Library’s Summer Reading Program is Wrapping Up
Librarian Hope Cain and her staff at the Sulphur Springs Public Library have enjoyed a ‘Pirates and Mermaids’ summer! That’s been the theme for the very popular reading program designed to encourage youngsters to read during summer vacation from school. It’s popularity is shown through the dozens of colored fish attached to the mural just inside the library entrance. Each of those fish represents an hour spent...
Wanted Garland Man Crashes Into Parked Car During Pursuit
Aspen Quayshawn Debase A 27-year-old Garland man wanted for a parole violation reportedly lead police on a brief vehicle pursuit, which turned into a foot chase when the man crashed the car he was driving into a parked vehicle at an apartment complex. Suspected cocaine was also found in the vehicle he was driving. Sulphur Springs Police Officer Brandon Murphy initiated a traffic stop on a Grand Marquis on North Jackson Street; the car...
Michigan Woman Jailed For Ecstasy Possession
Sharlita Britt-Watson An Interstate 30 traffic stop resulted in location of an Ecstasy pill in a Michigan woman’s wallet. Hopkins County Sheriff’s Sgt. Scott Davis stopped a Kia Sorrento at 11:06 p.m. on Interstate 30 east at mile marker 112 for a traffic violation. He received permission to search the SUV. A small, round blue pill was found inside Sharlita Michelle Britt-Watson’s wallet in her purse on the...
Candidate Filing For 3 Seats On Cumby City Council Open
Cumby City Council this week held a special meeting to order an election for Alderman Place 3, Alderman Place 4 and Alderman Place 5. The council is scheduled to meet again at 6 p.m. Monday at Cumby City Hall to call for a special election for mayor. Applications for candidates for these places on the council may be picked up and returned from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday-Friday through Aug. 19 at Cumby City Hall. Each is for a full...
Don’t Forget Wildcats Football Season Ticket Week Next Week
For those who may have received their letter about Wildcats Football season ticket sales and stuck it in a drawer somewhere, KSST Sports has this reminder: Next week is season ticket week. The site is at the High School Library or Media Center. Monday and Tuesday are key dates for current season ticket holders. Those days are for current season ticket holders to renew their tickets. Tickets not renewed by the end of Tuesday can be...
SSISD Volleyball Camps Are Next Week, Monday Through Wednesday
New Lady Cats Head Volleyball Coach Bailey Dorner will be offering volleyball camps next week, Monday through Wednesday, in the main high school gym. Camp for girls entering fourth through the seventh grade will take place 8 a.m. until 10 a.m. each day. Camp for girls entering eighth or ninth grade is scheduled for 10 a.m. until noon. Cost per camper is $50. Registration forms are available at the district website at www.ssisd.net....
SSISD Tennis Camps Are Next Week Monday Through Thursday; Older Kids’ Camp Is Now At Night
Wildcats Tennis Coach Tony Martinez will be having his tennis camps next week at the Wildcat Tennis Complex. Sessions are planned Monday through Thursday. There will be camp for boys and girls entering kindergarten through the sixth grade from 8 a.m. until 10 a.m. each day. Camp for older kids is now an evening camp. Camp for those boys and girls entering the seventh through the twelfth grade is now scheduled for 6:30 p.m. until 8:30...
New Parkinson’s Support Group Forming at Sr’s Center
L.to R. Physical Therapy Assistant Dawn Looney and Physical Therapist Becca Aulbaugh, both of Rehab Solutions, Jennifer Scroggins of Angels Care Home Health and Karon Weatherman, Director of Sulphur Springs Senior Citizens Center. For local sufferers of Parkinson’s Disease, their caregivers and loved ones, a Parkinson’s Support Group is now being formed which will meet once a month at the Sulphur Springs Senior Citizens...
Sulphur Springs Man Jailed On 2 Child Sex Charges
Joseph Daryl Passmore Jr. Sulphur Springs Police Office Sean Hoffman was made aware of two warrants for Joseph Daryl Passmore Jr.’s arrest. Hoffman went to the 30-year-old man’s Sulphur Springs residence at 2:45 p.m., served the warrants and took him into custody, according to arrest reports. Passmore was booked into jail on a first-degree felony charge of continuous sexual abuse of a young child or children and a second...
Cumby Man Accused of Interference With Public Duties Of A Police Officer
A 55-year-old Cumby man was arrested around 7 p.m. Wednesday on Barker Street for interference with public duties. Cumby Police were dispatched to an address on Barker Street twice, with at least one of the complaints alleged to have involved a vehicle. Upon arrival, CPD Officer Zack Steward contacted the parties involved. The vehicle was reported to belong to both parties. Another male reportedly gave the vehicle key to the...
