Early Voting Open 7 a.m. Until 7 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday
Early voting is open 7 a.m. until 7 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday of this week. Wednesday and Friday the early voting place at 128 Jefferson Street in Sulphur Springs will be open 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. Although Saturday and Sunday saw a light voter turnout, 541 cast ballots on Monday, October 31. Sample ballots are found on the Hopkins County website. Parking at the new Jefferson Street Parking lot, accessed off Rosemont Street, is being...
New Traffic Flow at Highway 19/I-30 Overpass Begins November 3rd
PARIS – Texas Department of Transportation officials today announced that changes are in store for the overpass at the intersection of Interstate Highway 30 and State Highways 19 and 11. The overpass is currently two-lane; with a center left-turn lane and traffic signals at each end of the overpass to control traffic flow onto SH 19, SH 11 and frontage roads. Beginning Nov. 3, the overpass will carry four lanes of traffic, two in each...
Hopkins County Sheriff’s Posse 29th Anniversary
Originally the idea of Highway Patrolman Roger ‘Tex’ Maynard and the late Deputy Ken Wisdom, a number of local ranchers, horsemen and members of law enforcement met with Sheriff Mark Bassham for the organization of the first Hopkins County Sheriff’s Posse. Cletis Millsap prepared a squirrel stew to feed those who attended the formation event in the Aiguire Cemetery on October 31, 1987. Over the 29 year history of...
Early Vote Light Over Weekend; Continues This Week
A light voter turnout over the weekend brings early vote total to 4,830 for the first seven days. Saturday saw 446 and Sunday recorded 223 early votes cast. Early voting continues through the end of the week. Sample ballots are found on the Hopkins County website. Parking at the new Jefferson Street Parking lot, accessed off Rosemont Street, is being used by many voters. The General Election is Tuesday, November 8. KSST will broadcast...
“Updated” Baseball Bat Used in Aggravated Assault Sunday
Sunday night around 11 p.m. Sulphur Springs Police and Hopkins County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to a call in the street in near Easy Street Apartments on the 400 block of Van Sickle Street. There they found one individual with a laceration above the left eye and the second victim had a stab wound. Both victims were transported to CHRISTUS Mother Francis Sulphur Springs Emergency Room for treatment. The individual with the...
Fun at the Ranch Rodeo
Upwards of 100 youngsters age 6 and under took part in the first-ever Cash Scramble in the Civic Center arena as part of the Fall Ranch Rodeo on October 29, sponsored by Cross Country Cowboy Church in Sulphur Springs. Additionally, over 50 youngsters age 7-12 battled in the arena dirt during the Calf Scramble. Both the children’s events paid cash money! Isaiah Barth age 3 and Laura Barth age 10 scrambled for cash ...
**Updated** Double Stabbing Saturday Morning; Victims in Area Hospitals; Suspect in Custody
A double stabbing early Saturday morning resulted in two brothers being flown to medical hospitals in two separate cities, according to Sulphur Springs Police Chief Jay Sanders. Sulphur Springs Police were called to apartments on 512 Church Street in reference to a disturbance. There they found a 16-year old male and a 21 year old male, brothers, stabbed by another subject. The suspect, Meldrick Roland, went to Hopkins County...
Local Resident Gets Yellow Rose of Texas Award
The Yellow Rose of Texas Award is bestowed, from the Governor’s office, in recognition of women who have made significant contribution to their communities and to Texas in the preservation of Texas history. This award was given to Corrine Snow of Sulphur Springs on October 28, 2016. At 112 years of age, Corrine is the oldest person in Texas, the 7th oldest in the United States and the 47th oldest person in the world. Her family...
Early Voting Available This Weekend; First Week Numbers Consistent
Early voter turnout continues to be consistent with 761 votes cast Thursday for a total of 3,288 voters out of the approximately 22,000 registered Hopkins County voters having cast a ballot with one week remaining. The last day for the election officials to receive a ballot by mail or paper ballot is October 28th. This weekend, the early voting place will be open Saturday 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. and on Sunday one may vote early from 1...
