PJC Associate Degree Nursing Students Receive Awards, Pins
Attendees at the Paris Junior College associate degree nursing awards and pinning ceremony held recently were welcomed to the ceremony with the news that it has been 50 years since the first group of nursing students graduated from PJC.
The Clinical Achievement Award, chosen by the faculty for the student who is willing to help their peers, has an excellent bedside manner and is very good in skills performance, was presented to Amy Watson.
The Academic Achievement Award for highest grade point average in all classes throughout the program went to Sabrina Wilson.
Sandra Dougherty (pictured below) was selected by her peers for the Student Choice Award as the student who best exemplifies the nursing profession.
Associate degree perfect attendance awards went to Randa Dennis, Mauricio Gamez, Krista Hallenberger, Monica Hawthorne, Mikaela Jacks, Allyson Norris, Vianna Ross, Holli-Von Sawyer, Cassi Snell, and Sabrina Wilson.
Area students receiving pins at the ceremony included:
Campbell: Sarah Kreft
Commerce: Melissa Cawthron
Cumby: Sandra Dougherty
Greenville: Carla Ingram, Megan Kaufman, Rosanna Marquez, Christina McDonald, Allyson Norris, Brandy Petrea, Gregory Stroder, Lynn Tran, Crissty Williams
Ladonia: Haley Lawhon
Point: Amber Hampton
Royse City: Krista Hallenberger
Saltillo: Yesenia Ochoa
Sulphur Springs: Allison Bledsoe, Jose Franco Jr., Mauricio Gamez, Mikaela Jacks, Megan Jones, Rachel Killgore, Mollye Lay, Lorie Martin, Darlynn Montgomery, Holli-Von Sawyer
Wolfe City: Sarah Brummett, Olivia Mexia
Hopkins County Republican Club Will Hold an Old Time Political Rally September 14th
Hopkins County Republican Club
Hopkins County Civic Center September 14, 2019 6:00 pm
OLD TIME POLITICAL RALLY **Hot Dogs ***Popcorn ***Cotton Candy AWARD WINNING HOMEMADE ICE CREAM !!
Speakers:
Steve Munisteri, State Republican Chair, 2010-2015, Trump Administration as Deputy Director of Office of Public Liaison, Sen. John Cornyn’s 2020 Re-Election Campaign……
Rafael Cruz, Cuban-American Protestant Preacher, Public Speaker & Father of Sen. Ted Cruz
Tickets are $5 per person or $10 for a family of five.
For Tickets: Please contact Beth Wisenbaker 903-348-1614
Melonie Findley 903-348-0648
Debbie Harris 903-348-3801
Angela Price 903-366-6629
Tickers needed to be bought ahead of time to get head count to purchase food. Money raised to fund Headquarters & local events.
Cornerstone Baptist Church Revival September 8-12
Cornerstone Baptist Church, located at 207 E. I-30 Service Road in Cumby, Texas, will hold a Revival Praise and Worship Event September 8th through the 12th. Praise and Worship will be held from 6:30 to 7:45PM each night. A fellowship meal will be served Sunday, September 8th, beginning at 5:15PM. Everyone is welcome.
Wildcats Offensive Coordinator Evaluates Wakeland Game, Previews Lovejoy Defense
Wildcats Offensive Coordinator Matt Young called the Wildcats football game against Frisco Wakeland last Friday, Aug. 30, a tale of two halves. He compared it to a roller coaster.
In the first half, Coach Young said the Wildcats’ offense had an efficiency level of 47 to 49 percent, a little above the average for last year’s team. He said the offense made plays, quarterback Kaden Wallace made good decisions and there were a lot of contributors.
Coach Young said the running backs were explosive, receivers Chase Haney and Noe Ponce had some catches and Zach Tiemeyer had two catches including the play of the night, a 55-yard pass catch and run.
Coach Young said the roller coaster headed down in the second half. He said execution dropped some, but efficiency was down a whole lot. Penalties were the big reason. Coach Young called them foolish ones. He said all second half drives but one were stopped by penalties. Coach Young said the second half mistakes were the fixable kind.
He said he remains excited about where the offense is headed. Coach Young said the offensive line did really good for us. He cited Ryan Hammons, Chandler Leo, Giovanni Pizano and Alfredo Olavide. He said the offense has to continue to figure out what they have, improve execution and continue to take care of the football.
Concerning the Lovejoy defense, Coach Young said they held Colleyville Heritage to just 13 points last Saturday night. He called them the opposite of the team the Wildcats just played. He said Lovejoy is big and multiple up front, adding they fly around in the back. Coach Young called them a very good defense.
He said what really stands out for them is their size. He said they have 300-pound and 290 pound defensive tackles.
Coach Young said the Wildcats would have their hands full Friday night.
Wildcats Defensive Coordinator Discusses Wakeland Game, Has Preview of Lovejoy Offense
Wildcats Football Defensive Coordinator Alex Guerra said the Friday night, Aug. 30, contest against Frisco Wakeland was a game of two very different halves. He said the defense did a great job in the first half. He said the defense was plagued by a bunch of mental errors in the second half.
Coach Guerra said that stuff has got to go. He added the defense must get better. He said some players with experience tried to do too much in the second half. Coach Guerra said there were some young guys whose heads were spinning. He said even at halftime with the score tied, they had a look in their eye like they were not sure what was going on.
Coach Guerra said defensive ends Cameron Kaufert and D’Andre Peoples played well. He called the defensive line the strongest part of the Wildcats’ defense right now.
Coach Guerra was among Wildcats coaches that scouted Lovejoy last Saturday night as the Leopards lost to Colleyville Heritage, 13-10. He called Lovejoy’s offense pretty good. He said they are big and strong up front. Coach Guerra said they don’t come off the ball as good as Wakeland does.
He said the Leopards are good at what they do. Coach Geurra called Lovejoy quarterback R.W. Rucker dangerous saying he can really run. He said receiver Reid Westervelt is their go-to guy when they pass.
Police Arrest Two At Two Different Stores Wednesday
Sulphur Springs police Wednesday made arrests at two different stores.
Loss prevention staff at Walmart at 7:25 p.m. reported two juveniles for theft. The store employee alleged a 19-year-old Como resident and his younger brother, identified in reports only as a juvenile, passed all points of sale with multiple items that were not paid for. The older brother was allegedly seen in the self check-out area, where he failed to pay for all of merchandise in his possession when he finished checking out. The valued of the unpaid merchandise was reported to be more than $100, police alleged in arrest reports.
The juvenile’s parent was contacted and he was issued a criminal trespass warning prohibiting him from returning to the store. The 19-year-old was also issued a criminal trespass warning and taken to jail for theft of property valued at $100 or more but less than $750, according to arrest reports.
The 19-year-old remained in the county jail Thursday morning on the charge. Wednesday was the second time he’s been in the county jail this year. He was also spent the night Jan. 20 in jail for consumption of alcohol by a minor, according to jail reports.
The second arrest, of a 42-year-old Sulphur Springs man, occurred at 10:16 p.m. at Love’s Truck Stop.
Sulphur Springs police were dispatched to the South Hillcrest Drive business, where someone had reportedly made threats. The man, reported to be a truck driver, as contacted as the “reportee,” police alleged. A records check showed the man to be wanted in Red River County for family violence assault causing bodily injury as well as in Sulphur Springs on one expired registration and two failure to maintain financial responsibility warrants. Fees on the outstanding traffic charges totaled $1,163, police alleged ino arrest reports.
He remained Hopkins County jail Thursday morning, according to jail reports.
Sulphur Springs Man Accused Of Indecency With A Child By Sexual Contact
A 56-year-old Sulphur Springs man was taken into custody at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday by police on an indecency with a child by sexual contact warrant, according to arrest reports.
A 15-year-old who does not reside in Sulphur Springs reportedly made an outcry and Sulphur Springs police were contacted. The teen alleged she was sexually molested at a Sulphur Springs address when she was 11 years old, according to Sulphur Springs Police Detective Brian Shurtleff.
As part of the police investigation, the teen was interviewed at a child advocacy center by a forensic interviewer specially trained to speak with juveniles reading allegations of abuse or crimes, the detective reported.
Based on the police investigation, a warrant was attained for Kenneth Charles Smith’s arrest on an indecency with a child by sexual contact charge. The warrant was executed at the man’s residence and Smith was taken into custody at 2:30 p.m. Sept. 4 on the charge, according to Shurtleff.
Smith remained in Hopkins County jail Thursday morning; his bond was set at $100,000 on the indecency with a child by sexual contact charge, according to jail reports.
CHRISTUS Announces Sports Medicine Program
CEO Paul Harvey and Sports Medicine Director Kyle Lemarr appeared on KSST’s Good Morning Show to introduce the community to CHRISTUS’ new sports medicine program.
The Sports Medicine Program is growing into this area, with full coverage of Sulphur Springs High School and a locally-based program coordinator, Kyle Lemarr. What this means is that CHRISTUS Trinity Mother Frances Sulphur Springs physicians and providers are incredibly available/accessible to school athletes in the area. CHRISTUS has trainers on sidelines for football games and all sports, and we also have CHRISTUS Trinity Mother Frances Sulphur Springs Associate on staff as the assistant athletic trainer at the high school offering expertise and assistance to students and the SSISD. Altogether, this growth means that we are able to keep more services, athletes and patients at home in Sulphur Springs.
Through the Sports Medicine Program, the CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital Sulphur Springs Emergency Department will host a FREE Sports injury clinic every Saturday, from 9:00-11:00 a.m. ER physicians will evaluate all musculoskeletal injuries and can utilize same-day MRI scans for all athletes from middle school to college (excluding concussion).
CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Sulphur Springs Celebrates 70 Years Of Service To The Community
CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Sulphur Springs celebrates 70 years of service on Thursday, Sept. 5. The hospital is planning a month-long celebration of this momentous occasion. Associates will be honored with treats each week to recognize their dedication to patients and community.
In the early stages, Hopkins County Memorial Hospital had approximately 30 employees, 11 medical doctors and 4 dentists. There were 4-6 graduate nurses, 14-16 nurse aids, two male attendants, three kitchen employees, one maintenance man and the rest were technicians.
Today, the hospital employs more than 600 associates, including providers for both the hospital and CHRISTUS Trinity Clinic.
The $250,000 hospital had an open house for the public on Sept. 4, 1949 with plans to open for business the next day, Sept. 5, 1949. The hospital had 42 adult beds and eight bassinets. The 42 adult beds included a ward of five beds for male patients and a ward of five beds for female patients.
Currently, CMFH-SS is licensed for 96-beds, and includes a four-suite operating room department, a medical-surgical unit, intensive care unit, perinatal unit and inpatient rehabilitation.
Outpatient departments include radiology, laboratory, cath lab, stress lab, respiratory therapy, cardiac and pulmonary rehab, wound care and physical medicine.
CMFH-SS also has an Emergency Department that’s open 365 days per year and is fully staffed with providers and associates trained in emergency medicine. The emergency department sees more than 21,000 patients per year.
“The mission statement of CHRISTUS Health is to ‘extend the healing ministry of Jesus Christ’. In honoring the mission, our alignment with CHRISTUS Health has allowed both our providers and associates to expand the quality of care and services we provide to our community,” said President and CEO Paul Harvey, who began his tenure on July 12, 2016, when the hospital merged with CHRISTUS Health.
The increased services because of this alignment include: full-time Gastroenterology, full-time pain management, full-time hospitalist coverage, access to specialists through telemedicine, increased overall access for specialty care and ongoing support for future growth in all areas. The recent addition of a Free Saturday Sports Injury Clinic for student athletes allows the hospital to partner with CHRISTUS Trinity Sports Medicine and area schools.
“CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Sulphur Springs is dedicated to providing our patients with the very highest levels of care for a hospital in a rural community,” said Harvey. “By taking advantage of the foundation that was built by the caring people of Hopkins County, our goal is to continue to build on that foundation and grow our hospital to reach its fullest potential.”
