2 Arrested At Walmart Friday Night
Two people were arrested at Walmart Friday night, a man for shoplifting and a wanted woman spotted as the officers were leaving the store, according to arrest reports.
Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office Deputies Justin Wilkerson and Zack Steward reported responding to a theft report at Walmart late Dec. 17, 2021, at Walmart. Upon arrival they contacted the store asset protection staff, who had detained a male and female in an office.
The store employee reported the man had put price tags over the original tags on merchandise, with the intention of not paying the original price for the items. The man allegedly used the self checkout to scan all of the items except one, including those with the wrong price tags on them. The asset protection employee reportedly detained the man at the door as he began exiting the store.
The man allegedly admitted to placing false price tags on the items of merchandise because the original prices were too expensive. The items he attempted to leave the store with were valued at $125, the asset protection employee told deputies. The man also told officials the female who was with him was unaware of what he’d done. Both he and the woman were issued criminal trespass warnings, prohibiting them from returning to the store; the man was taken into custody on a misdemeanor theft charge, according to arrest reports.
Hopkins County jail reports show a 52-year-old Sulphur Springs man was booked into Hopkins county jail early Saturday morning, Dec. 18, for theft of property valued at $100 or more but less than $750. He remained in the county jail at noon Saturday. Bond on the charge was set at $1,000, according to jail records.
As the deputies were walking out of Walmart, they observed a woman walk out of the store they believed to be a woman known to have an active warrant for her arrest. Deputies had communications operators confirm the warrant, and learned the woman was wanted one not one but two outstanding charges.
Wilkerson and Steward contacted Leigh Ann Smith as she was getting into her vehicle and took her into custody at 11:55 p.m. and transported her to jail. The 36-year-old Sulphur Springs woman was booked into Hopkins County jail at 12:18 a.m. Dec. 18, 2021, on Hopkins county warrants for bail jumping and failure to appear and violation of probation, which she was on for a possession of less than 1 gram of a Penalty Group 1 controlled substance charge. Arrest records show she too was charged on a driving while license invalid warrant.
Smith, who is also known by Leigh Ann Cummings, Leighanne Smith and Leighanne Cummings, remained in Hopkins County jail at noon Saturday. Bond on the bail jumping/FTA charge was set at $5,000, according to jail reports.
Two-Vehicle Crash On FM 2285 Results In 1 Fatality, 2 Being Flown To Area Hospitals
A major two-vehicle crash on FM 2285 Friday night resulted in one fatality and two people being flown to area trauma centers.
According to a news release from Sulphur Springs Police Department, police responded to what was reported as a fatal crash on FM 2285 near Sulphur Springs Lake at 8:47 p.m. Dec. 17, 2021.
The crash on FM 2285 was a head-on collision involving two vehicles, a Toyota Camry driven by 73-year-old Shirley Robinson Wakeman and a Chevrolet Tahoe driven by 18-year-old Dylan Cole Anderson, police reported Saturday afternoon.
Wakeman was pronounced dead at the scene. The passenger in the Camry, identified by police as 9-year-old Tessa Robinson, was flown to a hospital in the Dallas area in critical condition, according to the SSPD report. Anderson was flown to a hospital in Tyler, where he was listed in stable condition Saturday, Dec. 18, 2021, according to the SSPD release.
Sulphur Springs and Hopkins County Fire Departments, Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office and Hopkins County EMS also were among the agencies reported to have responded at the crash site. Additional SSFD personnel were reportedly called in to be available to respond to fire calls in the city while the on-duty crews worked at the crash site. Some HCSO deputies were also reportedly available to assisted with law enforcement calls in the city as well.
Investigation into the fatal crash is still ongoing, according to the SSPD release.
Trash Collection Schedule In Sulphur Springs Unchanged During Holidays
Sulphur Springs residents should plan to dispose of garbage as usual during the holidays. Trash collection trucks will run on the normal schedule throughout the 2021 holidays, with no changes planned, Sulphur Springs City Manager Marc Maxwell reported Saturday morning, Dec. 18, 2021.
The schedule for trash collection in the City of Sulphur Springs can be viewed below or downloaded from the city website by clicking here:
Wildcats Basketball Falls To Top-Ranked Arlington Grace Prep, 61-57
The Wildcats basketball team fought all game long but fell to a tough team in Arlington Grace Prep 61-57 on Friday, Dec. 17.
Sulphur Springs kept it close throughout the non-district contest but could not keep up with a lights-out shooting effort from the Lions (12-2).
While the loss was a tough one, Coach Brandon Shaver and his squad got a last good test before district play begins next Tuesday in Marshall.
The Wildcats basketball coach said his team acquired bumps and bruises throughout non-district play, and to compete and play well against a slew of talented teams ranging anywhere from 4A to 6A and Friday’s loss to a top-ranked TAPPS school in Grace Prep, Sulphur Springs is in good hands headed in to district.
The tight loss to Arlington Grace Prep drops the Wildcats basketball team’s season record to 14-5.
Coach Shaver and his Wildcats are back at home on Tuesday when they host Marshall for their district opener.
Tuesday’s match-up with the Mavericks is a mid-afternoon one scheduled to tip off at 3:30 P.M.
The Wildcats-Mavericks district opener on Tuesday, Dec. 21 will be broadcasted on to KSST 1230 AM.
If given permission, we will also livestream the 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.
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.
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 p.m. Dec. 17, 2021. The Highway patrol trooper reported seeing what appeared to be the suspect vehicle traveling south on FM 900, approaching FM 3192. The red Dodge Ram pickup reportedly had a defective driver’s side headlight, which wasn’t working.
As Williamson attempted to conduct a traffic stop, the truck left the road and stopped in the wood line on the right side of the road. The driver allegedly exited the pickup and began running southeast into the woods. Williamson reported running after the man, identifying himself multiple times as a state police officer. The man, however, continued to evade the trooper, running through the woods, the trooper noted in arrest reports. After a short foot pursuit, the man was taken into custody for evading arrest or detention without further incident; the truck was towed from the location, according to arrest reports.
The man in custody was transported to jail. A criminal history check showed Bryan Keith Burns to have a prior arrest and conviction for evading arrest in Tarrant County on July 19, 1996, resulting in the charge being enhanced to a felony charge, according to arrest and jail reports.
The 58-year-old Winnsboro man remained in Hopkins County jail late Saturday morning, Dec. 18, 2021. Bond on the felony evading arrest charge was set at $20,000, 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.
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 to open district play.
The women’s basketball team played tough defense all game long, but turnovers and missed shots gave way to a hard-fought loss at the SSHS Main Gym.
Addyson Caddell lead the Lady Cats in scoring at 11. Kaylee Carter racked up nine points in the loss, seven of which came in the second half.
E’dream Jones and Aaliyah Cheatum both got four against Texas High.
Jasmin Taylor and Kyra Carter rounded out scoring for Coach Delley’s team with three and two points, respectively.
The home-loss to Texas High drops the Lady Cats basketball team’s season record to 0-17 (0-2 district).
Next up, Sulphur Springs will be back on the road Monday for a mid-afternoon match-up with the Marshall Lady Mavs.
That game is set to tip off Monday afternoon at 2:30 P.M. and follows the junior varsity contest at 1 P.M.
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.
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, Hopkins and Delta – in the NET WDA had unemployment rates below the state average for November 2021.
According to according to the Local Area Unemployment Statistics released Friday, Dec. 17, 2021, on Texas Workforce Commission on the Texas Labor Market Information website, November 2021 was the sixth straight month Franklin County has had the lowest unemployment rate in the WDA. Surprisingly, unemployment rose from 4.7% in May 2021 to 5 in June 2021, only to drop down to 4.2% in August 2021, and has continued dipping, down to 4% in September, 3.8% in October 2021 and 3.5% last month in Franklin County. That’s still not quite as good as the pre-pandemic November 2019 unemployment rate of 3.1%.
| County | Civilian Labor Force (CFL) | Employed | Unemployed | Unemployment Rate (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOWIE | 39,254 | 37,260 | 1,994 | 5.1 |
| CASS | 11,935 | 11,247 | 688 | 5.8 |
| DELTA | 2,394 | 2,288 | 106 | 4.4 |
| FRANKLIN | 5,269 | 5,082 | 187 | 3.5 |
| HOPKINS | 17,473 | 16,820 | 653 | 3.7 |
| LAMAR | 24,046 | 22,874 | 1,172 | 4.9 |
| MORRIS | 4,424 | 4,029 | 395 | 8.9 |
| RED RIVER | 5,124 | 4,844 | 280 | 5.5 |
| TITUS | 13,167 | 12,566 | 601 | 4.6 |
| Workforce Development Area (WDA) Total | 123,086 | 117,010 | 6,072 | 4.9% |
Hopkins County’s November 2021 unemployment rate was 3.7%, which is still slightly higher than the historically low pre-pandemic rates of 2019 and January-March 2020. Hopkins County’s unemployment rate in 2019 dipped to 2.7% in April and May; the highest unemployment rate posted for Hopkins County in 2019 was 3.6% in January. The lowest unemployment rate for Hopkins in 2020 was the 3.1% recorded in January and February of 2020. The unemployment rate rose to 4.3% in March2020 as the pandemic rolled in and spiked to 7.8% in April due to the mandatory shutdown of all except essential businesses in April.
In November 2021, 3.7% of the Hopkins County labor force was unemployed, down slightly from 3.9% in October, and still only 0.6% more than in the first 2 months (pre-pandemic) of 2020. That factors in a rise in the civilian labor force from 17,423 in October 2021 to 17,473 in November; 76 additional people went to work in November than the 16,744 employed in October, leaving 653 without jobs (26 less unemployed in November 2021 than the month before).
Nearby Delta County had the next lowest November 2021 unemployment rate of 4.4%, down from 4.7% the month before and 5.3% in November 2020, but 1% more than in November 2019.
Titus County’s unemployment rate dropped from 4.8% in October 2021 to 4.6 in November 2021, which is lower than the 6.2% reported in November 2020, but still 1.1% more than in November 2019.
The unemployment rate in Titus County in November 2021 was 4.9%, down from 5.1% the month before and 6% in November 2020, but higher than the November 2019 unemployment rate of 3.1%
Although there were more people unemployed in Bowie County in November 2021 than one month before, the unemployment rate remained unchanged at 5.1%. That’s due to the fact that the CLF increased by 318, and 302 more people gained employment. The unemployment rate in November 2020 was 6.5%; at that time, Bowie County 542 more people were unemployed and the CFL was 311 people fewer as well. Bowie’s unemployment rate in November 2019 was 3.7.
Cass County’s unemployment rate for November 2021 was 5.8%, down slightly from 5.9% in October 2021 and considerably from the 8.2% unemployment rate of November 2020. The pre-pandemic November unemployment rate was 3.9% in 2019.
Red River County’s unemployment rate rose slightly from 5.4% in October 2021 to 5.5% November 2021, both moths were down from the 6.2% unemployment rate reported in November 2020 and 4.3% in November 2019.
Morris County continued to have the highest unemployment rate of 8.9% in November 2021, which is still better than the 9.3% reported just one month before and far better than the 13.6% reported during November 2020 but still 3.6% higher than November. 2019.
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 listeners on KSST’s Good Morning Show.
Last week, Mathews notified KSST 1230 owner Chad Young of her plan to hang up her microphone on Christmas Eve after one final reading of Christmas cards.
Owners Chad and Rhonda Young said, ”Although we hate to see Enola retire from radio, we certainly respect her desire to quit working and spend more time with her grandchildren.” Chad Young added, ”As we move forward, we will continue to keep our KSST listeners informed in the way they have been accustomed.”
It is fitting that she retires on Christmas Eve by reading Christmas cards, something she looks forward to every year. (She invites anyone who has not already done so to send Christmas cards and holiday greetings by mail to KSST at PO Box 284, Sulphur Springs, TX 75483 or by email to [email protected].)
Mathews said the decision to retire was made after speaking with her family at Thanksgiving. In fact, when her kids asked about her plans for retirement she initially found the idea odd. But, the more she thought about it, the more she warmed up to the idea.
“It started me thinking. I’ve spent half my life in this building,” she said during an interview at the KSST studios earlier this week.
“I can’t believe I’m doing it. I never believed I would. … It has been so much more than just a job,” Enola said. “KSST staff is like a family. A couple of the employees have been here 30 years also. It’s been a way of life for all of us.”
KSST invites the community to a come-and-go Retirement Reception For Enola Gay Mathews from noon to 2 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 22, 2021, inside the KSST Studios.
“Working side by side with Enola Gay this past 18 years has been a real pleasure. Learning about her life experiences has been fascinating. I’m sure there are a lot more to come. Congratulations, Enola Gay. You will be missed,” said KSST Production Manager Matt Janson.
And, KSST’s James Terry pointed out, “Everybody listens to her in the mornings. Not only will we miss her, but those listening to us will too.
“When you think of KSST, you think of Enola Gay. She will be sorely missed,” said Karon Weatherman, Senior Citizens Center programs and marketing director.. “My seniors wake up with her. She gets them going.”
“She is one of a kind. She will be greatly missed in Hopkins County and surrounding communities. She is a local legend,” said Hopkins County Judge Robert Newsom, who has not only had the opportunity to visit on her show, but to sing with her on Reilly Springs Jamboree as part of the Campfire Cowboys; he is also scheduled to be one of her final guests on the Good Morning Show. “We are old friends. She is in a position to influence people in not just Sulphur Springs and Hopkins County; others from surrounding counties listen to her too. We certainly wish her well but she’s one we wish wouldn’t retire so she’ll still be on air.”
Enola says she too will miss the many Morning Show listeners, who’ve become friends and family over the years of calling in to KSST.
“Through the Morning Show listenership I personally gained friends from all walks of life, with roots from Delta and all surrounding counties – communities like Gober, Birthright, North Hopkins, Old Tarrant, Mahoney, Chicken Bristle, Tira, Dike, Charleston, Gobblers Knob, Sulphur Bluff, Hagansport, Sugar Hill, Hogbed, Mount Vernon, Saltillo, Weaver, Brinker, Pine Forest, Cornersville, Black Oak, Greenpond, Como and Pickton, Reilly Springs, Arbala, Possum Trot, Miller Grove, Shirley, Greenwood, Blackjack Grove, Cumby, Midway and Campbell, and many other areas of radio fans whose listenership goes back as far as 1947, when KSST went on the air.” Enola Gay said.
Enola has been with KSST since August of 1989. She still believes the novelty of her name is what landed her the job. When Bill Bradford, a former World War II pilot turned commercial pilot and radio/TV newsman, saw that name in the stack of applications, it stood out.
While most known Enola for her work as the Morning Show host, that wasn’t her first or only job at KSST. She started out in sales and doing commercial production. She knew of at least two others during her time in Sulphur Springs who voiced the show before she did.
About 5 years into her employment at KSST, she took over the Morning Show. That, she said, is when she began to “meet” people in person at the station as guests as well as KSST’s many dedicated listeners who invited her into their homes over the airwaves to provide news, announcements, school menus, birthday greetings, anniversary congratulations, weather and even traffic updates during the morning hours.
“Radio was, and still is, a strong place to get important local news immediately to the listeners. We’d wake up together,” Enola Gay Mathews said with a smile.
Some listeners felt so close to her that they’d call to let her know their plans to accomplish that day.
“It definitely gives you a unique look into people’s lives,” she said, noting she’s made it her goal to be the “cheerleader for everyone’s day.” She tries to give uplifting, positive news to encourage and help others.
Some of her listeners over the years have been truck drivers, passing through. She became acquainted with a few truck drivers who, until about 2000, would give road updates on air, which she could share with listeners during bad weather. They’d call in when they got certain places or honk as they passed KSST on I-30 to let her know they’d made it from their pick up location, perhaps a dairy in one end of the county, into town, during icy winter weather on slick roads.
She also gained friends in some of the farthest parts of the county, a network of listener-reporters across Hopkins, Franklin and Delta counties as well as Yantis and Winnsboro, who called in road and rainfall reports during or following each big storm. Some included Betty in Pine Forest, truck drivers whose CB handles were Tater Dumpling, Red Bob and the Road Master Jerry Mathews.
People too would report if there were traffic hazards, such as crashes or construction, impacting the travel of listeners. When cell phones began gaining popularity, people would call in directly from their phones on the road.
If there was a weather delay, KSST was and, still is one of, if not the, first call many school districts make, because they rely on the immediacy of the radio to get the word out to families quickly. Now, that the notifications include posting information at KSSTradio.com too, so it can go out on KSST’s additional social media platforms.
Back in Enola’s early days, the Morning Show format was pretty relaxed. While guests were scheduled when possible, it was not uncommon for community members to stop by and share the latest updates for an organization, business or about their families even.
Until about 2010, guests would come into KSST and stay as long as they wanted. They might talk live, then grab a cup of coffee and, after the business of the morning was out of the way, continue their discussions live, she recalled.
Enola has talked to entertainers, musicians, writers, artists, politicians, community leaders, school children and personnel. People would call in with what interested them. A few gardeners and farmers called in regularly, back in the earlier days of KSST, to talk about what they were growing. Others would share where fishing had been good, which would be shared with listeners.
She quite enjoyed learning some of the old time sayings and things people used in daily life. For instance, she learned one could tell if it might rain by looking out in the pasture or field to see if the livestock was lying down during the day.
During at least the first half of her years on the Morning Show, listeners could call in to request music, Country Western in those days. While there were quite a few records in the control room, if the request was for one that wasn’t, Enola would often put one song on, then dash to the back to grab the one they wanted, then put it on to play as the other song ended – all within a 3 minute span. She enjoyed being able to make someone’s morning by playing their song.
After KSST began broadcasting on Channel 18, the morning show became more structured, with Doug Haston videoing the day’s interviews which could be shown on TV as well.
One particular show Doug recalls recording annually for a number of years was Elvis Day. Enola always pays tribute to Pressley on his birth and death dates.
“Yes, the Elvis anniversary days on the Morning Show were big in listenership and sponsorship, and with guests of Elvis lookalikes over several years,” Enola said, shaking her head, recalling the memorable visits.
Haston noted that on occasion, she has even had children – sometimes her own – stop by to show off collectors’ dolls of Elvis.
Enola has also had the opportunity to voice live broadcasts from community events such as the World Champion Hopkins County Stew Contest and the Hopkins County Dairy Festival.
Recently, she enjoyed joining KSST Sports Director Ross Labenske downtown for live coverage of the 15th Annual Lions Club Lighted Christmas Parade, describing for KSST 1230 AM listeners each float, conveyance and entry as they rolled and walked by. Haston captured the parade on video, along with their accounts of it, which can be viewed anytime on the KSST Radio YouTube page and on Channel 18 during the holidays.
In fact, Enola Gay says music and the connection she had with KSST listeners was her favorite part of the job.
When she was married for the second time, an elderly listener brought her a special gift, a pound cake she’d made. She’s received many priceless gifts, little mementoes listeners learned were among her interests. She said one gift she’s still not sure who left for her in the control room, a magnet from Alaska, which still hangs on the front of her metal desk. She’s received family keepsakes, treasures from their lives shared in thanks for the personal connection they feel to her thanks to the live radio.
“I’ve had so many invitations and opportunities because of the Morning Show. My work has opened so many doors,” she said. “I have met so many people through the Good Morning Show. It’s been a huge privilege in my life, a turning point for me when I got the job. It’s led to opportunities I didn’t know I wanted, but that fell into my lap.”
She explained that in her early years at KSST, she came across photos and memorabilia of an old radio show called the Reilly Springs Jamboree. She asked the listeners about it, and received information about it over the course of a year.
“I thought about it and decided to try to revive the live stage show which KSST had carried in the 1950s. In April 1995, the Reilly Springs Jamboree Reunion was held and it was standing-room-only inside the VFW Post home. Well, the show continued and did well until COVID. Now, our stage is dark like so many other venues. It would be a thrill to get to bring it back again someday!” Enola Gay said.
Her love of music also resulted in what evolved into the 1230 West Show, played on Saturday mornings and again on Thursday evenings.
In the early 2000s, Enola explained, she began working with Benny Potter for what at that time was 1 1/2 hour of music, reaching back into its roots, telling stories of the musicians and songs they sang.
“It was easy for me. Benny was a walking encyclopedia of music and songs. You could name a song title and he’d tell information about it,” Enola said.
The two hosts, live in the beginning, would meander from song to song and artist to artist, a journey into musical history, with no filter and nothing held back, just a shared love of music and sharing it.
Around 2014, the show became the 1230 West Show, a more structured hour, focusing on her loves – Country Cowboy and Western Swing music. The show allows timeless classics from eras past to be brought back to life for an hour. Life has changed so much, but that way of life which spans generations is captured in song, Enola Gay Mathews noted.
She said her work at KSST has lead to her writing online news, taking photographs, learning about people and things she never would have. It’s resulted in singing engagements, the revival of the Jamboree and her singing in a band, as part of a duo, helping out as a speaker, MC, judge and other capacities at functions throughout the county.
Enola Gay Matthews has received various awards over the years for her work at KSST, community involvement and championing of Western Swing and Cowboy Country music. She has received Fruit of the Spirit Awards, Yantis Masonic Lodge’s Community Builder Award, Community Pride and Community Builder awards, was first runner-up for Ms. Hopkins County Senior in 2014, and more than once was recognized in the News-Telegram’s Best of Hopkins County in the Radio Broadcasting category.
More impressively, Enola Gay Mathews received the DJ of the Year in 2006 from the Academy of Western Artists, was nominated DJ of the Year by Texas Music Association in 2008, a Western Swing Hero and was inducted into the Cowtown Society of Western Swing Music Hall of Fame in 2012.
In 2020, Weatherman nominated Enola Gay for the Yellow Rose of Texas, a commission bestowed to Texas women by the Texas Governor in recognition of those who have gone beyond measure in their communities and workplace. The Yellow Rose of Texas recognizes exceptional community service such as volunteerism, charitable contributions, achievements related to the preservation of the history of Texas, or achievements toward improving the present and building the future.
“She’s a big supporter of the senior center and Ms. Hopkins County Pageant. She’s always helping me promote anything that I have. She is a jewel. I love her to death,” Weatherman said. “This is the highest honor a woman can receive in the State of Texas.”
In June 2020, Weatherman presented the Yellow Rose of Texas commission to Enola during Hopkins County Commissioners Court, where the Sheriff’s Posse which she has also served on, and the County Judge recognized her as well.
“She is an icon in this town, Everyone loves her,” Weatherman said, adding sadly, “Our Yellow Rose is retiring.”
“I have appreciated Enola’s warm welcome to KSST over the past 2 years, as well as her kindness to me as a media professional working elsewhere prior to that,” said Faith Huffman, who joined KSST’s news team in 2019. “Enola is passionate about whatever she does. I and KSST wish her the best in retirement.”
“The people of Hopkins County will not truly appreciate what they’ve had for the last 30 years until the day after Christmas, until they no longer start their day with Enola Gay,” said longtime coworker and friend Doug Haston of Enola Gay’s retirement at the end of next week.
Enola says she feels blessed to have been a part of so many people’s lives through her work at KSST, for over 3 decades. However, much as she will miss wishing everyone happy birthday and anniversary, and announcing community events, especially KSST’s “milestone anniversary on March 1, 2022, celebrating 75 years of serving multiple generations of listeners,” Enola Gay is ready to take a step back to enjoy her family on a less regimented schedule and excited to see what the next chapter of life has to offer.
KSST welcomes the community to stop by the station from noon to 2 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 22, for a come and go reception to celebrate Enola Gay Matthews for her 32 years with KSST and wish her well as she begins her retirement.
Hopkins County Records – Dec. 17, 2021
Land Deed Transfers
- Haven Tennison to Amanda Story and Mike Story; tract in the MA Bowlin survey
- Tim Tolson to Jennifer Ann Tolson; tract in the Santos Coy survey
- Donald Bohlken to Flying N Land And Cattle LLC
- Ana Micka AIF Daniel J. Micka to Diana L Cross and Johnny R Cross; tract in the MA Bowlin survey
- Jamie Hornbuckle to Tufeng Zhang and Min Zhoa; tract in the John B. Sparkman survey
- Barbara Potter to Bent Investments LLC; tract in the Mary Ann Bowlin survey
- Monica Rubio, known by Monica Rubio-Afdahl, to Gabriel Arthur Rubio Sr. an Zella Rubio; tract in the Russell B. Craft survey
- J Woodson to Brandon Woodson; tract in the MA Bowlin survey
- Judith Dolan and Thomas Dolan to Bob Neal and Nikki Neal; tract in the Green Acres Addition
- Johnny R. Couch and Patsy R. Couch to Berta Alicia Rodriguez and Victor Manuel Rodriguez; tract in the Thomas Lee survey
- Jonas Helm and Melanie Helm to McCrorey Land and Cattle LLC; tract in the R Moore survey
- Michael Douglas Attaway to Maria E. Rodriguez; tract in the MA Bowlin survey
- Gail Ann Johnston to M Rosamond Construction LLC; tract in the Jose Y’Barbo survey
- Elmer Anderson “EA” Junell Jr. Estate, Thomas Charles Sellers independent executor, to Summit Ranch Construction LLC; tract GW Downing survey
- Michael Coker to Alexander Mario Valenzuela; tract in the MA Bowlin survey
- Alma Click to Gala Jean Baird, Norris W. Click and Charlotte Ann Rainey
- Courtney Dawson, Laura Elizabeth Dawson and Melissa Paige Dawson to James Allen; tract in the JF Keller survey
- Uriel Hernandez-Perez and Maribel Pacheco to James Hopper and Carlina Pacheco Marintez; tract n the Mary Ann Bowlin survey
- Coery M. Leonard to Maggie Michelle Leonard; tract in the James Barrett survey
- Gail Johnston to Karen Gammill; tract in the Jose Y’Barbo survey
- Austin Dyer and Michael Dyer to Edward Lord and Shyla Lord; tract in the John Norris survey
- Gary Lewis and Rachel Lewis to Champions MPM LLC; tract in the MA Bowlin survey
- Yates Group Inc. to GPM SSTX001 LLC; tract in the MA Bowlin survey
- Thelma L. Kelly to Jeramiah J. Dias; tract in the Gilbert Smith survey
- Marilyn Baxter, independently and as independent executor for the James L. Baxter Estate, to Markeda Fisher; tract in the MA Bowlin survey
- Janet E. Stewart and Mark E Williams to Brian Larson; tract in the Thomas Tobar survey
- Martin Munoz Jr. to Winghung Chiang and Lin Yang; tract in the John G. Procello survey
- Sharon McKenzie, known by Sharon Roberts, and Glenn Roberts to SGM McQueen Inc.; tract in the Oscar Engledow survey
- Cynthia Bain, Dana Bain, David Clinton Bain, and Michael Jack Bain independently and as independent administrator for the Ruby Jean Bain Estate, to Charlotte Hinton Nelson; tract in the MA Bowlin survey
- Bernhard Ballin to David Krusiewski and Wendy Krusiewski; tract in the James Hansley survey
- Louisiana National Bank to Casey Woodall and Michael Woodall; tract in the U. Aiguier survey
- Joan Henry and Tommy Henry to Melissa Pogue; tract in the John Clark survey
- John McClane, who is also known by Johnny M. McClane, and Mitzi L. McLane to Brandie English and Colten English; tract in the Juan Polvedore survey
- Brandon Huffines and Melissa Huffines to Alan Screws and Kim Screws; tract in the MA Bowlin survey
- Charles Bryan White and Natalie White to Kimberly Diane Skinner and William Douglas Skinner; tract in the Santos Coy survey
- Nancy Tubb and Steven D. Tubb to Landon Overly and Lexi Overly; tract in the James Hawkins survey
- Donna L. Barton and Johnny R. Barton to Anne Marie Rowland and Douglas Lee Rowland; tract in the John Clark survey
- Jason Day, Jeff Day, Jimmy Day and Teresa Garcia to Valarie J. Trousdale and Marcie Ward; tract in the MW Matthews survey
- Ninfa Barajas De Sanchez to Armando Frias Salazar; tract in the HN Quirk survey
- Misty Friddle and William Friddle to Choice Residential LLC; tract in the GC Littlefield survey
- Johnny Green and Lori Lee Green to Barbara E. Garcia and Larry L. Garcia; tract in the James Hawkins survey
- Angelia Farmer and Troy Alan Farmer to Anitha Sanderson and Jeff Sanderson; tract in the Jose Y’Barbo survey
- Jared R. Caddell, Jeff Alan Caddell, K. Caddell and Melissa Caddell to Ali K. Newsom and Jonathan Newsom; tract in the Troy M. Thomas survey
- Donna L. Barton and Johnny R. Barton to Colten Paris; tract in the John Clark survey
- Morgane Milligan to RE Metro Investments LLC; tract in the MA Bowlin survey
- Kasandra Renee Bradley, Lelia Starling and Novell Starling to Mary L. Foster and Donnie Earle Martin; tract in the Sarah H. Norris survey
- Marsha S. Herman and William Ben Herman to Holley Narramore and Mark Narramore; tract in the William Cannon survey
- Brenda L. Curry and Simion Graghicui to Simon Rodriguez and Jeffery Louis Topping; tract in the MJ McGee survey
- David E. Downs, independent executor for the Earl L. Downs Estate, to Kathleen McKenzie and Ryan McKenzie; tract in the Nacogdoches University survey
- Joshua R. Beck to Alan Screws and Kim Screws; tract in the MA Bowlin survey
- Davis Street Baptist Church of Sulphur Springs to Judy Temples; tract in the MA Bowlin survey
- Morgan Massey, known by Morgan Vail, and David Vail to Glenna D. Bulloch Living Trust, Kaylyn Moss and Sherri Prisbrey; tract in the Nacogdoches University survey
- Hollie A. Allen and Heather R. Winstead to Pamela Allen; tract in the Andrew Hurley survey
- Matt R. Mitchell and Jaime N. Mitchell to John J. Debusk and Deralyn M. Debusk; tract in the Santos Coy survey
Applications for Marriage Licenses
- Aaron Gerald Helton and Jessica Renee Oliver
- William Daniel Crawford and Katelyn Grace Beech
- Kayla Diane Lee Hewett and Maisen Dare Brown
- Joseph Clifford Martin and Erika Ann Flowers
- Donald Anthony Coffman and Denise Dawn Simmons
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 1230 AM.
If given permission, we will also livestream the game on to KSST Radio’s YouTube channel.
The second team up on this Friday game day is Wildcats soccer, although the varsity team now has an acting bye today on Friday, Dec. 17.
Coach Alexi Upton and his men’s soccer team were originally scheduled to travel to the metroplex to take on Carrollton’s RL Turner, but the coach had to cancel the game.
As a result, Friday game day for Sulphur Springs will be a JV2/freshman only contest with West Mesquite.
That game will kick off at Gerald Prim Stadium at 4 P.M.
Last Saturday Wildcats soccer kicked off their season at home with a 2-0-1 scrimmage tourney effort, good enough to be crowned Sulphur Springs Tournament Champions.
They followed up that with a 3-1 scrimmage win in Greenville on Tuesday.
Wildcats basketball are last team up today back in the DFW metroplex taking on Arlington Grace Prep.
Coach Brandon Shaver were set to travel to Fort Worth on Tuesday for a non-district match-up with Arlington Heights HS.
The Yellowjackets forfeited their match so Sulphur Springs’ record now sits at 14-4 heading into their Friday contest.
The men’s basketball team will look to make it two straight wins if they can get the victory versus Arlington Grace Prep tonight at 7:30 P.M.
Lady Cats soccer have a home scrimmage tournament tomorrow, taking on three highly-ranked 4A teams.
Coach Javier Aguayo and his athletes host three teams in the top-10 in 4A Division II.
First up, women’s soccer takes on #3 Maybank at 9 AM. Sulphur Springs will be back in action for their second game of two on Saturday taking on #7 Kilgore at 11 A.M.
The final match for Coach Aguayo and his Lady Cats is at 2 P.M. on Dec. 18 versus #10 Caddo Mills.
Women’s soccer went 1-1 last Saturday to open scrimmage play.
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.
