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...
Driving in Left Lane, McKinney Woman Arrested for UUMV
When the DPS Trooper conducted a traffic stop on a 2014 Nissan Maxima, eastbound at the 134 mile post on I-30, he determined the vehicle was displaying the wrong license plate and registration insignia. His routine check of the vehicle’s VIN revealed the vehicle was listed as stolen out of McKinney. Keiosha Shymetric-Shante Blackmon a.k.a. Keioshia Blackmon, 22, of McKinney, did not have consent of the vehicle owner to operate the...
Holy Convocation at Mitchell Chapel COGIC: Wednesday Events
Mitchell Chapel Church of God in Christ, 402 Jackson here in Sulphur Springs, TX.
Wednesday Forecast
High: 101 with heat index as high as 105; Low: 79; Wind: South 5-10 mph
