Suspicious Person Complaint Yields Arrest on Warrant
April 19, 2023 – Winnsboro resident CHRISTOPHER, SETH was arrested this week on a Tarrant County warrant. A call about a suspicious person ‘checking mailboxes’ on FM 3019 near Highway 11 was made around 11AM. When Hopkins County Sheriff Deputies responded, they found a man matching the description of the suspicious person walking north on FM 3019. A records check showed CHRISTOPHER, SETH, age 34, to have an...
Pair Back in Hopkins County to Face Felony Charges
April 19, 2023 – JOHNSON, DENZEL JAMAINE, age 30, and JEFFERSON, JACK ANDERSON, age 27, are back in Hopkins County to face multiple felony charges this week. The pair was serving time in Dallas County Jail. JOHNSON, DENZEL JAMAINE JEFFERSON, JACK ANDERSON The Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office transported both individuals to the Hopkins County Jail without incident. They both face identical charges: ENGAGING IN ORGANIZED...
Henson Back in Hopkins County Jail
April 19, 2023 – William Allen Henson, age 61, has returned to Hopkins County Jail this week. Henson, a self-employed resident of Winnsboro, TX, faces a controlled drug charge. The Hopkins County Sheriff’s office transported him from Wood County Jail where he was serving time for attempting to falsify a probation required drug test. He was found attempting to use a “FALSE DRUG TEST FALSIFICATION DEVICE”. His...
Health Care Night Out
April 19, 2023- Christus Mother Frances Hospital – Sulphur Springs will be hosting Health Care Night Out, Tuesday May 9th from 5-8pm. Located at the Venue at Two Nineteen 219 Main St. there will be Food, Drinks, and door prizes available during this event. The Health Care Night Out is open to current CHRISTUS associates, job seekers and students enrolled in a health care program. This come and go event is a terrific opportunity...
Clyde “Nick” Nichols
Memorial services for Clyde “Nick” Nichols of Sulphur Springs, Texas will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Monday, April 24, 2023, at League Street Church of Christ with Jerry Savage and Buddy Wiggins officiating. A visitation will be held one hour prior to the service. Mr. Nichols passed to his Lord on April 16, 2023, at Christus Mother Frances – Tyler. Nick was born on January 20, 1936, in Dallas, Texas to Clyde R....
Jake Wilson Memorial Bass Tournament
April 18, 2023- Diane Wilson, one of the founders of the Jake Wilson Memorial Bass Tournament, called into KSST for a interview to discuss the Jake Wilson Memorial Bass Tournament. Mrs. Wilson told KSST about the foundation of the annual bass tournament and how it was a way to honor her late son who loved to fish. This year will be the 6th annual Tournament to be held at Lake Fork, Quitman. This year is the first year that the...
Bending at the Welding Class at Paris Junior College
April 19, 2023 – Welding instructor John Plemons, right, gives PJC-Sulphur Spring Center welding students some assistance as they prepare projects for guided bend tests. The students, from left, are Elijah Symonds of Greenville, Tank Lewis of Lone Oak and Joseph Areola of Sulphur Springs. Paris Junior College Sulphur Springs bend project
Softball, Baseball, & Lady Cats Golf at Regionals all in action Tuesday
Tuesday, Apr. 18 is one of the few remaining busy game days during the 2022-23 school year. Three teams are all in action on Tuesday, starting out with Lady Cats golf at their Regional competition. Coach Whitney Spigener and her squad are out at Van Zandt C.C. for their biggest competition yet. Lady Cats golf hopes to match their efforts in their last outing. At the 15-4A meet, Sulphur Springs won a district championship. The tests...
Texas Senate Passes $308 Billion Budget Plan
April 18, 2023- The Texas Senate on Monday gave the final approval to a $308 billion spending plan for the next two years, sending budget leaders into high-stakes negotiations with their counter parts in the House over property taxes and other divisive issues. Senators voted 31-0 to spend $141.2 billion in general revenue on major investments in property tax cuts, juvenile justice, mental health, higher education, state parks,...
Chamber Connection – April 19, 2023
Get your stomach ready for Rotary Club’s 8th Annual Claws for a Cause, which will be downtown on Saturday, April 29, from 5-10 p.m. The crawfish-and-fixins dinner raises money for local charities and scholarships, plus it’s a lot of fun and good eating. Dubb and the Luv Machines will be in concert as well. Tickets are $35 and can be purchased at Eventbrite.com or by scanning the code on the posters around town. Business After Hours...
