Winnsboro Man Arrested On Felony Evading Arrest Charge
A 58-year-old Winnsboro man was arrested on a felony evading arrest charge Friday night, following a foot pursuit into the woods off FM 900, according to arrest reports. Bryan Keith Burns Texas Department of Public Safety Trooper Warren Williamson was checking the area of FM 900 at FM 3192 for a vehicle reportedly involved in two separate hit and run crashes in the area of FM 900 and State Highway 37 in Franklin County around 8:50...
Bascum Lee Chapman
Bascum Lee Chapman Bascum Lee Chapman, age 79 of Sulphur Springs, Texas, passed away on December 16, 2021, at Arlington Memorial Hospital. Bascum was born on October 11, 1942, in Tira, Texas, to Harley Raymond and Jonn Julia (Rogers) Chapman. He married Mary Claudene Perkins on August 18, 1963 in Sulphur Springs, Texas. Bascum was retired. He is survived by his sons, Lee Chapman Jr. and wife Diane, John Clinton Chapman and Joe...
Lady Cats Basketball Drops Second District Contest to Texas High
The Lady Cats basketball team lost their first district contest to go down at the SSHS Main Gym home to Texas High on Friday, Dec. 17. Coach Erica Delley’s squad kept pace with the Lady Tigers through most of the first two quarters, but Texas High managed to pull away going in to halftime 32-18. Sulphur Springs could not keep up with the Lady Tigers in the second half and fell to Texas High 55-30 for their second straight loss...
Franklin, Hopkins Continued To Have Lowest Unemployment Rates In November 2021 In NET Workforce Development Area
Franklin and Hopkins Counties continued to have the lowest unemployment rates in the Northeast Texas Workforce Development Area in November 2021. Eight of the nine counties did have unemployment rates of less than 6% for the 11th month of the year, giving the Northeast Texas WDA an overall 4.9% unemployment rate, which is just above the state average of 4.5% unemployment last month. In fact, only three of the counties – Franklin,...
Enola Gay Mathews Retiring After 32 Years At KSST
Community Invited To Mathews’ Retirement Reception Dec. 22 At KSST Studios Although she was not the first to hold the job, most Hopkins County residents associate mornings with Enola Gay Mathews and KSST. For about 30 years now, many Hopkins County residents have started their day with Enola Gay on KSST Radio 1230 AM. Station manager and owner Chad Young will take over the microphone to continue to inform and entertain KSST...
Hopkins County Records – Dec. 17, 2021
Land Deed Transfers Record books inside Hopkins County Clerk’s Office Haven Tennison to Amanda Story and Mike Story; tract in the MA Bowlin surveyTim Tolson to Jennifer Ann Tolson; tract in the Santos Coy surveyDonald Bohlken to Flying N Land And Cattle LLCAna Micka AIF Daniel J. Micka to Diana L Cross and Johnny R Cross; tract in the MA Bowlin surveyJamie Hornbuckle to Tufeng Zhang and Min Zhoa; tract in the John B. Sparkman...
Meals on Wheels Menu for the week of December 20th
For those of you who participate in the Meals on Wheels program in Hopkins County, here is your menu for the upcoming week.
Three Teams in Action For Friday Game Day, Plus Lady Cats Soccer Hosts Scrimmage Tournament Saturday
The Lady Cats basketball team are the only squad in action at home on this Friday game day. The women’s basketball team host Texas High for their second contest in District 15-5A play. Sulphur Springs lost their opener Tuesday in Mount Pleasant. Coach Erica Delley and her team will look to get their first win in district tonight when they host the Lady Tigers. That game tips-off at 6:15 P.M. and broadcasted tonight on KSST...
C T Hunt
CT Hunt Funeral services for C T Hunt, age 64, of Lone Oak will be conducted at p.m. Monday, December 20, 2021, at County Line Baptist Church with Rev. Wayne Darty officiating. Interment will follow at Miller Grove Cemetery with Brady Arrington, Jimmy Barrett, Wayne Eagan, Lance Mabe, Rickey Richardson and Nat Wade serving as pallbearers. Honorary pallbearers will be the Drivers of MidAmerica Pet Foods and Bubba Stewart, Corey...
Hopkins County Masonic Lodges Donate To Blue Santa
Hopkins County Masonic Lodges – made up of Sulphur Bluff, Sulphur Springs, and Cumby Lodges – made a donation of $1.000 to the Blue Santa program today. The funding from the Hopkins County Masonic Lodges would be utilized if there are any emergency Christmas toys needs, such as a family losing all of their belongings to a fire, this year. Otherwise, it will go into the account, used to pick up toys throughout the next year...
