Bolt Cutters Stolen in Hopkins County, Used in Vandalism in Wood County
A group of juveniles are suspected in a series of incidents that took place in Hopkins and Wood Counties. The suspects broke into a barn and stole a pair of bolt cutters that were used to gain access to a residence and other buildings vandalized. At one home, just across the Hopkins County line in Wood County, the suspects gained access to the property and two story brick home using the bolt cutters. At the property, they used paint...
Resident Fires Weapon to Scare Intruder
A call to a disturbance at a residence on CR 4131 in the Cumby area Wednesday night around 9 p.m. was answered by Cumby police and Hopkins County Sheriff’s officers. At the residence, they found and arrested Billy Carl Chapman, 27, of Sulphur Springs highly intoxicated. According to the residents who called in the complaint, Chapman had kicked in the kitchen door and was standing in their kitchen when they first encountered him. The...
Arts, Crafts and Collectibles Show May 27,28!
Come to Heritage Park this weekend and see quilts, glass yard art, and jewelry made of bone and antler…a general store…plus vendors offering soaps and candles, Hawaiian foods and much more. The Show and Sale will be open Friday May 27 and Saturday May 28 from 9am til 5pm. Admission is free! Also enjoy a Ranch Cook-off at noon on Saturday, with tickets at $15 for the cook-off. The Hopkins County Historical Society’s...
Mark Sustaire Family 2016 Dairy Festival Parade Marshalls
DAIRYMAN MARK SUSTAIRE, DAIRY FESTIVAL PARADE MARSHALL FOR 2016 When the Hopkins County Dairy Festival Parade rolls by on Saturday June 11, watch for Mark and Amy Sustaire and their family waving to the crowds along the parade route. The long-time dairy family has been selected as Parade Marshalls for the 2016 event. During a KSST Morning Show interview, Mark said that his Sustaire ancestors arrived in the southeastern part of Hopkins...
“Updated” Barker Wins Precinct 1 Commissioner Run-off; Ellis Wins Education District 9 Seat
Mickey Barker won the Primary Run-off for Commissioner Precinct 1 Republican Party nominee. There is no Democrat opponent making Barker the only name on the ballot in the General Election. Barker received 512 votes to Maci Mattison Newsom 314. Early voting saw Barker leading 231 to Newsom’s 159. On election day, Barker garnered 281 to Newsom’s 155. In Hopkins County, Keven Ellis, President of the Lufkin ISD School Board...
Primary Run-off Election Today
Primary Run-off election is today and the five polling places are open until 7 p.m. The 5 polling places in the county are Wesley Methodist Church, VFW Bingo Hall, Courthouse, League Street Church of Christ, and, specifically open with Precinct 1 voters, Miller Grove ISD. Voter registration card and a photo ID are required. Tonight, KSST News will announce the winner of the Precinct 1 Commissioner Republican run-off as soon as votes...
Cumby ISD graduates 21 Seniors on May 27
Cumby ISD will hold Commencement on Friday May 27 at 7 pm in the Ferguson Building of Texas A and M University-Commerce. There are 21 graduates in the Class of 2016. Valedictorian is Landon Mabe, who plans to attend Rice University with a goal of becoming a pediatrician. Salutatorian Brent Brewer plans to go to Lake Forest College in Chicago, Ill. L to R (Front Row) Madison Leigh Thomas, Julia Goncalves, Bailey Shay Braddock, Jordan...
Picking up Steam for Ice cream!
Do you make delicious homemade ice cream? Has anyone told you that it’s the best? Then, now is the time to enter your best in the 15th annual Texas State Champion Homemade Ice Cream Freeze-off! It’s free to enter…just turn in your entry form to the Hopkins County Chamber of Commerce, then take your ice cream to the Civic Center grounds on June 11 at 4pm, right after the Dairy festival Milking Contest. There are...
