Wildcats Varsity 7 on 7 Football Team Plays in State Qualifier Tournament Saturday in Tyler
The Wildcats Varsity 7 on 7 Football Team plays in its’ first state qualifier tournament this season Saturday (June 15) in Tyler. The Wildcats have only qualified for the state tournament once before. The 2008 Wildcats 7 on 7 Team, led by quarterback Tyrik Rollison, qualified for state. To qualify for state in College Station, the Wildcats will need to win their pool Saturday and also come out on top in a tournament semi-final game. The pool games are scheduled for 9 a.m., 10 a.m. and at 11 a.m. The Wildcats’ pool includes Marshall, Tyler Lee and John Tyler. Wildcats Offensive Coordinator Matt Young said the games in Tyler Saturday will be longer. They will be 40 total minutes divided into two halves. The Wildcats will take only one team and it will made up of 20 players. Coach Young said quarterback Kaden Wallace, his receivers and the Wildcats’ defense are really showing improvement in 7 on 7 so he said it will be interesting to see how they play against strong competition Saturday. Win or lose, Coach Young said Saturday’s games will be yet another opportunity to get in reps and get better. The Wildcats will also play in a state qualifier tournament on June 21 in Rowlett.
PJC Sulphur Springs Truck Driving School
Truck driving students from right, Kenneth Case, Rene Mendoza, Emmett Minor and Daniel Himlin listen as Instructor Bryce Walker reviews instructions before they begin driving practice.The truck driving school is underway at the PJC-Sulphur Springs Center campus. For more information about this or other workforce education programs, call 903-885-1232.
Man Arrested After Claiming To Be His Brother
A 31-year-old Quinlan man learned the hard way Thursday morning that it’s not a good idea to represent yourself to authorities as someone else.
He was allegedly arrested at 7:44 a.m. on FM 2297 at FM 1567 for failure to identify by giving false or fictitious information, after identifying himself by a different first name than the name he was arrested under. After a records check, the deputies surmised the man had lied, according to arrest reports. The Quinlan man then allegedly admitted to using his brother’s information because his license was invalid.
He remained in the county jail at noon Friday. His bond was set at $1,000 on the misdemeanor charge, according to jail reports.
Brashear Man Jailed For Methamphetamine Possession
Cumby Police Officer Kenneth Jones arrested Cory Lane Belz, 34, of Brashear, TX for possession of 1 gram or more but less than 4 grams of a Penalty Group 1 controlled substance.
Jones reported seeing a Chevrolet pickup change lanes without signaling along Interstate 30, so he began to pursue it. The car took the 110 exit and continued half a mile before stopping at a trailer rental business. Jones, in arrest reports, claimed he could see the driver reached his hand to the back of the seat as the car stopped.
The driver, identified in arrest reports as Belz, allegedly denied having insurance or a driver’s license. Two glass pipes and an alcohol bag containing a baggy of suspected methamphetamine were found behind the driver’s seat.
The driver was arrested for possession of the suspected controlled substance, while the passenger was released without charges, Jones noted in arrest reports.
Belz remained in the county jail Friday afternoon on the controlled substance charge. His bond was set at $10,000, according to jail reports.
SSPD: Terrell Man Arrested On Parole Warrant
Sulphur Springs Police Officer Officer Brandon Murphy arrested Issac Grant, 33, of Terrell was arrested at 5:11 p.m. Thursday, June 13, on Interstate 30 east at mile marker 125 by for violation of parole.
He was reportedly a passenger in a Mercedes-Benz stopped for a traffic violation. A records check showed the Louisiana warrant, resulting in Grant’s arrest, Murphy alleged in arrest reports.
Bus Altercation At Cumby Rest Stop Results In Virginia Man’s Arrest
A physical confrontation between two men sitting beside one another on a Greyhound bus early Thursday morning reportedly resulted in a 25-year-old Earlysville, Virginia man’s arrest for assault causing bodily injury.
Cumby police were dispatched at 1:48 a.m. Thursday to a complaint of an active physical fight between two individuals on a Greyhound bus parked at the rest stop on Interstate 30 east.
A 31-year-old mam claimed the Virginia man had assaulted him while on the bus, where the pair had reportedly been sitting next to each other. The Virginia man allegedly punched the other man multiple times in the head, neck and the left shoulder. The 31-year-old bus rider had visible injuries,” Cumby Police Sgt. Ray Embro alleged in arrest reports.
The Virginia man allegedly told Embro the man sitting beside of him “was fondling his private area and punched him,” Embro noted in arrest reports.
Witnesses, however, claimed the 31-year-old was on the phone. The 25-year-old beside him appeared to suddenly wake up, then aggressively attacked the other man. The witnesses claimed the victim did not fight back and didn’t do anything wrong. One witness reportedly attempted to intercede, according to police reports.
Embro took the Virginia man to jail on a Class B misdemeanor assault charge. He remained in the county jail Friday morning, June 14, according to jail reports.
A Farewell Visit from 2018 Dairy Festival Queen Kaitlyn Ferrell
Being selected to wear the crown was quite a shock to Kaitlyn Ferrell last June as she stood on the Pageant stage amidst the contestants. She knew she had prepared well and had done a fairly decent job in the Interview with Judges, in playing the flute during her talent presentation, and in the all-important evening gown competition. Being naturally shy, Kaitlyn had been a little bit out of her comfort zone but followed through with her parents’ advice to do her best. Imagine her shock and surprise when her name was called as the judges pick for the title of 2018 Hopkins County Dairy Festival Queen! And she has been an excellent representative. Now, one year later, Kaitlyn’s smile reveals a more self-assured young woman ready to launch into college and her future plans for life. She admits, some of her confidence and polish is due to her year representing Hopkins County as Dairy Festival Queen. And much is also due to a pair of great parents and a pleasant, nurturing home life, according to Kaitlyn during a KSST Good Morning Show interview.
The daughter of Jeremy and Kristi Ferrell, Kaitlyn and her sister grew up attending First Baptist Church in Sulphur Springs. She got into Band in sixth grade and learned to play the flute. At Sulphur Springs High School, she spent all four years in Varsity Band, on the Cross Country team and in the National Honors Society. She signed up for dual-credit classes, attaining college credits while in high school and was in the top ten percent of her class, graduating with honors in May 2019. All that was balanced with numerous public appearances as Queen in parades, pageants and ribbon cuttings, spending time with the new field of Queen’s contestants and preparing for the Pageant. This summer, she is also taking some classes at PJC and getting ready to transfer to Texas A and M University, Commerce in the Fall to pursue a degree in Psychology. Her relaxation hours are spent writing, doing photography and taking care of her Pomeranian dog ‘Pocko’.
When asked what she will most take away from her tenure as 2018 Dairy Festival Queen, Kaitlyn replied “I have learned that we are always influencing others and setting an example, all the time. People are always watching, and the example you set needs to be a good one. My parents have told me that, and they also say ‘once you start something, finish it’. So I think that is good solid advice for whatever anyone plans to do in life. I hope to have passed along to this year’s contestants to always have good morals and set a good example, whether they wear a crown or not, and in whatever they do in life”. During the Dairy Festival Pageant and Coronation on Saturday June 15, 2019, Kaitlyn will perform the first movement of “La Flute De Pan” by composer Jules Mouquet. Watch for Queen Kaitlyn in a champagne-colored ball gown as she takes her final walk and crowns a new Dairy Festival Queen. Tickets to Saturday’s 7pm Pageant are $10 at the door of the SSISD Auditorium of the Civic Center,1200 Houston Street in Sulphur Springs, Texas.
Peerless Baptist Church VBS Starts Monday, June 17th
Peerless Baptist Church announces their “Mane” Event with their Vacation Bible School starting Monday, June 17th. There is still time to register or find out more info by calling Lois at (903) 348-8859.
Ceremonial Send-off For Veterans Honor Flight
Many filled Celebration Plaza just before noon Thursday to honor two local Vietnam veterans with a send-off for a Veterans Honor Flight this weekend.
U.S. Army veteran Keith Klein and U.S. Navy veteran Ronnie Whitlock’s trip from Dallas Fort Worth to Washington, D.C., is at least the seventh from Hopkins County in 10 years.
The pair are to depart at 9 a.m Friday for a 38-hour trip, in which they will see the veterans memorials and be honored at a banquet and other surprises designed just for this group of veterans.
Ronnie Whitlock grew up in Cooper joined the Navy in 1963, right out of high school. He served two years in Japan as well as 16 months aboard the USS Oriskany CVA-34. He said he was “on the USS Oriskany when it blew up.” He saw many cities in Japan, and also during his tour spent some time in the Philipines. He said he got an “early out,” 30 days ahead of schedule.
Whitlock is married to wife Modna Ruth, and is the son of Dobbin and Lima Whitlock. The couple currently resides in Nelta community.
Keith Klein said he was drafted in 1964, then joined the Army. He served in Libya for 10 weeks, then departed for Ethiopia, for 13 months “making maps and preparing for the next war.” He then was sent to Sudan for four months and Liberia for 12 months. He also was sent to Siberia before his term of service ended in 1967. He was an aircraft mechanic.
Klein then married his wife, Frances. They have one son, John, and daughter-in-law, Leighann who is a nurse, and one grandson, Ethan. Keith was an assistant high school principal, having moved to Hopkins County from Greenville in 1972; Frances is a retired educator who taught most of her 34 years at Bowie Elementary.
Whitlock and Klein are brothers-in-law from Hopkins County.
“I am curious. I can’t wait to see it. I am thrilled to death. It’s an opportunity of a lifetime, the trip of a lifetime,” Whitlock said.
Klein too said he is looking forward to the trip to D.C.
“I’ll get to go and see all these memorials we’ve never seen,” Klein said.
Each will have a butler or guardian, who will carry everything for them and accompany them on the flight.
The ceremony Thursday featured the pledge to the flags, lead by Hopkins County Veterans Service Office Danny Davis, the National Anthem sung by Leann Carpenter Oliver, an opening prayer by League Street Church of Christ Minister Jerry Savage, and opening and closing remarks by County Judge Robert Newsom.
Veterans from each branch of the military were asked to stand as the song for their branch as the military salute played.
Judy Rawson Heaps, who has been a member of the DFW Honor Flights Board since her dad’s participating in the very first Honor Flight in 2009.
Polly Swatsell provided flags for those in attendance at the ceremony to watch.
The ceremony can be viewed on KSST’s YouTube page.
