Sharp Arrested for Possession in Drug Free Zone a Felony 3 Charge
A Cooper man was arrested following a traffic stop. Sulphur Springs Police stopped Jeremy Lynn Sharp, 40, who proved to be extremely nervous during the interview. A strong odor of alcohol called for a street sobriety test. Failing that test led to a search of the vehicle. A clear plastic baggie of white chrystal substance thought to be methamphetamine was found. Sharp was charged with possession of a controlled substance under 1-gram...
Agrilife: Child Safety Tips
by Johanna Hicks Ten Summer Child Safety Tips You probably knew it was coming – the release of summer safety tips for children! June, July, and August are more dangerous for children than other months. Nearly one-third of all fatal child injuries occur during these three months according to Trend Lines, Natalie Pane, Senior Vice president for Research and Operations. Deaths resulting from contact with bees, hornets, and wasps (1...
Evans Named Hopkins County Dairy Festival Queen
Sadie Evans was named Hopkins County Dairy Festival Queen Saturday night following competition in the Sulphur Springs Schools Fine Arts Auditorium. Emma Boyett was first runner-up, Ann Marie Winborn, second runner-up, Lauren Helm, third runner-up, and Alexis Howard was named Miss Congeniality. Queen Sadie Evans, sponsored by Dial Study Club and Askins Propane Company, is the daughter of Jason and Angie Evans, and the granddaughter of...
Lightning Chances Increase Saturday Evening
Dangerous lightning is possible in the Hopkins County area over the next three hours. At 7 p.m. Saturday evening a lightning strike occurred within 1.5 miles of KSST studios. It was just one of several within a 15 mile radius of our studios. The potential of thunderstorms is 20% tonight. Saturday afternoon around 6 p.m. a thunderstorm was making its way into the county traveling east to west from Titus to Franklin Counties and toward...
Commercial Growth in County Spurs Need to Find Answers for Roads
Lack of regulation in the county is one reason County Roads are becoming a big problem in Hopkins County according to Commissioner Precinct 1 Beth Wisenbaker. More people building houses, agricultural changes, and commercial operations opening such as open dirt pits, selling timber and dairy operations of 1,000 or more cattle, dairy’s that cut their own silage using heavy equipment and 18-wheeler trucks driven home full by residents...
Queen Sidney Deitze reviews her Royal Year
By Enola Gay Mathews A year ago, this young lady was hopeful that she would be chosen to wear the crown of Hopkins County Dairy Festival Queen. Today, she is about to hand that crown over another young lady at the end of the 2016 Queen’s Pageant. And as all seventeen-year-olds do, Sidney has changed, grown and matured during her final year of high school, and has set some long-term goals for life. Sidney is unique in that she...
CM Healy Book Signing at The Bookworm Box
On Saturday, June 25th, a book signing at The Bookworm Box will be held by CM Healy. CM Healy writes stories and poems for children as well as young adult fiction. A few of his books include Before the After: Princess Lillian, If Mom Became an Octopus, The Lion & The Red Balloon and Other Silly Stories, and Missing Numbers. The signing will be held from 2 pm to 4:30 pm. The Bookworm Box is located at 204 Main St in downtown...
A & M University-Commerce Offers Middle School Females an Engineering Summer Program
COMMERCE, TX—Texas A&M University-Commerce Engineering Summer Program offers the opportunity for female middle school students who have demonstrated ability in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) areas to work in teams on several STEM projects ranging from programming robots to designing and creating model wood bridges. “This marks the eighth year that the Department of Engineering and Technology has offered a summer...
Tonight’s Movie On Celebration Plaza!
Tonight is movie night at Celebration Plaza! Tonight’s movie is a Fantasy/Mystery called Tomorrowland! Tomorrowland is about whenever Casey touches a lapel pin with the letter T on it, she finds herself transported to a place with robots and sleek building which is known as Tomorrowland. The gifted young woman recruits the help of scientist Frank, a previous visitor to Tomorrowland, who years ago made a startling discovery about...
