Condition Of Children In Fatal Crash Reportedly ‘Much Improved’
DPS: Crash Resulted From Pickup Swerving Into Opposite Lane, Striking 2 Vehicles Several fundraisers were held over the weekend and more are planned to assist the families of Sandy Cavanaugh Reed and Keesha Gibbs Ivey, who were killed in a three-vehicle crash while returning home from the football game versus Forney late Friday night. Crash information According to Texas Department of Public Safety reports, a vehicle swerving into the...
National Emergency Preparedness Month Part 3:City, County a Team
Effects of heavy rainfall across parts of the county had already awakened first responders early on Friday with reports of rising water and stalled vehicles in the usual areas prone to flooding. Thus, Sulphur Springs Police Chief Jason Ricketson, Hopkins County Fire Chief Andy Endsley and Assistant Emergency Coordinator Kristi Springfield were already on the job on September 20, 2019 before arriving at KSST for a Good Morning Show...
Maria Jesus Ramires “Nana” Aguilar
Mass of Christian Burial for Maria Jesus Ramires Aguilar age 81, will be held at 11:00 AM Wednesday, August 15, 2018 at the St. James Catholic Church with Fr. Juan Carlos Sardinas, Deacons Loren Seely, Buddy O’Brien and Jose Moreno officiating. Interment will follow at Sulphur Springs City Cemetery with Tony Abercrombie, Mark Maxwell, Mario Camargo, Tony Murray, Larry Powers, Jack Orwosky, Rigoberto Estrada, Issac Abrego, Luis A....
2018 Back to School Around Hopkins County
School will be starting for Hopkins County students through the month of August 2018. Here’s a run-down of dates and current activities. Back-to-School is August 16 for both Miller Grove ISD and Cumby ISD. Miller Grove will hold a Meet the Teacher Night on August 13, and Volleyball is underway. Miller Grove Superintendent is Steve Johnson. For the Cumby Trojans, August 10 is the first day of Football workout with pads, and...
Big Week Next Week at SSHS
by Don Julien Next week (July 30-August 3) will be a big one at Sulphur Springs High School. Team tennis, volleyball and the band will begin practice for this season. There will also be camps for tennis and football. It’s also football season ticket week. Wildcats Tennis Coach Tony Martinez, in his fifth season here, will be busy day and night next week. His tennis camps at the Wildcats Tennis Complex are scheduled on Monday...
James Aubrey Petty
Funeral service for James Aubrey Petty, age 63, of Cumby, TX will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Saturday, February 17, 2018 at Brashear Baptist Church with Justin Milton, Chris Vaughan and David Burns officiating. Interment will follow at Brashear Cemetery with Steve Rutledge, James Taylor, Jason Gilbreath, Billy Mark Rabe, J. J. Price and Scottie Sewell serving as pallbearers and Johnny Brandon, Keith Hale, Wade Eppars, Manwell Granados...
Owens Calls New Alignment for SSHS Sports Exciting
“We are excited about the new places and new faces,” said SSHS Athletic Director and Football Head Coach Gregg Owens as the new district alignments were announced Thursday morning. Owens said, “It will be a new challenge with new teams, but the biggest challenge [for football] will be the nine (9) team district.” He said a team must win a lot of games to get in the playoffs. “It’s really exciting because it’s different,” he said....
Area Schools Athletic Realigned for Next Two Seasons
Here are the new districts for Hopkins County and area schools for the next two years beginning new school year fall 2018. Miller Grove and Yantis are in Class A District 23 in Region 3 with Dodd City, Ector, Fruitvale, Fannindel, Roxton and Savoy. Saltillo and Sulphur Bluff are in Class A District 24 in Region 3 with Avery, Avinger, Bloomburg and Union Hill. For Cumby, in football, they are in Class 2A Division II District 9 in...
Lady Cats Volleyball Begins Two-a-Day Practice
Practice for the Lady Cats’ volleyball team got underway with a two-a-day session Tuesday in the main gym at the high school. An early session focused on conditioning while a later session dealt with volleyball skills. A total of forty girls attended. Lady Cats Volleyball Coach Justin Maness, in his second year as Lady Cats coach, said the tryout sessions Tuesday and Wednesday are designed to be hard. Team assignments are...
FCA Heart of Champions All-Star Games Include Six From Hopkins County
Sulphur Springs High School graduate Mason Buck stroked a single and drove in a run during a Fellowship of Christian Athletes All-Star baseball game played in Tyler last Friday. Buck’s Red Team won the game, 11-7. Former Lady Cats’ softball players and SSHS graduates Hannah Crowson and Jaye Doughtie also played in an FCA All-Star softball game Friday in Tyler. Doughtie had an RBI single. Former Wildcat offensive lineman...
