“Updated” Local Dairyman Needed Assistance
According to information received Monday evening, help has been found. Thank you to all who shared the post! Earlier today, Southwest Dairy Museum employee Kay Bannister sent out a plea for assistance for a local dairyman. A Hopkins County dairyman was careflighted to a hospital in Tyler over the weekend. Lanny Jenkins, a Hopkins County dairyman, needs milking help at his dairy. Jenkins does his own work and does not employ another...
PJC-Sulphur Springs Center Spring Classes Begin Tuesday
Paris Junior College-Sulphur Springs Center students will begin spring semester classes Tuesday in classrooms on the new campus located at 1137 East Loop 301 in Sulphur Springs. The former Foxworth-Galbraith Lumber Company facility has been transformed into a modern and spacious college campus building and will replace the campus location on Houston Street next to the Sulphur Springs High School where the college has been located...
“Updated” Toliver Ford Relocating to Temporary Facility Following Fire
Determined to remain in Sulphur Springs following the community support expressed after a destructive fire Friday morning, Brian Toliver Ford Lincoln will relocate to the old Gober-Merrell Building located on South Broadway until a new facility is built to replace their building that was destroyed in the early morning hours Friday. Leesa Toliver told KSST News that the dealership would be opened as soon as everything can be moved to...
Yates Sentenced to Life in Prison on Four Counts of Organized Criminal Activity
Thursday afternoon in 8th Judicial District Court a Hopkins County jury set the punishment for Stanton Wayne Yates, 30, at four life sentences in state prison and one 20 year prison sentence with a $10,000 fine. The sentences will run concurrent by law. Yates was found guilty Wednesday of four counts of engaging in organized criminal activity and one count of burglary. Yates will remain in Hopkins County jail until transferred to the...
Hearts of Life Presents Jana for Adoption
Jana will be looking for a home Saturday. She and other dogs will be at Petsense from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. Saturday. She and one other are the last two of a litter of 10 that are available for adoption. Hearts of Life Rescue Shelter brought Jana to KSST studios this week. Hearts of Life currently has 50 dogs available for adoption at this...
Express Care Open Seven Days A Week
Kalee Kirk, Physician’s Assistant and Sherry Moore, Director of Marketing at Memorial Hospital were guests on the Good Morning Show with Enola Gay to talk about the new Express Care urgent care clinic. Since opening on January 7, the clinic has seen an increasing flow of patients including 21 on the first Saturday of operation. Kalee, PA Colby Cross and Dr. Darrell Peirce are seeing patients seven days per week, treating...
Sulphur Bluff 5th Grader, Jack Philips, Featured on RFD-TV
Not every 10-year old is a featured guest performer on television but Jack Philips, fifth grade student at Sulphur Bluff ISD, was recently featured on RFD-TV’s “True Country”. Jack plays Western Swing and sings in the Bob Wills’ style. Jack’s fiddling natural abilities are being strengthened by formal training, but what he does naturally is something even seasoned musicians never...
County Commissioners Move Forward Seeking FEMA Disaster Relief Funding
Hopkins County Commissioners and FEMA are nearing completion of evaluation of spring storm and flood damage to of county road. Disaster inspections based on spring 2015 damage is nearing completion. When completed, commissioners and FEMA will quickly begin evaluation of damage from storms, tornados, and floods that occurred in December of 2015. FEMA will provide 75% of the final dollar total of damage with the county providing 25%....
Yates Found Guilty; Sentencing Expected Thursday Afternoon
Wednesday a Hopkins County jury found Stanton Wayne Yates, 30, guilty of four counts of engaging in organized criminal activity and one count of burglary. In a trial that began Monday morning in 8th Judicial District Court, Assistant District Attorney Clay Harrison said the sentencing phase of the trail began Wednesday afternoon with testimony. Attorney arguments in the sentencing phase will be presented Wednesday afternoon. Yates...
