National Weather Service Issues Tornado Watch for 15 Counties Including Hunt amd Delta; Hopkins Not Currently Included
A tornado watch has been issued for Central Oklahoma and 15 North Central Texas Counties including Hunt and Delta Counties until 11 p.m. Sunday night.Hopkins County is not included in the watch at this time. Collin, Cooke, Dallas, Denton Fannin, Rockwall, and Lamar Counties are among the Texas Counties. KSST Weather will maintain a weather watch from now, 4:15 p.m. Sunday afternoon until the watch has cleared the area. There is a...
Sunday Forecast
Mostly sunny during the day; 40% chance of showers and thunderstorms Sunday evening; High: 81; Low: 62; Wind: South 10-15 mph, gusting to 20 mph
Civil Rights Era Icons on Campus to Honor Dr. David Arlington Talbot
Andrew Young, the former Ambassador of the United States to the United Nations, Georgia congressman and mayor of Atlanta, and Dr. Robert Green, the author of the Civil Rights era retrospective, “At the Crossroads of Fear and Freedom,” will be on the campus of Texas A&M University-Commerce on Tuesday, April 18, 2017, to celebrate the life and legacy of Dr. David Arlington Talbot, the first African-American professor to serve at...
Video: Hay Producers Urged to Consider Quality Over Quantity
OVERTON – Producing quality hay takes planning but can be worth the effort, said Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service experts. Dr. Jason Banta, AgriLife Extension beef cattle specialist, Overton, said producing high quality hay can eliminate the need for protein and energy supplementation for beef cattle during the winter. Dr. Vanessa Corriher-Olson, forage specialist, Overton, said improving Bermuda grass quality can be as easy...
Cooper Man Sentenced to Seven Years in TDCJ
Friday, Michael D. Johnson, of Cooper, Texas, received seven years in prison in a plea bargain agreement in Delta County Eighth Judicial District Court, according to Clay Harrison, Assistant District Attorney. He received the seven years for tampering with evidence. This is his second incarceration in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. Should he be convicted of a third felony, he faces 25-years to life.
Drunkenness Leads to Arrest for Drug Warrant
The Sulphur Springs Police officer saw Roy Freeman Burkham, 59, of Sulphur Springs staggering down the street in the 300 block of S. Davis Friday night at 10:30 p.m. When the officer smelled alcohol on Burkham’s person, he ran a computer check and found Burkham wanted for Possession of a Controlled Substance Penalty Group 1 more than 1-gram but less than 4-grams. Burkham is in Hopkins County Jail being held on a $20,000...
Janice Elaine Smith
Janice E. (Kerbow) Smith, 76, of Sulphur Springs, passed away Saturday, March 25, 2017 at Carriage House Manor. There will be no formal services or visitation. Mrs. Smith was born August 19, 1940 in Cooper the daughter of Conrad Hall and Ruth Dee Turner Kerbow. She was married to Alvin L. Smith on September 5, 1970 in Miami, FL. He preceded her in death in 2007. Janice worked for many years as an assistant at Dr. Donna Gregory-Edgar...
Ray Owens
Funeral services for Ray Owens, 93, of Sulphur Springs will be held Tuesday, March 28, 2017 at 2:00 p.m. at West Oaks Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Rusty Posey officiating and Bro. Al Davis assisting. Interment will follow at Sulphur Springs City Cemetery with Ricky Ables, Gary Ables, Dean Owens, Mike Owens, Bill Owens, and Dale Owens serving as pallbearers. Honorary pallbearers will be Jimmy Slater and John Slater. Visitation will be...
SSHS Soccer Season Ends in Bi-District Play
Royse City 3, Lady Cats Soccer 0 The Lady Cats’ soccer team had their season end with a bi-district loss to Royse City, 3-0 at Princeton Friday night. A rugged Bulldogs defense greatly limited the Lady Cats’ offensive opportunities. Royse City scored two goals in the first half and added a third in the second half. The Bulldogs scored at the 10:10 mark and 2:30 mark of the first half and at 28:29 in the second half. The...
