About Composting
As we prepare for spring planting, many growers and gardeners are looking for good soil mixes to start their crops or gardens. An excellent option is composting at home. I have included here technical data from Texas AgriLife Extension related to home composting. In the home place are many sources of raw materials for the compost pile. From the kitchen comes coffee and tea grounds, and vegetable and fruit trimmings, which amount to...
Over 2,000 Ballots Cast in Early Voting; Two Days Remain
Midweek March 1st Primary early voters cast 263 ballots Wednesday. Of that number 225 were Republicans and 38 Democrats. With Wednesday’s vote, early ballots now number 2,088. Republicans continue to out poll Democrats. Republican totals stand at 1,895 and Democrat totals are at 193 with two days left in early voting. Early voting continues through Friday at the Sulphur Springs ISD Administration Board Room on Connally Street from 8...
Another, Older Scam Call Received by Local Senior Adult Wednesday
Shortly after reporting the call to Sulphur Springs Police, a well-known city resident contacted KSST News Wednesday afternoon regarding a phone call that had proved unsettling for the senior adult who is a grandfather. The call was a scam that has been around for years but once again rang in the home of an unsuspecting senior adult. This was the second specific scam call reported Wednesday. On the other end of the phone call was a...
Hopkins County Junior Livestock Show Begins Thursday; Sale of Champions Saturday Afternoon
Hopkins County Junior Livestock Show begins Thursday with lamb and goat weights due from 2 p.m. until 3 p.m. in the Hopkins County Regional Civic Center Arena. At 4 p.m., the Lamb Showmanship and Lamb Show begin. The Goat Showmanship and Show follows immediately after the Lamb Show. At 7 p.m. all heifer entries are due at the arena. Friday morning, all poultry projects are to be in place for check in as the Poultry Show and Poultry...
Fewer Early Voters Tuesday
With rain and cooler temperatures, Hopkins County early voting numbers decreased Tuesday. Only 186 ballots were cast with 169 Republican Primary votes and 17 Democrat Primary votes cast. This brought vote totals to 1825 total votes cast in early voting through Tuesday. Of those votes, 1,670 were cast in the Republican Primary and 155 were cast in the Democratic Primary. Early voting continues through Friday at the Sulphur Springs ISD...
Early Voting Numbers Now Over 1,600 for March Primary
Early voting continues at a steady pace in Hopkins County. On Monday, February 22, registered voters casting ballots numbered 267. Of that number 235 voted in the Republican Primary and 32 voted in the Democratic Primary. Total votes cast now stand at 1,639 with 1,501 Republican votes and 138 Democrat votes. Early voting continues through Friday at the Sulphur Springs ISD Administration Board Room on Connally Street from 8 a.m. until...
Stopped in Stolen Vehicle Was Just the First of His Woes
Terry Allen Carver, 29, of Grand Saline was arrested Tuesday by Hopkins County Deputy Walt Kimmel. Hopkins County law enforcement was running traffic along State Highway 154 when, as stated in the arrest report, Sgt. Fenimore “got behind a vehicle and ran the tags.” The vehicle was found to be stolen out of Smith County. A stop was made and the driver was placed in custody for Unauthorized Use of a Motor Vehicle. Further information...
Roach Arrested for Continuous Sexual Assualt of Seven Year Old
Donald Michael Roach, 44, is in Hopkins County jail following the outcry of a 7-year old child to a relative. Roach is being held on $150,000 bond for Sex Abuse of a Child Continuous: Victim Under 14-years of age. The child and her mother were living in the same residence with Roach. According to Chief Criminal Investigator Lewis Tatum, the child told a relative about the continuous sexual abuse and the relative took the child to the...
Weekend Early Voting Adds to Primary Totals
Weekend early voting for the March 1st Primary gave opportunity for 185 to cast ballots Saturday and 53 to vote on Sunday. Early voting continues through Friday, February 26, 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. at the Sulphur Springs ISD Administration Board Room on Connally Street. Saturday Republicans 175 and 10 Democrats voted. On Sunday, 52 Republicans and one Democrat voted. Early voting totals have reached 1,372 votes cast. Of that number,...
Junior Livestock Show Set for Friday and Saturday
Over 257 youth have entered 300 validated projects in the Hopkins County Junior Livestock Show, February 25-27 in the Regional Civic Center arena. The show, commonly referred to as NETLA, will feature FFA and 4-H youth in the county who have worked through the year to prepare their animals for the event which includes an auction for winners in each division. Funds from the sale of the animals are often used by the youth for future...
