Local Man Arrested
A Sulphur Springs Police Officer arrested a local man Tuesday who was named in two out of town warrants. Officer Seth McDaniel arrested 53-year old Ronnie Louis Somerville of Sulphur Springs just after 5 p.m. Tuesday. Somerville was named in a robbery warrant in Hunt County and for a parole violation by Texas Pardons and Parole. The suspect was seen in the front yard of a home in the 1000 block of South Davis. The man was arrested...
SSISD Budget Amendments
During this fiscal year, the Sulphur Springs School Board has approved several budget amendments totaling more than $1-million. About half of the total was for 800 I Pad’s for students approved in April. One was to pay costs of water remediation under the new Middle School. Some of this may come back to the district due to litigation. The district also approved a stipend for a surprise check for teachers in November as a thank you....
Billy Jack Allan Wins Again
Billy Jack Allen believes he has won the Texas State Champion Homemade Ice Cream Freeze Off title six times. He’s entered for 25 years. He says one of his secrets is that his wife says he has to eat any ice cream he makes that is not good. Year after year judges seem to like what he makes. This year’s winner Saturday was a banana nut ice cream. The Allen family has produced lots of winners over the years. This year Chris Allen took...
Dairy Festival Board Member Pat Chase
Dairy Festival Board Member Pat Chase enjoys the big draft horses, such as the Clydesdales he was instrumental in bringing to Sulphur Springs for the Dairy Festival Parade Saturday. He began working to get them to town after seeing them in the Rose Bowl Parade in Pasadena in early 2013. It took over a year to get them here. Chase has some beautiful large horses of his own; they are the most popular breed in America, Belgian Draft...
We Made the Dog Park Finals
Sulphur Springs has made the finals in an online voting contest that could provide some funds for a dog park for the city. There are 15 cities in the finals and Sulphur Springs is currently running third. City Director of Community Development Shane Shepard says Sulphur Springs is only 200 votes out of second place but is about 1,000 votes behind leader Waverly, Iowa. The winner will receive $1,000 with $25,000 going to those in...
Women Hurt in Accident
An 86-year old woman from Dike was killed in a two-vehicle accident in Hopkins County Saturday afternoon. The deceased has been identified as Lorene Foley. The accident occurred on Highway 19 North at FM 1537 at 4:17 p.m. Saturday. The DPS accident report indicates the victim was a passenger in a vehicle heading south on Highway 19. The driver of the vehicle was turning left onto FM 1537 when the vehicle was in collision with a...
The Edge
The Edge, the Sulphur Springs High School conditioning program for athletes entering grades 8 through 12 begins Monday from 8 a.m. until 10 a.m. It will run Monday through Thursday through July 24. It’s free. Lady Cats Softball Coach David Carrillo also has softball camp Tuesday through Thursday this week in the Multipurpose Building. Camp for those entering 2nd through 5th grades is from 1 p.m. until 2:30 p.m. and for those entering...
Hopkins County Commissioners Court Update 06/16/14
The Hopkins County Commissioners Court will get an update on The Blacklands Railroad from Nathan Bailey during a work session Monday at 10 a.m. in Meeting Room 1 adjacent to the County Judge’s Office in the County Courthouse. The court will also take up the budget again during the work session. By Don Julian, KSST News and Sports Director
Council Meeting 06/03/14
At a regular meeting of the Sulphur Springs City Council on June 3, the council postponed action on two ordinances because of council members’ concerns. The items will be taken up in a work session Monday morning at 11:30 a.m. before they come back before the council at a later meeting. The items deal with adopting the International Property Maintenance Code and replacing the entire zoning section dealing with signs and...
Festival Event Updates
The thinking of many is that Saturday’s Dairy Festival Parade may have been among the best ever attracting a large crowd along the route. The main attraction was the Budweiser Clydesdales. There were over 100 entries including the usual little kids in golf carts, the six Queen contestants, Queen Kennedy Potts, businesses, youth groups, churches, balloon pilots, fire trucks, big trucks and tractors old and new. Parade Marshal was...
