High Speed Chase Ends in Police Department Parking Lot
December 14, 2023 – What should have been a routine traffic stop escalated into a high speed pursuit as a Hopkins County Sheriff’s deputy attempted to stop a green Kia for failing to stop at a stop sign in Como. The attempted traffic stop occurred at the intersection of West Gate Street and Haygood Street but the vehicle proceeded towards Highway 11 East failing to come to a stop. The vehicle then turned onto Highway 69...
Anonymous Donor Makes Challenge to Help Meal-A-Day Program
December 14, 2023 – Someone who wishes to remain anonymous has gotten into the Christmas spirit in a big way and they are using their checkbook. Meal-A-Day director Amanda Dietlin was contacted earlier in the month of December from a donor issuing a challenge to spur donations to the program. Dietlin reports, “This benefactor wishes to donate up to $5,000 in matching donations made by anyone in the month of...
Cedar Fever Season Begins in Texas
December 12, 2023 – COLLEGE STATION, Texas – It’s time for Texans to brace for cedar fever season once again, complete with runny noses, itchy eyes and general misery. Cedar fever is an allergic reaction to the pollen released by mountain cedar trees, and unfortunately, you don’t have to be allergic to the pollen for it to affect you. In Texas, the predominant species of mountain cedar is Ashe juniper, making cedar fever...
Sulphur Springs Corvette Club Donates to Meal-A-Day Program
December 12, 2023 – The Sulphur Springs Corvette Club made a substantial donation of $1000 to the local Meal-A-Day program in an effort to enhance the meals prepared by the hard working volunteer staff five days a week. Corvette Club President Tim Gee noted, “the rising cost of food has not only hampered the efforts of the Meal-A-Day volunteers to turn out the over 600 meals a week, it has also made those meals even more...
Special Rangers Lengthy Investigation Finally Pays Off With Jail Time For Lindale Man
December 12, 2023 – Former Sulphur Springs Police officer Bo Fox along with Larry Hand and Darrell Bobbitt who are all Special Rangers with the Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association (TSCRA) began an investigation of cattle theft back in December of 2021. That investigation proved to be lengthy as the three investigators were contacted by an absentee landowner in Smith County who noticed “irregularities”...
Hopkins County Accepting Applications for County Court at Law Judge
December 12, 2023 – As the current County Court at Law Judge Clay Harrison has announced he will be stepping down January 1, 2024, it will be up to the Hopkins County Commissioner’s Court to fill the vacany. Appllications are now being accepted to appoint the next person to fill that vacancy. Qualification specifics for applicants of the postition will follow the State of Texas Government Code Chapter 25: Statutory County...
Hopkins County Judge Stepping Down to Enter Private Practice
December 12, 2023 – In a press release received by KSST News, Hopkins County Court at Law Judge Clay Harrison has announced he will step down from his appointed position January 1, 2024 to enter private practice in the Sulphur Springs area. Harrison has served in the post since 2019 upon the retirement of Judge Amy Smith. The Hopkins County Commissioners Court will announce a replacement to take over the position. The full press...
Deadlines Ahead For Shipping Christmas Gifts
December 11, 2023 – If you need to ship your Christmas gifts this season, you should consider shipping sooner rather than later as time is now getting short with Christmas day just two weeks away! As December 25th falls on a Monday this year, the time to get those packages to their intended destination becomes more challenging as Saturday and Sunday deliveries right before Christmas may prove cumbersome. Below are some good...
Hopkins County Chamber of Commerce Update – December 7, 2023
December 7, 2023 Submitted by Butch Burney, Hopkins County Chamber of Commerce Economic Outlook Conference and LuncheonYou have until noon on Friday to register to hear Dr. Ray Perryman talk about the local economic forecast for 2024! Perryman is coming back to Hopkins County after about a five-year absence, and if you’re a business professional, you won’t want to miss what he has to say about the local economic outlook. The Hopkins...
Sulphur Springs City Manager’s Report – December 2023
December 7, 2023 – Sulphur Springs’ City Manager Marc Maxwell presented his report to the Sulphur Springs City Council this week, as the Pacific Park Project gets even closer to completion. The Parks and Recreation department has finished their work on the irrigation system at Pacific Park, as well as planting rye grass to get the park through the winter. Bermuda sod is currently being laid out in the park as that work...
