Cumby FFA Chapter showing at Jr. Market Livestock Show
Cumby FFA Officers Dayton Wood and Brandy Walker have benefited from the assistance of Ag teacher Jonathan Mendez in caring for their livestock projects. Dayton did well in Lamb Showmanship and in Greenhand Creed at the Ft. Worth Stock Show in January. Besides her lamb’s feeding, exercise and grooming regimen, Brandy’s time is also devoted to two heifers she plans to show this June in the Hopkins County Dairy Classic....
Another, Older Scam Call Received by Local Senior Adult Wednesday
Shortly after reporting the call to Sulphur Springs Police, a well-known city resident contacted KSST News Wednesday afternoon regarding a phone call that had proved unsettling for the senior adult who is a grandfather. The call was a scam that has been around for years but once again rang in the home of an unsuspecting senior adult. This was the second specific scam call reported Wednesday. On the other end of the phone call was a...
Fraud Strikes Hopkins County Yet Again
Residents in Hopkins County are yet again being harassed by scam artists. A Como man filed a complaint to the Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office after he received a phone call from an individual claiming to be a Hopkins County law enforcement officer. The caller claimed to be “Officer Adam Williams,” gave a false badge number, and proceeded to inform the Como man that he needed to pay a fee immediately or an arrest...
Mary Walker
Graveside services for Mary Walker, age 94 of Terrell, will be held at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, February 27, 2016 at Pleasant Grove North Cemetery with Gale Kimbrough officiating. Corey Kimbrough, Cale Kimbrough, Curtis Ray Owens and Gale Kimbrough serving as pallbearers. Visitation will be held from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. Saturday, February 27, 2016 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home. Mary passed away on Tuesday, February 23, 2016 at Crestwood...
Hopkins County Junior Livestock Show Begins Thursday; Sale of Champions Saturday Afternoon
Hopkins County Junior Livestock Show begins Thursday with lamb and goat weights due from 2 p.m. until 3 p.m. in the Hopkins County Regional Civic Center Arena. At 4 p.m., the Lamb Showmanship and Lamb Show begin. The Goat Showmanship and Show follows immediately after the Lamb Show. At 7 p.m. all heifer entries are due at the arena. Friday morning, all poultry projects are to be in place for check in as the Poultry Show and Poultry...
4H “Infinity” Club getting ready for County Show
Come and meet Miss Aubrey Giles and Jace Mayers and other 4Her’s during the Hopkins County Jr. Market Livestock Show this weekend, February 25-27, 2016 in the Civic Center arena. Admission is free. Extension Agent Mario Villarino is heading up this year’s show and sale, and everyone is invited to get a look at what area youth are doing in agriculture. Aubrey and Jace, both showing Swine projects, are students at SSMS and...
Fewer Early Voters Tuesday
With rain and cooler temperatures, Hopkins County early voting numbers decreased Tuesday. Only 186 ballots were cast with 169 Republican Primary votes and 17 Democrat Primary votes cast. This brought vote totals to 1825 total votes cast in early voting through Tuesday. Of those votes, 1,670 were cast in the Republican Primary and 155 were cast in the Democratic Primary. Early voting continues through Friday at the Sulphur Springs ISD...
“Updated” Electrical Power Outage in Woodbridge Subdivision; Power Restored Wednesday Morning
Electrical Power was restored at approximately 8:30 a.m. to the homes in the Woodbridge Subdivision and area near the subdivision where power was disrupted Tuesday night. Approximately 221 ONCOR customers were without power Wednesday morning and have been without electrical power since 10 p.m. Tuesday night. High winds may have been the cause of a transformer explosion heard around 10 p.m. in the Woodbridge subdivision in Sulphur...
Police and Firefighters Associations in Sulphur Springs Seek Pay Increase
Sulphur Spring Professional Police Association and the city’s Professional Firefighters Association are seeking an increase in salaries that would amount to a $1.2 million dollar budget increase for the City of Sulphur Springs and a 13-cent per $100 evaluation increase in city taxes to pay for the salary increase. In a packet presented to the city and city council, they are spelling out their desires and presenting a comparison with...
