Oncor Electric Donation Helps Brinker Volunteer Fire Department Fund Air Bags, Advanced Rescue Systems
Oncor Electric donated $5,000 to Brinker Volunteer Fire Department for the purchase of air bags and advanced rescue systems. The air bags, used in vehicle rescues to lift vehicles off of trapped people, were recently obtained and used during extrication training at B & M Auto Salvage. Brinker VFD Chief Wade McDaniel noted the department is very grateful for that support. The volunteer firefighters also practiced using...
Dorothy Beasley
Graveside service for Dorothy Beasley, age 89, of Cumby will be held at 2:00P.M. on Saturday, February 6, 2021 at Cumby Cemetery with Jeremy Webb, Ricky Beasley, Craig Beasley, David Hayworth, Rocky Wishon, and Steve Smith serving as honorary pallbearers. There will be no formal visitation. Mrs. Beasley passed away on February 4, 2021 in Greenville, TX. Dorothy was born on October 25, 1931, in Hunt County, TX to Robert and Claudia...
Wildcats and Lady Cats Powerlifters Travel to Royse City For Thursday Meet
Wildcats and Lady Cats Powerlifting Teams will compete at their third meet of the season on this game day Thursday (February 4). They will be traveling to Royse City. The Wildcats have a first place finish at a home meet back on January 21 and then finished second in a Paris meet on Saturday. The Lady Cats were second in Sulphur Springs and placed fourth in Paris one week ago. The Lady Cats have had seven different lifters during the...
Lady Cats Basketball Team to Get Nacogdoches or Lufkin in Bi-District Playoff Game Next Week
Last Friday (January 29), the Lady Cats Basketball Team earned the #1 seed in the playoffs in their district with a home district win against Longview, 59-38. The Lady Cats ended up as district tri-champions with Hallsville and Mount Pleasant. All finished with 9-3 records but the Lady Cats earned the top seed due to head to head competition with the other two. The Lady Cats split with Mount Pleasant and swept Hallsville. Now the Lady...
Amber Lyn Hughes Cody
Amber Hughes Cody, 48, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, February 2, 2021. She was born April 19, 1972 to Sandra Kay Ishmael and Anthony Hughes in Sulphur Springs, Texas. Amber graduated from Sulphur Springs High School in 1991 and from Texas A & M – Commerce with a Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice in 2007. She was a loving daughter, sister, mother, and grandmother. She cherished her most recent title as “Adee” to...
Sulphur Springs Fire Department Applying For Homeland Security Grant
City Council Approves Extension Of Temporary Emergency Paid Sick Leave Due to COVID-19 Policy, Zoning Board Appointment Sulphur Springs City Council approved resolutions for a Homeland Security grant application and an extension of the temporary emergency paid sick leave due to COVID-19 policy were approved, and a new Zoning Board appointment made during the regular February council meeting this week. Homeland Security Grant Sulphur...
Sulphur Springs Woman Returned To Hopkins County Jail On Warrant
A 22-year-old Sulphur Springs woman was returned to Hopkins County jail Wednesday morning on a felony warrant, according to arrest reports. Harleah Irene Petrea (HCSO jail photo) A Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office employee took custody of Harleah Irene Petrea at an Intermediate Sanction Facility around 8:45 a.m. Feb. 3 and transported her to Hopkins County jail. She was booked at 10:30 a.m. Feb. on a warrant for abandoning or...
Kentucky Woman Arrested In Hopkins County On Dallas County Warrant
A 29-year-old Fort Mitchell, Kentucky woman was arrested in Hopkins County on a Dallas County warrant Wednesday evening. No HCSO jail photo available for Lauren Elizabeth Wolper Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Colt Patterson conducted a traffic stop on a white Kia passenger vehicle at mile marker 136 on Interstate 30 around 6:50 p.m. Upon contact, the driver was identified as Lauren Elizabeth Wolper. A computerized check...
Billy Lobin
Billy Lobin, age 51, departed for the gates of our heavenly Father on Monday, Feb. 1, 2021 surrounded by those who love him. He grew up in Sulphur Springs, TX. and lived the past 17 months in Winnsboro TX. with the life he created with his wife Monica. Billy spent his career of 27 years working for Peoples Telephone. That dedicated work history is just one testament for the hard work ethic that embodied this unforgettable man. Billy...
Social Security Scammers Calling Hopkins County Residents
A KSST listener reported two phone calls to his home phone number on Monday February 1, 2021. After reporting the disturbing calls to the police, the listener called KSST to relay the information in the hopes that other local residents would be prepared in case the scammers call their number too. The homeowner let the answering machine pick up the calls, listened to them later, and let us know the basic content of the message. The...
