United Way Campaign Off To Great Start With $35,000 of $165,00 Goal Collected During Week 1
Hopkins County United Way 2019-2020 Campaign, first workers report meeting, Oct. 1. Hopkins County United Way President Mike Jumper Tuesday morning that this year’s campaign is off to a “great start.” Overall, $35,721.80 had been collected as of the first campaign workers report meeting. That’s about a quarter of the overall $165,000 goal to benefit 20 local agencies already raised as of Oct. 1. Campaign...
Pair Arrested After Stolen Vehicle Stop On Interstate 30 In Hopkins County
A 24-year-old Midland man and a 26-year-old Michigan man were reportedly jail following a traffic stop of a stolen vehicle early Saturday morning, Sept. 28, according to reports. Isaac David Provencio Sulphur Springs Police Officer Cleve Williams reported stopping a GMC Sierra that came back as stolen. Upon contact with driver Isaac David Provencio of Midland around 1 a.m. Sept. 28, at the 139 mile marker on Interstate 30 Provencio...
2-1-1 Texas is Vital Part of Emergency Preparedness
Assistant Emergency Coordinator for Hopkins County Kristi Springfield, with Jessica Pope, Lead Community Specialist for local 2-1-1 Call Center September was National Emergency Preparedness Month, and during all four Fridays, local speakers shared information with KSST listeners as to Hopkins County’s level of preparedness. On Friday September 6, Hopkins County Emergency Management Coordinator Andy Endsley, who is also Hopkins...
4 Men In Custody, Another Sought In Connection With Home Invasion, Robbery
Four men are in custody on charges stemming from a Sept. 25 home invasion. Authorities were still looking for a fifth man implicated in the aggravated robbery and home burglary Tuesday morning, Oct. 1, according to police. “This was not a random home invasion. The subjects knew each other, some of the alleged victims and some defendants,” said Sulphur Springs Police Sgt. Detective David Gilmore. On Wednesday, Sept. 25,...
Oren Van Northcutt
Oren Van Northcutt, age 82, of Point, passed away Sunday, September 29, 2019, at Hunt Regional Hospital. Funeral services are pending. With our condolences.
St. James Gala Fiesta Dinner and Auction is October 5 at Hopkins County Civic Center
Oscar Aiguilar Oscar Aiguilar’s siblings and his mother Mrs. Aguilar began serving a handmade Mexican feast for charity 28 years ago. All the family pitched in with the cooking and the serving, making it a massive personal mission annually for their church. At first it was held in the small Parish Hall before it was outgrown, then it moved to the First UMC Fellowship Hall downtown, and now fills the Civic Center Banquet Hall....
Volunteers Needed To Cook For Meal-A-Day On Wednesday, Thursday
Hopkins County Meal-A-Day is dependent on volunteers to prepare and deliver meals to senior shut-ins in the community. Currently, Meal-A-Day is in need of cooks on Wednesday and Thursday. No prior experience is necessary, just a willingness to help prepare meals, and a few hours to volunteer Wednesday and/or Thursday morning(s). Starting in November, Meal-A-Day will be needing a driver to deliver meals on an in-town route on...
SSHS Wildcat Marching Band Gearing Up For Contest Season
The Sulphur Springs High School Wildcat Band is gearing up for one of the busiest months of the year, the band contest season. In addition to their usually scheduled half-time show on Friday nights, the Wildcat Band also is also preparing for four, potentially five, contest dates as well. The Wildcat Band will compete the next four Saturdays as well as at UIL on Tuesday, Oct. 15. “The students have been working so hard and would...
Lady Cats are Second and Wildcats Fourth at Titus County Fair Invitational Cross Country Meet Saturday
The Lady Cats Cross Country Team finished second while the Wildcats were fourth at the Titus County Fair Invitational in Mount Pleasant this past Saturday (September 28). The Mount Pleasant course will be the site for the District Cross Country Meet on October 9. All of the district’s teams ran Saturday except Lindale. The Lady Cats lost only to Mount Pleasant while the Wildcats finished behind district foes Mount Pleasant and...
