Saltillo FFA Chapter Gets Ready for Mt. Vernon/Saltillo Young Farmers Show, Stew and Auction
The Saltillo ISD FFA Chapter partners annually with Mt. Vernon ISD for the Young Farmer’s Livestock and Ag Mechanics Show. This event is coming up on March 24 in the Young Farmer’s Show Barn in Mt. Vernon. Spectators are encouraged to come out and see the steers and dairy heifers as well as gates, tables and other projects the students have worked on. Then on April 19, the Chapter’s Stew and Auction will feature ag...
Sheriff Presents Plan for Student Safety to Schools Without Law Enforcement Presence
With concerns for student safety heightened by the recent shooting death of 17 students in a Florida School, Hopkins County Sheriff Lewis Tatum has proposed a law enforcement presence at the four Hopkins County Schools that, as of Monday, did not have security on campus. One school, North Hopkins, immediately responded and accepted the plan. Sheriff Tatum told KSST News Wednesday morning that he and the Sulphur Springs Police...
Brisk Start for Primary Election Early Voting
The first day of early voting in the March 6th Primary election was Tuesday, February 20th and the pace was brisk with 216 Republicans and 23 Democrats casting ballots at the Justice of the Peace Courtroom 128 Jackson Street in Sulphur Springs. The site is the only place for early voting in Hopkins County. Early voting continues 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. each day through Friday, March 2nd, including Saturday, February 24th. Early voting is...
Three Arrested for Drug Possession Near Skate Park
Three individuals were arrested following a traffic stop on Main Street by a Hopkins County deputy. The stop took place around 10 p.m. Tuesday and within 1,000ft of the Buford Park skate park. The smell of Marijuana was emitting from the vehicle led to a probable cause search that found a cloth bag in the left rear floorboard. Inside the bag the deputy located a sealed bag of K2 and two small baggies containing a crystal like...
Sulphur Springs Ranked 46th Safest City in Texas; Neighboring Cities Rank Less Safe
According to the most recent FBI Uniform Crime Report, Sulphur Springs is the 46th safest city in Texas in 2018. Compared to other nearby cities of similar size and larger, Sulphur Springs is one of the safest cities in Northeast Texas. Cities were ranked based on the number of reported violent crimes (aggravated assault, murder, rape, and robbery) and property crimes (burglary, arson, larceny-theft, and motor vehicle theft) per 1,000...
Bonnie “B. A.” Lyle, Jr.
Funeral services for Bonnie “B.A.” Lyle, Jr., age 86, of Como will be conducted at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, February 24, 2018 at West Oaks Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. B.J. Teer and Richard Teer officiating. Military graveside honors by the Barksdale Air Force Base will follow at Como Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Adam Gatewood, Jeff Miller, Shawn Underwood, Brad Bettes, Cody Nixon, Ged Dipprey, Eddie Moon, David Bolt, and Michael Horn....
Roads Closed; River Flood Warning Issued; Flood Watch Remains in Effect
According to a county resident, FM 2653 from Brashear to Ridgeway, FM 1567 near Miller Grove, FM 71 in northern Hopkins County, FM 69 east of Sulphur Springs and service road along I-30 east of Sulphur Springs were closed with water over the roadway Wednesday morning but the roadways were expected to be open later in the day according to TxDOT. A Flood Warning for the South Sulphur River near Cooper has been issued through Thursday...
Wildcats Defeat Lovejoy Face Frisco Lone Star in Area Game
For about half of the bi-district game between the #13 state ranked Wildcats and Lovejoy Tuesday night at Paris, the Leopards strategy of slowing things down seem to be working as planned. The Wildcats led at the half but the score was only 17-16. Then in the third quarter, aided mostly by 7 points from Victor Iwuakor and a three-point basket by Keaston Willis, the Wildcats outscored Lovejoy 14 to 7 to take a 31-23 lead after three...
Wednesday Forecast
Flood Watch; 90% chance of showers and thunderstorms, some could produce heavy rain; High 41; Low: 41; Wind: North 10-15 mph
Jimmie Geiswite
A Memorial Service for Jimmie Geiswite, age 97, of Sulphur Springs, will be held at Pleasant Grove Methodist Church in Princeton, TX on Saturday, February 24, 2018 at 2:00 PM with Pastor Bob Miller officiating. No visitation has been scheduled. Ms. Geiswite passed away on Friday, February 2, 2018 at Sulphur Springs Health and Rehab. She was born on February 24, 1920 to Walter Wyatt and Myrtle Joyce Tombs Wyatt in Farmersville, TX. ...
