Man Accused Of Stealing Drill From Walmart
January 27, 2020 – A 28-year-old Sulphur Springs man was was accused Sunday morning of stealing a drill from Walmart.
Officers were reportedly dispatched at 7:25 a.m. to the South Broadway Street store to a theft complaint. Upon arrival, the suspect was alleged to have fled in a gray vehicle.
Officers located a gray Chevrolet Malibu on Mockingbird Lane at East Shannon Road and initiated a traffic stop. The allegedly stolen merchandise, a 20 volt drill, was found in the car.
Consequently, Kerry Renaldore Duffey Jr. was taken into custody for theft; he had at least two prior theft convictions, resulting in the charge being enhanced to a felony offense, Sulphur Springs Police Officer Adrian Pruitt alleged in arrest reports.
Duffey remained in the county jail Monday; bond was set at $2,000 on the theft charge, according to jail reports.
KSSTRadio.com publishes Sulphur Springs Police Department reports and news. The Police Department is located at 125 Davis St., Sulphur Springs, Texas. Non-emergency calls can be made to (903) 885-7602.
If you have an emergency dial 9-1-1.
The Sulphur Springs Police Department continues to serve its citizens with pride in its overall mission and will strive to provide the best possible police force in the 21st century.
If you have an emergency, dial 9-1-1
The Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office is located at 298 Rosemont Sulphur Springs, TX 75482. You can reach them for non-emergency matters at (903) 438-4040.
Commerce Man Jailed In Sulphur Springs On A Methamphetamine Possession Charge
A 23-year-old Commerce man, who allegedly falsely identified himself, was jailed Sunday on controlled substance and failure to ID charges as well as a parole warrant.
An officer reportedly conducted a traffic stop on a red Jeep Cherokee just after 3 p.m. Jan. 26 on Main Street at Locust Street. The driver and passenger were asked to identify themselves. Both occupants were alleged, in arrest reports, to be “extremely nervous.”
A glass pipe of the kind commonly used to smoke methamphetamine as well as a small bag containing a white, crystal-like substance suspected to be methamphetamine were allegedly found during the pat down of the passenger, Sulphur Springs Police Officer Adrian Pruitt alleged in arrest reports.
After being taken into custody, the passenger was allegedly found to have initially identified himself as another person. The officer had attempted a records check using the information given. The man reportedly told the officer his name after being asked for it several times. The man identified in arrest reports as 23-year-old Clifford Ray Davis Jr. of Commerce said he gave a false name because of a warrant for his arrest, Pruitt alleged in arrest reports.
Davis was jailed not only on the outstanding violation of parole warrant but also for possession of less than 1 gram of a Penalty Group 1 controlled substance in a drug-free zone and failure to identify as a fugitive from justice by intentionally giving false information.
He remained in Hopkins County jail Monday morning, Jan. 27, on a parole warrant; bond was set at $10,000 on the controlled substance charge and $2,000 on the failure to ID charge, according to jail reports.
KSSTRadio.com publishes Sulphur Springs Police Department reports and news. The Police Department is located at 125 Davis St., Sulphur Springs, Texas. Non-emergency calls can be made to (903) 885-7602.
If you have an emergency dial 9-1-1.
The Sulphur Springs Police Department continues to serve its citizens with pride in its overall mission and will strive to provide the best possible police force in the 21st century.
If you have an emergency, dial 9-1-1
The Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office is located at 298 Rosemont Sulphur Springs, TX 75482. You can reach them for non-emergency matters at (903) 438-4040.
Brown, Julian File Candidacy For Place 1 On Sulphur Springs City Council
Two individuals filed candidacy Monday morning for a place on the May 2 Sulphur Springs City Council Election ballot.
Justin M. Brown had filed by 9:15 a.m. Jan. 27, as a candidate for Place 1 on the City Council.
At 9:50 a.m. Jan. 27, Jay W. Julian had also filed as a candidate for Place 1 on the City Council.
So far, Place 1 is the only place in which a contested race has developed. Five other places are up for election.
Places 1, 2, 3 and 5 are for the unexpected terms of council members who resigned in December. Places 6 and 7 were regularly slated to be on the May 2 ballot; both are for a full term on the council.
Additional candidates for the May 2 election include:
- Place 2 — Harold Nash Sr.
- Place 3 — Oscar Aguilar
- Place 5 — Ricardo Chavarria
- Place 6 — Doug Moore
- Place 7 — John A. Sellers
Candidate filing for Places 1-3 seats and Place 5-7 on the May 2 Sulphur Springs City Council Election ballot continues from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays through Feb. 14, at City Hall, 201 North Davis St. Residents should see City Secretary Gale Roberts for an application packet.
Update: Motorcyclist Dies As Result Of Interstate 30 Crash
A motorcyclist died Sunday evening as a result of a crash on Interstate 30 west at mile marker 125.
The motorcycle rider was identified Monday afternoon by police as Andrew Taylor Glass, 23, of Savoy, TX.
The call was dispatched at 6:19 p.m. Jan. 26 as a one-vehicle motorcycle crash. The crash is still being investigated, but initial investigation by Sulphur Springs police indicated the Savory man was traveling west on I-30 on his bike with a group of motorcyclists over the Bill Bradford Road overpass. The motorcyclist was in the left lane coming off the bridge when he lost control of the bike, causing it to crash, according to Sulphur Springs Police Chief Jason Ricketson.
The man, who was reported not to have been wearing a helmet, was transported to CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital Sulphur Springs for treatment of serious injuries. He died later Sunday at the hospital, according to police and other reports.
Precinct 1 Justice of the Peace B.J. Teer said an autopsy has been ordered, as is standard procedure in crashes resulting in death.
KSSTRadio.com publishes Sulphur Springs Police Department reports and news. The Police Department is located at 125 Davis St., Sulphur Springs, Texas. Non-emergency calls can be made to (903) 885-7602.
If you have an emergency dial 9-1-1.
The Sulphur Springs Police Department continues to serve its citizens with pride in its overall mission and will strive to provide the best possible police force in the 21st century.
If you have an emergency, dial 9-1-1
The Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office is located at 298 Rosemont Sulphur Springs, TX 75482. You can reach them for non-emergency matters at (903) 438-4040.
Wylie Woman Jailed In Hopkins County On Controlled Substance Charge
A 40-year-old Wylie woman was jailed Sunday evening after deputies found suspected methamphetamine in a pill bottle during a traffic stop, according to arrest reports.
Hopkins County Sheriff’s Deputy Drew Fisher reportedly stopped a blue Hyundai at 7:44 p.m. Jan. 26, on State Highway 11 east at FM 2650 for a traffic violation. Upon contact with the driver, the deputy detected a marijuana odor emitting from the 2019 vehicle. After speaking to all occupants, the front seat passenger allegedly admitted to smoking marijuana earlier in the day.
A probable cause search of the vehicle resulted in location of a green pill bottle next to the back seat passengers’ blanket; the Wylie woman allegedly claimed she kept SD cards inside of the bottle as the deputy was removing it from the car. Upon opening the bottle, however, Fisher found a clear baggy with a crystal-like substance he suspected to be methamphetamine in it, the deputy alleged in arrest reports.
The Wylie woman, identified as Kristie Elaine Morton, was taken into custody at 7:44 p.m. and transported to the county jail. The driver was released with a warning for the speeding offense, according to sheriff’s reports.
Morton remained in the county jail Monday morning, Jan. 27, on the possession of less than 1 gram of a Penalty Group 1 controlled substance charge, according to jail reports.
If you have an emergency, dial 9-1-1
The Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office is located at 298 Rosemont Sulphur Springs, TX 75482. You can reach them for non-emergency matters at (903) 438-4040.
Lyft Passenger Accused of Transporting 44 Pounds Of Marijuana and Liquid Codeine
A 31-year-old Arlington man was jailed Saturday morning after troopers found more than 3 dozen vacuum-sealed bags of marijuana and a water bottle filled with suspected liquid codeine, according to arrest reports.
Texas Department of Public Safety Trooper Aaron Hanna reported stopping a Toyota car on Interstate 30 near mile marker 129 at 8:21 a.m. Jan. 25, for a traffic violation.
During contact with the passenger, the man reportedly told the trooper he had hired a Lyft driver to transport him from Arlington to Little Rock, Arkansas. Hanna, in arrest reports, alleged while talking to passenger Dallas Qunicy Jackson, he observed indicators of nervousness and possible criminal activity from Jackson.
When asked if he’d brought any luggage with him, Jackson alleged told the trooper he did not. The Lyft driver, however, allegedly told the trooper the passenger had placed two large bags of luggage in the trunk when he was picked up. When asked about the luggage discrepancy, Jackson allegedly grew more nervous.
When asked if he had brought anything illegal with him, Jackson allegedly admitted there was marijuana in the car’s trunk. A probable cause search yielded two bags containing a total of 38 vacuum-sealed bags of suspected marijuana, which weighed a total of 44 pounds; a water bottle containing a purple liquid suspected to be liquid codeine was found as well, Hanna alleged in arrest reports.
Consequently, Jackson was arrested for possession of 5 pounds or more but less than 50 pounds of marijuana and possession of 28 grams or more but less than 400 grams of a Penalty Group 4 controlled substance. The car and driver were released, Hanna alleged in arrest reports.
Jackson was released from the county jail Sunday, Jan. 26, on $15,000 bond on the marijuana charge and $10,000 bond on the controlled substance charge, according to jail reports.
If you have an emergency, dial 9-1-1
The Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office is located at 298 Rosemont Sulphur Springs, TX 75482. You can reach them for non-emergency matters at (903) 438-4040.
Hopkins County Commissioners Court Jan. 27, 2020 Meeting Agenda
TIME: 9:00 A.M.
DATE: Monday, January 27, 2020
PLACE: In The Commissioners’ Courtroom On The First Floor Of The Hopkins County Courthouse Located At 118 Church St., Sulphur Springs, TX.
I. Invocation
II. Pledge Of Allegiance To The Flag
A. AMERICAN FLAG:
B. TEXAS FLAG: “Honor The Texas Flag; I Pledge Allegiance To Thee, Texas, One State Under God, One And Indivisible.”
The Following Items Will Be Considered By Commissioners’ Court For Discussion And/Or Action:
The Court May Go Into Executive Session To Discuss Legal And/Or Personnel Matters.
ORDER OF BUSINESS
1. The Court To Declare A Quorum.
2. Consent Agenda.
i. Approve Previous Meeting Minutes.
a. Regular Meeting – 1/13/2020, Work Session – 1/13/2020, Work Session (6:30 pm) – 1/13/2020, Work Session – 1/21/2020
ii. Approval Of Utility Easements, Burial Of Telephone Cables And Construction Of Water Distribution Facilities:
a. The Court To Consider And Approve A Request From Farmers Electric Cooperative, Inc. To Construct Electrical Power Distribution
Facilities Which Will Cross County Road 3518 Which Is Located 1337 Feet South Of CR 3520 In Precinct 3.
b. The Court To Consider And Approve A Request From Farmers Electric Cooperative, Inc. To Construct Electrical Power Distribution Facilities Which Will Cross County Road 1178 Which Is Located 1580 Feet West Of FM 2297 In Precinct 1.
c. The Court To Consider And Approve A Request From Farmers Electric Cooperative, Inc. To Construct Electrical Power Distribution Facilities Which Will Cross County Road 1127 Which Is Located 0.7 Miles South Of CR 1120 In Precinct 1.
d. The Court To Consider And Approve A Request From Farmers Electric Cooperative, Inc. To Construct Electrical Power Distribution Facilities Which Will Cross County Road 1181 Which Is Located 0.8 Miles Northwest Of Highway 19 In Precinct 1.
3) The Court To Consider Citizens Comments.
4) Other County Business.
i. The Court To Consider And Approve A Plat Of Together Good Deeds II Addition.
ii. The Court To Consider And Approve Commissioner Price, Precinct #4, To Take In The Following Roads In The Rock Creek Subdivision And Add To The County Road Inventory: Pr 4822 And Pr 4823.
iii. The Court To Consider And Approve The Appointments Of Emergency Management Coordinator For Jurisdiction Of The City Of Tira – Allen Joslin, City of Cumby – Doug Zimmerman And City of Como – Darla Henry.
iv. The Court To Review Monthly Reports From County Offices.
5. The Court To Consider Approving Budget Amendments And Line Item Transfers.
6. The Court Will Consider And Act On Payment Of Bills, Revenues And Expenses, Payroll And Financial Statements.
7. The Court To Consider Approving Grants.
8. The Court To Consider Accepting Donations
9. The Court To Consider Contracts.
i) The Court To Consider And Approve The Fire Investigation Agreement With The City Of Como.
ii) The Court To Consider And Approve The Fire Investigation Agreement With The City Of Cumby.
iii) The Court To Consider And Approve The Fire Investigation Agreement With The City Of Tira.
iv) The Court To Consider And Approve The Agricultural License Agreement By And Between The City Of Sulphur Springs And Precinct 2
Of Hopkins County.
v) The Court To Consider And Approve The 2019 Fire Protection Agreement With The Volunteer Fire Departments.
10. The Court Will Consider And Act On Personnel Matters.
11. The Court To Consider Disposal Of Asset Request.
12. The Court To Approve Resolutions And Proclamations
i) Proclamation – Civic Center/Members of First Governing Board – Gary Odom, Patsy Johnson And Lynda Hager.
ii) Resolution – Application for FY20 State Homeland Security Program Grant Funds – Hopkins County Regional Communications Trailer Project
13. The Court To Adjourn.
Jan. 27 Commissioners Court Agenda Includes Emergency Management Appointments, Fire Agreements
Hopkins County Commissioners Court will be asked during their regular 9 a.m. meeting Monday, Jan. 27, to consider at least two items each for the cities of Como, Cumby and Tira, as well as four requests from Farmers Electric Cooperative Inc., a plat and matters related to two roads.
The court members will be asked to consider an emergency management coordinator and a fire investigation agreement each for the City of Como, City of Cumby and City of Tira. Proposed to serve as emergency management coordinators are Tira Mayor Allen Joslin, Cumby Mayor Doug Zimmerman and Como Mayor Darla Reed.
FEC has submitted requests to construct electric power distribution facilities that will cross County Road 3518, south of County Rad 3520; Crounty Road 1179, west of FM 2297; County Road 1127, south of County Road 1120; and County Road 1181, northwest of State Highway 19.
The court, according to the posted agenda, will be asked to consider allowing Precinct 4 to take in Private Road 4822 and Private Road 4823 in Rock Creek Subdivision, and adding both to the county road inventory.
A plat of Together Good Deeds II Addition is back on the agenda. The court was asked at the Jan. 13 meeting to consider approving a plat request to separate two lots in Together Good Deeds II Addition to sell, but tabled the matter at the request of Precinct 4 Commissioner Joe Price.
County Clerk Tracy Smith at the Jan. 13 meeting that the land in question is located in Cumby and had received approval from the City of Cumby to provide sewer and water services. County rules require commissioners approval for the action. The county guidelines require proof of provision of water and resources.
When asked at the Jan. 13 meeting about the property and request, Precinct 4 Commissioner Joe Price said he hadn’t viewed the property and wasn’t familiar with the request. He made the motion for the plat request to be tabled until he could become more familiar with it.
The court too will be asked t approve an agricultural license agreement by and between the City of Sulphur Springs and Hopkins County Precinct 2.
Any remaining fire protection agreements signed and submitted by volunteer fire departments for court approval also will be considered at that time. The deadline for VFDs to approve and return them to the county is Feb. 1.
Gary Odom, Patsy Johnson and Lynda Hager, members of the first governing board of Hopkins County Regional Civic Center, are to recognized with a proclamation Monday morning.
The court too is anticipated to pass a resolution for an application for fiscal year 2020 State Homeland Security Program Grant Funds for a Hopkins County Regional Communications Trailer Project.
Following adjournment of the regular meeting, the Commissioners Court is slated to move from Commissioners Courtroom on the first floor to the Meeting Room on the third floor of Hopkins County Courthouse, for a regular work session.
Tom Glosup is slated to discuss maintenance of county buildings and construction. The Civic Center general manager is scheduled to discuss events, repair and improvement, and a review of revenues and expenditures.
The Commissioners Court are slated to meet with Kirby Hollingsworth of the Sulphur River Basin Authority.
Also on the agenda are discussion of environmental concerns and a budget work session.
"On a Mission" to Haiti: Help in the Potato Fundraiser Monday Feb. 3 at FBC
The Potato Fundraiser is one way that four local missionaries pull together to raise funds for a Haitian mission. It will be held at kitchen entrance of First Baptist Church on Monday February 3, 2020 starting at 11am. Baked potatoes with the trimmings with or without pulled pork will be prepared and sold. The cost is $6 per potato lunch or $8 for potato topped with pulled pork. You can pre-order by calling 903-439-5336. Find out more about the mission fundraiser on the Facebook pages of any of the missionaries, or by reading the story below.
A panel of local missionaries visited the KSST studios on Friday January 24, 2020 to share with listeners the mission trip they take each Spring. These four ladies travel at their own expense annually to assist in Bohoc and other remote villages in Haiti, one of the poorest nations on the planet. They are among many individuals and groups sponsored by Amanda Picott and Psalm139LOVE, who travel to the mission fields in planes provided through Missionary Flights, International. Here is a bit about these four missionaries and the sponsoring organizations which arrange trips and transportation for thousands of missionaries like them each year.
Psalm139LOVE is a ministry that strives to be the hands and feet of Jesus in Haiti, providing both spiritual as well as physical nourishment to residents of Haiti who live on less than $2 a day. This ministry’s goal are to build and provide: 1. Agricultural Training Centers to teach Haitians how to take care of themselves. 2. Clean water by fixing and digging wells as water is life. 3. Evangelism or spreading the Word of God sharing the living water of the Gospel.
Don Beldin was just one man flying a small single-engine airplane in the 1960s for Youth for Christ evangelism in the Bahamas. Responding to need, Don began transporting other missionaries and equipment in his plane. In 1964, the Lord guided Don to incorporate Missionary Flights International (MFI) to meet the growing needs of Bible-centered missions. The need for air service increased, so MFI acquired larger planes and added new countries.
After 42 years in West Palm Beach, MFI moved to Fort Pierce, FL in 2006. Today, MFI operates out of two hangars flying turbine-powered DC-3s to meet the needs of over 450 missions in the Bahamas, Haiti, the Dominican Republic, and wherever the Lord directs. About 300 tons of cargo and 4,000 Christian workers are transported every year.
The four local missionaries come from different churches and different walks of life. None had previous experience in foreign mission work. All work and save up their money to pay for their travel. In different ways, each finds joy and fulfillment during the trip, despite the less-than-luxurious travel and rooming arrangements, complete lack of electricity and running water and very primitive environment they work in. They are there to bless the people, but each expressed they themselves are the ones who are blessed the most by the joyful and grateful Haitian villagers.
Gail Bain is taking her twelfth trip to Haiti in February 2020. Sometimes she goes twice a year! “The Lord laid it on my heart to go and help, and Haiti is where he led me”. Gail is a member of Shannon Oaks Church and says “my trips to Haiti have made me a better servant back here at home. In America, we may complain or grumble about our income or things we’d like to have. These people are just joyful and grateful for anything and everything!”
Sandy Mullens is a member of League Street Church of Christ and recently moved back to Sulphur Springs. She feels that the Vacation Bible School and the English they teach daily is one of the biggest ways the children are reached. “The kids are so happy when they receive anything, even a sticker on the back of their hand for doing a good job that day. And they sit so still and listen for hours, and are never disruptive or disrespectful.”
Cindy Lancaster is a member of St. James Catholic Church and will be taking off soon for her fourth trip to Haiti. “Knowing these people humbles me, makes me more faithful and prayerful. And it makes me more frugal! When you’re over there, any big problems you have seem like such small problems, compared with the challenges they face daily for basic needs.”
“It makes me a better person”, said Yvonne King of First Baptist Church. Since I’m now a Senior citizen, in the back of my mind all the time when we are working I think about the old people in the villages. They have no meds to take for the aches and pains of old age. Not even an aspirin! And no eyeglasses! No medical, dental or vision care is provided or even available in the villages, and if there was, they couldn’t afford it. Many don’t love long lives, most not past age 70. Yet for the most part, they are happy, loving and giving people.”
The four explained that food as well as shelter is a year-round problem. The Haitians villagers need to be able to grow their own food, but the soil is very poor. It is packed hard and has little topsoil, like dustbowl conditions. There is a large community garden with improved composted soil, planted through PSALM139LOVE. Missionaries help to cultivate it when they visit. Through donations of money from people in Hopkins County, funds are used to buy a few goats and chickens for families.
Others need metal roofs on their homes. The huts which have only banana or palm leaf roofs leak during rains, and during the monsoon season, there is no real shelter when mud becomes a huge problem, even inside their homes. “The cost of a 10×10 metal roof is $200, if anyone would like to pledge money for one. Each time we visit, a few more homes are able to get on the list for metal roofs through pledges and donations. Bad water is a health hazard, and drinkable water is scarce. Wells are being dug and also existing wells need repair each year. You can donate toward digging a well. Each little thing that is done makes life a bit healthier and happier for some of them. And, their faith is so strong! The Haitian villagers simple faith and joy are examples to us.”
The Potato Fundraiser is one way that the four local missionaries pull together to raise funds for the Haitian mission. It will be held at First Baptist Church on Monday February 3, 2020 starting at 11am. Enter at the back door near the kitchen. Baked potatoes with the trimmings or topped with pulled pork will be prepared and sold. The cost is $6 per potato lunch or $8 for potato topped with pulled pork. You can pre-order by calling 903-439-5336 or on Facebook sites of any of the four missionaries. Deliveries can be made that day with an order of two or more lunches.
Funds from the Potato Fundraiser go toward the purchase of Food Baskets of staples for village families. Each “basket” or box weighs about 70 pounds and will last a family one month. We’d like to have money to distribute lots of these baskets while we are there in February. This way, we see what the people receive and how our help can improve their lives.” To find out more about the Potato Fundraiser, see Cindy’s Facebook site or call her at 903-439-5336. To send a donation, mail to the local mission at 26 Jennifer Lane, Sulphur Springs, Texas 75482.
Meal A Day Menu Jan. 27-31, 2020
Monday – Frito chili pie, corn and green tomato relish
Tuesday – Manager’s choice
Wednesday – Beef spaghetti, English peas and garlic toast
Thursday – Hopkins County stew, crackers, cheese cubes and tossed salad
Friday – Chicken fried chicken, mashed potatoes and gravy, green beans and a roll
The Sulphur Springs Senior Citizens Center is a place where Senior Citizens age 50 and over can have a good time with old friends and make some new ones. Meal-A-Day is just one service the center provides. The coffee pot is always on and a smile is on each face. The SCC has a full library with all different kinds of reading books that can be taken, read and returned. Take as many as you like and bring some of your books in to share with others. Click here to find more information for seniors citizens.
