City Fire Department Water Rescue Team Deployed to Harris County
According to City Manager Marc Maxwell, the City of Sulphur Springs will deploy four (4) fire fighters and the water rescue boat to the staging area in Humble, Texas, where they will report to the Harris County Fire Marshall. The fire fighters leave Tuesday for the deployment that will be for five (5) to six (6) days. The water rescue unit will be coordinated through the Ark-Tex Council of Governments with cost for the deployment...
Line Dancing Lessons at Seniors Center Begin September 5!
Karon Weatherman, Director of the Sulphur Springs Seniors Center, encourages you to take advantage of this fun and healthy way to get exercise! Men and women are welcome to take the class. Sharon Jones is a great teacher, and she will travel to Sulphur Springs for a class of at least a half dozen regular students. If you’ve been thinking about joining a class, this one may be perfect for you. Contact Karon at 903-885-1661 or...
Tuesday Forecast
High: 84; Low: 71; Wind: Northeast 5-10 mph; 20% chance of showers and thunderstorms Tuesday night
J. D. Wilson
J.D. Wilson, age 83 of Arlington, passed away on Saturday, August 26th, 2017 in Arlington. He was born on September 17th, 1933 in Yantis to Louis and Bonnie Beatrice Vaughn Wilson. He was retired from JC Penny where he worked as a Warehouse Supervisor. J.D. enjoyed watching Tennis, learning about cars and was fond of vintage movies. Many will recall him best for his prowess across the table when playing dominoes. He was preceded in...
Weekend Sports Update: Football; Volleyball; Cross Country
Owens on Football After Friday night’s Wildcats scrimmage loss to Liberty-Eylau, Wildcats Fotoball Coach Greg Owens said it look like the Wildcats first scrimmage. He said things were sloppy, especially right at first. He said the Leopard’s speed exposed lots of Wildcats’ weaknesses. On Saturday, Wildcats’ coaches used the video to work on correcting things with players. Coach Owens said he liked where the...
North Hopkins ISD To Conduct Tax “Swap” Ratification Election
According to Superintendent Darin Jolly, in an effort to maximize state funding, North Hopkins Independent School District is seeking to pass a Tax “Swap” Ratification Election. The purpose of the election is to allow the district to move $0.13 from the Interest and Sinking (I&S) (debt payment) tax rate to the Maintenance and Operations (M&O) tax rate. This move causes the $0.13 to generate more money from the state for the...
Lila Mae Robinson
Mrs. Lila Mae Robinson, age 82 of Winnsboro, passed away on Saturday, August 26th, 2017 in Mt. Vernon. She was born on November 29th, 1934 in Simpsonville to the late Walter Overstreet and Irene Overstreet and was a member of Pine Hill Cumberland Presbyterian Church. Lila Mae was a devoted mother and housewife while raising her only son, David. After David grew up, Lila Mae was employed for 25 years by Irving ISD as a teacher’s...
Hopkins County EMT’s and AMBUS in Rockport
The most recent update from Hopkins County AMBUS crew and EMS Director Brent Smith received by KSST: “Its been about 16 hours since I was able to update you last. Yesterday morning on Saturday when around daybreak, is when our crew was briefed and tasked to attach in a convoy with an IRAT (Incident Response Assessment Team) with DPS, TxDOT, 20 Coach Buses and a compliment of 2 ambulances to make entry into “ground...
