Hopkins County...
KCS Holiday Express Makes Stops in Area Cities
Kansas City Southern’s Holiday Express will arrive in Greenville at Stonewall Street Under Johnson Street Overpass at 4 p.m. November 26 and in Winnsboro Between Walnut and Main Street (Behind the Old Depot) November 27 at 4 p.m. The 16th annual Holiday Express will distribute a total of $153,290 in gift cards to The Salvation Army at stops along the Holiday Express route that begins in Wylie, Texas November 5th and ends in Kansas...
Three Structure Fires in County Under Investigation
Three structure fires, including one Monday morning, are under investigation by the Hopkins County Fire Marshall’s office. A fire Saturday morning on Main Street in Cumby, a house fire in the middle of the night in the Birch Creek area, and a house fire Monday morning on CR 3512 just off FM 69N required the services of both county firemen and volunteer firemen. The fire Monday morning was contained to one room. County Fire Chief Andy...
Felony Warrant Arrest Leads to Additional Charges
A Hopkins County Deputy noted a pickup truck belonging to Rex Wayne Reiber, Jr., 32, who had an active warrant and the deputy stopped the vehicle on FM 499E. Reiber was wanted for an Indictment Theft of Property over $2500 but less than $30,000. A female passenger in the truck, Ashley Denis Haynes, 32, of Cumby was also arrested when neither Reiber nor Haynes claimed a small black box containing a small amount of both methamphetamine...
PJC Named To Schools.com Top 10 Texas Community Colleges List
Paris Junior College has been named to the Top 10 Texas community colleges in 2016 by Schools.com. Ranked seventh on the list, PJC was included in part because it tied for fifth-highest graduation rate of all Texas community colleges in 2015, and for its status as a Pathways Project institution. The Pathways Project is an American Association of Community Colleges initiative that aims to improve student success both in the classroom...
Freeze Warning In Effect Until 9 a.m. Sunday
A freeze warning for the local area is in effect until 9 a.m. Sunday morning. Dry air and a clear sky will allow temperatures to fall to or below freezing. Urban areas will likely remain above freezing. Rural areas should experience a light freeze. Temperatures will be between 28 and 32 degrees from Sunday at 3 a.m. until 9 a.m. Damage to crops, tender vegetation and sensitive plants may occur unless plants are protected. Automatic...
