Late Night Traffic Stop Results in Arrest
Stopped by a Hopkins County Deputy for a traffic violation at 1:20 a.m. on South Broadway, Wendy Ann Wilder, 38, of Como, said she was taking her passenger to get something to eat. Both driver and passenger were nervous which led to a search of the vehicle. A black box in a purse contained marijuana and Morphine in pill form. Wilder claimed ownership. She is in Hopkins County Jail charged with Possession of a Controlled Substance...
Katie Baker
Funeral services for Katie Baker, age 87, of Como will be held Sunday, November 27, 2016 at 3:00 P.M. at Winnsboro House of Praise, with Brother Gary Hampton, officiating. Interment will follow at Black Oak Cemetery with Joshua Sutterfield, Gary Baker, Ronny Roberts, Jay Foster, and Kevin Foster serving as pallbearers. Visitation will be held one hour prior to service time. Mrs. Baker passed away Monday, November 21, 2016 at Hospice...
Wildcats Defeat Lindale; At Home Tuesday Against Wills Point
The Wildcats’ basketball team got a huge contribution of 30 points from guard Keaston Willis as the Wildcats improved their season record to 2-0 with a 65-34 win at Lindale Monday night. Willis hit four of the Wildcats 8 successful three-point shots during the game. The Wildcats also played stifling defense allowing the Eagles only an average of 8.5 points per quarter. Lindale played the Wildcats pretty close until early in the...
Wildcats Return to Hardwood Monday Night in Lindale
After an absence of almost a week, the Wildcats’ basketball team will return to action for a regular season game Monday night. The 1-0 Wildcats will play at Lindale. Freshmen play at 5 p.m., then the JV team at around 6:15 p.m. with the varsity game expected to start at around 7:30 p.m. The game is a special one for Wildcats Basketball Coach Clark Cipoletta. He will be facing a Lindale team whose head coach Scott Albritton,...
Lady Cats Defeat Hugo; Face Paris Tuesday
Lady Cats Basketball Coach Jeff Chapman discussed his team’s 51-40 win over Hugo, Oklahoma on the road Friday night on KSST Radio and Channel 18 TV’s Saturday Morning Coaches Show. Coach Chapman said Hugo was an athletic team that had been practicing for quite some time and had had six scrimmages. Friday’s game however was their season opener. Coach Chapman said Hugo creates a special atmosphere with rabid fans and...
Hopkins County Mourns Passing of Bobby McDonald
Hopkins County mourns the passing of Bobby McDonald, who blogged Hopkins County features on Front Porch News Texas. Funeral services have not been set. McDonald died Monday afternoon, November 21, 2016 following complications from emergency surgery to remove his appendix on November 8th. A family member noted to KSST News that McDonald loved and promoted Hopkins County. He grew up in rural Hopkins County. His father, Pete McDonald...
Beloved Hopkins County Blogger Passes Away
Bobby McDonald has passed away today after a brief illness. Stay tuned to KSST for details as they are available. See update here.
Christmas in Heritage Park 2016
Don’t miss the charming Christmas setting in a winter wonderland of lights at Heritage Park in Sulphur Springs, at 416 Jackson Street. You’ll have a photo-op with Santa, enjoy some cocoa or wassail and cookies, hear traditional carols played on a mountain dulcimer, and take a lighted stroll through the grounds of Heritage Park for a memorable home-town Christmas experience. The event is a project of the Hopkins County...
Trenis Turner
Memorial Services for Trenis Turner, age 73 of Sulphur Springs, will be held Sunday, November 27, 5 p.m. until 7 p.m. at Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Mr. Turner passed away on Friday, November 18, 2016 at his residence. He was born June 03, 1943, to Forrest Newman and Nora Ethel (Herron) Turner in Dallas, Texas. He was a book store owner and served in the US Marines. Trenis married Margaret Ruth Tennyson on March 2,...
