Brice Duane Gregg
Funeral services for Brice Duane Gregg, 85, of Como, will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, March 4, 2017 at West Oaks Funeral Home Chapel with Dr. Jimmy Henry officiating. Military Honors by the Hopkins County Military Coalition will follow at Restlawn Memorial Park with family serving as pallbearers. Visitation will be held from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m., Friday, March 3, 2017 at West Oaks Funeral Home. Brice passed away on Wednesday, March...
Sulphur Springs Pilot Club is Busy in 2017
Jane Goldsmith, a 12-year member of the Sulphur Springs Pilot Club, shared some news about Sulphur Springs Pilot Club’s 2017 projects during a recent interview on the Good Morning Show with Enola Gay on KSST Radio and Channel 18TV. Just wrapping up is Hoop Dreams, a basketball camp for youngsters with brain-related disorders. This is the Pilot’s 10th year to host the series of games. In 2007, the project began with only 7...
The Unknown Proved to be Methamphetamine
Hopkins County Deputy responded at a call regarding a possible overdose Saturday evening. Parents of Cameron Blayne Davis, 18, gave the deputy a plastic baggie with several white pills identified as Xanex and two unknown capsule pills. It was the unknown that created the problem. Davis was seen by EMS but refused treatment. He was left at home to sleep. However, when the unknown pills were tested, they proved to be methamphetamine....
Plea Bargain Earns 30 Years for Meth Possession
Garland Shane Robinson, 38 of Garland, a codefendant to Cory Butler plead guilty to Possession of a Controlled Substance Penalty Group 1, more than 4-grams but less than 200-grams Thursday in Eighth Judicial District Court. He was sentenced to 30 years in the Texas Department of Corrections. Robinson and Butler were together when Hopkins County Deputies were called to County Road 3502 to check out a suspicious vehicle and a suspicious...
Garland Man Receives Two Years in Plea Agreement
Wednesday in Eighth Judicial Court during a docket call, Corey James Butler, 28 of Garland, plead guilty to Possession of a Controlled Substance Penalty Group 1 over 4-grams but less than 200-grams and was sentenced to two year in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. In November, 2016, Hopkins County Deputies were called to County Road 3502 to check out a suspicious vehicle and a suspicious person. There they found Butler and one...
EDC Sees Strong Interest in Local Area for Expanding/Relocating Business and Industry
In recent weeks, the local Economic Development Corporation has been busy with prospective manufacturing and business companies inquiring about and visiting Sulphur Springs and Hopkins County. With the approach of spring and the first of the year in the rear view mirror, companies are beginning to explore options for expansion and/or relocation. Roger Feagley, EDC Director, told KSST News he has no set pattern in his approach to...
Henbit By Mario Villarino
This winter season has reality become a challenge for everyone. With temperature oscillations of close to 40 degrees in the same week, the winter really looks like spring at times. Even the royal empress tree at the park is responding to the warm temperatures by beginning to bud. One of the real questions becomes to when the spring really starts and when those springs weeds will germinate? If we have another cold spell before too...
Sulphur Springs City Council Agenda for Tuesday, February 7
The regular meeting of the Sulphur Springs City Council will be held at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, February 7, 2017 in the Council Room at 201 North Davis Street. The following items will be discussed: Pledge of Allegiance to the United States Flag, Texas Flag, and invocation. Presentations, proclamations, and announcements. (A) Black History Month Proclamation Manager’s report will include status report of capital improvements,...
Tira News February 3, 2017
I received word that Steven Vickery passed away on Thursday evening, following a battle with heart problems. Funeral arrangements are pending. A Pancake Breakfast fundraiser to help his family with medical expenses is scheduled for Saturday morning, February 4th, from 8:00 to noon at the Hopkins County Central Fire Station, next to UPS on South Texas Street. Please keep his family in your prayers. Steven’s father, Powell...
Flags at Half-Staff Wednesday to Honor Astronaut
Flags at the Hopkins County Veterans Memorial at Celebration Plaza will be lowered to half-staff Wednesday, January 25 following a proclamation by Texas Governor Gregg Abbott. The event will honor Former U.S. Navy Captain Gene Cernan who passed away on January 16, 2017. In his proclamation, Governor Abbott stated, “As an astronaut, Captain Cernan played an important role in the exploration of space and in the development of the...
