Regents Approve Higher Background Check Fee; Lower Meal Rates
Students who live in Paris Junior College residence halls should have an added measure of protection next year, as well as improved food services at lower costs thanks to actions taken by the Board of Regents Monday evening. Regents voted to increase a fee to $35 for a comprehensive background check of residence hall applicants. The current $25 check only included the state of Texas. The new fee will include Texas counties and other...
Sulphur Springs Woman Confirmed as Murder Victim
April 25, 2017 – Lana Canada, recently known as Lana McAree, has been confirmed as the victim in the Dallas high rise office building shooting, according to the medical examiner’s report. Lana, mother of 7, recently married Dennis Canada in March of this year. Her daughter, Bailey Haggerty, is a pitcher for the Sulphur Springs High School Lady Cats. On Monday, 60-year-old Matthew Kempf, of Allen, fatally shot Canada, his...
Doing 111 in a 75 Zone Leads to Arrest of Corsicana Woman at Cumby
Cumby Police stopped a vehicle for doing 111 miles per hour in a 75 mph zone on I-30. Both the driver and passenger were asked to exit the vehicle and permission to search the vehicle was granted. Carla Kingston Atkinson, 45, of Corsicana allowed the officer to go through her purse as she observed. In the purse in a black glasses case was found a glass pipe and a small clear plastic bag with a crystal like substance believed to be...
Janeria Thomas Kessler
Funeral Services for Janeria Kessler, age 84, of Sulphur Springs, will be held at 1:00 P.M. on Friday, April 28, 2017 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Chapel with Shawn Tyler officiating. Interment will follow at Arbala Cemetery with Gary Kessler, David Kessler, Jason Kessler, Ryan Kessler and Daran Kessler serving as pallbearers. Visitation will be held on Thursday, April 27th, from 6 to 8 P.M. at Murray-Orowsky Funeral Home. Janeria...
Tuesday Forecast
20% chance of showers tonight; High: 84; Low: 69; Wind: South 15-20 mph, gusting to 25 mph
Justin Monroe Andrus
Visitation for Justin Monroe Andrus, age 30, of Sulphur Springs, will be held at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Chapel from 6:00 to 8:00 P.M. on Tuesday, April 25, 2017. Justin passed away on Saturday, April 22, 2017 at his residence in Sulphur Springs. He was born on February 9, 1987, the son of Duane Andrus and Michelle (Smith) Myers in Sulphur Springs, TX. He was a traffic controller for AWP. He is survived by his parents, Duane and Dene...
Hallsville Lost at Home to Marshall Friday Night
The biggest surprise to come out of KSST Radio and Cable Channel 18’s Saturday Morning Coaches Show was when Wildcats Baseball Coach Jerrod Hammack revealed that Hallsville had lost at home to Marshall in extra innings Friday night. The loss gives the Wildcats a one game lead with two district games to play. While Hallsville was losing, the Wildcats hammered Mt. Pleasant, 10-0 in Mt. Pleasant. Wildcats pitcher Triston McCormick...
