Hopkins County 4-H Member Wins Class, Group Reserve At Fort Worth Stock Show
(Photo credit: Nicole Mayhew) Aspen Mayhew, Hopkins County 4-H member, wins class and reserve in group at the Braford Point Show, Fort Worth Stock Show and Rodeo 2020.
Aguilar Files For Place 3 On Sulphur Springs City Council
As of lunch Wednesday, only three people have filed candidacy for the six places to be determined in the May 2 Sulphur Springs City Council Election. Oscar Aguilar Oscar Aguilar had filed candidacy for Place 3 on the City Council late Wednesday morning. Oscar served on the City Council from 2006-2018, when Norman Sanders defeated him in his bid for reelection 685 votes to 509 votes. Sanders was among four council members to resign...
Balch Springs Man Jailed Following I-30 Traffic Stop
Texas Department of Public Safety highway patrol vehicle A 32-year-old Balch Springs man stopped around 1:45 p.m. Jan. 21 on Interstate 30 at mile marker 116 for an obscured license plate. The driver ended up in Hopkins County jail on tampering with evidence, possession of drug paraphernalia and no driver’s license charges, according to arrest reports. Texas Department of Public Safety Trooper Arturo Ugalde, in arrest reports,...
The 30th Annual Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Awards Ceremony
The community came together in a spirit of togetherness Monday night to celebrate nearly 90 people in the Sulphur Springs and Hopkins County community who have demonstrated the spirit of the Reverend/Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Individuals honored at the 30th Annual Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Awards Ceremony demonstrated Dr. King’s legacy of raising public consciousness to social justices, securing progress on civil...
Sulphur Springs Teen Jailed On Warrant
Chanin A. Holiness A 17-year-old Sulphur Springs resident was jailed Monday, Jan. 20, on two warrants. Hopkins County Sheriff’s Deputy Aaron Chaney reported contacting Chanin A. “Chico” Holiness at the Hopkins County Law Enforcement Center. Upon confirming Holiness to have outstanding warrants, Chaney at 11:30 a.m. escorted the teen into the jail, where he was released to jail staff for booking, according to arrest...
The ROC Hosts Reilly Springs Jamboree and Chili Supper
The Running Creek Band and co-hosts Mike Shing and Enola Gay Mathews brought the Reilly Springs Jamboree to town on Saturday January 18, 2020. The venue attracted upwards of 100 music lovers and chili lovers! Some arrived early to enjoy Big G’s Chuckwagon Chili, beans and cornbread, and the array of homemade pies and cakes prepared by Mathews. Long-time Ray Price guitarist Gary Jones (left) with DeWayne Farrow Jamboree producer...
Prayer for Troops and 'Pack the Gym in Camo' Will Be a Feature of SSHS Wildcat Basketball Tuesday January 21st, as KSST Streams the Game
According to a KSST listener, a show of community support for our troops serving in Middle East is planned at Friday’s Wildcat Varsity Basketball game, with the permission of SSISD administration. The public is invited to ‘pack the gym’ and also to wear camo clothing to the game. A prayer for the safety of local military personnel currently deployed in Middle East, as well as all troops who have come through SSHS and...
