Woman Jailed After Bond Revoked On 3 Charges
A 33-year-old Sulphur Springs woman was jailed after her bond was revoked on 3 charges. Shelby Jo Williamson Shelby Jo Williamson was .indicted during court proceedings on a theft of property valued at more than $2,500 with two or more prior convictions, possession of 1 gram or more but less than 4 grams of a Penalty Group 1 controlled substance and possession of less than 1 gram of a Penalty Group 1 controlled substance charges,...
Don’t Delay Seeking Medical Care For Serious Conditions
CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Sulphur Springs Business News By Holly Ragan, Senior Market Development, CMFH-SS, [email protected] Sulphur Springs, Texas, July 14, 2020 – CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Sulphur Springs has ONE mission: To Extend the Health Ministry of Jesus Christ. Don’t Delay … At CHRISTUS Trinity Mother Frances Health System, we understand the impact of social distancing and...
Commissioners Approve Infrastructure Grant, Solar Reinvestment Zone, Mental Health Transport Agreement
Hopkins County Commissioners Court approved resolutions Monday agreeing to give the county judge authority to sign off on documents granting a reinvestment zone for Pine Forest Solar LLC and to move forward with a grant that would provide some funding for county road improvements. Health insurance and a multi-agency mental health transports agreement were also approved by the commissioners court during the July 13, 2020 session....
COVID-19 Update: 2 New Cases Reported July 13 for Hopkins County
The Hopkins County Emergency Management Team at 6:30 p.m. Monday, July 13, gave a brief COVID-19 update. The officials reported they have been notified of 2 new positive COVID-19 cases for Hopkins County, and 14 additional recoveries. That brings the total of positive COVID-19 cases reported since March for Hopkins County to 88. So far, 65 Hopkins County patients have recovered from COVID-19. That leaves 23 active cases...
Jackie Hoover
Funeral service for Jackie Hoover, age 86, of Dallas will be held at 11 am on July 14, 2020 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Chapel with James Odell officiating. Interment will follow at Ridgeway Cemetery with Tim Cooper, Matt Cooper, Corey Mueller, Sid Vaughan, Darrell Coleman and Jerry Pritchett serving as pallbearers. No formal visitation will be held. Mrs. Hoover passed away on Sunday, June 12, 2020 at her home in Dallas. Jackie was born...
Edge Conditioning Program Is Heading Down The Stretch With Increased Competition
Skill work at SSISD’s The Edge conditioning program began to look a lot more like football Monday, July 13. Wildcats Athletic Director and Head Football Coach Greg Owens said the UIL is now allowing more competition and team drills. Monday the Wildcats did some 7-on-7 work, some 1-on-1 drills and even offense versus defense scheme competition. Coach Owens said the Wildcats’ coaching staff was eager to get started with this...
Emergency Management Officials: State-Reported COVID-19 Death Confirmed To Be An Error
The state-reported COVID-19 death assigned to Hopkins County on July 12 on the Texas Health and Human Services/Texas Department of State Health Services COVID-19 website has been confirmed to be an error, entered in error by the state, a member of the Hopkins County Emergency Management Team reported at 12:35 p.m. Monday, July 13. The HCEMT officials, upon being made aware of the report, contacted state officials both July 12 and...
*Updated* Local Health Authority Still In Dark On State-Reported COVID-19 Death
KSST News has received information from our local Emergency Management Team that this latest state reported death has been determined to be a mistake. For the fourth time, the Texas Health and Human Services/Texas Department of State Health Services COVID-19 website has registered a death from COVID-19 to Hopkins County, and for the fourth time the Local Health Authority reports to KSST News that they have still not been notified in...
Veteran Guild Quilter Becky Richardson Enjoys Charity Projects, Sit-n-Sews, Retreats
Mrs. Becky Richardson loves to quilt, and is a member of Lone Star Heritage Quilt Guild of Hopkins County. She had just returned from a trip to Indiana to visit her sister Brenda, also a quilter, when she shared her exciting hobby with us for KSST News. Quilted table topper in ‘Spring Twist’ pattern assembled from leftover or ‘orphan’ blocks “This is a Table Topper I just made from 4 leftover quilt blocks...
Ann Westbrook
A private graveside service for Ann Westbrook, age 87, of Sulphur Springs, were held at Restlawn Memorial Park on Monday, July 10, 2020. Mrs. Westbrook passed away on Friday, July 10, 2020 at Carriage House Manor, after a brief illness. Elizabeth Ann was born on January 10, 1933 in Gladewater, TX to William M. and Madeleine White. She married Charles L. Westbrook, Sr. in Sulphur Springs on June 19, 1953. Ann was self-employed, founder...
