Meet Dairy Festival Contestants #1, #2 and #3, Kaitlyn, Cassidy and Alexis
This week on KSST Radio and Channel 18 TV, we will interview current Queen Jaci Reed and all eight contestants for the 2018 title of Hopkins County Dairy Festival Queen, in the order that they will appear on Pageant night. All the contestants entered as 17-year-old Juniors in local high schools, and all will be Seniors when school starts this Fall. Each is very excited about the Pageant on Saturday June 16 at 7 pm in the SSISD...
Chicago Man Arrested for Drug Following Traffic Stop
June 12, 2018 – A 2011 Chevrolet Silverado with no license plate on the back was stopped at the 119 mile marker on I-30 by a Hopkins County Deputy Monday evening at approximately 7:30 p.m. Inside the vehicle the deputy found cocaine, methamphetamine, marijuana and two firearms and four bundles of US Currency wrapped in rubber bands following a probable cause search. Weston Davis Rose age 38 Following the display of several signs...
Phil Tipton
Phil Tipton, a 34 year resident of Sulphur Springs, TX, passed away June 10, 2018. He was born October 24, 1941, in Dallas, TX, to Hoyt Gay and Katie Jo (Lusk) Tipton. Phil was married on September 7, 1965, to the love of his life, Janie Wilson. A member of Shannon Oaks Church, he was a strong Christian man. The first thing Phil would tell you was about the Lord and he had a large group of friends from church. He was a middle...
Jesse Frank Brown
MR. JESSE FRANK BROWN, AGE 87 WAS BORN ON SEPTEMBER 8, 1930 IN PICKTON, TX AND WENT TO BE WITH JESUS ON SATURDAY, JUNE 9, 2018. HE WAS A CORPORAL IN THE U.S. ARMY AND SERVED IN THE KOREAN WAR. TWO OF HIS GRANDCHILDREN JARROD DEAS AND LESLEY DEAS FOLLOWED IN HIS FOOTSTEPS JOINING THE ARMY AND SERVING TOURS IN IRAQ. HE WORKED IN THE OIL FIELD FOR 52 YEARS AND ENJOYED FISHING AND CAMPING AT LAKE TAWOKONI AND FISHING THE SABINE RIVER. HE...
NETBIO Sale Coming July 18
The Northeast Texas Beef Improvement Organization is gearing up to hold its mid-summer pre-conditioned stocker and feeder calf sale on July 18 at the Sulphur Springs Livestock Commission. The sale will begin at 1 p.m. The consignment book has already been closed on this July NETBIO sale, but there are more sales ahead to accommodate producers wanting to market their cattle. Consignment books are open for sales to be held on Sept. 19,...
Tuesday Forecast
20% chance of showers and thunderstorms; high near 93, with heat index as high as 98; Low: 74; Wind: south, southwest 10-15 mph
Jerry Reed
Funeral arrangements for Jerry Reed, age 71, of Sulphur Springs, TX are pending with Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home. Mr. Reed passed away on Monday, June 11, 2018 at Sulphur Springs Health and Rehab. Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home is is in charge of the arrangements.
Jackie “J. J.” Huddleston
Memorial services for Jackie “J.J.” Huddleston, Jr., age 55 of Alba, Texas, will be held 3:00 PM Monday, June 11, 2018 at Bright Star Baptist Church in Alba, Texas with Brother Billy Smith and Brother Jerry Jackson officiating. “J.J.” passed away on Friday, June 8, 2018 at Medical City Plano. He was born on August 16, 1962 in Sulphur Springs, Texas the son of Jackie and Wanda Wright Huddleston, Sr. He grew up farming with his hero...
