Cumby Mobile Home Heavily Damaged By Fire; 1 Fatality Confirmed
A Cumby mobile home was heavily damaged and one fatality confirmed as a result of a fire late Tuesday afternoon. The blaze was called in just before 5 p.m. Aug. 24, 2021, as a structure fire with one possible entrapment. Cumby, Hopkins County, Miller Grove, Campbell, Commerce, Arbala and Brinker firefighters responded, along with Cumby Police, Hopkins County Sheriff’s deputies and Hopkins County EMS. A neighbor reported seeing...
Wildcats Football’s Friday Opponent Changed to Frisco High School
The Wildcats football team’s original Friday opponent, Frisco Wakeland, had to cancel their game with Sulphur Springs Wildcats football head coach Greg Owens confirmed over text on Tuesday, Aug. 24. Now, Coach Owens and his players will be taking on Frisco High School for their season opener on Friday, Aug. 27. The Raccoons were originally to be traveling to Garland to take on Naaman Forest on Friday, but are now taking on...
Travel Tuesday: Atlas World Navigator Inaugural Cruise
Alberto Aliberti & The Youngs Atlas Ocean Voyages’ new ship set sail on it’s inaugural voyage from Athens, Greece, with Rhonda and Chad Young from Sulphur Springs being welcomed as the first guests to check in on the cruise line’s first ship for it’s first passenger cruise. Atlas President, Alberto Aliberti, greeted the Youngs and shared that he was a “fellow Texan” as he went to high school in...
Paris Junior College Sulphur Springs Campus Classes Begin Monday August 30th
SCHEDULE PJC-Sulphur Springs Center student Pedro Mendoza of Sulphur Springs picked up his fall semester schedule from Campus Office Manager Dana Smock prior to the start of classes on August 30. Registration for fall continues. Call 903-885-1232 for information. Paris Junior College Sulphur Springs Pedro and Dana PJC SS campus reminding that classes begin
Wildcat and Lady Cats Tickets On Sale Now Online
Wildcats football coach and SSISD athletic director Greg Owens sent out a notice earlier today saying that athletic tickets for games can be purchased, but they will be sold online. High school athletic tickets may be purchased online at http://www.ssisd.net/ SSISD is online for all high school athletic contests. The button to press for any and all tickets related to Wildcats and Lady Cats sports can be found below. For any other...
Lady Cats Volleyball’s Tuesday Night Match With Quinlan Ford Cancelled
Coach Bailey Dorner reached out to KSST early Tuesday morning to give an update regarding their Tuesday, Aug. 24 match with Sulphur Springs. Visiting Quinlan Ford has to cancel their game Tuesday night at Sulphur Springs due to the coronavirus. The forfeit on the Lady Panthers’ part gives the Lady Cats volleyball team a win, increasing their overall record to 9-7. This is the second forfeit for a team facing the Lady Cats...
Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine Approved By FDA
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Monday fully approved the first COVID-19 vaccine. The vaccine has been known as the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine, and will now be marketed as Comirnaty (koe-mir’-na-tee), for the prevention of COVID-19 disease in individuals 16 years of age and older. Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine receives full FDA approval The vaccine will also continue to be available under emergency use...
Don’t Be Alarmed, City’s Warning Sirens Will Be Tested Today
City emergency officials plan to test the warning sirens throughout the city Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2021, during the noon hour, according to Sulphur Springs Police Chief/Emergency Management Coordinator Jason Ricketson. This will only be a test, to ensure the warning devices are properly functioning should the city experience any emergency situation that requires immediate action, such as a tornado requiring people to take shelter. Tune...
When Encountering A Rain Of Wooly Aphids
Mario Villarino, DVM, Ph.D., Hopkins County Extension Agent By Dr. Mario Villarino, Extension Agent, Ag./Natural Resources, Hopkins County, [email protected] As we were walking away from the Hopkins County Courthouse earlier today after our Commissioner’s Court interpretation, we ran into a “rain” of woolly aphids just as we tried to get into our vehicle. A common name for woolly alder aphid (Prociphilus tessellatus) is...
Pine Forest Solar I & Hybrid I Granted Use Of 9 County Roads
Hopkins County Commissioners Court Monday morning approved a resolution granting Pine Forest Solar I LLC, and Pine Forest Hybrid I, LLC, permission to use 9 county roads during development and for improvements to the solar project planned in the area. Two Dike residents also spoke to the Commissioners Court Aug. 23, 2021, regarding the planned solar project in their neighborhood. Pine Forest Roads The Commissioners Court on July 26...
