Saltillo Woman Arrested for Possession of Meth
Cassandra Joyce Minick, 29, of Saltillo was stopped at Highway 67 and County Road 3601 for failure to signal required distance before turning and for expired registration on a the Chevrolet pickup she was driving. Minick was nervous and the Hopkins County deputy was given consent to search the vehicle. In a work glove in the driver side panel, the deputy found several syringes, a meth pipe and three individual baggies containing a...
Press Release: Hopkins County EMS and CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital-Sulphur Springs Announce a New Resource for Our Medical Community
(Sulphur Springs, TX)- Hopkins County EMS and CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital-Sulphur Springs is pleased to announce that we are now a host agency and operator of a State Emergency Medical Task Force AMBUS. The AMBUS is a multi-patient transport vehicle similar to the ambulances that Hopkins County EMS operates. The AMBUS can carry up to 20 patients lying supine and the patients can receive treatment while transporting from a large...
Economic Development Corporation Meeting: Update
The Economic Development Corporation (EDC) honored two industries and teachers on Monday at noon. The eight high school teachers paired up into teams of two, and then two teams visited Saputo Dairy Foods, and the other two teams visited Clayton Homes. Jenny Arledge, Director of College and Career Readiness at SS High School, spoke with KSST to explain more about how the teachers and industries worked together. The teachers were given...
Fall Festival: Emerald City Band concert on Friday, August 25, 2017
The Hopkins County Fall Festival is excited to once again be hosting the Emerald City Band concert on Friday, August 25, 2017. Thanks to our sponsors, Century 21 – First Group and City National Bank, we will once again have a fun, entertaining and high energy event! Since we had such a large crowd last year, we will be having the concert in the Hopkins County Regional Civic Center arena. The theme this year will be Hawaiian Luau, so...
SSISD Announces Meet the Teacher and Schedule Pickup For All Campuses
Back to School events, including Meet the Teacher and Schedule Pickup for all campuses have been announced by Sulphur Springs ISD Assistant Superintendent Rusty Hardin. The dates and locations include: Monday, August 14 5:15 p.m. – 6:15 p.m. ECLC Head Start 3, Head Start 4, and Pre-K 6:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. ECLC Kindergarten (K) and Transitional First (T-1) Tuesday, August 15 4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. Bowie, Lamar, Travis Grades 1...
Who’s Getting a Pumpkin Patch in Sulphur Springs?
Shannon Oaks Church is going to have a new event for the community this fall: a pumpkin patch! The Patch will be open September 29th and every weekend in October, everyone is welcome to attend! Admission will be $5 per person. Children 2 years and under will be free. The church is hoping to get local schools involved and wants it to be an event the community looks forward to every Fall. The pumpkin patch will offer several activity...
Dairy Queen Donation for the Senior Center Building Fund
Destanie Walls, General Manager, from Main Street Dairy Queen presented the Senior Citizens Center a Donation Check for the Building Fund for a New Senior Center. The proceeds came from Dairy Queen’s carnival last Saturday and were divided between the Lil 4’s and the Building Fund for the Senior Citizens Center.
Six Members of the Como-Pickton FFA Chapter Receive the Lone Star FFA Degree
Corpus Christi, Texas – Robert Flewelling III, Tristen Sickles (Not pictured), Tyler Osborne, Heston Wilburn, Brynden Andrews, and Denton Lawson(not pictured) of the Como-Pickton FFA Chapter, were awarded the Lone Star FFA Degree at the 89th annual Texas FFA Convention in Corpus Christi, Texas. The Lone Star FFA Degree is the highest degree bestowed by the Texas FFA. The Lone Star FFA Degree recognizes FFA members who have received...
