Dairy Festival Queen and Contestants
The Dairy Festival season will soon be upon Hopkins County once again. Contestants for the Dairy Festival Pageant have been announced, 8 soon-to-be senior girls from Sulphur Springs High School. The reigning Dairy Festival Queen is Ms. Sidney Elaine Dietze. Sidney Dietze is the daughter of Jason and Jill Dietze and the sister of Peyton and Jason Luke Dietze. Sidney loves to sing, play sports, participate in theater, and work with...
Sulphur Springs High School Summer School Set
Sulphur Springs High School summer school schedule and purpose has been announced through the office of Principal Derek Driver. In 2016 Summer School has two components: 1) Credit Recovery and 2) End of Course Reviews. There is no cost for summer school. Applications must be received before the first day of the summer school session. Credit Recovery provides for the recovery of credit not earned during the regular school year. ...
Arts, Crafts and Collectibles Show May 27,28!
Come to Heritage Park this weekend and see quilts, glass yard art, and jewelry made of bone and antler…a general store…plus vendors offering soaps and candles, Hawaiian foods and much more. The Show and Sale will be open Friday May 27 and Saturday May 28 from 9am til 5pm. Admission is free! Also enjoy a Ranch Cook-off at noon on Saturday, with tickets at $15 for the cook-off. The Hopkins County Historical Society’s...
Local Man Arrested for Arson
Eric Dale Bailey, 30, of Sulphur Springs is in Hopkins County Jail charged with arson and held on a $20,000 bond. Bailey’s arson charge is related to an early morning fire in the 900 block of Gilmer Street. The investigation is continuing according to Fire Investigator Aaron Kager. The offense is a second degree felony. As previously reported by KSST News, Sulphur Springs fire investigators were seeking to determine the reason for an...
SSHS Class of 2016
There are 228 students in the Sulphur Springs High School Class of 2016. Commencement for the Wildcats will be held on Friday June 3 at 8pm in Prim Stadium. Valedictorian is Miss Kendall Wallace who plans to attend UT Austin to study biology and pre-med with a goal of becoming a surgeon. Salutatorian is Miss Sidney Deitze who plans to attend Baylor University as a pre-med student with a goal of becoming a cardiologist. The two were...
Mark Sustaire Family 2016 Dairy Festival Parade Marshalls
DAIRYMAN MARK SUSTAIRE, DAIRY FESTIVAL PARADE MARSHALL FOR 2016 When the Hopkins County Dairy Festival Parade rolls by on Saturday June 11, watch for Mark and Amy Sustaire and their family waving to the crowds along the parade route. The long-time dairy family has been selected as Parade Marshalls for the 2016 event. During a KSST Morning Show interview, Mark said that his Sustaire ancestors arrived in the southeastern part of Hopkins...
“Updated” Barker Wins Precinct 1 Commissioner Run-off; Ellis Wins Education District 9 Seat
Mickey Barker won the Primary Run-off for Commissioner Precinct 1 Republican Party nominee. There is no Democrat opponent making Barker the only name on the ballot in the General Election. Barker received 512 votes to Maci Mattison Newsom 314. Early voting saw Barker leading 231 to Newsom’s 159. On election day, Barker garnered 281 to Newsom’s 155. In Hopkins County, Keven Ellis, President of the Lufkin ISD School Board...
Ida Elizabeth Hutchins
Funeral service for Ida Elizabeth Hutchins, age 93, of Emory, will be held Saturday, May 28, 2016, 2:00 PM, at Emory Church of Christ. Jerome Savage and Paul Foley will conduct the service. Burial will follow in Colony Cemetery. Visitation will be at the church from 1:00 – 2:00 pm on Saturday. Mrs. Hutchins was born Jan. 28, 1923, in Dickens, to Lonnie Artemas and Carrie Lee McWhorter Hickman. She married Edward Denton...
Meal-a-Day Seeks Volunteer Cook and Driver
Meal-a-Day Center at the Senior Citizen’s Building, 150 MLK Blvd. Sulphur Springs is seeking a cook for one day per week and an every week-day driver for the Como-Pickton route. The meal-a-day center furnishes a meal to homebound residents and other in Sulphur Springs and Hopkins County. To volunteer or for more information contact the center at the location or call 903-885-1661.
James Holcomb
Mr. James Holcomb, age 90 of Pickton, passed away on Tuesday, May 24th, 2016 in Sulphur Springs. He was born on August 15th, 1925 in Mt. Pleasant to the late Grover Holcomb and Dora Brown Holcomb. He was a retired Special Agent for the railroad, he was a member of Pickton United Methodist Church. He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II, and was a past Master and member of a masonic lodge in Dallas. He was preceded in death by...
