Erwin C. “Bud” Cramp
Military graveside honors by the Hopkins County Military Coalition for Erwin C. “Bud” Cramp will be conducted at 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, August 8, 2017 at the Sulphur Springs City Cemetery with Dr. Jimmy Henry officiating. There will be no formal visitation. Bud passed away Thursday, August 3, 2017 at the Methodist Willowbrook Hospital in Houston. Bud was born on December 21, 1927 in Glenwood Springs, CO, the son of Erwin Douglas Cramp...
Harold W. Haynsworth
Funeral services for Harold William “Poogie” Haynsworth, 69, of Sulphur Springs, TX will be held at 10:00 a.m., Monday July 24, 2017 at West Oaks Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Fred Lewis and Bro. James Diamond officiating. Military graveside honors by the Hopkins County Military Coalition will follow at Martin Springs Cemetery with Tommy Dickens, Eddie Flora, Richard Benson, Roy King, Jon Moore, John Glenn, and Tommy Glenn serving as...
CANHelp’s Back to School Fair-OPEN TO EVERYONE
By Savannah Owens CANHelp’s Shanna Martin sat down with KSST to talk about how school supplies registration is going and what people can expect from their Back to School Fair. One week into registration, CANHelp has about 50 kids registered for school supplies, but the organization expects somewhere between 300 and 1,000 kids to register for school supplies by August 4th. They have received $3,000 in donations, and that money...
Doris Rawls
Funeral service for Doris Rawls, age 100, of Sulphur Springs, will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Monday, July 10, 2017 at Wesley United Methodist Church with Joe Clark officiating. Interment will follow at South Liberty Cemetery with Johnny Anderson officiating and with the Harvey/Crusaders Class serving as honorary pallbearers. Visitation will be held one hour prior to service. Mrs. Rawls passed away Friday, July 7, 2017, at The...
Cell Phones Delay Emergency Response
Cell phones account for almost 70% of all 911 calls in the United States. In Hopkins County that number is around 90% according to local law enforcement. Yet, even the smartest of cellular phones cannot always be accurate in sharing your location with 911 dispatchers. In fact 95% of cell phones are inaccurate in identifying your location to 911 nationwide. Local law enforcement says the longer the caller is on the line the greater the...
Chamber Connection June 29, 2017
Have you seen the beautiful Sulphur Springs montage prints that have begun circulating Hopkins County? An artist has depicted Sulphur Springs with businesses, events, and history by creating a huge montage drawing. They are the neatest things! I keep getting lost in them each time seeing something that I have not seen before. If you would like to see one or purchase one, stop by the Chamber! We have them for sale for $10 each....
Chamber Connection
Congratulations Jaci Reed on becoming the new Dairy Festival Queen! What a wonderful end to the Dairy Festival week! Hopkins County is fortunate to have so many dedicated people working to make the Dairy Festival such a success. The Chamber is thankful to the Dairy Festival for working tirelessly in all that they do! Corner Grub House is now offering delivery during lunch hours Corner Grub House, located at 113 Gilmer in Sulphur...
Danna’s and The Florist Moving Locations
Danna’s and The Florist are moving to a new location! Danna’s Southern Style and The Florist are celebrating 20 wonderful years of service which all started out in 1997. Danna Bain, and Debbie Allison, a member of Danna’s staff and former SSISD teacher, sat down with KSST to talk about the move. Danna first opened her business on Industrial Drive which began because of her love of antiques and gift items and Sulphur...
Van Newton Bell
Funeral service for Van Newton Bell, age 88, of Sulphur Springs, will be held at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, June 17, 2017 at West Oaks Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Pete Adrian officiating. Interment will follow at Restlawn Memorial Park with former Sheriff Butch Adams, Sheriff Lewis Tatum, Hopkins County Sheriff’s Posse members Sam Tatum, Earl Martin, Roger ‘Tex’ Maynard, and Billy Wayne Orr serving as pallbearers. Other members of...
Cletius J. Brown
Funeral services for Cletius J. Brown, age 69, of Cumby will be held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, 17, 2017 at Miller Grove United Methodist Church with Rev. Howard Strickland officiating. Military graveside honors by the Hopkins County Military Coalition will follow at Miller Grove Cemetery with Gerald Burnett, Tony Colley, Eddie Price, John Whitehead, Dave Holsey, David Hatcher and Joe Mosher serving as pallbearers. Honorary pallbearer...
