Showing Appreciation To Public Servants For Their Diligent Work To Keep The Community Safe
Local public servants received sweet treats Monday afternoon in appreciation for their tireless work every day – including holidays – to keep the community safe as part of Off the Streetz Living Community’s Day of Love, Valentine’s Day Public Servant Appreciation. Off the Street Living Community President Leslie Breckenridge-Bailey and Vice President Sandra Cummings show some love for Hopkins County...
Slaton Pledges To File Legislation Designating All Texas Child Gender Modification As Child Abuse
GREENVILLE, TEXAS – Today (Feb. 10, 2022), Representative Bryan Slaton of House District 2, pledged to file legislation that will bring an end to the practice of child gender modification. The legislation would include genital removal surgeries, chemical castration, puberty blockers, and all sex change therapies and counseling that children might receive as young as 3 years old as child gender modification. The bill, if passed,...
Fugitives From Galveston, Grand Prairie Added To Texas’ Most Wanted Sex Offenders List
DPS News Release – Feb. 10, 2022 AUSTIN – The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) has added two men to Texas’ 10 Most Wanted Sex Offenders List. Joe Louis Hernandez, of Galveston, and Gregory Jon Pecina Jr., of Grand Prairie, are being sought. Crime Stoppers is offering a cash reward of up to $5,000 for Hernandez’s arrest, and up to $3,000 for Pecina. All tips are guaranteed to be anonymous. Joe Hernandez Joe Louis...
Repairs At Hopkins County Courthouse
Crews were hard at work Wednesday making repairs at Hopkins County Courthouse. The gutters on the historic building were damaged by rough weather over the last couple of years. Because the building is a historic structure, which featured copper gutters when built in 1895, the county is required to replace them with copper gutters. The cost for the very expensive copper replacement gutters, according to Hopkins County Judge Robert...
Lee And Main Street Paving Projects To Begin Thursday Morning
Motorists who travel Lee and Main streets regularly should plan different routes the rest of the week, or expect temporary detours and potential delays, as crews proceed with paving projects Feb. 10-11, city officials advise. These projects, weather permitting, are only expected to be a couple of days, and once completed the smooth ride should make up for the temporary inconvenience while the paving projects are in progress. Motorists...
Super Bowl LVI Season is Coming, Make a Game Plan
By Johanna Hicks, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension, Family & Community Health Agent for Hopkins County, [email protected] Super Bowl LVI is right around the corner, Sunday, Feb. 13, 2022. This year, the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) is teaming up with Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service to remind football fans and Super Bowl partygoers that designated drivers are the best defense against the dangers of drunk...
Candidate Filing Continues Through Feb. 18 In Municipal, School Elections
Candidates have 7 1/2 days left to file for places on May 7 municipal and school election ballots. As of Tuesday afternoon, neither the Sulphur Springs and Yantis ISD School Board Elections nor the Sulphur Springs City Council Elections candidates had drawn challengers. Candidate filing continues through Feb. 18, 2022. SSISD logo Sulphur Springs ISD All three incumbents — Craig Roberts, Leesa Toliver, John Prickette — filed candidate...
Free COVID-19 Vaccinations Offered Feb. 9 By Hopkins County Emergency Management
Free COVID-19 vaccinations will be offered from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Feb. 9, 2022, by Hopkins County Emergency Management at 128-A Jefferson Street in Sulphur Springs. Booster vaccines will also be available at the event. The clinic is for adults, students and children 5 and older. No insurance is required, but a parent or guardian must attend with children. Register in person at the event.
Winnsboro Police Department Media Report – Jan. 31-Feb. 6, 2022
Winnsboro Police Department provided the following media report for the week of Jan. 31-Feb. 6, 2022: Arrests Damien Cassio, 26 years of age, of Pittsburg, was arrested on 2-1-2022 for Possession 1 gram or more but less than 4 grams of a Penalty Group 1/1-B controlled substance.Amber Douglas, 21 years of age, of Winnsboro, was arrested on 2-1-2022 for Assault Family Violence- Impeding Breathing or Circulation.Jakayla Hawkins, 22 years...
2022 CTE Month Feature 1: Pharmacy Technician Certification Program
Editor’s Note: February is Career and Technical Education Month, a public awareness campaign to celebrate the value of CTE and the achievements and accomplishments of CTE programs across the country. To help Sulphur Springs High School celebrate CTE Month 2022, KSST has compiled short videos featuring a few of the CTE programs offered at SSHS. One will be featured each week during CTE Month. Six students are...