Donation for Portrait for Volunteer Fire Department is Not a Scam
It’s not a scam. The North Hopkins Volunteer Fire Department is raising funds for a new brush truck using a donation for portrait of an individual, couple, or family. Thursday morning a listener called KSST News to question if the fundraiser was legitimate. In a phone call to a member of the North Hopkins VFD leadership, KSST News was told that the department was indeed doing the fund raiser. The question raised in the caller’s mind...
Lewis Tatum Elected Sheriff; Excited About His New Challenges–Video Interview
He will change hats in January. Chief Criminal Investigator Lewis Tatum will become Sheriff of Hopkins County in January following his Republican Primary win. Tatum says the greatest challenge he faces is transitioning another into the Criminal Investigation Department. He said the department’s current staff will stay in...
Eleven Former NETO Employees Indicted by Federal Grand Jury
Eleven former employees of Northeast Texas Opportunities, commonly referred to as NETO, were named in a three-count indictment returned by a federal grand jury charging the 11 with conspiracy to commit an offense against and to defraud the U S Government of government property or money. The indictments were handed down in February in Eastern District Federal Court in Texarkana. The 11 are alleged to have caused losses of over $1.2...
A Summer Between Two Winters
by Mario Villarino DVM, Ph.D Our winter suddenly is starting to warm up. With the increase of temperature, plant activity in lawns and gardens starts to kick in. I have visited with several members of our community who are even getting their lawnmowers getting ready to start an early mowing season. IT is however important to remember that the chances for cold days are not over and it will be wise to have a way of protect our...
Flynn Re-elected to State Representative District 2
Incumbent State Representative District 2 Dan Flynn edged out Bryan Slaton in a highly contested race for the Republican nomination and by default of no Democrat opposition, re-election to the Representative seat. Slaton, who carried Hopkins County by only 13 votes, out polled Flynn in early voting across the district but it was Slaton’s home county that sidelined his effort. Hunt County voters cast 6,476 votes for Flynn and only...
Over 8,000 Hopkins County Registered Voters Cast Primary Ballots; Cruz, Clinton Carry County
For Hopkins County only 18.97% of registered voters cast a ballot in the March 1st Primary Election. Votes cast totaled 8,073. Hopkins County Republican voters followed the Texas pattern as they gave Texas Senator Ted Cruz 46.24% of the local vote or 3,213 votes in the Presidential Primary Tuesday. Donald Trump was a distant second in the county with 29.77% of the vote or 2,069 votes. Marco Rubio was the only other double digit...
Tatum Wins Primary Sheriff’s Race; Runoff for Commissioner Precinct 1 Set
Hopkins County Republicans elected Lewis Tatum sheriff and set a May 26th runoff for Precinct 1 Commissioner between Maci Mattison Newsom and Mickey Earl Barker. KSST will provide a more detailed vote count Wednesday. The Tuesday vote will be canvased by the County Commissioners Court as is required by law. Therefore, all vote totals are unofficial until the canvas. Hopkins County Sheriff: Warren Mitchell: ______1530______ Barry G....
KSST Election Central Begins at 7 p.m.
“Election Central” on KSST will broadcast election returns tonight as they are received at and released by the Hopkins County Clerk’s office. State votes will be reported as TSN (Texas State Network) at 15 minutes and 45 minutes past the hour beginning at 7:15 p.m. You can hear our reports on ksstradio.com stream as well as our Smartphone App. You can also check in at this sight as we follow four specific races....
Super Tuesday Ends at 7 p.m.; Vote Center Locations
Time is runnning out for Hopkins County registered voters to cast their Primary Election day ballots at any of the Vote Centers in the county from 7:00 A.M. – 7:00 P.M. Below are voting locations in Hopkins County. During the November 3, 2015 Constitutional Amendments Election, the county reduced the number of polling places from 21 to 14 providing the option to vote at a place nearby instead of having to travel to the assigned...
