Basketball, Soccer, Golf, Tennis and Softball on Friday Game Day
The Wildcats Basketball Team wraps up district play at home on Senior Night against Texas High on this game day Friday (February 5). There will be a freshmen game at 5 p.m., a JV contest at 6:15 with the varsity game at 8. With a win, the Wildcats can take second place in the district The Wildcats are 8-3 in district play and 15-9 overall Texas High is 4-7 in district play and in fifth place. They have no path to the playoffs. The...
Canada Ban On Cruise Ships Could Kill Alaska Cruises For 2021
An archaic U.S. law known as The Jones Act, is coming into play as Canada just announced their ban on any cruise ships stopping at Canadian ports or traveling through Canadian waters until after February 28, 2022. At first glance, you wouldn’t think this could affect an Alaskan cruise leaving from and returning to Seattle, but it is just not that simple. As part of The Merchant Marine Act of 1920 (yes, over 100 years ago)...
Wanted Woman In Possession Of Methamphetamine When Arrested Third Time In 3 Months On Felony Charges
A wanted woman was in possession of methamphetamine when arrested for the third time in three months and fourth time in less than a year on felony charges, according to arrest and jail reports. Mary Elizabeth Walker (HCSO jail photo) When Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office Deputies Aaron Chaney and Chris Baumann arrived at Mary Elizabeth Walker’s Sulphur Springs residence at 8:50 p.m. Feb. 4 to take her into custody on a...
After 32 Days, GA-32 Restrictions Lifted For Trauma Service Area F
Newsom: “We are back to 75% occupancy in small businesses and bars can reopen under GA-32” Trauma Service Area F, which spans across Northeast Texas, is no longer under Executive Order GA-32 restrictions as COVID-19 hospitalizations had remained under 15 percent of the total hospital capacity for seven consecutive days as of Wednesday, according to Texas Department of Public Safety’s Feb. 4 COVID-19 dashboards and...
Celebrating CTE Month: SSHS Interior Design Class – Architecture Program
February is Career and Technical Education Month, a public awareness campaign that takes place each February to celebrate the value of CTE and the achievements and accomplishments of CTE programs across the country. To help Sulphur Springs High School celebrate CTE Month, KSST’s high school interns have compiled short videos featuring a few of the CTE programs offered at SSHS. One will be featured each week during CTE...
Oncor Electric Donation Helps Brinker Volunteer Fire Department Fund Air Bags, Advanced Rescue Systems
Oncor Electric donated $5,000 to Brinker Volunteer Fire Department for the purchase of air bags and advanced rescue systems. The air bags, used in vehicle rescues to lift vehicles off of trapped people, were recently obtained and used during extrication training at B & M Auto Salvage. Brinker VFD Chief Wade McDaniel noted the department is very grateful for that support. The volunteer firefighters also practiced using...
Wildcats and Lady Cats Powerlifters Travel to Royse City For Thursday Meet
Wildcats and Lady Cats Powerlifting Teams will compete at their third meet of the season on this game day Thursday (February 4). They will be traveling to Royse City. The Wildcats have a first place finish at a home meet back on January 21 and then finished second in a Paris meet on Saturday. The Lady Cats were second in Sulphur Springs and placed fourth in Paris one week ago. The Lady Cats have had seven different lifters during the...
Lady Cats Basketball Team to Get Nacogdoches or Lufkin in Bi-District Playoff Game Next Week
Last Friday (January 29), the Lady Cats Basketball Team earned the #1 seed in the playoffs in their district with a home district win against Longview, 59-38. The Lady Cats ended up as district tri-champions with Hallsville and Mount Pleasant. All finished with 9-3 records but the Lady Cats earned the top seed due to head to head competition with the other two. The Lady Cats split with Mount Pleasant and swept Hallsville. Now the Lady...
Sulphur Springs Fire Department Applying For Homeland Security Grant
City Council Approves Extension Of Temporary Emergency Paid Sick Leave Due to COVID-19 Policy, Zoning Board Appointment Sulphur Springs City Council approved resolutions for a Homeland Security grant application and an extension of the temporary emergency paid sick leave due to COVID-19 policy were approved, and a new Zoning Board appointment made during the regular February council meeting this week. Homeland Security Grant Sulphur...
Sulphur Springs Woman Returned To Hopkins County Jail On Warrant
A 22-year-old Sulphur Springs woman was returned to Hopkins County jail Wednesday morning on a felony warrant, according to arrest reports. Harleah Irene Petrea (HCSO jail photo) A Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office employee took custody of Harleah Irene Petrea at an Intermediate Sanction Facility around 8:45 a.m. Feb. 3 and transported her to Hopkins County jail. She was booked at 10:30 a.m. Feb. on a warrant for abandoning or...
