Benjamin R. Crook
Funeral services for Benjamin R. Crook, age 37, of Sulphur Springs, will be held at 12:00 noon, Saturday, July 21, 2018, at Morning Chapel Missionary Baptist Church. Interment will follow at Mel Haven Cemetery. There will be no formal visitation. Benjamin passed away on Monday, July 9, 2018 at his residence. He was born on February 3, 1981 in Washington, DC, the son of Benjamin Craig Crook and Paulette Brown. He was a member of...
Charles Shropshire
Funeral service for Charles “Charlie” Shropshire, age 92, of Mt. Vernon will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Tuesday, July 24, 2018 at Calvary Baptist Temple in Mt. Vernon with Bro. Troy Hollingsworth officiating. Interment will follow at Richland Cemetery in Brinker. Visitation will be held from 6:00-8:00 P.M. on Monday, July 23, 2018 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home. Mr. Shropshire passed away on Wednesday, July 18, 2018 at his esidence in...
Update: Excessive Heat Warning Continues Through Sunday Evening
The National Weather Service has issued an excessive heat warning in effect from Wednesday, July 18, at 1 p.m. until 7 p.m. Sunday evening. High temperatures ranging from 103-108 are possible each afternoon. The very hot temperatures will increase risk of heat related illnesses. An Excessive Heat Warning means that a prolonged period of dangerously hot temperatures will occur. The combination of hot temperatures and high humidity...
Mary Elizabeth Savage
Mary Elizabeth Savage, 75, formerly of Commerce, passed away peacefully in Dallas on Sunday, July 15, 2018. She was born on August 9, 1942, in Louisiana, the daughter of George and Lois Gibbs Jenkins. She retired as an employee of ETSU (now Texas A&M Commerce) after 30 years of service. Mary was an avid Cowboys fan, and a member of Mt. Moriah Temple Baptist Church in Commerce. Two daughters are left to treasure her memory;...
Several Wildcat Basketball Players on Recruitment Radar of Postsecondary Schools
KSST has done several stories about the tremendous recruiting interest in Wildcats Basketball stand out 6-foot-8 power forward Victor Iwuakor, who will be a senior this school year. Wildcats Basketball Coach Clark Cipoletta says several other Wildcats have also drawn interest from colleges. Perhaps the tallest of the Wildcats, 6-foot-9 power forward Xavier Cork, an incoming senior, is attracting a lot of attention from recruiters....
David Howard Neal
Funeral service for David Howard Neal, age 65, of Sulphur Springs will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Saturday, July 21, 2018 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Chapel with Bro. David Burns officiating. Interment will follow at Pleasant Grove Cemetery, Cumby with Mason Neal, Trey Eschberger, Danny Austin, Delbert Miller, Paul Garrett and Paul Garrett Jr. serving as pallbearers and David Austin, James Boxelder, Greg Page, Gary Strickland and Josh...
The Sport of Jousting Comes to Hopkins County Civic Center July 28, 29, 2018
Because jousting was history’s first extreme sport, the History Channel’s “Full Metal Jousting” series in 2012 brought the sport out of the dark ages. Now, rodeo record-holder Rope Myers of Van, Texas has joined a competitive jousting team which will appear in Sulphur Springs, Texas during the Shadow Renaissance Festival and Tournament. Rope finds the head-to-head sport exciting and challenging and he is...
Rodeo Champ Rope Meyers Joins Jousting Team at Shadow Renaissance Festival in Sulphur Springs July 28, 29
Rope Meyers, a World Champion Steer Wrestler, conducts rodeo camps at Sky Ranch near Van, Texas. In 2012, he took up the sport of jousting on the History Channel’s “Full Metal Jousting” television series. Today, he still enjoys jousting and will perform in Sulphur Springs, Texas on July 28 and 29 during the Shadow Renaissance Festival, a major fundraising event for Shadow Ranch Therapeutic Riding Center....
Monty Tipps Keeps it Country at the Reilly Springs Jamboree with MainStreet Band Saturday July 21
For nearly two decades, Monty Tipps has made special appearances on the stage of the Reilly Springs Jamboree, Hopkins County’s original country music venue. In fact, during a KSST interview, Monty said it feels “like home” for his return on Saturday July 21, 2018. A gospel pre-show starts at 6pm, and Monty and MainStreet takes the stage at 7pm. Tickets will be $10 per person at the door for the entire evening of...
