Feb. 24 Weather-Related Closures, Delayed Starts, Schedule Changes
The frigid temperatures and precipitation Wednesday and overnight resulted in a thin sheet of ice on many road surfaces. At 8:30 a.m. Sulphur Springs and Hopkins County emergency responders were working several motor vehicle crashes, including one involving an 18-wheeler at mile 114 on Interstate 30 west, according to Hopkins County Emergency Management Coordinator Andy Endsley. One crash involved 8 vehicles, but has the roadway was...
* Updated: City Readying For Potential Wintry Weather, County Monitoring Situation
Texas is experiencing what appears to be another couple of days of wintry weather, with temperatures falling from upper 60s Tuesday morning to 42 by noon, dipped below freezing overnight requiring most vehicle windshields had to be defrosted before motorists could head out for school and work. Sleet and rain mix With light freezing rain falling through about 9 a.m. and chances of more freezing rain and sleet likely today, becoming...
Weather-Related Schedule Changes
Oncor Still Working To Restore Power In Some Areas The sun is beginning to peek out from the clouds, melting some snow and ice, but temperatures remained below freezing late Friday morning. Hopkins County residents, along with those across North Texas, are still cautioned to be remain home if they can to avoid the patches of ice that remain on roadways. With temperatures only expected to be above freezing for a few hours, and...
Thursday afternoon & Friday Weather-Related Closures, Delays, Schedule Changes
The following weather-related closures, delays and schedule changes have been reported to KSST for the weekend of Friday, Feb. 4, 2022. (To report a schedule change to KSST, send an email to [email protected].) Thursday, Feb. 3, 2022 Due to inclement weather, all Alliance Bank locations will close at 3 p.m. Thursday, February 3, 2022. Bank personnel are actively monitoring the weather and will post further updates regarding...
SSISD, Other Weather Closures & Preparations
As the winter storm approaches, schools and businesses are evaluating conditions and making preparations and decisions regarding operations. Below are some of those changes and preparations that have been reported to KSST. CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital Sulphur Springs is cancelling this week’s COVID vaccine clinic that was schedule for Friday, Feb. 4, from 9 to 11 a.m. Clinics will resume as usual on Friday, Feb. 11, from 9 to 11...
Lions Club Recognizes Parade Winners
Top Prize Donated To Blue Santa In addition to providing a little extra holiday cheer each year, the Sulphur Springs Lions Club’s Lighted Christmas Parade also features a friendly competition among participants, with recognition doled out to the top three nonprofit and small business entries, and a trophy and cash prize going to the top rated large business entry in the parade. Entries were judged by a panel of judged from...
Tracie DeAnn (Harris) Johnson
Tracie DeAnn (Harris) Johnson Tracie DeAnn (Harris) Johnson was born May 1, 1972, to parents Evelyn Rose Harris (Hall) and Weldon Wright in Sulphur Springs, Texas. She graduated from Sulphur Springs High School in 1990 and from Paris Junior College in 2002. On June 4, 1999, she married Anthony O’Neal Johnson in Sulphur Springs, Texas. She worked at Plain and Fancy, and was also a homemaker. Tracie passed away on October 23, 2021, at...
Welding Goes Well at PJC
SULPHUR SPRINGS — Welding Instructor John Plemons, left, inspects a student’s welding project at the PJC-Sulphur Springs Center Welding Shop. From left are Adrian Bannelos, Angel Cedilla and Cameron Fox observing. Social distancing is being practiced in all classrooms, like Instructor Plemons’s lecture shown above. Call PJC-Sulphur Springs Center Campus at 903-885-1232 for more information. Paris Junior College — located in...
Investigation Into Stolen Firearms Results Location Of Methamphetamine, Warrant Arrest
Investigation into stolen firearms lead authorities to an East Industrial Drive motel, where a wanted man had a small quantity of methamphetamine, according to arrest reports. No HCSO jail photo available July 30, 2021, for Joe Edward Rawson Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office deputies received a tip that a wanted person could possibly be in possession of stolen firearms and living at the East Industrial Drive residence. The...
Early Plan For Jefferson Street-Loop 301 RV Resort Receives P&Z, ZBA Approval
An early plan for a RV resort received approval from Sulphur Springs Planning and Zoning Commission earlier this week, then was forwarded to the Zoning Board of Adjustments and Appeals, which also approved the early project concept. The Planning and Zoning Commission also approved a Weaver Drive rezoning request this week. RV Resort Cole Heitman applied to the city for a special use permit for property on Jefferson Street, which he is...
