Severe Thunderstorm Warning Until 9:30 AM Wednesday, April 26, 2017
Severe Thunderstorm Warning National Weather Service Fort Worth TX 828 AM CDT WED APR 26 2017 The National Weather Service in Fort Worth has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for… Southeastern Rockwall County in north central Texas… Hunt County in north central Texas… Northeastern Kaufman County in north central Texas… Northwestern Van Zandt County in north central Texas… Southwestern Hopkins County...
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Until 1 p.m. Wednesday, April 26, 2017
A severe thunderstorm watch has been issued for Northeast and North Central Texas until 1 p.m. April 26. This does include Hopkins County. The watch means that conditions are favorable for severe thunderstorms. At this time, radar indicates thunderstorms in the Dallas metroplex as far east as Mesquite and Garland and moving into Rockwall County. The thunderstorms are moving east, northeast. KSST will continue to monitor the radar and...
Blue Blazes Spring Show “I’ve Got the Music in Me”
The theme for this year’s spring show, presented by the SSHS Blue Blazes Drill Team, is “I’ve Got the Music in Me.” It will take place this Friday and Saturday at 7:30 p.m. each night in the high school auditorium. Tickets are on sale early from Blue Blazes’ members and at the high school office. Tickets will also be available at the door. Blue Blazes Director Christie McCullough, in her eleventh year, said this...
Sulphur Springs Woman Confirmed as Murder Victim
April 25, 2017 – Lana Canada, recently known as Lana McAree, has been confirmed as the victim in the Dallas high rise office building shooting, according to the medical examiner’s report. Lana, mother of 7, recently married Dennis Canada in March of this year. Her daughter, Bailey Haggerty, is a pitcher for the Sulphur Springs High School Lady Cats. On Monday, 60-year-old Matthew Kempf, of Allen, fatally shot Canada, his...
Doing 111 in a 75 Zone Leads to Arrest of Corsicana Woman at Cumby
Cumby Police stopped a vehicle for doing 111 miles per hour in a 75 mph zone on I-30. Both the driver and passenger were asked to exit the vehicle and permission to search the vehicle was granted. Carla Kingston Atkinson, 45, of Corsicana allowed the officer to go through her purse as she observed. In the purse in a black glasses case was found a glass pipe and a small clear plastic bag with a crystal like substance believed to be...
Washington, Weatherford Expand Sheriff’s Office
Two new officers have been hired at Hopkins County Sheriff’s office as Sheriff Lewis Tatum increases and diversifies his staff. Amanda Weatherford returns to the Sheriff’s office as a Patrol Sergeant and will be instrumental in working with online solicitation. Harry Washington has been hired as a new interdiction officer. Washington was most recently with Hunt County and brings a number of years of experience in law enforcement to...
Yantis Man Arrested on Possession, Tamper, and Out of County Warrants
April 24, 2017 – Stacey Jordan Williamson, age 39 of Yantis was stopped at the corner of Kyle and Fisher Streets around 7:30 p.m. Saturday. Williamson was unable to make eye contact and was clenching his jaw. A records check showed charges in Van Zandt and Rusk Counties. A search of the vehicle revealed a crystal like substance believed to be methamphetamine within an arm’s lenth on the center console. There was also a...
