Ronald McCord
Funeral service for Ronald McCord, age 74, of Sulphur Springs, TX will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Friday, October 23, 2020 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Chapel with Tyler Wooten officiating. Interment will follow at Restlawn Memorial Park with Josh McCord, Jeff Harrington, Anthony McCord,Cody Minyard, Mike Grantham, and Seth Grantham serving as pallbearers. Honorary Pallbearers will be Loyd McCord, Larry Vititow, Marvin Watson, Steve...
James “Jimmy” Arthur Hale
Graveside services for James “Jimmy” Arthur Hale, age 86, of Sulphur Springs, will be held at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, October 24, 2020 at Brashear Cemetery with Bro. David Burns officiating. The grandchildren will be serving as honorary pallbearers. There will be no formal visitation.Jimmy passed away on Monday, October 19, 2020 at Sunny Springs Nursing Home. He was born on June 14, 1934 in Hopkins County, the son of O.V. Hale Sr and...
Darnell McQueen
Memorial service for Darnell McQueen, age 69, of Greenville will be held on Monday, October 26, 2020 from 5 to 7 PM at First Baptist Church – Spence Chapel. Mrs. McQueen passed away on Friday, October 16, 2020 at Greenville Nursing Home and Rehab, Greenville. Geneva Darnell McQueen was born on December 4, 1950 in Greenville to Joe and Mary Margaret (Isham) Daniel. She Married Barney McQueen in 1988 and he preceded her in death...
Sulphur Springs Middle School Football Coach Eddie Flores Reports 2 Wins Tuesday Night
Sulphur Springs Middle School Football Coach Eddie Flores reported the results of two wins Tuesday night. 8th Grade B Team Flores reports the 8th Grade B Team Wildcats beat Pine Tree 16-14. The Wildcat B-Team is 1-2 for the season. Offense QB- Wyatt Watson threw for 2TD, and rushed for 20 yards for the nightWR-Max Williamson had a 35-yard receiving TD and had 3 catches for the nightWR-Alex Macias had a 40-yard receiving TDRB- Eduardo...
Early Voting In Hopkins County Slows, But Still On Track To Set New Records
Early voting in Hopkins County has slowed this week, but is still on track to set new records. The ROC, the Hopkins County early voting center for the Nov. 3 General Election At the close of the voting center on Tuesday, 6,725 voters had cast Nov. 3 General Election ballots either by personal appearance or mail. There have been 5,844 in-person voters (24.4 percent) and 881 mail voters. That’s a total of 28.07 percent of the...
Mary Lufkin
Graveside service for Mary Lufkin, age 90 of Sulphur Springs will be held at 1:30 P.M. on Friday, October 23, 2020 at Gafford Chapel with Louis Lufkin, Danny Jones, Josh Roberson, David Jones, Travis Jones and Joel Friddle serving as pallbearers. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the serviceat Murray-Orwosky Funeral Chapel. Ms. Lufkin passed away on Tuesday, October 20, 2020 at Carriage House Manor, Sulphur Springs. Mary June...
Merri Lewis
A Memorial service for Merri Lewis, age 63, of Sulphur Springs will be held at a later date on the family farm in Hot Springs, Arkansas. Mrs. Lewis died Monday, October 19, 2020 at Sunny Springs Health and Rehab in Sulphur Springs. Merri was born on November 16, 1956 in Dallas to Roland Lewis and Neeta Ball Lewis. She was married to Dale Johnson in Dallas on December 28, 2000. Mrs. Lewis received her BA degree from the University of...
Progress In the Pacific Park: Grays Building Foundation Is Being Poured
Crews continue to make progress in Pacific Park on the new Grays Building. The project reached another construction landmark, pouring of the concrete for the foundation. Foundation work begins on the new Grays Building Wednesday morning, October. 21, 2020 Starting at 7 a.m. Oct. 21, 2020, Bell concrete began arriving with product which a Potts Concrete Construction crew placed on the construction site. By 9 a.m., a good section of the...
Hopkins/Rains County Hay Show 2020 Winners, Buyers
L. to R. Back Row Leon Gunn, Henry Potts, Jason Thompson, Mike Meisse, Brad Johnson and Randy Koon. L. to R Front Row Try Lopez, Kyler Moore and Don Smith To continue a long-standing agricultural tradition, the Hay Show took place on October 20, 2020, sponsored by the Hopkins/Rains County Soil and Water Conservation District. One of the goals of the Hay Show is to provide agricultural producers an opportunity to test their forages....
KSST Video Interns: Abandoned Store Fronts
Abandoned Store Fronts Around Sulphur Springs, TX KSST is proud to support local students by offering intern opportunities throughout the school year. It’s a tradition that reaches back to the early days of KSST radio in Hopkins County. This semester we have a total of 6 interns working with our stations. Interns are encouraged to work together to create projects that have a positive impact on our community. On the whole they...
