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Berger Fire Under Control Monday Afternoon; Cause of Fire to Be Investigated; County Fire Chief Commends Effort Made to Control Fire
The first call came in Monday at 11:28 a.m. of a possible structure fire at Berger Horticulture located near Birthright on State Highway 19N. The fire was officially under control at 3:20 p.m. Monday, December 24, 2018. Hopkins County Engine 20, Sulphur Springs Fire Department Engine, and North Hopkins Volunteer Fire Department arrived at the scene at the same time. Noting the fire was consuming the front side of the building, an all...
Coaches Show: Tisdell on Lady Cats at Hugo; Cipolleta on Wildcats at Showcase
Coach Tisdell on Lady Cats 1-Point Win at Hugo, Oklahoma Friday The Lady Cats’ basketball team came out on the right end of a one-point game Friday (December 21) at Hugo, Oklahoma. The Lady Cats defeated the Lady Buffaloes, 43-42. The Lady Buffaloes missed a short shot in the game’s final seconds. Lady Cats Coach Brittney Tisdell admitted the game was a thriller, perhaps too much so. So what was she thinking as Hugo took...
Update: Berger Horticulture Fire
Thanks to Sheriff Lewis Tatum for additional photos from Berger fire Berger Horticulture Products fire Monday, December 24, 2018. Photo courtesy of Dr. Darin Jolly, North Hopkins ISD Superintendent It’s all hands on deck as Hopkins County Firefighters are responding to a major fire at Berger Horticultural Specialties. Traffic is being diverted on State Highway 19 near Birthright, the location of the industry. No additional...
Berger Horticulture Fire Diverts Traffic on Highway 19N
Berger Horticulture Products fire Monday, December 24, 2018. Photo courtesy of Dr. Darin Jolly, North Hopkins ISD Superintendent It’s all hands on deck as Hopkins County Firefighters are responding to a major fire at Berger Horticultural Specialties. Traffic is being diverted on State Highway 19 near Birthright, the location of the industry. No additional information is available at this time. KSST will follow the story through...
Como-Pickton FFA Welding Challenge and Floral Challenge Contest Results
North Hopkins FFA Floral Challenge Team Floral Challenge Grand Champion Shelby Aulsbrook of Sulphur Springs FFA with Chanda Neal, Como-Pickton FFA Advisor Floral Challenge Reserve Champion Faith Wheeler of North Hopkins FFA with Michael Bowen, Como-Pickton FFA Advisor The Como-Pickton FFA Chapter hosted the second annual Challenge Contest of December 12, 2018. Schools participating were Grand Saline, Longview, Mineola, North Hopkins,...
Elizabeth Ann Zirretta
Memorial services for Elizabeth Ann Zirretta, age 70, of Sulphur Springs will be conducted at 2:00 p.m., Friday, December 28, 2018 at West Oaks Funeral Home Chapel. Ann passed away on Thursday, December 20, 2018 at CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital in Sulphur Springs. Ann was born on February 2, 1948 in Cold Ash, England, the daughter of James Bruan Steer and Dorothy Hopkins Steer. She married Charles Zirretta on December 26, 1968...
Winnsboro Police Report December 17-24, 2018
One arrest, one accident, 132 calls for service, 20 citations issued, and 40 warnings written by the Winnsboro Police Department Report for December 17-24, 2018. Dallas Browning, 22, of Winnsboro, was arrested December 19th on a Kaufman County Warrant. Police reported a two vehicle accident at Carnegie and Main Streets in Winnsboro. No injuries were reported.
Judy Adair
Judy Adair, age 62 of Hawkins, passed away on Saturday, December 22nd, 2018 in Tyler. She was born on September 6th, 1956 in Dallas to the late J.C. Gibson and Lois Maydell Pierce Gibson. Judy was a General Manager for Casa Ole’ Mexican Restaurant, and was a member of First Assembly of God in Hawkins, Texas. She was preceded in death by her parents, J.C. and Lois Gibson; brother, Clay Gibson; grandson, Jason Carmi Gibson;...
Carolyn Stocks McCuine
After residing in East Texas for 34 years, Carolyn Stocks McCuine went to be with our Lord on December 23, 2018, at the Paris Regional Hospital. Born December 26, 1941, in Freer, Texas, to Allen Lokey Stocks and Mattie Lou White Stocks. Carolyn grew up in Dallas, and attended Cliff Temple Church, Adamson High School and East Texas State University (now TAMU Commerce), where she earned a degree in Physical Education and was a member of...
