Firefighters Combat Challenge: A Feature of Hot August Night Aug. 11, 12
North Hopkins Volunteer Fire Department Chief Bobby Harris and Hopkins County Fire Chief Andy Endsley were guests on the KSST Good Morning Show to talk about this weekend’s ‘Hot August Night’, an annual fundraiser for Hopkins County Fire Departments. There are two main features: a BBQ Cook-off held as a fundraiser with serving at 5pm Saturday Aug 12, and the Scott Firefighters Combat Challenge, which is an...
42 is the “National Game of Texas” and Popular in Hopkins County
The popular domino game of 42 originated in the Lone Star State in 1887, and 130 years later, it’s thriving popularity has spread worldwide. Hopkins County, Texas is home to several tournaments. One of these is the George Dorner Memorial 42 Tournament, held since 2014 at the Sulphur Bluff Methodist Church on the second Saturday in July. Dorner was an active member there and a contributing part of his home community, serving in...
Harris Named Interim Fire Chief at North Hopkins
In a press release issued Wednesday night, March 15, 2017, the North Hopkins Volunteer Fire Department announced a change in administration. The press release was issued one week following the departure of Craig “Moose” Morgan as Fire Chief. According to the release Morgan is no longer associated with the department. The announcement follows a change in management at The Way Radio Group where Morgan was listed as...
Workshop Fire in Emblem Sends 15 Firemen to ER for Tests
Fifteen Hopkins County firefighters and volunteer firefighters were at CHRISTUS Mother Francis Sulphur Springs Hospital Emergency Room following a structure fire on FM 71 in the Emblem Community Wednesday. The ER tested each firefighter after it was discovered that a 55-gallon drum of formaldehyde had been leaking in the workshop where the fire occurred, according to Andy Endsley, Hopkins County Fire Chief. Firemen from Hopkins County...
County Firemen Have Been Busy With Large and Small Fires
A community effort stymied a potential major fire in the East Caney Community Wednesday. A Hay bale fire on the Jacob’s Dairy South of I-30 off County Road 2341 and Lawrence Lane was extinguished when firemen and others utilized tractors to remove bails from the 1100 bale stack. Only 280 bales were destroyed in the fire. Hopkins County Firemen along with volunteers from Brinker, Como, Pickton, Pine Forest, Dike, and North Hopkins...
“Updated” North Hopkins Volunteer Fireman Arrested for Arson
Hopkins County Fire Marshall Mike Matthews’ investigation of a structure fire on County Road 4582 has led to the arrest of Justin Blake Saffel, 21, a volunteer with the North Hopkins Volunteer Fire Department. Saffel was arrested Saturday for arson, a Felony 2. During an interview with Saffel, he confessed to committing the arson. He explained how he started the fire and the reason for starting the fire. He started the fire so...
Fireworks Safety; County Fire Chief Endsley has Volunteer’s Heart
Hopkins County Fire Chief Andy Endsley visited the KSST Good Morning Show with Enola Gay during his first week on duty. He talked about fireworks safety for the Fourth of July weekend. With over 30 inches of rainfall during the first half of 2016, and with moderate conditions so far this summer, no burn bans have been placed for Hopkins County. He believes that may mean more fireworks in the hands of citizens this holiday. According...
Donation for Portrait for Volunteer Fire Department is Not a Scam
It’s not a scam. The North Hopkins Volunteer Fire Department is raising funds for a new brush truck using a donation for portrait of an individual, couple, or family. Thursday morning a listener called KSST News to question if the fundraiser was legitimate. In a phone call to a member of the North Hopkins VFD leadership, KSST News was told that the department was indeed doing the fund raiser. The question raised in the caller’s mind...
Dike Volunteer Fire Department Responds Quickly to Grass Fire!
Dike Volunteer Fire Department responded to put out a potentially large grass fire. Once again, area volunteers put down their work and rushed to fight a fire. This fire call was to a hay field north of Dike, TX. Speculation at the scene indicated the fire was started by a tractor mower. Units from Hopkins County Fire Department and Brinker Volunteer Fire Departments also responded. The fire was put out quickly and no one was...
May 11 Chamber Connection: See You On The Centerline April 8, 2024 – For The Solar Eclipse!
By Butch Burney, Hopkins County Chamber of Commerce President/CEO, [email protected] If you Google “April 8, 2024,” the first thing that will pop up is a total solar eclipse that goes from southwest Texas to Maine. If you look closely, you will see Sulphur Springs is slap dab on the center point of the Path of Totality. What that means is that Sulphur Springs and Hopkins County needs to gear up for that event. People travel...
