Local Leaders Optimistic Following Economic Outlook Conference
Having had a day to digest the Tuesday Chamber of Commerce Economic Outlook Conference, both Sulphur Springs City Manager Marc Maxwell and Hopkins County Judge Robert Newsom told KSST News the Conference with Dr. Ray Perryman, President and CEO of The Perryman Group, provided powerful optimistic vision for the local area. Roger Feagley also heard optimism in local growth as did Realtor Tim Kelty. Perryman’s organization is an economic...
Grand Jury Indicts 34 in December
A Hopkins County Grand Jury handed down 34 indictments in the month of December. Samuel Avila Garcia was indicted for Sex Abuse of a Child Continuous: Victim Under 14-years of age. Hopkins County Criminal Investigators Corley Weatherford and Jase Anglin arrested Samuel Avila Garcia, 38, of Pickton for Sex Abuse of Child Continuous: Victim Under 14. Using a translator, the investigators advised Garcia of his rights. Garcia then...
Miller Grove News
by Brandon Darrow Saturday before last, I took a day trip to Austin, TX to see my cousin, Clinton Millsap, at his art show. He is a great artist and had over 90 drawings displayed and for sale that he had created in a 90-day time frame. He had drawings of all shapes, sizes, and colors hanging on the walls. He can draw pretty much anything – from butterflies to beasts that look like the came from a different planet. If anyone...
Chamber Connection December 15, 2016
Attention All Chamber Members…. Membership Directories are being prepared NOW!!! Chamber Members, we are going to print a little earlier than normal for the 2017 Membership Directory. We are going to have it ready for distribution the first part of January, so we need you to do a few things… Please go to sulphursprings-tx.com and click on the membership directory. Please check to make sure that we have the correct information for...
Cumby High School Robotics Team Currently Qualified for National and World Competition
Two teams in the Cumby High School robotics program are now qualified for national and world competition. The world competition will be broadcast on ESPN. Both teams developed robots that would toss 12-inch by 12-inch bean bags and jacks (as in the toy) of the same size in competition with other robots. According to Lee Gifford, robotics instructor at CHS, one team is experienced and the other is a rookie team. Gifford said the...
Pickton Man Takes Shots at Repo Tow Truck
Hopkins County Deputies responded Tuesday night at 10:32 p.m. to a vehicle repossession involving shots fired on County Road 2400 in the Pickton area. The victim, a tow truck driver, stated that someone fired a weapon at him from the house where he was repossessing a vehicle. Deputies took note of bullet holes on the rear of the tow truck. Otto Hall, Jr, 76, of Pickton admitted he took shots at the tow truck. Hall is in Hopkins County...
Jail Back in Compliance; Hostage Takeover Scenario Was Bigger Test
Now that Hopkins County Jail is once again in compliance with the Texas Jail Standards Board, according to Sheriff Butch Adams, members of the Texas Rangers and DPS put the jail to one of the toughest tests they have ever experienced—an Aryan terrorist/hostage takeover. Sheriff-elect Lewis Tatum said it presented the opportunity to test his “It ends at the jail” theory for such an event. The event was a first for Hopkins County Jail...
December 13, 2016 Proclaimed Saltillo Boys 1-A State Champion Cross Country Day
The members of the Class 1A Boys State Cross Country Champions from Saltillo were honored with a proclamation read by Hopkins County Judge Robert Newsom in front of the County Courthouse Tuesday morning The proclamation declared Tuesday as Saltillo Boys 1A State Champions Day. Members of the team are Lyle Bench, Branson McGill, Walker McGill, Dakota Patridge, Trevor Moore, Hendrick Rios, Matthew Gurley and Adam Valenzuela. Judge...
