Sulphur Springs Emergency Sirens Will Be Tested September 9
July 3, 2024 – Emergency sirens will be tested in Sulphur Springs at noon today by the Sulphur Springs Emergency Management Office. The test is to gauge the reliability of the emergency warning system and is conducted to find any potential flaws in the system so they can be corrected prior to a real emergency situation. The sirens could be sounded not only for weather warnings such as tornadoes, which are the most common in the area,...
Your Wildcats Took on the Greenville Lions September 6th – Check out the Action Below
September 8, 2024 – The KSST crew traveled to Greenville September 6th to bring you the exciting Sulphur Springs High School Wildcats Football game against the Greenville Lions. Sports Director John Mark Dempsey and Tony Flippin called the shots during this exciting broadcast. Erin Groom helped out on the camera for the first time. Be sure to check out this awesome game down below! This was Senior Night for...
A Message of Inspiration From the Author of Living Loved, September 8, 2024
Hey friends! The other day my kids and I went to the lake to celebrate my daughter’s birthday. I am not exactly sure why, but I had a bit of anxiety. I was overall just feeling very overwhelmed. I was doing my very best to be in the moment, enjoying playing in the water with my daughter and granddaughter, grilling and all the good stuff in life. But it was a struggle. As I was sitting there at the...
Local Author to Hold Book Signing September 14th
September 8, 2024 – Local Christian author, Andrea Cannon, will hold a book signing event September 14, 2024, at the Good News Christian Bookstore. Meet the author of Christian Devotionals and middle-grade fiction from Noon to 2:00pm. The bookstore is located at 1181 South Broadway, Sulphur Springs, Texas, 75482. Andrea Cannon book signing
Coastal Redwoods From Master Gardener David Wall
September 8, 2024 – Coastal redwoods (Sequoia sempervirens) are trees that we’ve heard and read about since our youth. They’re the tallest plant on Earth. Thirty-seven are 330’ tall & the tallest is 360’ tall, and they are still growing! Their slender thickness, however, prevents them from being the largest trees. That honor goes to their cousin the shorter (by a little) but more massive Sequoia gigantia or giant...
Dawn Dickey
Graveside service for Dawn Dickey, age 52, of Gladewater, Texas, will be held at 2:30 P.M. on Tuesday, September 10, 2024, at Reilly Springs Cemetery, with Steve Ferrill, Jansen Ferrill, Jacob Ferrill, Robby Bunch, Derek Wingfield, Cayden Ferrill, Tucker Fitts, and Doug Albanese serving as pallbearers. Visitation will be held from 1:00 P.M. to 2:00 P.M. on Tuesday, September 10, 2024, at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home. Ms. Dickey passed...
Paris District Road Report for Week of September 9, 2024
Paris — Here’s a look at work planned in the district for the week starting Sept. 9, 2024. These schedules are subject to change due to weather conditions, equipment failure or other unforeseen issues. Motorists are advised to remain alert and pay special attention to all signs, barricades and traffic controls, and reduce their speed as they approach and travel through work zones. They should also avoid distractions such...
Drug Overdose Death of 16-Year-Old Puts Hopkins County at Forefront of Next Worldwide Drug Threat
September 6, 2024 – Hopkins County is now sadly on the cutting edge of a new illegal synthetic opiod spreading across the world as a murder case is being investigated after a 16-year-old girl overdosed on the new drug. Three suspects have been identified as participants in the supply chain of the illegal pills that were laced with N-Pyrrolidino Protonitazene. The new synthetic substance is believed to be 25 times more potent...
Bruce Boles
Celebration of life for Bruce Boles, age 46, of Sulphur Springs, Texas will be held at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday, September 14, 2024 at the Family Home at 2245 CR 4761, Sulphur Springs, Texas. Mr. Boles passed away at Christus Mother Frances Hospital in Sulphur Springs on Wednesday, September 4, 2024. Bruce Lynn Boles was born on June 19, 1978 in Sulphur Springs, Texas to Billy Lynn and Julie (Finley) Boles. Bruce was a Mechanic and...
**Updated** Suspect Sought in Vicinity of Pipeline Road
September 6, 2024 – A suspect is in custody as of late Friday after a long day of playing cat and mouse as police were looking for a male suspect that fled on foot after running off Pipeline Road ending a car chase. The suspect now sits in the Hopkins County Jail awaiting his bail to be set on the charge of Evading Arrest. The Sulphur Springs Police Department and other local authorities are currently on the hunt for a suspect...
