Wildcats Football Defensive Coordinator Discusses Lovejoy Loss and Upcoming Hallsville
Oct06

Wildcats Football Defensive Coordinator Discusses Lovejoy Loss and Upcoming Hallsville

On Tuesday KSST met up with Wildcats Defensive Coordinator Alex Guerra to discuss last week’s game against Lucas Lovejoy. While the outcome may not have gone as hoped for the varsity squad, the defensive-minded coach for the Wildcats football team thought there were positives and negatives to take away from Friday night’s 48-13 loss to the Lucas Lovejoy Leopards. Coach Guerra thought his unit’s performance against the...

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Opal Faye Tipps
Oct06

Opal Faye Tipps

Funeral services for Opal Faye Tipps, age 86, of Sulphur Springs, will be held at 3:00 p.m., Saturday, October 10, 2020 at County Line Baptist Church, south of Miller Grove, with Bro. Wayne Darty and Bro. David Allen officiating. Interment will follow at Greenview Cemetery with David Tipps, Kevin Tipps, Austin Tipps, Undray Smallwood, Jeff Wren, and Brandon Darrow serving as pallbearers. Honorary pallbearers will be Dwayne Wren,...

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3-D Mammography Now Available at CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital in Sulphur Springs
Oct06

3-D Mammography Now Available at CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital in Sulphur Springs

Business News — Oct. 6, 2020 By Holly Ragan, Senior Market Development, CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital-Sulphur Springs, [email protected] Sulphur Springs, Texas, Oct. 6, 2020 – CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Sulphur Springs has ONE mission: To Extend the Health Ministry of Jesus Christ. Hospital Visitation For the safety and health of the community and our ministry, CHRISTUS Health is screening all associates and...

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Cumby Man Jailed On Indecency With A Child Charge
Oct06

Cumby Man Jailed On Indecency With A Child Charge

A 60-year-old Cumby man was jailed on an indecency with a child charge, according to sheriff’s reports. Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office was contacted after a child made an outcry of indecency by sexual contact and authorities were contacted. The offense is alleged to have occurred in 2018. A forensic interview was scheduled for the child. An outcry was also made at that time, according to Hopkins County Sheriff’s...

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Winnsboro Police Department Report for Sept. 28-Oct. 4, 2020
Oct06

Winnsboro Police Department Report for Sept. 28-Oct. 4, 2020

The Winnsboro Police Department media report for the week of Sept. 28-Oct. 4, 2020, included the following activity: Arrests: Tiner, Jeremy, 38 years of age, of Winnsboro, was arrested on 10/02/2020for Robbery. Collins, Clifford, 70 years of age, of Winnsboro, was arrested on10/03/2020 on a Wood County Warrant for Theft by Check over $100 lessthan $750. Finney, Russell, 54 years of age, of Winnsboro, was arrested on10/03/2020 for...

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Lady Cats District Volleyball Highlights Tuesday Game Day
Oct06

Lady Cats District Volleyball Highlights Tuesday Game Day

There is Lady Cats district volleyball on this game day Tuesday, October 6. The Lady Cats Volleyball Team will be hosting Marshall in the Main Gym on the campus of Sulphur Springs High School. The schedule calls for a JV Gold game at 4:30 p.m. with a JV Blue game at 5:30 p.m. and with the Lady Cats Varsity contest with the Lady Mavs at 6:30 p.m. The Lady Mavericks are 0-1 in district play after a home loss to Pine Tree last Friday....

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Two October Events at Central Baptist Church
Oct06

Two October Events at Central Baptist Church

Central Baptist Church plans two family-friendly events for youngsters this month. A free Pumpkin Patch will be open on the field behind the church on Saturday October 17, 2020 from 11am til 1pm. Then on Saturday October 31, Treat Street will begin at 6pm with games, candy and fun. Central Baptist Church is located at 840 Connally Street in Sulphur Springs.

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Hopkins County United Way Campaign Off To Great Start After 1st Report Meeting
Oct06

Hopkins County United Way Campaign Off To Great Start After 1st Report Meeting

Hopkins County United Way’s 2020-2021 campaign is off to a “great start,” according to Campaign Chair Mike Horne. At the conclusion of the first report meeting Tuesday morning, Horne announced $20,156.18 of the $150,000 campaign goal had been raised. Additional donations came in shortly thereafter, raising the total to $20,406.18. First campaign report meeting for the 2020-21 Hopkins County United Way campaign...

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Sexual Assault Trial Begins Tuesday Morning In District Court
Oct06

Sexual Assault Trial Begins Tuesday Morning In District Court

The trial of 29-year-old Denzel Dredon Jackson got under way Tuesday morning, Oct. 6, at Hopkins County Civic Center, which is serving as the 8th Judicial District Courtroom to allow room for social distancing. Denzel Dredon Jackson Jackson is accused of aggravated sexual assault of his girlfriend, who is also the mother of two of his children. District Attorney Will Ramsay, assisted by Zach Blackmon, is the prosecutor in the case....

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Take “Prescription Nature” at Our Texas State Parks!
Oct06

Take “Prescription Nature” at Our Texas State Parks!

“Prescription Nature – How Cooper Lake State Park and Other Texas State Parks can Help Make You Happier and Healthier” by Steve Killian, Cooper Lake State Park Complex Superintendent As I wander through the post oak canopied forest on my four-mile Coyote Run Trail hike at Cooper Lake State Park, I’m taken with a sense of well-being and a release from my daily worries.  The multiple hues of green, the chattering of a...

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