Olympic Style Lighting, Chair Back Seating, Other Changes See in Tour of Prim Stadium
(For a video tour of work underway at Gerald Prim Stadium, see Channel 18 News for Tuesday, July 18, 2017. It will be posted later this afternoon.) Tuesday morning Sulphur Springs ISD Director of Maintenance Dan Froneberger gave media members a hardhat tour of renovation work going on at Gerald Prim Stadium. The new artificial turf field is finished. The home side bleachers have been built. Some 1500 chair back seats still need to be...
Winnsboro Police Report July 10-16, 2017
Five arrests, one no injury accident, 152 calls for service, 57 citations, and 33 warnings were issued by the Winnsboro Police Department during the report period July 10-16, 2017. Karla Weathers, 46, of Winnsboro was arrested on July 10th on a Hopkins County warrant. Philip Green, 36, of Winnsboro was arrested July 12th for a DWI. Lorena King, 40, of Winnsboro was arrested July 13th for Possession of Marijuana less than 2oz. Joy...
Jury Call for Justice of the Peace, Precinct 1 Court For Wednesday Has Been Cancelled
Justice of the Peace Precinct 1 Court has canceled the Jury summons set for Wednesday, July 19, 2017 in according to the Justice of the Peace office. If you were summoned, you do not need to report.
Woman Robbed in Restaurant Parking Lot
A Female was robbed Monday around 12:30 p.m. in the parking lot at Juan Pablo’s Restaurant on Mockingbird Ln. A Hispanic male in his mid-20’s took her purse. The individual left the scene in a vehicle (pictured) that had a “We Buy Houses” decal on the front windshield. If you see the vehicle or have information, contact the Sulphur Springs Police Department at 903-885-7602.
Special Ranger Tex Maynard Presents Program at HC Posse Meeting
Roger “Tex” Maynard may be retired from the Texas Department of Public Safety as a State Trooper, and retired from Hopkins County as Constable Precinct 1, but he is also a charter member of the Hopkins County Sheriff’s Posse. In honor of the Posse’s 30th anniversary in 2017, Tex presented a program during the July meeting about the early days of posse work in Hopkins County. The organization was formed...
Folds of Honor “Patriot’s Sporting Challenge” Coming to Lake Fork area in October 2017
Chuck Roy, a board member of the “Patriot’s Challenge” Scholarship Foundation guested on the KSST Morning Show. He shared information about the Folds of Honor Foundation, the Patriot’s Sporting Challenge and an exciting entertainment event scheduled for October 27 and 28, 2017 at Lake Fork. National in scope, the Folds of Honor foundation strives to assist the spouses and children of soldiers killed or...
Early Morning Fire at Evans Firestone
Sulphur Springs Fire Station 1 and Station 2 along with Hopkins County Station 20 responded to a fire call at Tommy Evans Firestone located on Shannon Road (south service road) at College Street at 3 AM Tuesday morning. Flames were observed coming out the front bay doors of the work area, according to Sulphur Springs Fire Department. It took only four minutes from the time of call until the first unit was on scene. Three trucks and 12...
Odor of Marijuana on Money Leads to Money Laundering Charges
Sgt. Harry Washington, working interdiction for the Hopkins County Sheriff’s office, made contact with Luiz Longria, 53, of Edcouch, Texas and Oswaldo Reyes, 43, of Westlaco, around 8 p.m. Both were arrested and charged with Money Laundering more than $2500 but less than $30,000. Washington noted a large bulge in Reyes front pocket. When asked about it, Reyes removed from his pocket a white sock that contained a large amount of U. S....
