Wildcats Basketball Team Just Gets By Byron Nelson in Overtime on the Road Tuesday
A last second desperation three point shot rimmed out as the Wildcats’ Basketball Team eked by Byron Nelson, 52-49 in overtime in Trophy Club Tuesday afternoon (November 26). A Wildcats’ inbound pass with just 8.6 seconds left in overtime was intercepted by the Bobcats and their 6-6 junior post Jesse Iweze tossed up a three point prayer that was just about answered. After playing to a 43-43 tie in regulation, the Wildcats outscored Bryon Nelson 9-6 in overtime. Wildcat Grayson McClure hit four clutch free throws during the overtime. Lamodrick Johnson had a basket and a free throw and Cameron Kahn hit a basket. The Wildcats won despite having a two point fourth quarter. Day Day Hall got the Wildcats lone fourth quarter basket. Luckily the Bobcats only scored 8 points to tie the score. The big quarter for the Wildcats was the third, which saw them outscore Bryon Nelson, 21-16. The quarter featured a barrage of three point baskets from the Wildcats including four from McClure. At one point, the Wildcats led 41-31. Points were hard to come by in the first half. The Wildcats trailed 8-7 after one quarter and then led by one, 20-19 at the half. McClure led the Wildcats with a game high 19 points including 5 three pointers. Hall had 10 points before fouling out late in the game. Kahn scored 7 points including a three. Johnson and Justin Brock scored 5 points and Brock hit a three. Justin Haire and Boo Wilkerson worked tirelessly on defense and both scored 3 points on a made three pointer. Byron Nelson was led by freshman Finley Bizjack with 15 points including 4 three pointers. The Wildcats, ranked #4 in Class 5A, improved their season record to 3-0. After Tuesday’s win, with a big smile on his face, Wildcats Basketball Coach Clark Cipoletta quipped that his kids are going to kill him by going down to the wire every game. Two of the Wildcats three wins have been by 2 and 3 points in overtime. All kidding aside, Coach Cipoletta said he was proud of his team because they faced a lot of adversity Tuesday. He said Day Day Hall did not have it going as he usually does especially trying to finish near the basket. He said Cameron Kahn only played about 10 minutes due to foul trouble. Coach Cipoletta said some calls did not go the Wildcats’ way. Still he said the team stuck it out. He added a team of winners found a way to win. They also survived that two point fourth quarter. Coach Cipoletta said the Wildcats played one of their best games defensively. He also liked the way the Wildcats ran offensive sets in the half court. Coach Cipoletta acknowledged the team did not execute late in regulation. He said senior Grayson McClure played an outstanding game and perhaps his best game ever. Coach Cipoletta said McClure deflected praise from himself and credited his teammates for setting good screens for him. Coach Cipoletta also praised the defense and rebounding of sophomore Justin Haire who played heavy minutes due to Kahn’s foul trouble. To his credit, Kahn played a lot of the fourth quarter and all of overtime with 4 fouls but did not foul out. The Wildcats big players inside stifled the big players inside for Byron Nelson. After Thanksgiving Day off, the Wildcats will practice Friday and then will meet Port Allen, Louisiana from West Baton Rouge Parish Saturday at 9 a.m. in the Duncanville HoopFest.
Brashear Man Receives 3 Years Deferred Probation On Controlled Substance Charge
Quitman Man Pleads Guilty On Child Endangerment Charge
Shannon Jay White, 55, of Brashear plead guilty Tuesday, Nov. 26, before Judge Northcutt to a state jail felony possession of a controlled substance charge. He was sentenced to 3 years deferred probation and a $500 fine, according to ADA Cox.
White was stopped around 10:40 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 30, by a state trooper for a traffic violation and appeared to highway patrol to be intoxicated. He apparently had medication, which he claimed to have prescriptions for; while going back to get the paperwork, two syringes fell out of his pocket, troopers alleged in arrest reports.
A search of the truck allegedly yielded a bag of suspected methamphetamine in a gum wrapper in a cup, resulting in White’s arrest, according to arrest reports. He was released from jail Aug. 31 on $5,000 bond on the charge, according to jail reports.
Eric Mitchell Rawson, 28, of Quitman appeared before 8th Judicial District Judge Eddie Northcutt Tuesday, Nov. 26, where he plead guilty to abandoning or endangering a child with criminal negligence charge during a trial before the court. He is scheduled to appear Dec. 10 for a sentencing hearing on the charge, according to Assistant District Attorney Jodi Cox.
The offense he plead guilty to was alleged to have occurred on Jan. 17. He was arrested on a warrant for the charge on Friday, Jan. 18. He remained in the county jail until March 5, according to court and jail reports.
Cemetery, Residential Disturbances Result In 2 Misdemeanor Arrests
Two men were reportedly arrested on misdemeanor charges following reports of disturbances Tuesday.
A 39-year-old Rockwall man’s unruly behavior in front of Brashear Cemetery caught the attention of others in the area, who reported him to the sheriff’s office around lunch time Nov. 26.
The first call county dispatchers received was for suspicious activity, specifically a report of a guy “yelling and throwing stuff out of a truck” at Brashear Cemetery at 11:57 a.m. Tuesday. A second caller a minute later reported a guy was not only yelling and throwing things out of the truck but was also throwing his arms up in the air, which also was considered suspicious activity at Brashear Cemetery, according to sheriff’s reports.
In arrest reports, Hopkins County sheriff’s deputies reported a call of ” a male laying on the ground in front of the Brashear Cemetery” by a red Ford F-150 pickup. On contact with the 39-year-old Rockwall man they located, they obtained permission to search the truck, where they alleged finding drug paraphernalia.
Consequently, deputies reportedly took the man into custody at 12:15 p.m. for possession of drug paraphernalia. The Rockwall man spent the night in jail and was released from custody on the charge Wednesday morning, Nov. 27, according to jail reports.
A 26-year-old Sulphur Springs man was jailed Tuesday night for his disorderly conduct.
Sulphur Springs police were dispatched shortly after 8 p.m. Nov. 26 to the 400 block of Sheffield Street, in response to a disturbance complaint. Upon arrival, officers reported finding a man “acting erratic” in the road in front of the Sheffield Street residence, not the address listed on reports as his home address. The man was allegedly shouting profanity and not calming down.
Police rewarded his conduct with an escort to the county jail, where he spent the night on the disorderly conduct-language charge; he was released from jail Thursday morning, Nov. 27, according to arrest and jail reports.
Black Oak Cemetery Will Join in Wreaths Across America on December 14
A nationwide movement to pay homage to deceased veterans has come to Hopkins County. Last December, the first Wreaths Across America event in Sulphur Springs was organized by Dena Loyd and held at City Cemetery with a ceremony and a laying of over 500 wreaths on headstones of veterans buried there. The 2019 observance will be held on the same day across the nation, at 11am, and in Hopkins County at Sulphur Springs City Cemetery as well as at Black Oak Cemetery. Loretta Scott of Pickton is a board member of the Black Oak Cemetery and was very impressed when she attended the 2018 tribute in town. Through her efforts, Black Oak Cemetery is now recognized by the Wreaths Across America organization as Texas Cemetery # 0733.
According to Loretta, “there are 23 wreaths still needed to cover the 71 veterans graves at Black Oak. For this first year, our delegation plans to attend the ceremony at Sulphur Springs City Cemetery on Saturday December 14, then return to Black Oak to lay the wreaths there. If you would like to help complete the number of wreaths for Black Oak, please go online to wreathsacrossamerica.org and make your donation by December 4, 2019. If you donate $15, one wreath will be sent. If you donate $30, three wreaths will be sent to us, through the generosity of the organization. Or you can mail a check to the address you will find online. Please note the ID number of the Black Oak Cemetery on your order, that’s TX0733. The wreaths will be shipped to Sulphur Springs one day prior to the ceremony and sorted for distribution. This is an opportunity to help complete the number of wreaths needed”.
The Co-ordinator for Hopkins County’s role in the national event is Dena Loyd. You are invited to attend the public ceremony on Saturday December 14 at 11am, and afterwards, you will be welcome to join others in placing the wreaths and speaking aloud the name of those who served our country during their lifetimes. Families are encouraged to bring their children. The mission of the annual event is ‘Remember, Honor, and Teach’.
Free Photography Showing at City Hall on Saturday November 30 at 1:30 pm
P H O T O G R A P H Y E X H I B I T R E C E P T I O N
A Photography Exhibit featuring local submissions to the World Wide Photo Walk and other original photographs will be open to the public on Saturday November 30, 2019 at 1:30 pm inside Sulphur Springs City Hall on North Davis Street, downtown. Admission is free, everybody is welcome! Bring friends and family!
This exhibit is the combined results from the World Wide Photo Walk & the 5 Year Marathon Photo Contest
Sponsored by the Sulphur Springs Downtown Business Alliance and Casa Regis – Center for culture and contemporary art, Italy
Paris Junior College Sulphur Springs Campus Welding Shop
Colton Nolen, right, works on his TIG welding skills while Welding Instructor John Plemons, left, and student Brennan Newell observe during a recent class at the Paris Junior College -Sulphur Springs Center Welding Shop. To inquire about welding or other workforce education programs, call the campus at 903-885-1232.
Paris Junior College — located in Paris, Texas, about 100 miles northeast of Dallas — has been a part of the Lamar County community since 1924.
Paris Junior College offers Associate in Arts, Associate in Science and Associate in Applied Science degrees, as well as Certificates of Proficiency in technical/workforce fields. The college has expanded its academic curriculum through the years to encourage associate degree and university transfer candidates. Since establishing its first vocational program — jewelry and watchmaking in 1942 — the college has been aggressive in adding technical/workforce programs that will benefit students entering the workforce.
The campus of 54 tree-shaded acres includes 20 major buildings and residence halls and provides students a unique and pleasant environment for learning.
Paris Junior College also operates centers in Sulphur Springs, Texas, and in Greenville, Texas.
Vision
To be the educational provider of choice for the region.
Mission
Paris Junior College is a comprehensive community college serving the region’s educational and training needs while strengthening the economic, social and cultural life of our diverse community.
IT Resources, Security Systems, Fire Alarm Agreements Receive Commissioners’ Approval
Hopkins County Commissioners during their regular meeting this week approved a information technology resources agreement, security system proposals for the county’s two new district buildings, a monitoring system and printer/copier lease contract.
Commissioners approved an interlocal agreement between Sulphur Springs Police Department, Franklin County Sheriff’s Department and Hopkins County for access to a hosted secure facility with information technology resources and NET Data Systems and government software. Sheriff Lewis Tatum said it’s his understanding that the entities involved have had an ongoing agreement; this would renew or continue that.
Also approved were security/access control systems proposals with Firetrol Protection Systems for Hopkins County Courtroom Building and the 8th Judicial District Attorney’s Office, and the annual fire alarm monitoring system agreement with Firetrol for the DA’s offices and Courthouse Annex Building.
“In a previous court we approved a fire alarm system and thought we approved security access as well because they were supposed to do both systems. They started on both systems, then, we realized we had put through fire alarm and did not put through the security and access. It was two separate contracts. So we need to pass this contract that they are installing over there,” Hopkins County Auditor Shannah Aulsbrook explained.
“We’ve got three different proposals that we’re going through. The first two have already been installed. The last one is the monitoring,” Hopkins County Judge Robert Newsom said.
Precinct 3 Commissioner Wade Bartley asked if the systems were satisfactorily installed.
Hopkins County Fire Chief Andy Endsley reported the system is up and going. He and Sulphur Springs Fire Chief David James would be conducting a final evaluate of the system to verify it meets requirements. He said anything discussed during a previous work session that had yet to be achieved would be checked to ensure those items had been addressed.
“They are already monitoring it. This is a contract to monitor it, with the price is very good, comparative,” Endsley told the court.
“The monitoring costs us $480,” Newsom said.
“Which is a great savings to what our former monitoring services to do other county buildings. That same monitoring has averaged about $800 to $1,000 a year. So that’s a great saving to us,” Endsley said.
“So we’re not approving the paying, making the payments, but the contracts themselves?” asked Precinct 1 Commissioner Mickey Barker.
“That is correct,” affirmed Aulsbrook.
When Barker asked about any work not being fulfilled, Aulsbrooks noted the county would not be making payment on contracts until they are fulfilled.
Newsom noted this was supposed to be a technology update; the process has not gone as smoothly as anticipated. The county is “ironing out the rough patches right now” to get to the desired outcome.
Meet Shelbi Cooper, Nurse Practitioner for Dr. Arneke’s Office, 115 Medical Circle (Morning Show Interview Added)
A career in the medical field had always been attractive to her as she grew up in Rains County, and fifteen years ago, Shelbi Cooper had achieved that milestone. She was working as a Registered Nurse in a major hospital in Dallas. But she wanted something more, and found it, with a specialty degree earned at Texas Women’s University as a Nurse Practitioner/Internal Medicine. For the past twelve years, Shelbi has been working as an NP at Tyler’s Mother Frances Hospital, for a time at an Urgent Care clinic in Sulphur Springs, and most recently at an Internal Medicine clinic in Winnsboro. But when she heard that Dr. Arneke of Sulphur Springs was looking for an NP to share his office, she responded immediately and one month ago, she was hired. Today, Shelbi appeared on the KSST Good Morning Show to say she is looking forward to getting to know everyone and to serving the needs of the Hopkins County community.
“As you may know, Dr. Arnecke’s office has been closed to new patients for several years. However now, the practice is accepting new patients with myself and Dr. Arneke seeing patients”, stated Shelbi. “More and more so now, rural communities are experiencing a short supply of doctors. Nurse Practitioners can become like a primary physician, as they work in an established practice under a supervising physician. We can treat, prescribe and diagnose as well as supervise a patient’s continuing care. So, along with Dr. Arnecke. I can now see patients age 18 and older Mondays through Thursdays for conditions like chronic disease, diabetes, hypertension and congestive heart failure. I can also see patients for acute care, like sinus, bronchitis, the flu and allergies, as well as give joint injections for arthritis and other causes of pain. Additionally, I will be seeing some of Dr. Arnecke’s patients who reside at Carriage House Manor”. Shelbi resides in Sulphur Springs with her husband Derek Cooper and their two small children. She hopes her work will become an asset to the community.
Below is her interview on The Good Morning Show with Enola Gay.
End of year schedule for the PJC – Sulphur Springs Center
The Paris Junior College – Sulphur Springs Center is currently conducting registration for two sessions, the three-week Winter Mini-Term and the Spring 2020 semester.
The college will close for the Thanksgiving Holiday Wednesday through Friday, Nov. 27-29, and reopen on Monday, Dec. 2. Fall semester final examinations week begins Dec. 9 and Fall Commencement will be held at 7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 13, in the Hunt Center in Paris.
The Winter Mini-Term starts on Monday, Dec. 16. The classes are all online and are all part of the State Academic Core Curriculum, which will transfer to any four-year public university in Texas.
Winter break commences on Dec. 18, and PJC will reopen Jan. 2, 2020, continuing registration for the Spring semester. All locations will be open on Saturday, Jan. 4, from 10 a.m. to noon to register students.
In addition to regular registration at all locations, special one-and-done registration days will be held at the PJC-Greenville Center on Tuesday, Jan. 7 and the PJC-Sulphur Springs Center on Wednesday, Jan. 8 from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., and in Paris on Thursday, Jan. 9 from 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Some of the programs starting in the Spring 2020 semester include accounting; computer support technician; cybersecurity; emergency medical services; entrepreneurship; heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration technology; mechatronics; medical records coding; office technology; radiology technology; surgical technology; and welding. These programs take from one to four semesters to complete, and more are available.
Late registration will be held on Monday, Jan. 13, the first day of class for the Spring semester. For information on registration, call the PJC-Sulphur Springs Center at 903-885-1232.
Disturbance Complaint Results In Intoxication Arrest
A complaint regarding a Jefferson Street disturbance Monday night resulted in a 42-year-old Sulphur Springs man’s arrest for being intoxicated in public, according to police reports.
Sulphur Springs police were dispatched at 10:45 p.m. Monday, Nov. 25, to the 900 block of Jefferson Street, in response to a 911 call. Upon arrival at the location, the homeowner told police the man had entered the residence without permission, causing a disturbance, police alleged in arrest reports.
Officials reported, upon contact with the man, they found him to be “intoxicated to the point he was danger to himself and others, resulting in his arrest for public intoxication.
The man was released from the county jail on the charge Tuesday morning, Nov. 26, according to jail reports.
The 42-year-old Sulphur Springs man was the second police arrested Monday for PI. A 63-year-old Sulphur Springs man was reportedly arrested in an unrelated incident Monday morning for being intoxicated at a Church Street business.
Police were dispatched at 10:32 a.m. Nov. 25 to a report of the man possibly intoxicated at the pharmacy. Upon arrival, police reportedly contacted the man. He was alleged to have glassy, red bloodshot eyes, slurred speech and an alcohol odor emitted from his breath. When asked to stand up, the man appeared to the officer to be unsteady on his feet, police alleged in arrest reports.
The 63-year-old was jailed Nov. 25 for public intoxication, and released from jail Tuesday morning, Nov. 26, according to arrest and jail reports.
Monday marked the third time this month and fourth time this year the 63-year-old man has been jailed locally on alcohol related charges. He was also arrested Aug. 28 and Nov. 23 for public intoxication; and Nov. 5 on an open container warrant, according to jail reports.
