Wildcats Basketball Goes 3-2 in Mansfield Tournament
The Wildcats basketball team had a solid outing Mansfield, going 3-2 over three days in the tournament from Thursday through Saturday Dec. 3-5.
Sulphur Springs went 1-1 on Thursday, Dec. 3, losing their first game in Mansfield to 6A Atascocita but rebounded by getting a big win over Arlington’s Seguin High School.
Friday the team got two more wins, first in a rout of the Wilson Wildcats 80-56 then against College Station’s A&M Consolidated HS 68-59.
Saturday did not go as planned as the men’s basketball team lost to Frisco’s Liberty High School 70-57 to wrap up their participation in the tournament.
Coach Brandon Shaver’s squad went 3-2 against a lot of tough 5A Division I and II schools plus some 6A talent. The outing puts the Wildcats basketball team’s season record at 9-2.
Next up, Sulphur Springs will be back at home on Tuesday, Dec. 7 when they host Royse City. That match is set to tip off around 7:45 P.M.
The men’s basketball team non-district match-up with the Bulldogs will be broadcasted in to KSST 1230 AM.
If given permission, we will also broadcast that game on to KSST Radio’s YouTube channel.
KSST is proud to be the official Wildcat and Lady Cat Station. We broadcast Sulphur Springs ISD games year round live on radio. When allowed, we also broadcast games via our YouTube channel.
Bond Set For Love’s Armed Robbery Suspects
Bond has been set at $100,000 each for the two suspects arrested Friday night for the armed robbery at Love’s Travel Center in Sulphur Springs Friday morning, according to Hopkins County jail reports.
The arrest followed an anonymous tip made to Sulphur Springs Police Department that a vehicle spotted in Commerce matched the description of the suspect vehicle. Commerce officers checked the location and identified a person at the location, then notified SSPD Detective Jason Reneau of their findings, SSPD Chief Jason Ricketson reported Monday morning.
A witness at Love’s Travel Stop reportedly identified the individuals Commerce contacted as the person who committed the robbery at Love’s Travel Stop at 9:33 a.m. Dec. 3, 2021. Reneau obtained an arrest warrant for the individual. SSPD and Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office detectives accompanied Commerce Police Department to the address in Commerce, where they arrested suspected Charles Orrin Lee Nash as well as Cass Hunter Sullivan, police noted in a media release Monday, Dec. 6, 2021, about the robbery.
According to arrest reports, the wo men were read their rights and taken into custody at 5:31 p.m. Dec. 3, 2021, and transported to Hopkins County jail. Sullivan, a 22-year-old Caddo Mills man, allegedly admitted to being the driver of the pickup involved in the robbery. He and 18-year-old Nash of Sulphur Springs were both booked into Hopkins County jail shortly after 6:30 p.m. Dec. 3 on a first-degree felony aggravated robbery charge, according to arrest reports.
Nash is accused of displaying a black pistol during the robbery at Love’s at 9:33 a.m. Dec. 3, 2021. He allegedly left the store with approximately 35 cartons of cigarettes and was picked up in a reddish maroon colored Chevrolet Colorado pickup driven by Sullivan. The truck fled west onto Interstate 30.
Although SSPD and HCSO searched the area immediately following the robbery, they were unable to locate the suspect vehicle at that time. Officials in surrounding counties were also alerted regarding the vehicle and suspect descriptions in the Dec. 3 Love’s robbery.
SSPD and HCSO officers and detectives continued investigating the robbery and searching through Friday evening for the robbery suspects. Police by midday Friday had obtained and released surveillance images of both the suspect and truck he was reported to have left Love’s in. Authorities also at that time asked anyone who might have information concerning the Dec. 3 Love’s robbery to relay tips to the lead detective for the case at SSPD or or Lake Country Crime Stoppers. One tip resulted in location of a suspect and warrant, which was served Friday evening, with both the alleged robber and accomplice who drove the truck he fled in in custody.
At 8 p.m. Friday, SSPD Chief Jason Ricketson confirmed two suspects were in custody in connection with the Friday morning aggravated robbery at Love’s Travel Center.
Both Nash and Sullivan remained in Hopkins County jail Monday morning, Dec. 6, 2021, in lieu of the $100,000 bond set on the first degree felony aggravated robbery charge, according to jail reports.
KSSTRadio.com publishes Sulphur Springs Police Department reports and news. The Police Department is located at 125 Davis St., Sulphur Springs, Texas. Non-emergency calls can be made to (903) 885-7602.
If you have an emergency dial 9-1-1.
The Sulphur Springs Police Department continues to serve its citizens with pride in its overall mission and will strive to provide the best possible police force in the 21st century.
If you have an emergency, dial 9-1-1
The Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office is located at 298 Rosemont Sulphur Springs, TX 75482. You can reach them for non-emergency matters at (903) 438-4040.
Winnsboro Police Department Media Report – Nov. 29-Dec. 5, 2021
Winnsboro Police Department provided the following media report for the week of Nov. 29-Dec. 5, 2021:
Arrests
- Lynn Taylor, 33 years of age, of Winnsboro, was arrested on Nov. 28, 2021, for terroristic threat of a family member or household member.
- Justin Gillis, 34 years of age, of Winnsboro, was arrested on Nov. 30, 2021, on multiple Winnsboro Municipal Court warrants for driving while license invalid.
Calls for Service
The Winnsboro Police Department responded to a total of 125 calls for service during this reporting period.
Citations
The Winnsboro Police Department issued 25 citations and 28 warnings during this reporting period.
Celebrating Christmas ‘Hopkins County Style’ at Heritage Park!
The Hopkins County Historical Society opened the gates to Heritage Park and the doors of the vintage buildings inside to welcome guests during two weekends of the Christmas season 2021. All Society members are volunteers, and they worked like Santa’s elves to get the park trimmed out for the celebration! The General Store’s “Ornament and Decor Sale” was open, there were Visits with Santa in the Smith-Gregg House, and a musical program offered in the Chapel.
Visitors especially enjoyed the hospitality of free cookies, cider and cocoa in the new multi-use building.
There, a 12-foot Christmas tree was a beautiful sight to behold, as Heritage Park had been blessed with the huge tree as a gift from an anonymous donor.
Near the park’s front entrance, peanuts and popcorn were offered hot from the warmers for a small fee as a fundraiser, and the 3$ admission per person at the gate also assists the Park with operating expenses. The print shop and the fire station were among other restored buildings that were open during both weekends of Christmas visits as Heritage Park shared an old-fashioned holiday with visitors of all ages. From the entire staff of volunteers, a big, bright Merry Christmas is wished to all, and may your holidays be blessed!
Wildcat Theatre Christmas Show Will Be Performed Dec. 11 In SSHS Auditorium
t’s time for the annual Wildcat Theatre Christmas show. Every year, one of the audience’s favorite shows is selected as the December advanced class production. This year, the SSHS thespians will be performing “The Most Amazing Christmas Play Series in the History of the World,” at 7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 11, 2021, in the Sulphur Springs High School Auditorium.
“In this hilarious comedy, seniors Anayeli De La Cruz, Lucy Braddy, AllieGrace Woodard, Caleb Talmage, and Brandon Williams are joined by juniors Khira Young and Austin Crump; and Sophomores Jolene Reed, Oliver Falter and Addison Bradley in presenting this hilarious short comedy,” said Lesha Woodard, Director of Theatre at Sulphur Springs High School.
These four short stories by Don Zolidis turn Christmas traditions on their heads. In “Clausarella,” the reluctant heir to Santa’s empire finds the strength to step out of his father’s shadow and win true love. Kris Kringle and company get a lesson in corporate greed and worker’s rights in “Santa vs. The Garden Gnomes,” while “Revenge of the Gingerbread Boy” transforms the classic confectionary tale into a vendetta soap opera. Finally, “Grandma Remembers Something” explores “the good old days that never were” and proves that nostalgia is a dish best served confused.
The Wildcat Theatre Christmas show will only be performed Saturday, December 11. Tickets are “pay what you can” and will be available at the door.
The Erwins Come to Sulphur Bluff Baptist Church Dec. 6, All Invited!
Everyone is invited to be blessed by the music of The Erwins, a sibling group of gospel singers with a deep family heritage in evangelism. The concert will begin at 6:30pm. There will be a free will offering. The location is CR 3610 at Sulphur Bluff, Texas. The church phone # is 903-945-3436.
“Singing is all we know and all we want to do. It’s our life and our joy to serve the Lord with the voices He has given us. We will gladly go through any door He chooses to open, no matter how big or small. We know the Lord doesn’t need us, but He chooses to use us, and for that we are thankful.”
Keith Erwin, Lead
There is something captivating about the blending and swelling of sibling harmony. When that is combined with pure talent and a servant’s heart for people, you have the incomparable ministry of The Erwins.
The Erwins started singing as soon as they were each able to talk. Appearing at over 270 dates a year with their father, who has been in full-time evangelism for 44 years, they have been traveling full-time their entire life singing in concerts, revivals, and conferences all across the country.
Three of the four siblings, Keith, Kody, and Kris performed as a trio until 2013, when the group announced that their little sister, Katie, would be joining the group full-time on stage officially making them a Mixed Group.
It is with prayer, determination, and focus that The Erwins are blazing new trails in Southern Gospel, proving to their industry peers and fans alike, that the future of Southern Gospel music is, in fact, secure with a young group like The Erwins.
Meal A Day Menu For Dec. 6-10, 2021
Volunteers prepare meals at the Sulphur Springs Senior Citizens Center and deliver them five days a week to Meal A Day program recipients in Sulphur Springs and Hopkins County. The Meal A Day Menu for Dec. 6-10, 2021, includes:
- Monday – Baked Ham, Scalloped Potatoes and Butter Beans.
- Tuesday – Chicken Pot Pie, Broccoli and Pickled Beets.
- Wednesday – Taco Soup, Cheese Cubes and Crackers.
- Thursday – BBQ Chicken, Baked Beans, Potato Salad and Roll.
- Friday – Smothered Beef Patties, Mashed Potatoes, Green Beans and Roll.
The Sulphur Springs Senior Citizens Center is a place where Senior Citizens age 50 and over can have a good time with old friends and make some new ones. Meal-A-Day is just one service the center provides. The coffee pot is always on and a smile is on each face. The SCC has a full library with all different kinds of reading books that can be taken, read and returned. Take as many as you like and bring some of your books in to share with others. Click here to find more information for seniors citizens.
3 Arrested After Contraband Found During Traffic Stops
Three people were arrested after police found contraband during two separate traffic stops.
I-30 east Traffic Stop
Sulphur Springs Police Officer Cleve Williams reported stopping a Buick Lacrosse at 9:25 p.m. Dec. 2, at mile marker 114 on Interstate 30 east for a traffic violation.
The driver, 22-year-old Delma Jatavion Jefferson of Nash, was found to be in possession of a hand gun. He also was found to have a previous felony conviction on his criminal record, which prohibits him from having the firearm. Thus, Jefferson was booked into Hopkins County jail on a third-degree felony possession of a firearm by a felon charge.
The passenger, a 22-year-old Texarkana man, reportedly had a quantity of marijuana and a firearm, resulting in his arrest at 9:39 p.m. A Cumby police officer to the county jail and booked for unlawful carrying of a firearm.
Both were released from jail on Dec. 3, 2021, Jefferson on a $10,000 bond on the third-degree felony charge, and the Texarkana man on a $2,000 bond.
North Hillcrest Drive Traffic Stop
Sulphur Springs Police Special Crimes Unit Lt. Mark Estes was assisting patrol officers with reported lumber theft from an Airport Road location, when he spotted a Nissan Sentra, which matched the description of the suspect vehicle. A traffic stop was conducted on the car at 1:11 p.m. Dec. 2, 2021, on North Hillcrest Drive.
Estes noticed quite a bit of movement inside the car during the traffic stop and obtained both occupants’ permission to search the car. The SCU investigator reported found two plastic bags containing a crystal-like substance he suspected to be 2.5 grams of methamphetamine in a cigarette box between the console and passenger seat.
The driver, identified in arrest reports as 61-year-old Matthew Howard Baldwin of Pittsburg, confessed to possessing the substance and was arrested at 1:21 p.m. by Estes on a possession of 1 gram or more but less than 4 grams of a Penalty Group 1 controlled substance in a drug-free zone. Baldwin was taken to jail, the car was released to the passenger and the stolen wood was returned to the work site.
Baldwin was released from Hopkins County jail on Friday, Dec. 3, 2021, on a $10,000 bond on the third-degree felony controlled substance charge.
KSST does not publish the names or photos of people charged with misdemeanor crimes in staff-generated reports, only those accused of felony offenses.
KSSTRadio.com publishes Sulphur Springs Police Department reports and news. The Police Department is located at 125 Davis St., Sulphur Springs, Texas. Non-emergency calls can be made to (903) 885-7602.
If you have an emergency dial 9-1-1.
The Sulphur Springs Police Department continues to serve its citizens with pride in its overall mission and will strive to provide the best possible police force in the 21st century.
If you have an emergency, dial 9-1-1
The Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office is located at 298 Rosemont Sulphur Springs, TX 75482. You can reach them for non-emergency matters at (903) 438-4040.
8 Jailed on Felony Warrants Dec. 1-3, 2021
At least 8 were jailed on felony warrant Dec. 1-3, 2021, according to police and sheriff’s reports. The arrested include:
Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Steve Huffman took Kyle Ray Rosewell into custody Dec. 3, 2021, at Bi-State Corrections Center in Texarkana on felony warrants. The 37-year-old Winnsboro man was transported to Hopkins County jail.
Rosewell, who is also known by Whiteboy, remained in custody Saturday, Dec. 4, 2021, on warrants for bail jumping/failure to appear and bond forfeiture on a Feb. 3, 2021 possession of 4 grams or more but less than 200 grams of a Penalty Group 1 controlled substance charge, and a Titus County theft of property valued at $2,500 or more but less than $30,000 charge, according to jail reports. Bond was set at $25,000 on the bail jumping/FTA charge, $70,000 on the controlled substance charge and $10,000 on the theft charge, according to jail reports.
Wendell Frank Johnson Jr. was booked into Hopkins County jail on Dec. 2, 2021, on a warrant for failure to comply with terms of his duty to register as a sex offender, as well as misdemeanor warrants for possession of drug paraphernalia and open container. Deputy Zack Steward then served the 45-year-old Como man with an additional warrant for violation of probation on a tampering with physical evidence with intent to impair, according to arrest reports.
Johnson, who is also known by WF Johnson Jr. and Wenell Johnson, was held Saturday, Dec. 4, 2021, in the county jail on the violation of probation charge. His bond was set at $15,000 on the other felony charge, according to jail reports.
Amanda Raedene Heath was transported by HCSO Deputy Steve Huffman from Tarrant County jail at 10:15 a.m. Dec. 2, 2021, on two Hopkins County a warrant. She was booked 2 hours later and remained in the county jail Dec. 4, 2021, on the bail jumping/failure to appear and possession of less than 1 gram of a Penalty Group 1 controlled substance warrants, according to arrest reports.
The 37-year-old Saginaw woman remained in Hopkins County jail Saturday, Dec. 4, 2021. Bond was set at $25,000 on the bail jumping/FTA charge and $1,000 on the July 5, 2020 controlled substance charge, acording to jail reports.
Sulphur Springs Police Sgt. Brandon Mayes learned a warrant had just been issued for David Alan Swindler’s arrest. The 58-year-old Sulphur Springs man was taken into custody on South Davis Street at 4:55 p.m. Dec. 2, 2021, and transported to jail on the warrant for impersonating a public servant, according to jail reports.
Swindler remained in Hopkins County jail Saturday, Dec. 4, 2021, in lieu of the $50,000 bond set on the third-degree felony charge, according to jail reports.
Erin Deniese Goodin turned herself in at Hopkins County Law Enforcement Center Dec. 2, 2021, on a felony warrant. Deputy Aaron Chaney placed the 50-year-old Sunnyvale woman into custody at 2:15 p.m. Thursday and escorted her into the county jail. She was booked shortly thereafter on the warrant for violation of probation, which she was on for a possession of less than 1 gram of a Penalty Group 1 controlled substance charge, arrest reports noted.
Goodin, who is also known as E Goodwin, was held in Hopkins County jail on the felon charge Saturday, Dec. 4, 2021. On Dec. 14, 2021, however, she was released from custody on an order to withdraw the charge, according to jail records.
Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Richard Brantley took Ashton M. Lindley into custody at 3:48 p.m. Dec. 2, 2021, at the Adult Probation office on a warrant for violation of probation, which she was on for possession of less than 1 gram of a Penalty Group 1 controlled substance.
The 32-year-old Sulphur Springs woman remained in Hopkins County jail Saturday, Dec. 4, 2021, on the felony charge. Thursday was the third time Lindley has been booked into Hopkins County jail for violating probation on the Feb. 20, 2018 controlled substance charge. She spent Feb. 10-April 3, 2019 and Nov. 12-Dec. 9, 2020 in the county jail for the offense, according to jail reports.
Estella Ann Faulk, a 24-year-old Quitman woman, was taken into custody at 9 a.m. Dec. 1, 2021, at the jail in Cove County, Oklahoma by Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Terry Thompson, who transported the 24-year-old Quitman woman to Hopkins County jail. She was booked in at 11:39 a.m. Wednesday on a warrant for violation of probation, which she was on for an abandoning or endangering of a child-criminal negligence charge, acording to arrest reports.
She also had an outstanding city warrant for not taking care of a fine for driving the wrong way on a one-way street. Faulk was held in Hopkins County jail Saturday, Dec. 4, 2021, on the felony charge, according to jail reports.
Sulphur Springs Police Sgt. Brandon Mayes responded to a disturbance complaint on Helm Lane at 11:41 a.m. Dec. 1. He encountered Sonya Lynn Wlodarczak at the location. A records check showed the woman to be wanted on a credit debit card abuse charge, Mayes noted in arrest repots.
Mayes took the 31-year-old Sulphur Springs woman into custody. Wlodarczak remained in Hopkins County jail Saturday, Dec. 4, 2021, in lieu of the $5,000 bond set on the charge, according to jail reports.
If you have an emergency, dial 9-1-1
The Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office is located at 298 Rosemont Sulphur Springs, TX 75482. You can reach them for non-emergency matters at (903) 438-4040.
KSSTRadio.com publishes Sulphur Springs Police Department reports and news. The Police Department is located at 125 Davis St., Sulphur Springs, Texas. Non-emergency calls can be made to (903) 885-7602.
If you have an emergency dial 9-1-1.
The Sulphur Springs Police Department continues to serve its citizens with pride in its overall mission and will strive to provide the best possible police force in the 21st century.
If you have an emergency, dial 9-1-1
The Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office is located at 298 Rosemont Sulphur Springs, TX 75482. You can reach them for non-emergency matters at (903) 438-4040.
Sulphur Springs Lit Up In Holiday Merriment During Friday’s Christmas Tree Lighting, Parade
Families and community members gathered downtown Friday night for the annual Christmas Tree Lighting. Over the next hour, people continued to arrive in pairs, trios, groups and singles, to finish packing Celebration Plaza and along the 15th Annual Lions Club Lighted Christmas Parade route.
Visitors to downtown were able to shop at local businesses and check out the items available from the vendor booths Friday night on the plaza. Some used the time between the tree lighting and parade to treat the family or that special someone to a meal or cool treat at the restaurants and downtown. Some also participated in contests such as an Ugly Sweater contest while they waited.
By 6:30 p.m. children waited, giddily excited for the start of the parade, bouncing with anticipation, so eager to catch a glimpse of Kris Kringle. And he did not disappoint – those downtown early enough got to see him twice Friday
As is tradition, Santa not only had the honor of kicking things off with the countdown for the lighting of Sulphur Springs’ official Christmas tree on Celebration Plaza. The world renowned jolly holiday gift-giver helped close the night out, waving and calling holiday greetings to youngster from atop the city fire truck at the end of the parade.
This year, the city opted not to dim the street and police striped in red and white Christmas lights, giving just enough light to see the many participants involved in the parade while still letting the colorfully lit conveyances shine brilliantly.
Santa wasn’t the only visitor for the North Police. Several of his elves made the trip, to ride and stride alongside local helpers including Blue Santa in the Dec. 3, 2021 Sulphur Springs Lions Club Lighted Christmas Parade. The parade featured several Grinches, whose friendly waves and cheer seemed to belie the name. Children squealed in delight to see several of their favorite Disney characters, and were startled to hear the first sirens from emergency vehicles, gasped then giggled when drivers of semis sounded their air horns and waved excitedly to family and friends who passed.
The procession was lead down Connally Street, to Jefferson, then Church and Houston Streets by a police escort, with the haybale Lion float and bands at at the front of the parade. Among the conveyances were trailers topped with holiday scenes featuring local business employees and their families, the fast merrily dressed Rocker-ettes, local royalty such as Ms. Hopkins County Senior and past pageant queens, The Chamber’s Cindy Lou Stew, merrily decorated sanitation trucks, semis and towing vehicles, several fire trucks featuring holiday lights and décor, Jeeps, a rig pulling a mini train cars, Blue Santa and elves who accepted toy donations along the route, some military personnel, Sulphur Springs and Como-Pickton bands, cheerleaders, at least one drill team and even a school mascot or two, and several other merry Christmas entries.
A special thanks to all of the officers, volunteers and city workers who provided security, set things up, secured the parade route and downtown, and many participants and sponsors of the weekend’s activities as well as our broadcast.
Upcoming Christmas Activities
The night’s activities set the stage for a great holiday season, which continues Saturday, Dec. 4, with plenty of opportunities to pick up gifts for everyone on your list at the Christmas Market on Main Street, which began at 9 a.m. Saturday and continues until 4 p.m. Saturday, as well as at the Christmas Store inside Christmas in Heritage Park, which will be open from 5:30 to 8 p.m. tonight (Dec. 4). And, the weekend will finish off on a high note with the Northeast Texas Choral Society Christmas Concert at 7 p.m. Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday at SSHS Auditorium. There’s also still time to purchase a chance to win one of the brilliantly decorated Christmas trees being raffled, with funds going to help the children Lake Country CASA serves; tickets for the Miracles Made on Connally Street raffle are available for $25 each by call 903-885-1173 or visiting CASA at 218 Connally St. in Sulphur Springs.
If you’re feeling generous, Blue Santa could still use donations of new unwrapped toys appropriate for kids 0-14 in the designated barrels at merchants around the county. Monetary donations may also be made online from a smart device using the QR code on this year’s Blue Santa flyers. Arrangements for toy or monetary donations may also be made by contacting Tanner Crump or Angela Price at the Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office at 903-438-4040, or by messaging the Blue Santa/Sulphur Springs/Hopkins County Facebook page.
