J. Michael Petty
Funeral services for J. Michael Petty, 74, of Cumby, Texas, will be Friday, March 18 th , 10:00 a.m. at WestOaks Funeral Home Chapel, with Brother Lance Crump officiating. Interment will follow at CumbyCemetery with Shannon Gaines, John Hood, Gene Marts, Davy Moseley, Heath McCraw and Glen Keithserving as pallbearers. Honorary pallbearers will be Arley Bryant, Mike “Skeet” Petty, Scott Moore, FredMoseley, Jerry Pierce and Josh...
Darren Smith
A Celebration of Life for Darren Smith, age 55, will be held at a later date. Mr. Smith passed away on Sunday, March 13, 2022 at his home in Sulphur Springs, TX. He was born the son of James Smith and Wanda Dodd Smith in Greenville, TX on May 27, 1966. Darren worked as a forklift operator for a feed company before he retired. He loved singing karaoke, cooking for his friends and watching his favorite team, The Cowboys. Survivors...
William Loyd Higgins
A Celebration of Life for the family of William Loyd Higgins, age 89, of Yantis, TX will be held on Saturday March 26th at Grove Hill Memorial Park at 12pm in Dallas, TX. Reverend Stephen Higgins will be officiating. William passed away on Sunday, March 13, 2022 at Christus Mother Frances Hospital in Sulphur Springs, TX. He was born the son of Otis Herman Higgins and Laura Mae Sorrow Higgins in Miller Grove, TX on December 24, 1932....
6 Jailed In Hopkins County On Felony Warrants Over The Last Week
At least 6 people were jailed in Hopkins County on felony warrants over the past week (March 10-15, 2022), according to arrest reports. John Scott Dunn AKA John Clayton Dunn and Digger (HCSO jail photo) Hopkins County Sheriff’s Deputies Drew Fisher and Isaac Foley, and Sgt. Tanner Steward were made aware of two warrants for John Scott Dunn’s arrest. They located the 59-year-old Sulphur Springs man at his residence and took...
Girl Scout Troop 80 Delivers For Dinner Bell, Thanks To Community Donations
Junior Scout Kate Paulson and Daisy Scout Jemma Barnes, Girl Scouts with Troop 80 of Sulphur Springs, rolled into Dinner Bell Wednesday, March 16, 2022, in a decorated wagon filled with boxes of Girl Scout cookies. Judy Gilreath, Daisy Scout Jemma Barnes and Junior Scout Kate Paulson The members of Girl Scout Troop 80 received 81 boxes of Girl Scout cookies donated by community members to benefit others. Paulson and Barnes had the...
Paris Man Caught In Hopkins County With Firearm Stolen From Bedford
A 25-year-old Paris, Texas man was allegedly caught in Hopkins County with a firearm stolen from Bedford, according to arrest reports. No HCSO jail photo available for Jaden Haskins 3/16/2022 Texas Department of Public Safety Trooper G. Rodriguez reported stopping an Oldsmobile Intrigue around 3:50 p.m. March 15, 2022, on State Highway 19 after noticing that the high center mounted stop light was defective and a license plate on it...
VFW Post 8560 Helps Blue Santa Get A Jump On Christmas 2022
VFW Post #8560 representatives Joe Bill Robinson and Travis Estes, Sulphur Springs Police Officer Francisco Castro and Cpl. Terry Miller, Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Elijah Fite, and from VFW Post 8560 Art Romanat and Phil Gabbert Veterans of Foreign Wars Post #8560 members presented a $250 donation for the Blue Santa program to Sulphur Springs and Hopkins County law enforcement officers. The Blue Santa program is...
Alert: Medicare Phone Scam Attempted On Hopkins County Resident
A local resident reported a Medicare phone scam, and said while she did not fall prey to it, asked KSST to let others in the community know so no one will fall victim to it. The woman received a phone call Wednesday from someone claiming to be from the Medicare, Part B office. The caller claimed to be contacting her to schedule an annual “genetic testing.” That ,she said, was a red flag to her, even though the individual...
Be Well, Live Well – An Informative and Practical Program Targeted At People Age 55 and Older
Johanna Hicks By Johanna Hicks, Texas AgriLife Extension Agent/Family and Community Health Agent for Hopkins County, [email protected] You probably know by now that Texas A&M AgriLife Extension in Hopkins County offers many learning opportunities. Most recently, a basic spring break sewing workshop was held at no cost to participants, thanks to generous donations of sewing machines and fabrics from the community. Ten youth...
Lady Cats Softball Wins Third Straight District Contest
Lady Cats softball on Tuesday, Mar. 15 beat the Lady Tigers 6-0 in Mount Pleasant. Coach David Carrillo and his squad battled for eight innings with Mount Pleasant Tuesday. The extra inning proved to be enough for Sulphur Springs as they batted in 6 runs en route to a 6-0 shutout victory in Mount Pleasant. Crimson Bryant got herself her third straight win pitching for the Lady Cats. In eight innings, the junior allowed three hits and...
