Wildcats Lose First of Best of Three; Host Wakeland at Eagle Stadium Friday Night
Wildcats Baseball Coach Jerrod Hammack wanted his team to show fans of highly state ranked Frisco Wakeland that the Sulphur Springs Wildcats were a pretty good team also. Coach Hammack ended up disappointed because he felt his team didn’t bring their A game to game one on the big stage of the area playoffs at Frisco Wakeland Thursday night. The Wolverines won by the deceiving score of 6-0. They only scored a single earned run on...
Saltillo’s Collins 3200-meter State Champion
Saltillo’s fabulous sophomore distance runner Sienna Collins is a state champion. Collins won the 3200-meter run Thursday in a time of 11:33.35. Collins will compete in the 1600-meter run and the 800-meter run at the State Track Meet in Austin Friday. She finished first in all three races at a regional track meet.
Over 1200 ONCOR Customers Without Electricity as a Severe Thunderstorm Produced Hail, Lightning, Gusty Winds, and Heavy Rain Across Hopkins County
According to their outage map, over 1200 ONCOR customers were without power Thursday night as a severe thunderstorm moved through southern Hopkins County from the western edge of the county into Franklin County. The storm brought with it gusty winds, hail reported to KSST in size from pea to marble sized, lots of lightning, and heavy rains. As of 9:30 p.m. Thursday over six tenths of an inch of rain had fallen in the Woodbridge area...
Severe Thunderstorm Until 9:15 PM Thursday, May 11, 2017
Severe thunderstorm warning until 9:15 p.m. for Hopkins County. At 8:30 p.m. a severe thunderstorm ws located 7 miles southwest of Sulphur Springs moving at 35 mph… Hazard 60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. This includes I-30 mile markers 112-142. Find a sturdy structure and stay away from windows.
Eichelberger Sentenced for Online Solicitation; Now Faces Child Porn Charges in Oklahoma
With his probation for online solicitation revoked, Kevin Daniel Eichelberger, 42, or North Richland Hills is on his way to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice following what will be a detour to Oklahoma to answer charges for child pornography. Eichelberger was sentenced in Eighth Judicial District Court Thursday afternoon to 5-years in TDCJ. In Oklahoma, he faces two Aggravated Possession of Child Pornography charges, a...
Local Hotel Owners File for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy
Court documents received by KSST News show the local company of Hahn Hotels of Sulphur Springs, LLC has filed for bankruptcy protection (Chapter 11) in the Eastern District of Texas Court located in Sherman. Hahn Hotels of Sulphur Springs is named as the owner and operator of the local La Quinta hotel located at 1344 Eaton Dr in Sulphur Springs, Texas. Five other Longview companies listing the same local (Sulphur Springs) mailing...
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Until 10 PM Thursday, May 11, 2017
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch has been issued Thursday at 2:40 p.m. until 10 p.m. by the National Weather Service Storm Prediction Center. Hopkins County is included in the watch area that includes North Central and Northeaster Texas. IN TEXAS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 21 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL TEXAS ANDERSON FALLS FREESTONE HENDERSON HILL LEON LIMESTONE MCLENNAN ...
Mattison Named SSHS Class of 2017 Salutatorian
The Sulphur Springs High School salutatorian for the Class of 2017 is Tori Elizabeth Mattison. Tori is the daughter of Gene and Tammie Mattison. Tori is involved in band, theater, National Honor Society, student council, Health Science Technology Education, National Technical Honor Society, UIL Academic Ready Writing, Key Club, Leadership Class, work camp, children’s church and as a volunteer at CHRISTUS Mother Francis Hospital...
