One Dead, Three in Critical Condition Following Accident Monday Afternoon
April 24, 2018 – One man is dead, as of Tuesday morning, and a mother and two children are in critical condition following a one vehicle accident on State Highway 19 north of Sulphur Springs and just north of the White Oak Creek bridges, according to Justice of the Peace Brad Cummings. Cummings told KSST News that as the accident was investigated it was thought there would be four fatalities but the quick work of EMS and the...
AMBUS Team Returns; Presented Report to Hospital District Board Monday
Hopkins County EMS AMBUS and the six paramedics that were deployed to South Texas to assist in medical care and transport during Hurricane Harvey have returned. Monday night, Brent Smith and Jeff Sanderson presented a report of their activities to the Hopkins County Hospital District Board during their monthly meeting. The team served in Victoria, Rockport, and Beaumont. Deployed to the staging center in San Antonio, their work began...
CHRISTUS HEALTH Reports Minimal Damage to Facilities in South Texas; Utilizing Resources
With at least 16 hospitals along the South Texas Coast closed due to flooding, CHRISTUS Health reports minimal damage to its facilities located along the area. Many hospitals will face serious financial costs due to damage to their facilities and other issues created by the hurricane. William Knous, Manager, Internal and Public Affairs for CHRISTUS Trinity Mother Francis Hospitals told KSST News in an email Thursday morning that...
Local AMBUS Already Serving In Preparation for Hurricane Harvey
Hopkins County EMS AMBUS and the six paramedics that have been deployed to South Texas in preparation for Hurricane Harvey have already begun work in Victoria, Texas, where team members moved eight patients from a long term nursing facility. The AMBUS and crew are now on their way to Corpus Christi. The AMBUS and crew traveled to San Antonio where they joined two AMBUSes stationed in Dallas and two stationed in San Antonio. (See...
Heart Care At CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital-Sulphur Springs
CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Sulphur Springs-Since the opening of the cardiac cath lab at CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Sulphur Springs in 2009, patients in Sulphur Springs, Emory, Hopkins County and the surrounding areas have access to a state-of-art cardiac cath lab that provides diagnostics, imaging and treatments for heart patients close to home. Through a partnership with the trusted providers of Advanced...
Grand Jury Returns 45 Indictments May 11
A Hopkins County Grand Jury Monday returned 45 indictments. Joe Gilbert Valdez was indicted for continuous sexual assault of a young child. The victim was a six year old girl. Two men were indicted for on-line solicitation of a minor: Bart Co Hoppenreys and Joshua Cain Strickland. Strickland was also indicted for possession of a controlled substance, namely methamphetamine. A man and a woman were indicted for aggravated assault...
First Grade Students Learn Bicycle Safety
There was a bicycle rodeo at Travis Primary School Friday morning out in front of the school. More than 150 children in seven first grade classes received bicycle helmets purchased by Hopkins County Memorial Hospital. Hopkins County EMS Shift Captain Danny Wilburn. Wilburn said a helmet is a requirement for one riding a bicycle and each of the students received a free helmet. Students were taken step-by-step through scenarios where...
Chamber Connection February 5, 2015 by Meredith Caddell
Join us for the Winter Spectacular Chamber Banquet, Thursday, February 19th! Tickets are on sale NOW for the 89th Annual Chamber of Commerce Membership Banquet. It will be a relaxing casual evening of entertainment, great food and the recognition of some well-deserved businesses and individuals. The banquet will take place in the beautifully renovated Hopkins County Civic Center on Thursday, February 19th at 6:30pm. Tickets are $25...
Luminant Power Mine Incident Update
[sc_embed_player fileurl=”http://www.ksstradio.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/Thermo-Mine-Incident.mp3″] Luminant Power reported Thursday that five Luminant employees burned in an incident at the Thermo Mine in Hopkins County Wednesday afternoon are now listed in stable condition at Dallas Parkland Hospital. A total of six employees of Luminant sustained burns. According to a release from the Luminant Media Relations...
Dinner Bell for April 8, 2026
April 2, 2026 – WEEK OF: April 8, 2026 COMMUNITY PARTNER: Christus Health The doors to Fellowship Hall at First United Methodist Church will open at 11:00 a.m. Meal service begins at 11:30 a.m. and doors will close at 12:45 p.m. Please come join us to share fellowship and a meal. In July 2016 the Hopkins County Hospital District and Christus Health formed an alliance in which Christus became the leasing entity of the hospital...
