Lady Cats Basketball Wins Big Over Pine Tree, 49-29 For First District Win
Women’s basketball won their first home game on Tuesday, Jan. 4 versus Pine Tree 49-29 at the SSHS Main Gym. The win is also the first win in district for the Lady Cats. Coach Erica Delley’s squad sank some threes to jump out to a 15-7 lead over the visiting Lady Pirates heading into the second quarter. Jasmine Taylor contributed to the hot start, sinking two threes and a free throw to acquire seven of her nine points in...
Lady Cats Basketball Loses Tough One at Home to New Boston
The Lady Cats basketball team struggled to score in the third and lost to New Boston 56-16 at home on Tuesday, Dec. 7. While the women’s basketball team were able to keep it close thanks to shots not falling early for both teams, trailing 16-10 at halftime, the third was when New Boston cruised by the Lady Cats. Sulphur Springs scored a free throw alone in the third before shots began to fall more frequently in the fourth. Coach...
Sulphur Springs City Manager’s Report – March 1, 2022
Sulphur Springs City Manager Marc Maxwell presented the following report to the City Council during the regular monthly council meeting on March 1, 2022. COVID-19 Response We have 3 patients in the COVID unit at the hospital. Claims We did not have any liability claims or workers compensation claims from February. Senior Citizens Building It looks like we are going to get the $2.4 million in grant funding that we...
March 13 COVID-19 Update: 1 Fatality, 8 New Cases, 7 Recoveries, 148 Active Cases
COVID-19 numbers in Hopkins County are coming down overall as the number of residents receiving COVID-19 vaccinations increases, with more recoveries this month than new cases so far. Unfortunately, the number of COVID-19 fatalities continues to rise in Hopkins County too, according to Texas Department of State Health Services’ March 13 COVID-19 dashboards and reports. Case Counts The new confirmed cases reported so far this...
March 8 COVID-19 Update: 1 Fatality, 4 New Cases, 170 Active Cases
Hopkins County’s COVID-19 new case counts have gone down as has the total number of patients in the COVID-19 unit in the area, across the region and state, as have the number of individuals being tested daily, while the number of people receiving COVID-19 vaccinations have increased, according to Texas Department of State Health Services’ March 8 COVID-19 reports. Unfortunately, five additional COVID-19 deaths have also...
Monday: Weather-Related Closures, Schedule Changes
With a dusting of snow covering icy roads and more snow and another wintry predicted, several organizations have reported weather-related closures and schedule changes as a safety precaution. Those weather-related schedule changes reported to KSST include: Schools North Hopkins ISD is closing on-site class until further notice until at least mid-week. NHISD administrators will provide an update when classes will resume on-site. Remote...
Monday: Weather-Related Closures, Schedule Changes
With a dusting of snow covering icy roads and more snow and another wintry predicted, several organizations have reported weather-related closures and schedule changes as a safety precaution. Those weather-related schedule changes reported to KSST include: Schools North Hopkins ISD is closing on-site class until further notice until at least mid-week. NHISD administrators will provide an update when classes will resume on-site. Remote...
People Urged To Take Precautions In Readiness For Another Winter Storm
A Few Weather-Related Closings, Cancellations Already Reported North and Central Texas are under a winter storm warning until 6 p.m. Monday, with mixed precipitation and very low temperatures and strong winds that could result in very restricted visibility and possibly life threatening wind chills, according to weather forecasts. A second winter storm front is expect then to blow in Tuesday night or Wednesday and hang around until...
Jan. 27 COVID-19 Update: 1 Fatality, 15 New Cases, 24 Recoveries
Texas Department of State Health Services Jan. 27 COVID-19 Case Counts dashboards showed one additional fatality, 15 new cases, 24 recoveries and 31 additional vaccine doses administered. COVID-19 Fatalities, Nursing Facility Updates The dashboard showed 92 COVID-19 fatalities at 5 p.m. Jan. 27, which means 1 additional Hopkins County resident has died from COVID-19. The latest death, according to the DSHS Fatalities over Time by...
Jan. 26 COVID-19 Update: 3 Fatalities, 37 New Cases, 20 Recoveries
Three additional Hopkins County COVID-19 fatalities were confirmed, 37 new cases and 20 recoveries were reported over the last four days in Hopkins County. Fewer COVID-19 hospitalizations were also reported across Trauma Service Area F from Jan. 23-25, according to the Texas Department of State Health Service Jan. 26 COVID-19 updates. Case Counts After a day (Jan. 25) in which no new testing and case updates were posted for Hopkins...
