Football Camp For Wildcats Entering 8th And 9th Grades Is Coming Up Next Week
Wildcats Football Coach Greg Owens and his coaching staff will be having a football camp next week just for Sulphur Springs ISD football players entering the eighth and ninth grades this school year.
The camp will be taking place next Tuesday through Thursday, July 30-August 1, from 9:30 a.m. until noon each day in the high school Multipurpose Building. Cost of the camp is $20.
The football camp for younger boys took place in late May.
Registration forms for next week’s camp are available on the school district website at www.ssisd.net. For more information on next week’s football camp, contact Coach Owens at 903 885-2158 or at [email protected].
Man Accused of Choking, Holding Teen Against Her Will
A 24-year-old Sulphur Springs man was arrested at 11:40 p.m. Thursday, at his West Industrial Drive residence, where he was accused of holding a 17-year-old against her will and choking her multiple times.
Sulphur Springs Police were dispatched at 11 p.m. July 25 to the 1500 block of West Industrial Drive, where an assault involving strangulation was alleged to have occurred. After learning the victim had fled to another location for help, they contacted her there.
Valle was accused of choking his girlfriend multiple times and of holding her in a bedroom at the residence against her will during an argument about a doctor’s appointment. The 17-year-old reportedly crawled out a bedroom window to get away from Valle to help, Sulphur Springs Police Cpl. Chris Rosamond noted in arrest reports.
The teen had “injuries consistent with strangulation,” and had “defensive contact injuries around her hands and fingers,” Rosamond alleged in reports. The young woman, who was reported to be pregnant, was transported to the hospital, according to arrest and offense reports.
Valle was contacted at his residence. He reportedly told officers the teen had a mental health disorder and had hit him in the face. He had a small scratch on his face, according to police reports.
A records check revealed warrants for his arrest for open container, no driver’s license and expired registration or license plates. Valle was taken into custody on all three warrants. He was also charged with family violence assault that impeded breathing.
Valle remained in custody Friday afternoon. His bond on the third-degree felony assault charge was set at $25,000, according to jail reports.
Scenes from ‘Jungle Book: the Musical’ at Main Street Theater
Yes, we have live community theater in Sulphur Springs! Don’t miss your chance to catch “Jungle Book: the Musical” at Main Street Theater downtown on July 26, 27 at 7pm and July 28 at 2pm, plus three more performances on August 2,3 and 4. Reservations are recommended at 903-885-0107 or get tickets at communityplayersinc.com. Admission is $10 person. The 35-member cast is made up of the 2019 Children’s Summer Workshop students. Main Street Theater has been the permanent home of Sulphur Springs Community Players for over 30 years, and presents a season of six plays annually plus the Children’s Summer Workshop.
Library’s Summer Reading Program is Wrapping Up
Librarian Hope Cain and her staff at the Sulphur Springs Public Library have enjoyed a ‘Pirates and Mermaids’ summer! That’s been the theme for the very popular reading program designed to encourage youngsters to read during summer vacation from school. It’s popularity is shown through the dozens of colored fish attached to the mural just inside the library entrance. Each of those fish represents an hour spent reading!
In the 2019 Summer Reading Program, young readers take the challenge to complete at least 8 hours of reading during the summer by logging their reading hours and turning in a log page after each book. Some youngsters read many more than 8 hours! Readers earn a prize after each log page is turned in, and the prizes increase in “coolness” as the program goes on. Now, with the wrap-up of SRP on July 30, the grand prize (a child’s ticket to Hawaiian Falls Water Park) awaits the winner!
Here is Hope’s invitation. “The end of summer reading program is near. We will have a costume contest during our last Story time Tuesday July 30 at 10:00am; kids should dress up as either a Mermaid or a Pirate. Mandy Fiock Photography will be here for photos with Ariel for A $5 donation to Shining Star Productions. Photos will be held at 9:30- 10:00 am, (before story time) and again at 10:30- 11 am. Wednesday July 31st will be the LAST DAY to turn in reading logs! See you at the Library!” There’s lots more going on all year round at Sulphur Springs Public Library for all ages. Find out more at sslibrary.org.
Wanted Garland Man Crashes Into Parked Car During Pursuit
A 27-year-old Garland man wanted for a parole violation reportedly lead police on a brief vehicle pursuit, which turned into a foot chase when the man crashed the car he was driving into a parked vehicle at an apartment complex. Suspected cocaine was also found in the vehicle he was driving.
Sulphur Springs Police Officer Brandon Murphy initiated a traffic stop on a Grand Marquis on North Jackson Street; the car pulled into a nursing home parking lot. The officer, in arrest reports, alleged the car sped away as he approached the driver’s side.
Murphy reported initiating a pursuit. The car reportedly continued through a field into an apartment complex parking lot, where it crashed into a parked vehicle.
Bystanders reportedly told Murphy that the driver had run south, back toward the nursing home. The man relayed the direction of travel and suspect description via radio to other officers.
Special Crimes Unit officers allegedly found the man attempting hide in vegetation behind the nursing home. Lt. Mark Estes escorted the man, identified in arrest reports as Jaspen Quayshawn Debase, to Murphy’s patrol vehicle to be transported to jail for evading arrest or detention with a motor vehicle, Murphy and Estes alleged in arrest reports.
A records check showed Debase to be wanted for violation of parole as well as unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon, resulting in that being added to his charges, according to arrest reports.
While inventorying the car, police allegedly found a white substance believed to be cocaine in a plastic baggy in a Ritz cracker box. The baggy weighed 1.4 grams, resulting in an additional possession of 1 gram or more but less than 4 grams of a Penalty Group 1 controlled substance charge, according to jail reports.
Debase remained in Hopkins County jail Friday morning, July 26. Bond was set at $20,000 each on the evading arrest and controlled substance charges. He was held on the warrants, according to jail reports.
Michigan Woman Jailed For Ecstasy Possession
An Interstate 30 traffic stop resulted in location of an Ecstasy pill in a Michigan woman’s wallet.
Hopkins County Sheriff’s Sgt. Scott Davis stopped a Kia Sorrento at 11:06 p.m. on Interstate 30 east at mile marker 112 for a traffic violation. He received permission to search the SUV. A small, round blue pill was found inside Sharlita Michelle Britt-Watson’s wallet in her purse on the passenger’s side floorboard.
The woman initially told the deputy that she thought it was a vitamin, then advised it was possibly Ecstasy, Davis alleged in arrest reports. A field test kit for MDMA (Ecstasy or molly) was reportedly used at the roadside; it was allegedly positive for MDMA. The 31-year-old Detroit woman claimed ownership of the suspected narcotic, resulting in her arrest for possession of less than 1 gram of a Penalty Group 2 controlled substance, according to arrest reports.
Britt-Watson remained in the county jail Friday morning, July 26; bond was set at $5,000 on the controlled substance charge.
Candidate Filing For 3 Seats On Cumby City Council Open
Cumby City Council this week held a special meeting to order an election for Alderman Place 3, Alderman Place 4 and Alderman Place 5. The council is scheduled to meet again at 6 p.m. Monday at Cumby City Hall to call for a special election for mayor.
Applications for candidates for these places on the council may be picked up and returned from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday-Friday through Aug. 19 at Cumby City Hall.
Each is for a full two-year term. Currently, the seats are held by Monte Lackey, Place 3 Alderman; Betty McCarter, Place 4 Alderman; Julie Morris, Place 5 Alderman; and Cody Talley, Cumby Mayor. These individuals were all appointed to fill these positions during the last year, according to city officials.
The last day to register to vote in the fall elections is Aug. 7.
Don’t Forget Wildcats Football Season Ticket Week Next Week
For those who may have received their letter about Wildcats Football season ticket sales and stuck it in a drawer somewhere, KSST Sports has this reminder:
Next week is season ticket week. The site is at the High School Library or Media Center. Monday and Tuesday are key dates for current season ticket holders. Those days are for current season ticket holders to renew their tickets.
Tickets not renewed by the end of Tuesday can be claimed by others. Wednesday season ticket holders who have renewed their tickets can seek upgrades. That includes those in the past who bought tickets to get their foot in the door hoping to improve their location later.
Thursday and Friday any tickets left will be available to the general public. According to KSST sports notes from last year, there were only 52 season tickets left unsold at the conclusion of season ticket week last year. Twelve were scattered single seat in the chair back section and 40, many of them together, in the rail back section.
The price of a five game season ticket package is $50 for chair back seats and $40 for the rail back seats.
Hours at the media center next week will be 8:15 a.m. until 5:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 8:15 a.m. until noon on Friday. Patrons are asked to enter the high school from the Connally Street entrance.
This season’s home schedule includes the season opener against Frisco Wakeland on August 30, the Homecoming game against Royse City on September 20, the Ennis game on October 11, the Greenville game on October 25 and the Senior Night game against North Forney on November 8. All home games are on Friday night at 7:30 p.m. Varsity football practice gets under way Monday, August 12.
SSISD Volleyball Camps Are Next Week, Monday Through Wednesday
New Lady Cats Head Volleyball Coach Bailey Dorner will be offering volleyball camps next week, Monday through Wednesday, in the main high school gym.
Camp for girls entering fourth through the seventh grade will take place 8 a.m. until 10 a.m. each day. Camp for girls entering eighth or ninth grade is scheduled for 10 a.m. until noon. Cost per camper is $50.
Registration forms are available at the district website at www.ssisd.net. For more information contact Coach Dorner at 903 588-4142.
SSISD Tennis Camps Are Next Week Monday Through Thursday; Older Kids’ Camp Is Now At Night
Wildcats Tennis Coach Tony Martinez will be having his tennis camps next week at the Wildcat Tennis Complex. Sessions are planned Monday through Thursday. There will be camp for boys and girls entering kindergarten through the sixth grade from 8 a.m. until 10 a.m. each day.
Camp for older kids is now an evening camp. Camp for those boys and girls entering the seventh through the twelfth grade is now scheduled for 6:30 p.m. until 8:30 p.m. each day. Cost per camper is $50.
Coach Martinez conducts the camps and usually is joined by special outside instructors. Campers can be registered the day of camp. For more information contact Coach Martinez at 512 216-8014.
