Lady Cats Basketball Coach Brittney Tisdell Opens Three-Day Girls Basketball Camp Monday
Lady Cats Basketball Coach Brittney Tisdell opened her three-day basketball camp for girls Monday morning, June 10, in the main gym at Sulphur Springs High School. After honing the skills of high school athletes for a living, Coach Tisdell said it was a good change for her to work with beginners just learning the game. Coach Tisdell’s first camp Monday was for girls who will be entering the second through the fifth grades in the...
Grand Jury Signs More Than 50 Indictments in June
The Hopkins County Grand Jury during the June court session signed more than 50 indictments, pushing those cases forward for prosecution. Half of the charges were for drug and alcohol offenses. The rest ranged from continuous sexual abuse of a child under 14 years to engaging in organized criminal activity and stolen vehicle or evading arrest in a vehicle charges. However, half of the cases were for drug and alcohol related offenses....
Meet Dairy Festival Contestants #1, #2 and #3
Bottom to top: Carol Nabors, Sadie Connor and Katey Brown Following the energizing opening week of the Hopkins County Dairy Festival, the nine contestants for the 2019 crown are now ready for new challenges. They are wrapping up ticket sales, preparing for the talent presentations, working each night in rehearsals, and getting ready to appear onstage in full evening wear. During the KSST Good Morning Show on Tuesday June 11, we met...
Frank LeRoy Casteel
Frank LeRoy Casteel went to his Heavenly home on Saturday June 8, 2019 in Tyler, TX surrounded by his loving family. Frank was born on Wednesday October 31, 1934 to the late Clarence and LaVerne (Davis) Casteel in Galveston, TX. After school Frank joined the U.S. Army and became a paratrooper with the 82cd Airborne Division. Frank met the love of his life Alice Johnson and they were about to start their 65th year together as husband...
Dinner Bell Menu For June 12th, 2019
The Young Parents Sunday School Class of The First United Methodist Church is the this weeks Community Partner. Hamburger Stroganoff Mashed Potatoes Broccoli and Cauliflower Salad Gorgeous Green Salad Buttered French Bread Apple Sour Cream Cake Blueberries and Vanilla Pudding (the no added sugar dessert) Hope to see you! Same time (11:45 a.m.). Same place (Fellowship Hall of the First United Methodist...
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signs bill declaring children’s lemonade stands legal
Great news, children of Texas: Your unlicensed lemonade stands soon won’t be criminal enterprises. Children will no longer need permits to operate lemonade stands starting Sept. 1 Gov. Greg Abbott late Monday signed a bill that prohibits cities and neighborhood associations from enacting rules that block or regulate children trying to sell nonalcoholic drinks like lemonade on private property. The law targets local health codes and...
Police: Woman Arrested For Fighting Bus Driver, Trying To Take Gun From Trooper
A 33-year-old Texarkana woman’s combative behavior toward a bus driver and state trooper landed her in the county jail on a misdemeanor charge early Sunday morning.Officers were dispatched to a West Shannon Road truck stop to a disturbance and possible fight around 11:30 p.m. June 8. Witnesses claimed she attacked the driver of a Greyhound bus she was riding on and was restrained by other passengers., police noted in arrest...
Pedestrian Arrested On Felony Warrant
June 11, 2019 – Sulphur Springs police saw a man he recognized as a wanted person walking on Carter Street and detained him at the Freeman Street intersection at noon Monday, according to arrest reports. Dispatchers confirmed the warrant, resulting in the arrest of 19-year-old Deanthony Rayon Moore June 10 on a warrant for manufacture or delivery of 1 gram or more but less than 4 grams of a Penalty Group 2 or 2A controlled...
Wanda Crump
Funeral Service for Wanda Crump, age 76, of Sulphur Springs, will be held at 10 a.m. on Thursday, June 13, 2019, at Martin Springs Baptist Church with Bro. Richard Leathers officiating and Gary Jayne assisting. Interment will follow at Martin Springs Cemetery. There will be no formal visitation. Mrs. Crump passed away on Sunday, June 9, 2019, at CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital.Arrangements are under the direction of Murray-Orwosky...
Pickton Pine Forest VFD Recognized For Dedication, Service
Hopkins County Commissioners Court and Fire Chief Andy Endsley recognized Pickton Pine Forest Volunteer Fire Department Monday for their dedication and continued service in the county. “The Hopkins County Commissioners Court urges all citizens of Hopkins County to celebrate the outstanding efforts of the firemen of the Pickton-Pine Forest Volunteer Fire Department, to recognize the dedication in their perseverance to provide...
