Edithanne Warwick
Edithanne Warwick, age 77, of Point, passed away Tuesday morning, February 2, 2016, at her home. Funeral service will be held Friday, 2:00 PM, February 5, 2016, at Wilson-Orwosky Funeral Home Chapel in Emory. Interment will follow in Woosley Cemetery. Visitation will be held one hour prior to service time at 1:00 PM. Anne was born on October 7, 1938, in Dallas, to Thomas Leslie and Ruby Lee Freiley Lindsay. She married Price Owen...
Ernest Mack Boyd
Graveside services for Ernest Mack Boyd, age 93, of Dallas, TX, will be conducted at 2:00 p.m., Thursday, February 4, 2016 at Sulphur Springs City Cemetery with Rev. Dennis Ethridge officiating. There will be no formal visitation. Honorary pallbearers will be Steve Longino, Dr. James Longino, Mark McClendon, Jay McClendon and Bobby McDonald. Mr. Boyd passed away Monday, February 1, 2016 at Caruth Haven Court Assisted Living in...
City Council Proclaims February Black History Month, Hears Reports,
Mayor Kayla Price read a proclamation honoring Black History month as the Sulphur Springs City Council meet in regular session Tuesday evening. The council received reports from the city manager (report here), chief of police (report here), and a report regarding the HOME Program. They also approved a resolution that would prohibit the open carry of a weapon during an open session of the city council. City Human Resources Director...
Race/Ethnicity of Traffic Stops in Sulphur Springs Reflect City Population Diversity Ratios
Caucasians make up 75% percent of all traffic stops in Sulphur Springs, 11% are African-American, and 12% are Hispanic. In a report to the Sulphur Springs City Council Tuesday night, Police Chief Jay Sanders presented an annual racial profiling traffic stop and arrest report. In the report, Sanders pointed out the number of traffic stops for the year total 5113. In those stops officers have only known the race or ethnicity of the...
City Manager Report Notes Destruction of K-9 Vehicle in Local Fire
In his report to the February meeting of the Sulphur Springs City Council, City Manager Marc Maxwell noted street projects completed and those begun. He also noted that work on the Davis/Tomlinson downtown parking lot will begin Friday, February 5th. The city will also be installing lights and landscaping for a county 90-space parking lot to be built at the northeast corner at Jefferson and Rosemont Streets. He also noted the K-9...
EDC Presents State of the Economy Report to City Council
With only 3.8 percent unemployment in December, Sulphur Springs and Hopkins County face a good news/bad news situation. Economic Development Director Roger Feagley presented his State of the Economy Report to the Sulphur Springs City Council Tuesday Night. He pointed to the employment rate as an indicator of the stability of jobs in the area. Although the numbers are not exact, Feagley said people whose benefits have expired, who are...
4-H Offers Summer Exchange Trip by Johanna Hicks
4-H Offers Summer Exchange Trip Hopkins County young people are in the news a lot lately with wonderful opportunities to travel. Congratulations to the Sulphur Springs Wildcats on their upcoming trip to Florida in September! The Hopkins County 4-H program also has plans which have been in the works since June, 2015. The County 4-H Exchange program began during the summer of 2012 when a group of six students and two chaperones...
Representative Flynn Reflects on Past Legislation, Looks to the Future of Texas
Dan Flynn, Texas House District 2 Representative, stopped by KSST Tuesday morning. In the museum at KSST, KSST News spoke with Flynn about the recent legislative session and about specific concerns for the future of Texas. Flynn is seeking reelection. Pictured above, Flynn records his ads promoting campaign. Below is the interview with Representative Flynn....
Nice People Awards 2016
A KSST tradition, the Nice People Awards, is back for the 2016 Valentine’s season! Ten of the nicest people from the local community will be awarded a box of Valentine candy from Walgreen’s of Sulphur Springs, just for being nice. To nominate someone, just mail or e-mail a brief description of good deeds, etc. that individual, family, class or team has done. Two selections will be made each day February 8-12, and winners...
“Updated, Additional Video”Renovation Bringing Change to the Civic Center Auditorium
Hopkins County Civic Center Auditorium is being renovated. Exterior doors are being raised and other work is being performed to prevent water in the building. Water in the auditorium has been a persisitent problem over the past years. Don Roundtree, who is directing the renovation, gave KSST a tour of the building Monday. ...
