SS Elementary School Without Electricity Most of The School Day
by Allison Bledsoe On Thursday, after a morning accident on Lee Street, Sulphur Springs Elementary School was without electricity or phone service for several hours during the school day. Sulphur Springs ISD sent out emails and phone calls to parents notifying them of the outage. Children remained at school and were kept in rooms and areas with windows. The school’s cafeteria had already begun cooking lunch and had no...
Yates Sentenced to Life in Prison on Four Counts of Organized Criminal Activity
Thursday afternoon in 8th Judicial District Court a Hopkins County jury set the punishment for Stanton Wayne Yates, 30, at four life sentences in state prison and one 20 year prison sentence with a $10,000 fine. The sentences will run concurrent by law. Yates was found guilty Wednesday of four counts of engaging in organized criminal activity and one count of burglary. Yates will remain in Hopkins County jail until transferred to the...
Mount Vernon Varsity Cheer Squad Wins Spirit 3A State Championship
The Mount Vernon High School Varsity cheer squad won the first Spirit 3A State Championship on January 13, 2016 at the University of Texas in Arlington. The Spirit competition is composed of three competitive categories: fight song, time out band dance and the time out cheer. Mt. Vernon took the top score in the time out competition with a 98.167. They placed fifth in the fight song competition which allowed them to progress into...
Wildcats Basketball More Focused for Friday Game
Wildcats Basketball Coach Clark Cipoletta said his team came out unfocused and didn’t really come to play in a disappointing 94-43 loss at Hallsville Tuesday night. Coach Cipoletta felt it was time for him to have a talk with his team. He did that Wednesday before practice. He said they weren’t playing the type of basketball he knew they were capable of playing. Coach Cipoletta added some stuff was happening in the locker...
Wildcats, Lady Cats Soccer In Tournaments
Both the Wildcats and Lady Cats’ soccer teams begin tournament play Thursday. The Wildcats, who had 1 win, 3 losses and a tie in a Forney tournament last weekend will be playing in a Rockwall tournament on Thursday and Friday. They must win their pool to have a game Saturday. Teams in the Wildcats pool are McKinney North, South Garland and Royse City. Meanwhile for the Lady Cats, it will be just like old times as they will face...
Power Outage for 134 Customers of ONCOR
A Thursday morning accident on Lee Street affected electrical service to 134 customers of ONCOR including the Sulphur Springs Elementary School. A vehicle struck a power pole creating the outage. Power should be restored at approximately 12:40 p.m. Thursday. For Sulphur Springs Elementary School, electrical service and phone lines into the school were affected. Parents were asked to message teachers or call 903-885-2153, extension...
SS Elementary School Without Electricity or Phone Service
The SSES campus is currently without electricity or phone service. The campus is able to function properly otherwise. If you need to reach the school please message your teacher or call 903-885-2153 ext. 1107
Chamber Connection January 14, 2016 by Meredith Caddell
Chamber Connection January 14, 2016 by Meredith Caddell Reilly Springs Jamboree Ribbon Cutting-Saturday, January 16th at 6:30pm We will be hosting the ribbon cutting for the Reilly Springs Jamboree-Hopkins County’s Original Music Venue, this Saturday, January 16th at 6:30! Tony Ramey will be the featured guest for the Reilly Springs Jamboree, with Enola Gay as producer. The show starts at 7:00. They are located at 109 CR...
Hearts of Life Presents Jana for Adoption
Jana will be looking for a home Saturday. She and other dogs will be at Petsense from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. Saturday. She and one other are the last two of a litter of 10 that are available for adoption. Hearts of Life Rescue Shelter brought Jana to KSST studios this week. Hearts of Life currently has 50 dogs available for adoption at this...
Wildcats Baseball Celebrates 2015 Season
Wildcats Baseball Coach Jerrod Hammack says it’s a big deal for a Wildcats’ baseball team to have a sign put up at Eagle Stadium. Only the special teams get signs. Wednesday afternoon a sixth sign joined the group. It honored the 2015 Wildcats’ team that advanced to the regional semi-finals, further than any team in Wildcats’ baseball history. Eleven players from last year’s team showed up Wednesday...
