Cooper Man Accused Of Huffing Air In Vehicle In Store Parking Lot
A report of suspected huffing in a vehicle in a store parking lot Monday afternoon resulted in a 52-year-old man’s arrest.
Sulphur Springs Police were dispatched at 3:20 p.m. Nov. 4. to Walmart, where a person was reportedly seen huffing an unknown substance in a sport utility vehicle in the store parking lot near the automotive section.
Police arrived and reportedly found a man hunched over in the driver’s seat of a Mercury Mariner. When contacted, the man appeared to the officer to be disoriented and was holding a can of air, police alleged in arrest reports. When asked about the can of air, the man allegedly became nervous and initially refused to answer, but later admitting to huffing it, according to arrest reports.
Three additional empty air cans were reportedly found in the passenger’s seat, and the Cooper man admitted to huffing those as well, police alleged in reports. Officers, in arrest reports, noted the man to appear to be intoxicated to the point he was a potential danger to himself and others, and was arrested for public intoxication.
Diabetes Programs Teach Healthy Lifestyle Changes
By Johanna Hicks
November is National Diabetes Awareness Month. I want to highlight some of the programming impacts of Extension Family & Community Health Agents from across the state (including Hopkins County).
Diabetes – a Growing and Costly Issue:
- Approximately 2.84 million people in Texas (14% of the population) have diabetes. Among them, an estimated 663,000 are undiagnosed, which greatly increases their health risks.
- Another 6.8 million people have prediabetes, with blood glucose levels above the normal range but not yet high enough to be diagnosed as diabetes.
- The annual cost of diabetes and prediabetes in Texas is estimated at $23.7 billion.
- Texas is projected to have a higher diabetes incidence rate and increased health care costs in the future due to the growing population of Hispanics/Latinos, who are at greater risk for the disease.
AgriLife Extension’s Response:
- Diabetes is not curable (yet), but it is manageable. People can learn skills to effectively manage their diabetes when education is readily available.
- AgriLife Extension programs targeting diabetes include Do Well, Be Well with Diabetes; ¡Sí, Yo Puedo Controlar Mí Diabetes!; and Cooking Well with Diabetes. These programs teach participants the skills to effectively manage their diabetes, or reduce the risk of developing diabetes through better nutrition, exercise, and monitoring blood-sugar levels.
- A monthly Diabetes Support Group meets at the Hopkins County Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Office, the 4th Tuesday of each month at noon. Anyone is welcome to come! The next meeting will be Tuesday, November 26.
- “Do Well, Be Well with Diabetes” is a low-cost class series covering nine self-care and nutrition topics in five sessions. This series is held during the spring annually.
- “Cooking Well with Diabetes” is designed to reinforce the practical nutritional applications of the self-care lesson series Do Well, Be Well with Diabetes. Cooking demonstrations are part of this 4-lesson series. This series is held in the fall each year.
- Recognizing the need for culturally relevant type 2 diabetes self-management education for Texas Hispanics/Latinos, AgriLife Extension developed ¡Sí, Yo Puedo Controlar Mí Diabetes! to address this gap in health programming. Our local Extension office partners with Dr. Angela Doddy at CHRISTUS Trinity Clinic on the implementation of this series.
- There is also a self-paced on-line course available to anyone who wishes to view it. The name of the course is “Diabetes 1st Step: Live Healthy, Be Hopeful.” The link is https://extensiononline.tamu.edu/courses/health.php. You will also find other useful courses at this site.
Economic Impacts:
- For people without diabetes, average annual health care costs range from $4,220 to $7,151. For those with diabetes, that amount soars to an average of $16,752 per year.
- Proper self-management of the disease enables people with diabetes to reduce their health care cost to levels closer to the non-diabetes level.
- These programs reach communities and individuals lacking access to diabetes education, enabling a better quality of life and improved productivity for people with diabetes.
As the parent of a child with type 1 diabetes, I know the struggles that individuals go through with daily diabetes management. As we tell our son, don’t let diabetes control you – you control your diabetes!
Extension Leadership Banquet
Each year, we honor our Extension committees, Master Volunteers, episodic volunteers and stakeholders with a banquet. On Thursday, Nov. 14, we will gather to recognize the impacts of our volunteers, present name badges to new Master Wellness Volunteers and present our Extension Supporter of the Year award.
If you would like more information about serving as a volunteer or committee member, please give us a call at 903-885-3443.
Closing Thought
An important lesson from a pencil: To be the best you can, you must allow yourself to be held and guided by the hand that holds you. Always remember that the most important part of who you are is what’s inside you.
Lady Cats Volleyball Coach Bailey Dorner Likes Underdog Role Against Hallsville in Playoff Match Tuesday
Lady Cats Volleyball Coach Bailey Dorner says she likes being the underdog. The Lady Cats, a district #4 seed, will take on district champ and 30 game winner Hallsville Tuesday (November 5) at 7:30 p.m. at the Wagstaff Gym at Tyler Junior College. Hallsville will come into the contest having won 13 straight district games. The Lady Cats enter the contest having gone 1-4 in the second half of district play including a loss at home to Texas High in their last district game. The Lady Cats did win a warm up game Friday, 2-1 against Paris. Coach Dorner says the game broke up several days of practices. She says the team had been working on some new things in practice that worked out very well against Paris. Coach Dorner says Hallsville has a very good setter along with a strong middle hitter. She says they have several tall girls. Coach Dorner has been part of the playoffs as a softball assistant coach but she says it’s different in her first playoff as the head coach.
Lady Cats Basketball Coach Brittney Tisdell Develops List of Things to Work on From First Scrimmage
Lady Cats Basketball Coach Brittney Tisdell said her Lady Cats played hard but got tired after playing three scrimmage games Saturday (November 2) morning at home. The Lady Cats topped Commerce but then came up short against Saltillo and Emory Rains. Coach Tisdell had a glass half full take after the scrimmage. She said the way the Lady Cats played indicated to her how much better they can get. She said she was proud of the way they played. Most of the Lady Cats had only three days of practice after the end of their sub-varsity volleyball seasons. Coach Tisdell said her team is young with lots of freshmen and sophomores. She expects a busy week of practice for the Lady Cats as they prepare for their season opener Saturday against Mineola at Sulphur Springs Middle School. After a JV game at 9 a.m., a varsity game will follow. Several more players will join the team after their varsity volleyball season ends. Coach Tisdell said she will do the best she can with what she’s got in the meantime.
Wildcats Football Coach Greg Owens Says Loss at Kaufman a Disappointing One
On KSST Radio and Cable Channel 18 TV’s Saturday (November 2) Morning Coach’s Show, Wildcats Football Coach Greg Owens called Kaufman’s 28-24 come from behind win over the Wildcats a disappointing one and one the Wildcats let slip away. He said a few mishaps by the Wildcats cost them the ballgame. Coach Owens said the Wildcats played hard but could not put the game away. With the Wildcats leading 3-0 after a successful field goal, Kaufman’s punter dropped a snap and was brought down at his own 11 yard line by Kylan Wade and Cameron Kaufert. Coach Owens said the offense then did a good job of getting into the end zone. Among players singled out for playing very well were offensive lineman Ryan Hammons, Alfredo Olavide and Giovanni Pizano. He said back Caden Davis did a nice job of running hard. Coach Owens said he thought the Wildcats ran the ball pretty well. Noe Ponce filled in for injured quarterback Kaden Wallace and Coach Owens said coaches had created a special package of plays for Ponce. On one play on the goal line, a Wildcats receiver was bumped and it caused him to slip. The slip messed up the timing of the pass play that just went incomplete. On the following play, Kaufman intercepted a pass on the goal line. Coach Owens said the Wildcats defense got hurt by gaps on a few big plays. Singled out for praise were Cameron Kaufert, who is excelling after getting a soft cast taken off of a hand, nose guard Alex Rodriguez, inside linebackers Ryan Carrillo and Eleazar Brena, Kylan Wade, cornerback Dominique Sims who had an interception and broke up several passes, Chase Haney who broke up a long pass and returned an interception for two points on a Kaufman attempted pass after touchdown and sophomore safety Korderrian Bull Turner, who learned from an earlier mistake and did not allow Kaufman to repeat their success. The winning touchdown pass by Kaufman was a perfect storm according to Coach Owens. He said a Wildcats defender seemed to be drawing a bead on the ball but a mistimed jump resulted in the big completion for a score. Now the Wildcats wrap up the season at home Friday against explosive North Forney. Coach Owens called Senior Night exciting and emotional. He said the night typically produces good performances by the Wildcats. He said North Forney is extremely athletic. He said the Falcons have an uptempo offense that may run as many as 90 plays a game Coach Owens said North Forney had three good looking defensive linemen. He said they jumped all over Royse City last Friday night. Apparently the Falcons still have a slight chance of getting into the playoffs. North Forney’s head coach is Randy Jackson who has really moved around in a lengthy career. Perhaps his greatest success was at Mesquite Poteet.
Winnsboro Police Department Media Report
10/28/2019 – 11/03/2019
Arrests:
Macie Azlin, age 20, of Winnsboro, was arrested on 11/04/2019 on Winnsboro Municipal Court warrants for Expired Registration and Failure to Maintain Financial Responsibility.
William Peterson, age 69, of Cumby, was arrested on 10/29/2019 for Criminal Trespass.
Accidents:
0
Calls for Service:
The Winnsboro Police Department responded to a total of 113 calls for
service during this reporting period.
Citations:
The Winnsboro Police Department issued 26 citations and 32 warnings
during this reporting period.
Meal A Day Looking for In-Town Monday Driver
The Meal A Day program is in need of an individual to volunteer a couple of hours of time on Monday morning to deliver meals to elderly individuals in the community.
“If you think that delivering meals would be just jumping in and out of a car on a hot or cold day, now is your chance to find out that it is not,” said Karon Weatherman, program director.
Delivering Meal A Day food to shut-ins is a fun, rewarding experience.
“Senior citizens just light up when you go to their door. You might be the only person that they see all day. They will touch you with their smiles of appreciation. You are there to make a difference in their lives, but they end up touching yours more. It will give you a warm fuzzy feeling to know that you have made their day and that you have let them remain independent and in their homes a little longer,” Weatherman said.
Anyone interested in volunteering a few hours of their time for Meal A Day, especially as a Monday driver, is encouraged to contact Karon Weatherman at 903-885-1661 or 903-243-3255.
Cooper Woman Found Parked on North Hopkins ISD Baseball Field
Hopkins County sheriff’s deputies reported finding a 61-year-old Cooper woman standing beside her parked car on the North Hopkins ISD baseball field Sunday evening.
Sheriff’s deputies and the campus police officer responded on FM 71 west to a report of a suspicious person at the school. Deputy Zack Horne reported a woman standing beside a black Ford Mustang, which was parked on the ball field around 7:40 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 3.
The woman allegedly claimed no knowledge of how she go to the ball field and told the deputy she thought it was Thursday. The woman also allegedly showed signs of intoxication and admitted she’d recently used methamphetamine. Brantley alleged in arrest reports. Supporting that claim was her displaying of bruxism, which is the involuntary grinding of her teeth, Brantley alleged.
Believing the woman to be a danger to herself and others, Brantley arrested the woman for public intoxication, according to arrest reports. She had been released from the county jail by 1:40 p.m. Monday, Nov. 4, according to jail reports.
Cumby Man Accused of Assaulting Paramedic
A 69-year-old Cumby man was jailed Sunday evening for allegedly assaulting a paramedic and having a small quantity of marijuana, according to arrest reports.
Sulphur Springs Police responded just before 7 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 3, to a complaint of an intoxicated person. A probable cause search allegedly revealed 6.6 ounces of suspected marijuana in the center console of a Chevrolet Traverse in the 1400 block of College Street.
Emergency Medical Services personnel were contacted to transport the a 69-year-old Cumby man to the emergency room for medical clearance. After he was cleared, officers approached him to place him into handcuffs, Lt. Eddie Moon and Officer Zach Brown alleged in arrest reports.
The man, identified in arrest reports at William Frank Peterson, allegedly resisted by jerking his arms away, remaining stiff armed and telling officers he was about to punch them. Peterson reportedly refused to comply with officers’ demands and was was secured into handcuffs using “the least amount of force.” When police attempted to assist the man into the patrol unit, he allegedly intentionally kicked a paramedic in the leg, causing him to stumble backwards. Once in the patrol vehicle, he continued to resist, police alleged in arrest reports.
Peterson was arrested at 7:11 p.m. Nov. 3 for possession of 4 ounces or more but less than 5 pounds of marijuana; resisting arrest, search or transport; and assault on a public servant. He remained in the county jail Monday morning, Nov. 4, in lieu of $10,000 bond on the assault charge, $5,000 bond on the marijuana charge and $2,000 bond on resisting charge, according to jail reports.
