Tornado Watch for Hopkins. Lamar, Delta, Rains Counties Until 9 p.m. Saturday
The National Weather Service has Issued tornado watch 150 In effect Until 9pm CST this Evening for the Following Areas in Texas this watch includes 30 Counties in North Central Texas: Bosque Collin Comanche Cooke Dallas Denton Eastland Ellis Erath Fannin Grayson Hamilton Hill Hood Hunt Jack Johnson Montague Palo Pinto Parker Rockwall Somervell Stephens Tarrant Wise Young .
In Northeast Texas: Delta Hopkins Lamar Rains
This includes the Cities Of, Arlington, Bonham, Bowie Breckenridge, Briar, Bridgeport, Burleson, Cisco, Cleburne
Clifton, Comanche, Commerce, Cooper, Dallas, De Leon Decatur, Denison, Denton, Dublin, East Tawakoni, Eastland
Emory, Ennis, Flower Mound, Fort Worth, Gainesville Glen Rose, Glenn Heights, Gorman, Graham, Granbury
Greenville, Hamilton, Hico, Hillsboro, Jacksboro Lewisville, Meridian, Midlothian, Mineral Wells, Nocona
Oak Trail Shores, Olney, Paris, Plano, Point, Ranger Rockwall, Sherman, Stephenville, Sulphur Springs
The Colony, Valley Mills, Waxahachie and Weatherford.
Wildcats Win After Rain Delay; Play Mansfield Legacy Next!
The Wildcats’ baseball team won their bi-district series against Whitehouse with an 8-2 win Friday night. The game was delayed by rain for three hours. Ben Brooks got the pitching win allowing only two runs on six hits. The Wildcats jumped out in front 6-0 after two innings. The Wildcats will now play Mansfield Legacy.
“Update” Tornado Watch for Hopkins County Cancelled
WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION FOR WATCH 146 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX 10:23 PM CDT FRI MAY 8 2015. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS CANCELLED TORNADO WATCH 146 FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN TEXAS THIS CANCELS 10 COUNTIES IN NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS:
COLLIN DALLAS DENTON
FANNIN HUNT ROCKWALL
TARRANT
IN NORTHEAST TEXAS
DELTA HOPKINS LAMAR
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF…ARLINGTON…BONHAM…COMMERCE…
COOPER…DALLAS…DENTON…FLOWER MOUND…FORT WORTH…
GREENVILLE…LEWISVILLE…PARIS…PLANO…ROCKWALL…
SULPHUR SPRINGS AND THE COLONY.
TORNADO WATCH 146 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 3 AM CDT SATURDAY FOR THE
FOLLOWING AREAS IN TEXAS. THIS WATCH INCLUDES 8 COUNTIES IN NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS:
COOKE GRAYSON JACK
MONTAGUE PALO PINTO PARKER
STEPHENS WISE
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF…BOWIE…BRECKENRIDGE…BRIAR…
BRIDGEPORT…DECATUR…DENISON…GAINESVILLE…JACKSBORO…
MINERAL WELLS…NOCONA…SHERMAN AND WEATHERFORD
Earlier this Friday May 8th evening, the National Weather Service has Issued tornado watch 146 In effect Until 3am CST Saturday for the Following Areas in Texas this watch includes 9 Counties in North Central Texas: Collin Dallas Fannin Hunt Rockwall Tarrant in Northeast Texas Delta Hopkins Lamar this includes the Cities Of, Arlington, Bonham, Commerce Cooper, Dallas, Fort Worth, Greenville, Paris, Plano Rockwall and Sulphur Springs.
Hannah Kirby To Be Subject of KSST/Channel 18 Documentary
After the experience of being on The Voice, what is next for Hannah Kirby? That was one of the questions KSST’s Jordan Owens had for Hannah during an interview recently. The interview was conducted preparation for a documentary of Hannah’s experiences in the music world thus far. The documentary, a combination of the interview and video of Hannah performing at various stages of her career thus far will air soon on KSST’s Channel 18 on Suddenlink Cable.
Hannah told Owens that she was recording a CD prior to becoming a contestant on NBC’s The Voice. She plans an immediate return to the studio to complete the release. One reason she entered The Voice was to build a following for her venture. The album will contain her original music and perhaps a couple of covers. She hopes to release a couple of singles the first week in June and release the full album later in June.
Hannah said “Shout” was her singular choice to sing in performance on The Voice. Songs that she did sing had to be approved by NBC.
In the near future, Hannah expects to perform in the summer or fall at Texas A&M University-Commerce, in the Dallas area, and other regional venues. She hopes to soon be able to tour the country as well.
Scroll for The Poll
KSST news is changing it’s poll every few days, and it is available on any page of our website at KSSTradio.com. You just need to scroll down a little bit on any page and look for it on the right hand side of the page. You can find it on the homepage but you can also find it on any story that you have clicked on. We change them on a random basis and you can always see what the current results are by clicking on “View Results” under the poll. The current poll is about how much you may view “The Voice” now that Hannah Kirby is no longer on there.
New Jail 18 Days Behind Schedule
Progress continues to be made on the new Hopkins County Jail despite a tremendous number of rain days since construction began. County Judge Robert Newsom expects 
the roof over the new facility to be completed by May 20th. He bases his statement on commitments made by the contractor.
Hampered by rain days, construction is 18-days behind schedule. Yet, Newsom expects the building to be completed some time in October. When the outside is completed, the county judge expects sub-contractors to work overtime to complete their tasks.
First Grade Students Learn Bicycle Safety
There was a bicycle rodeo at Travis Primary School Friday morning out in front of the school. More than 150 children in seven first grade classes received bicycle helmets purchased by Hopkins County Memorial Hospital. Hopkins County EMS Shift Captain Danny Wilburn.
Wilburn said a helmet is a requirement for one riding a bicycle and each of the students received a free helmet.
Students were taken step-by-step through scenarios where they could encounter danger while riding. At the end of the driveway entering the street is the deadliest place for a child on a bike. Wilburn stated children often fail to look both ways before entering the street from their own driveway. The second dangerous place is what Wilburn described as the crazy crossroads. At intersections, children should stop, look both ways and walk their bike across the intersections. Children are swifter on their feet than on their bike and should an auto approach, they can get out of the way with greater speed. Balance was also emphasized in two events the students entered.
Sulphur Springs High School Heath Science-Technology classes were present to assist in the training.
County Seeks Participation in State Pilot Program
Hopkins County government is excited about the prospects of being a part of a pilot program through the Texas Secretary of State’s Office that will reduce the number of county polling sites but will also allow voters to cast a ballot at any polling spot in the county on Election Day. County Judge Robert Newsom stated that county government is excited about the concept and he is sure the citizens of the county will love it.
The county has purchased the needed voting machines and will go almost completely electronic according to Newsom. Newsom considers the electronic voting method to be much easier than voting on paper. He state he knows there are those who have always voted a paper ballot and may not be as excited about the electronic method. The only exception to electronic voting will be for those who vote by mail. With electronic voting, Newsom expects results of the election to be available much earlier in the evening on Election Day.
Looking to the next election, Newsom said the county has applied to host fewer polling places but to make them more convenient to the voting public. He stated voting would be more like early voting in that ballots could be cast by county voters at any of the county voting places. Wi-Fi connections at the polling place will be necessary for the pilot program to function appropriately–specifically, monitoring the single vote for each one who votes so that no one votes twice or more. Newsom hopes that of the 14 voting places, one will be at the courthouse and another at the regional civic center. It has been some time since votes could be cast at the courthouse on Election Day.
On Friday, May 8, Debbie Shirley, Hopkins County Clerk, submitted the request to the Secretary of State’s Office. That office will approve the state’s pilot program county participants.
House set to vote on ditching daylight saving time in Texas
AUSTIN – An effort to ditch daylight saving time in Texas could end up getting more than just 15 minutes of fame.
The House is scheduled to vote on Friday on a bill by Rep. Dan Flynn, R-Van, that would eliminate the seasonal time changes. Under the proposal, Texas would fall back to standard time in November – and stay there.
“Let’s go back to ‘Texas time’ or ‘God’s time,’ however you want to say it,” Flynn said this week.
Flynn earned national media attention this year for his idea, which he admitted came to him when he couldn’t figure out how to change his car’s clock after a recent time change.
He’s blasted the time changes as outdated and unnecessary. He’s cast them as dangerous, citing reports that they cause traffic accidents and increase heart attacks. And he’s sought to dispel the notion that daylight saving time is important to farmers and ranchers.
“The bottom line is that a rooster or a cow, they don’t know what a clock says,” he said.
But with all the weighty topics that lawmakers must address in a 140-day session, many figured the clock would just run out on Flynn’s idea.
A House committee, however, quietly approved the proposal late last month. And with just over three weeks left in the session, there could be enough time for the House and Senate to make Texas join Hawaii and most of Arizona in not observing daylight saving time.
Flynn said one sticking point had been whether Texas should forever spring forward or permanently fall back. But it turns out he didn’t really have a choice, since federal law on uniform time outlines just a state’s ability to disregard daylight saving time.
“We have to go back,” he said.
This article originally posted here.
Saltillo’s Dakota Carroll Advances to State
STEPHENVILLE — Dakota Carroll of Saltillo took second place in recent regional track action at Tarleton State University and will advance to the state track meet in Austin later this month.
The Region III, Class 1A field was competitive with Carroll turning in a time of 10:38 to get second in the 3,200-meter run.
Other Saltillo results from the regional meet include:
Lyle Bench, sixth in the 3,200-meter run with a time of 11:07. Bench was 10th in the 1,600-meter run, turning in a time of 5:12.
In girls action – Brenda Castro was seventh in the 800-meter run, 2:43 and 10th in the 1,600-meter run, 6:29. Claire Jones was 11th in the 1,600-meter run, 6:37 and ninth in the 3,200-meter run with a time of14:27. Katy Perea was 10th in the 3,200-meter run with a time of 14:27.
“Proud of each runner’s effort. Excited that Dakota has a chance of reaching his personal goal at the state track meet,” said Bill Giles, Saltillo coach.
