Crime In Sulphur Springs Rose In 5 Of 7 Major Offense Categories In 2020
City Burglaries At 22-Year Record Low Crime in Sulphur Springs in the seven major offense categories was higher in 2020 than in 2019, which was a year of record lows. The 188 offense reports, made by Sulphur Springs Police Department last year, places 2020 as the fourth lowest in 22 years. Only 171 offenses were reported in 2017, 168 offenses in 2018 and 162 offenses in 2019. The total number of crimes recorded by SSPD in 2020 was...
Jan. 20 COVID-19 Update: 1 Fatality, 12 New Cases, 146 Fully Vaccinated
Texas Department of State Health Services Jan. 20 COVID-19 Case Counts dashboard showed one additional COVID-19 fatality, 12 new cases and an uptick in COVID-19 hospitalizations across the region, although Hopkins County/Sulphur Springs Emergency Management officials reported not change in the patient count in the hospital COVID unit on Wednesday. Case Counts DSHS reported 87 confirmed COVID-19 fatalities for Hopkins County, which...
Swatsell, Johnson, Christian Receive RSVP Presidential Award
Polly Swatsell, Pamela Johnson and Linda Christian received the Retired Senior Volunteer Program “Presidential Award.” To qualify for this prestigious award, individuals have to volunteer 4,000 hours of their time. Polly Swatsell volunteered for Meal A Day for many years driving the Como/Pickton Meal A Day meal delivery route. She can be found volunteering her time and talents all over Hopkins County, including with the Hopkins...
23 SSHS Students Advancing To Virtual State BPA Contest
Twenty-eight members of the Sulphur Springs High School Business Professionals of America competed virtually in the Regional BPA Competition on January 16, at the high school, with 23 advancing to the virtual State BPA Competition to be conducted March 3-6. Six students placed as state alternates and one team placed fifth. Every student who competed placed in their event, according to Jenny Arledge, SSHS Director of College &...
Alliance Bank To Make Substantial Organizational Changes
Sulphur Springs, Texas – January 19, 2021 – Alliance Bank plans to make substantial organizational changes, according to an announcement made on behalf of the Board of Directors-Alliance Bank/Alliance BancShares, Inc. Alliance Bank Tom Sellers is to assume the role of Chairman of the Board and remain Chief Executive Officer for Alliance Bank/Alliance BancShares, Inc. James Law will assume the role of President of Alliance...
Leann Carpenter Oliver
Funeral service for Leann Carpenter Oliver, age 53, of Sulphur Springs, will be held at 12:00p.m.Saturday, January 23, 2021 at Family Fellowship–Greenville with Pastors Paul Blue and Joe Knightofficiating. Interment will follow at Pleasant Grove (North) Cemetery with Robert McDonald, TimSimmons, J.E. Simpson, Daniel Crooks, Bubba Goodwin, James “Skeeter” Ammons, Matt Kuhlengel,and Cori Hale serving as pallbearers. Visitation will be...
Jimmy Lile
Memorial service for Jimmy Lile, age 67, of Sulphur Springs, will be held 2:00pm on January 30, 2021 atIgnite Ministries Cooper, TX. Jimmy passed away Tuesday, January 12, 2021 at his residence.Jimmy Lile was born on January 27, 1953 in Sulphur Springs. He married Barbara Janway and shesurvives. Jimmy served in the U.S. Army was a Farmer and Rancher. Survivors include his wife, Barbara; son, Jim Owens and wife, Bonnie; daughters,...
Jan. 19 COVID-19 Update: 1 Fatality, 5 New Cases, 139 Active Cases, 117 Fully Vaccinated In Hopkins County
While one additional Hopkins County COVID-19 fatality was reported by the state on Tuesday, local officials report COVID-19 hospitalizations across the region seem to be stabilizing; and Texas Department of State Health Services reports the same number of new cases on Jan. 19 as on Jan. 18, and 117 people have been fully vaccinated in Hopkins County, according to the DSHS and Hopkins County Jan. 19 COVID-19 updates. Up to 700 more...
What Do You Think Of Solar Farms In Hopkins County?
There has been much discussion of the four potential solar farms planned for Hopkins County, but mostly during School Board meetings and at the County level. KSST News would like to know what you think of these projects, by having you vote in our poll below. This poll is no longer accepting votesWhat do you think of having a Solar Farm in Hopkins County?I am all for it as long as it's not near me.Bring it on. They can use my...
Dinner Bell Menu for January 20, 2021
Honoring George Law Drive under the covered drive on Northeast corner of the First United Methodist Church campus after 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday. MENU Chicken Pot Pie with Biscuit Crust Roasted Carrots with Tarragon Brown Sugar Chocolate Cherry Cake Practice distancing, wash hands often and WEAR A MASK!Dinner Bell cares about your health. Covered Driveway where you can pickup your...
