Froneberger Resigns City Council Place 6
April 18, 2018 – KSST News has confirmed that Dan Froneberger has resigned as councilman Place 6 on the Sulphur Springs City Council effective immediately. Froneberger confirmed his resignation to Channel 18 Videographer Doug Haston. Froneberger has been serving his first term on the council. His resignation comes just prior to the city council debate sponsored by the Hopkins County Chamber of Commerce set for Thursday night...
CASA Serves Children of Hopkins, Franklin and Rains Counties As Court Appointed Special Advocates With 28 Year HIstory
Staff and volunteers at the Lake Country CASA office in downtown Sulphur Springs have a solemn mission: To be a voice for abused and neglected children through the power of volunteer advocacy and change in the child protection system. CASA, or Court Appointed Special Advocate, got it’s start in the United States in 1989, when a grandmother who had lost her young grandson in death at the hands of his mother’s boyfriend,...
TxDOT Paris District Office Announces Concrete Work on I-30; Seal Coat of Roadways Set
Concrete repair work along I-30 in Hopkins County will begin the week of April 23, 2018, according to the Texas Department of Transportation Paris District office. Officials with TxDOT also announced they recently cleared Brannan Paving to seal coat several roads in Fannin, Franklin, Grayson, Hopkins, Hunt, Lamar, Rains and Red River counties. The contractor is scheduled to begin during the week of April 24 in Hunt County. This...
Suspected Meth, Currency Leads to Arrest of Virginia Woman
Jane Traglia Dunkin, 24, of Elkton, Virginia remains in Hopkins County jail following an arrest made Monday, April 16, 2018. Dunkin was stopped for a traffic violation on South Broadway in Sulphur Springs. However, in her possession was a substance suspected to be methamphetamine in three bags totaling 16.07-grams and $6,000 in U. S. currency. The suspected substance has been sent to the DPS crime laboratory for verification. Dunkin...
Chamber Connection April 18, 2018
The Hopkins County Chamber of Commerce will host a City Council Candidate Forum at the Sulphur Springs Middle School on Thursday, April 19th at 6 p.m. SSMS is located at 835 Wildcat Way in Sulphur Springs, and admittance to the forum will be through the back doors of the school. Questions from the public are encouraged and must be submitted in advance to the Chamber of Commerce via email, fax, or mail. Questions must be received by...
TxDOT’s Virtual Reality Distracted Driving Campaign Comes to Civic Center Thursday
Thursday April 19th, at the Hopkins County Civic Center Exhibit Hall from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m., TxDOT’s “Heads up, Texas” campaign in partnership with AT&T It Can Wait, will bring a distracted driving virtual reality experience on site to demonstrate the impact of distracted driving. In recognition of National Distracted Driving Month, the Texas Department of Transportation is launching its “Heads up, Texas” campaign to remind...
County Master Gardeners Recommend Proven Tough Texas Plants
By Brenda Payne, Hopkins County Master Gardener Gardeners everywhere have had varied results growing plants. We all want a garden that looks good and suits our landscape. But what grows in Houston may not grow as well in Amarillo and what grows in El Paso may not grow as well in Tyler. I grew up in Ohio and found I had to learn about a lot of different plants when I moved to Texas. Fortunately for us the Texas Department of...
Get to Know Pitty Pat Guidry, Local Entertainer
Howard Patrick Guidry, better known to locals as soul entertainer Pitty Pat, has established Sulphur Springs as his second home and Texas as his state of choice. From his New Orleans birthplace to Las Vegas when he first broke into the world of casino entertainment there, Pitty Pat has made friends and entertained people everywhere from street corners to intimate lounges to spacious stages. He has a million stories to tell about...
