Deputies Arrest Longview Man On Methamphetamine, THC Possession Charges
David Glen Self A 38-year-old Longview man sought for a parole warrant was located at a Sulphur Springs hotel, where controlled substances were allegedly found, according to arrest reports. Hopkins County Sheriff’s Deputy Chris Baumannn and Cpl. Todd Evans, after finding David Glen Self at 6 p.m. at the South Broadway Street motel, placed him into custody on the violation of parole warrant. The deputies then obtained from the...
Library Kicks Off the Summer Reading Program! Free Sign-ups Still Underway
Librarian Hope Cain got summer started right with a kick-off bash at Sulphur Springs Public Library on Thursday May 30, 2019. Children and their families flocked in to sign up for the Summer Reading Program and to enjoy the kick-off games and activities. Set up outside on kickoff day was a game truck, a petting zoo, a face painting booth and hot dogs and soft drinks for everyone. Inside the library, the Music Box Collection, the...
Got Talent? Thee Treehouse Christian Homeschool Students Do !
Treehouse students Ariel Stone and Jonathan Graham For the past two years, Creative Writing teacher Sharon Feldt has been sharing the talents of students who attend Thee Treehouse Christian Homeschool of Yantis, Texas with KSST listeners and Channel 18 Tv viewers. We met two more interesting youngsters on Thursday May 30, 2019 during a Good Morning Show interview. Ariel Stone is a 15-year-old homeschool student who has never attended...
Changes To Dairy Festival Parade Route, Carnival Dates Announced
The Hopkins County Dairy Festival Board has released the official event’s schedule for this year’s salute to the dairy families and industry for their contributions to our local economy. HCDF President Carolyn McKinney said there are couple of changes in this year’s events that all will want to be sure to note. The Dairy Festival Parade is expected to include a number of special guests, including the Budweiser...
Meal A Day Benefits From Burgers and Fries Donation
Pictured from left: Kate DelCastillo, Jacky Cruz and Karon Weatherman Kate DelCastillo and Jacky Cruz presented a $1,225 from from Burgers and Fries to Karon Weatherman for the Meal A Day program. Burgers and Fries employees for years have donated all of their tips to Meal A Day. Customers also make donations for Meal A Day in a designated donation jar at Burgers and Fries. When the jar is full, Burgers and Fries staff donate all the...
SSISD Summer Sports Camps Coming Up
The first of the SSISD Summer Sports Camps concludes Thursday (May 30) as it’s day three of the Wildcat Football Camp for boys entering third through the seventh grade at the Multipurpose Building. Baseball Camp is next week Tuesday through Thursday in the Multipurpose Building. There will be two baseball camps, one for boys entering first through the third grade and one for those entering the fourth through the ninth grade. The...
SSHS Coaching Changes Numerous This Spring
It’s been a spring of change for the Wildcats and Lady Cats’ coaching staffs and Athletic Director Greg Owens indicates more changes may be on the way. Here’s what the School Board has approved and been advised of so far. Lady Cats Volleyball Coach Justin Maness has retired from coaching but will continue to teach at the high school. Bailey Dorner has been approved as Lady Cats Volleyball Coach to replace Maness....
Frisco Man Allegedly Caught With Stolen Firearm
Patrick Deshaun Holman Patrick Deshaun Holman, 23, of Frisco was jailed Wednesday night after police found a stolen firearm in his possession during a traffic stop, according to arrest reports. Holman was reportedly a passenger in a Toyota Camry stopped on Interstate 30 east at mile marker 122 for traffic violation at 10:38 p.m. May 29 for a traffic violation, Sulphur Springs Police Officer Cleve Williams alleged in the arrest report....
Alleged Car Thief Also Accused Of Using Another Man’s Credit Card
Michael Allen Coker The 51-year-old Sulphur Springs man accused of stealing a car in Paris also was charged with credit card abuse. Michael Allen Coker was first arrested Tuesday, after Texas Department of Public Safety Trooper William Gillentine discovered the silver Chevrolet sedan he stopped at 1:40 p.m., just west of Sulphur Springs on Interstate 30, for speeding had been reported stolen in Paris. When Gillentine asked Coker why...
