Update: Sulphur Bluff Resident Found In Debris Of Burned Home Wednesday Afternoon, Officials Report
Officials Wednesday afternoon reported the Sulphur Bluff man whose County Road 3608 residence was destroyed Tuesday by fire was located by specially trained canines inside the debris of his home. The Search One Rescue Team, an organization with specifically trained canine handlers dedicated to search and rescue, located the deceased man inside the debris and notified his family, according to a press release issued by Hopkins County...
Love to Decorate Christmas Trees? Here’s Your Contest!
And here’s the contest rules, according to Brent Smith, Hopkins County EMS
Blue Santa Needs Your Help for a Brighter Christmas!
L. to R. Blue Santa spokespersons: Josh Schufeldt for local law enforcement, Amy Griggs for Empty Stocking and Shanna Martin for CANHelp. What are the Blue Santa barrels you see around town and in the shopping areas of Sulphur Springs and Hopkins County? These barrels are part of the way in which local law enforcement plans to make the holiday brighter for some children with toys for Christmas. Just place new toys in the barrels when...
Sulphur Springs Symphony Auction is November 23rd, 2019
The 28th annual Live Auction on KSST benefiting the Sulphur Springs Symphony League will be held Saturday, November 23. The auction begins at 5 PM. You can listen live on KSST 1230 AM, watch Suddenlink Channel 18, or stream it at www.ksstradio.com. Local celebrities taking bids. We rely on the live auction as our only fundraiser to supplement donations made by our League members and event sponsors. This year, we are hoping to raise...
End the Streak
By Johanna Hicks Johanna Hicks, B.S., M.Ed., Texas A&M AgriLife Extension, Family & Community Health Agent, Hopkins County, P.O. Box 518, 1200-B West Houston St., Sulphur Springs, TX 75483; 903-885-3443; [email protected] It has been 19 years since Texas could claim a day where there were no fatalities on our roads. Every day in Texas nearly 10 people are killed in traffic crashes. According to the Texas Department of...
Commissioners To Open Bids For Houston-Rosemont Street Building Project
Hopkins County Commissioner Court are considering what to do with this property on the corner of Houston and Rosemont Streets. Hopkins County Commissioner Court have scheduled a work session Friday morning to move a stop closer to constructing a new building at the corner of Rosemont and Houston Streets. The agenda calls proposals for a proposed building at the corner of Houston and Rosemont streets to be opened during the 9 a.m. work...
United Way Final Report Meeting Shares Great News with a $184,750.13 Total!
The final report meeting for the 2019 Hopkins County United Way Campaign was held on Wednesday, November 6, 2019. Executive Secretary Susan Berning stated “On behalf of Campaign Chairs Beverley and Bill Owens, I am very pleased to report our Campaign total is $184,750.13! As always, the total is official only after money is counted and pledges recorded.” The 2019 goal was $165,000 and that goal was surpassed again this...
Rollover Crash On I-30 West Of Sulphur Springs Results In Methamphetamine Arrest
A 55-year-old Como woman was arrested on a controlled substance charge following a one-vehicle rollover crash on Interstate 30 Tuesday night, according to arrest reports. Hopkins County sheriff’s deputies; EMS; Hopkins County, Cumby and Brinker firefighters; and Cumby police were dispatched at 9:20 p.m. Nov. 5 to a crash in which a vehicle reportedly rolled over into the median, landing on its top, near mile marker 114 on...
Success from “Benefit of Love” for Reed/Cavanaugh/Ivey Families, Plus Good Reports on Kaycee
Lots of cooks pitched in to provide food It was held on Saturday November 2, 2019, a cool and windy day, on the grounds of Shannon Oaks Church, and according to one organizer, “the outpouring of love went over and above what we expected, yet from Hopkins County folks, that wasn’t surprising!”. In planning for the ‘Benefit of Love’ event, a team of volunteer organizers, which included Vicki Pickel,...
Cookeville Man Arrested In Como For Theft At Sulphur Springs Walmart, Possessing Methamphetamine
A Cookeville man was allegedly caught with merchandise reported to have been stolen from Walmart in Sulphur Springs as well as suspected methamphetamine, according to arrest reports. Hopkins County Sheriff’s Sgt. Shea Shaw reported spotting a silver Pontiac Grand AM at Joe Bob’s in Como at 4:23 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 2; the car matched the description of one in which a shoplifting suspect allegedly left Sulphur Springs...
