Spring Planting
by Mario Villarino As you go over ksstradio.com during your Sunday ready, you probably are celebrating Valentines’s Day somehow and enjoying the cooler temperatures of the year. Our youth livestock projects are getting ready for their county livestock show scheduled for the last part of the month (NETLA Show Feb 25-27, 2016, Regional Civic Center Arena) and our ranchers and gardeners are getting ready for our summer to start....
President Names Hopkins County For December Disaster Aid; County Completing May Disaster Relief Agreement with FEMA
As Hopkins County officials conclude their agreement with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) regarding the Presidential Disaster Declaration made last May, the President has once again declared Hopkins County a disaster county following the December 26-27, 2015 floods that did major damage to roads and bridges in the county. According to County Judge Robert Newsom, the final agreement regarding the May, 2015 disaster that...
No Leak in Auditorium Following Rain; Work Progresses on Civic Center Auditorium
Work at the Regional Civic Center auditorium is moving along at a rapid pace. Don Roundtree and Charlie Wilson reported to the Sulphur Springs School Board that no leak occurred during the recent rains. This is a first for the auditorium in many years. SSISD is remodeling and upgrading the auditorium as the result of a multi-year lease between the school and county. Electrical work is underway. A new transformer has been set. Lights...
Senator Hall Town Hall Tour Comes to Sulphur Springs Thursday
Senator Bob Hall will be in Sulphur Springs Thursday 6 p.m. until 8:30 p.m. at League Street Church of Christ, 1100 League Street. Hall is making a circuit through Texas Senate District 2 this week for Legislative Town Hall meetings. He is in Greenville Wednesday night, Commerce and Sulphur Springs Thursday, and Lake Towakoni Friday.
One Vehicle Accident Claims Life of Hopkins County Woman
A 2 a.m. one vehicle accident claimed the life of Haley Pogue, 31, of Sulphur Bluff. Pogue was northbound on FM 3236 Sunday morning when she went through the intersection of FM 3236 and FM 71 East. The vehicle hydroplaned, hitting a tree and rolled. She was not wearing a seatbelt. Speed played a factor in the accident according to investigators. Justice of the Peace Brad Cummings pronounced Pogue dead at the scene. No autopsy was...
Bond Set in Aggravated Assault of a Peace Officer
A Hopkins County man is in the county jail charged with Aggravated Assault of a Peace Officer following a standoff in which he fired a pistol several times at Sheriff’s deputies and the SWAT Team. Jerry Walton Crawford, 62, had barricaded himself in his residence on CR 1174. When Crawford exited his house due to tear gas, he had in hand his weapon. He was taken to Memorial Hospital ICU Thursday night and released Sunday afternoon when...
Aggravated Assault With a Deadly Weapon; High Intoxication Delays Magistrate’s Hearing
Hopkins County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to a disturbance at a residence on county road 3310 in Hopkins County at 8:35 pm on Friday. Before arriving on the scene, dispatch advised that Michael Anthony Baker, 30, had retrieved a knife from the residence and made his way outside the home. The arresting officer made contact with Baker while he was sitting in a vehicle near the residence. Baker was highly intoxicated and had...
Additional Allocations for United Way 2014-2015 Fund Drive Presented Friday
Hopkins County United Way presented additional funds to the 17 beneficiaries of the 2014-2015 campaign allocations during a special event Friday, February 05, 2016. Chris Voorheese, Campaign Chair for the 2014-2015 drive and current Chair of United Way, presented an additional $36,423.12 to the various organizations. Community Chest, which received $70,000 in the initial allocation will received $18,103.84 or 49.7% of the total...
Hearts of Life Presents Abby for Adoption
Abby is seeking a home. You can adopt Abby at Hearts of Life Animal Rescue. To see adoptable dogs, call Hearts of Life at...
Duct Tape and Back to Work; Man to be Charged With Assault of a Peace Officer
A piece of duct tape borrowed from the fire department first responders at the scene and it was back to work for Hopkins County Deputy Koby Hume Thursday night after he and others responded to a call on County Road 1174. A man was threatening to kill himself at a residence on the county road. When officers arrived, the man began firing his weapon at them. One of the bullets went through the windshield of a patrol vehicle and another...
