Cari Kirkpatrick
Funeral service for Cari Kirkpatrick, age 43 of Emory, Texas will be held at 2:00P.M. on Monday, April 17, 2023 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home with Rev. L.D. Baxley and Rev. Danny Ballard officiating. Interment will follow at Harmony Cemetery with Jerry Gordon, Rodney Keller, Jesse Don Brown, Jarrod Deas, Travis Baxley, Jacob Ireland, and Daniel Weatheread serving as pallbearers and Delane Baxley, Jonathon Keller and Stephen Brown...
No Seatbelt Lands Heath Texas Man in Jail
April 14, 2023 – James Edward Arnold, age 54, was arrested this week by DPS on Interstate 30. The initial traffic stop was for failure to secure his seatbelt. James ‘Jim’ Arnold was traveling east on I-30 around 2:30pm. A DPS Trooper saw Arnold pass and noticed Arnold did not have his seatbelt on. During the traffic stop, the Trooper detected a strong odor of marijuana emanating from the vehicle. The Trooper saw a...
Disturbance on Houston Street Yields Drug Related Arrest
April 14, 2023 – Lauren Serene Maxwell was arrested by Sulphur Springs Police after they responded to a disturbance on Houston Street. The disturbance occurred around 6pm. The disturbance was determined to be a verbal argument between Maxwell, age 30, and a male occupant of the residence. During a routine records check it was found that Maxwell had an outstanding warrant on a controlled substance charge. After a brief struggle...
Mississippi Felon Arrested After Brief Chase
April 14, 2023 – GLEESE, DELZIONE LAMAR was arrested this week by Sulphur Springs Police. Gleese, a resident of Vicksburg, MS, has recent legal entanglements in Texas and in his home state of Mississippi.. Law Enforcement attempted to stop his eastbound vehicle on I-30 around 10pm. Gleese, aged 31 years-old, attempted to evade by passing cars and weaving in-and-out of interstate traffic. During the pursuit, Officers noticed...
Cheryl Simenstead
Cheryl Lee Simenstad, 76, a retired nurse and a loved and loving mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, passed away in Sulphur Springs, Texas, on March 27, 2023, from complications after a bad fall. Cheryl lived life like it wasn't a dress rehearsal – she piloted small planes in the Alaskan bush, rode motorcycles, and loved to fish. She enjoyed travel and spending time with friends and a large extended family, made...
Hopkins County Sheriff’s Trustee Building Update
April 13, 2023- Hopkins County Commissioners Court, the sheriff, chief deputy and jail administrator met with SEDALCO Construction Services to discuss progress and get some clarification for some items for construction of the facility. In November, the Commissioners Court approved a guaranteed maximum price contract for $4,799,477 for a 48-bed trusty facility, which is still within the $4.9 million budget for the...
Martha Ann Singleton
Martha Ann Singleton (Jones), 81, of Cumby Texas, passed away Tuesday, April 11, 2023. Funeral Services are scheduled for 3:00 pm, Friday, April 21, 2023, at Pleasant Grove cemetery in Cumby, Texas. Pastor James Mansfield will officiate. Family will receive friends and family on Friday, April 21, 2023 from 12:30pm-2:30pm at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home. Martha was born June 4, 1941 in Dallas, Texas, to Clement George and Lizzie Jones...
Tennis sees their season come to a conclusion at Regionals
Coach Tony Martinez and his team wrapped up their season on Wednesday, Apr. 12 as five players failed to move on to the state meet held later this school year. Sulphur Springs played hard and well throughout their time at the Regional tournament, but could not make enough damage to clinch a spot at the final competition for 4A tennis. “We did well,” Coach Martinez said, adding his team did as well as they thought the team...
Buy a Lake Country CASA Shirt and Support Victims of Abuse
April 13, 2023 – April is Child Abuse Awareness month, and Lake Country CASA is raising money for their organization, and raising awareness of the critical issue of child abuse at the same time. Lake Country CASA Executive Director Amy Glenn told KSST, “We will gladly accept donations anytime, but we are doing something extra special this month to help bring awareness.” Lake Country CASA is selling t-shirts from...
Jazz on the Square
The SSISD Jazz Band will be performing on Celebration Plaza April 20th, 2023. The music kicks-off at 7pm. This Thursday evening concert will be a crowd pleaser. This marks the third year for this event.
