Winnsboro Man Stopped for Suspicious Activity
John Michael Lopez, 19, of Winnsboro on CR 3368, west of FM 900 at 12:21 a.m. looked suspicious to Hopkins County Deputy Amanda Weatherford. Communications reported the 1998 Toyota on a Hopkins County back county road to be out of area. She stopped Lopez for suspicious activity. He was nervous and unsure of his destination when Weatherford began questioning his reason for being on the roadway. Lopez was asked for consent to search...
Ragan Dennis is New Safe-T Advocate for 8 Counties
June 22, 2017 – Miss Ragan Dennis is an advocate and caseworker for Safe-T. She came on board following the promotion to Supervisor of Mary Ferguson, a long-time caseworker in the Sulphur Springs office. With a college background in psychology and criminal justice, Ragan is a trained professional representing Safe-T during counseling with clients, in support group meetings and awareness presentations, and through a Certified...
Chamber Connection
Congratulations Jaci Reed on becoming the new Dairy Festival Queen! What a wonderful end to the Dairy Festival week! Hopkins County is fortunate to have so many dedicated people working to make the Dairy Festival such a success. The Chamber is thankful to the Dairy Festival for working tirelessly in all that they do! Corner Grub House is now offering delivery during lunch hours Corner Grub House, located at 113 Gilmer in Sulphur...
Thursday Forecast
40% chance of showers and thunderstorms; High: 86; Low: 74; Wind: Northeast around 10 mph
Bonnie Brown
Mrs. Bonnie Brown, age 82 of Winnsboro, passed away on Tuesday, June 20th, 2017 in Winnsboro. She was born on March 29th, 1935 in the Coldwater Community to the late Calvin King and Emily King. She was a homemaker and a member of Coldwater Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by husband, Billy Brown, three brothers, Lauris, Darrell and Louis King; two sisters, Marie Jackson and Becky Breed. She is survived by numerous nieces and...
Paul Gerald Wilburn
Funeral Services for Paul Gerald Wilburn, age 82, of Sulphur Springs will be held at 2:00 PM, Friday, June 23, 2017 at Tapp Funeral Home Chapel with Brother Michael Coker officiating. Interment will follow in Old Saltillo Cemetery with Danny Wilburn, John Wilburn, Chris Wilburn, Caemon Wilburn, Heston Wilburn and Adam Wilburn serving as pallbearers and Joshua Wilburn, Phillip Wilburn and Colton Marrow serving as Honorary Pallbearers....
The EDGE for Middle School Athletes
For a second year, the Sulphur Springs Athletic Department is offering The Edge for middle school athletes. It is a four week program taking place Monday through Thursday from 9:30 a.m. until 10:30 a.m. each day until July 6. It began on June 12. The Edge for middle school athletes does not have endurance work like gassers, hill climbing and 100 yard dashes featuring in The Edge for high school athletes. It’s focus is more on...
A Chat with Tom Sellers Celebrating Alliance Bank’s 90th Birthday
by Enola Gay President and CEO of Alliance Bank Tom Sellers paid a visit to the KSST Morning Show to share a bit of Alliance Bank history with listeners and viewers. You can see read the history and view historic photos on the bank website, alliancebank.com. In brief, the bank’s birth was during the Depression era, when in 1927 it was chartered by two of the largest shareholders of First State Bank which had closed for...
