Dutch Oven Cooking “101” Coming to Heritage Park
Hopkins County folks love outdoor cooking of all kinds. This includes the 300-year-old European tradition of cooking over coals in iron utensils called Dutch ovens. Rick Wilson and Carlie Penson, officers in the Hopkins County Historical Society, are getting ready to teach a new class of Dutch Oven cooks the ins-and-outs of this practical skill. The instruction will be held under the trees inside Hopkins County Heritage Park at 416...
Illegal Short Cut Leads to Arrest
April 7, 2017 – When the Sulphur Springs Police Officer observed the vehicle cutting across a private drive to avoid an intersection and speeding, he initiated a traffic stop at the corner of Parkins and Broadway at 8:30 p.m. Thursday night. The driver appeared nervous and the officer sought consent to search the vehicle. When methamphetamine was found, Mistie Michelle Watson, 43, of Sulphur Springs was arrested for Possession...
Bowie Students Visit KSST
First grade students, their teachers and even the principal of Bowie Primary School in Sulphur Springs visited KSST studios on Friday April 7th, 2017. Tours were led by Morning Show Host and Personality Enola Gay and James Terry, a retired 26-year elementary level teacher and music historian. Students toured the radio museum, production rooms, broadcast studios for radio and television, television production, website operation, and...
Seven Skimmers Found in Area Gas Pumps
Seven Skimmers Found in Area Gas Pumps After a warning to the public to be aware when using ATM and gas pumps at local convenience stores, Sulphur Springs Police found five skimmers. Hopkins County Investigators and Deputies found two at area convenience stores. The devices found Thursday were all inside the gas pumps and undetectable from the outside of the pump. A Scam Alert was issued mid-morning Thursday by Sulphur Springs Police...
Minimal Damage to SSISD Bus; No Athletes Injured Thursday Night
A Sulphur Springs ISD school bus returning the Lady Cat track team from a meet in Kennedale was involved in an accident on I-635 in Dallas Thursday night. A vehicle was attempting to change lanes on the freeway when it sideswiped the bus. There was minimal damage to the bus and no one on the bus was injured, according to Rusty Harden, SSISD Assistant Superintendent.
Happy and Safe Easter to All! By Johanna Hicks
Happy and Safe Easter to All! As families are gearing up for Easter, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension provides some timely information to keep your egg hunts safe and fun. Eggs have been used to celebrate spring festivals for centuries. Immigrant settlers brought symbolic Easter rabbits ad colored eggs to America, and since then, Easter egg hunts have been enjoyed by children of all ages! You can make sure your Easter egg hunts are...
Tira News
by Jan Vaughn Tira Council Members Joyce Dodd, Tami Joslin, Sherry Smiddy, and Yvonne Weir, and I, City Secretary Jan Vaughn, met North Hopkins Ag Teacher Christin Daugherty, Superintendent Dr. Darin Jolly and incoming Principal Brian Lowe at North Hopkins School on Friday, March 31st, to pick up the food pantry that FFA students made. We appreciate them providing the labor for the project. We are working toward getting the pantry...
Thursday Accident Update: Driver of Mustang Expectant Mother in Hospital Overnight for Observation
The driver of the Ford Mustang involved in a multi-vehicle accident Thursday afternoon at the 122-mile marker westbound I-30 is remaining in the hospital over night for observation due to her pregnancy. Her daughter, also in the Mustang, was released, according to her grandmother. The accident occurred, according to observers at the scene, near the work zone on I-30 where the right lane was closed to traffic. A semi-truck, the...
*Updated* Accident Thursday Creates Traffic Woes on I-30 Westbound and North Service Road
An accident on I-30 westbound backed up traffic Thursday afternoon creating alternate routes for parent picking up children at the Early Childhood Learning Center and other locations. The accident occurred at the 122-mile marker. Traffic backed up from State Highway 19 to KSST studios on the interstate and much of the north service road. A closed westbound lane one mile past State Highway 19 also contributed to the slow...
