Lady Cats Softball Coach Looks Toward Quarterfinals
Lady Cats Coach David Carrillo on Game Two Area Round Win Over Midlothian
Lady Cats Softball Coach David Carrillo did not want a repeat of the Lady Cats game two in their bi-district series against Whitehouse last week when playing Midlothian in the Area round this week. After winning 14-4 in Whitehouse, the Lady Cats got by Whitehouse 6-3 at Lady Cat Park. In the Area round, the Lady Cats again had a big game one winning 10-0. Game two was Thursday evening (May 2) at Royse City, and again the Lady Cats started slowly. They led only 4-1 going into the top of the fifth. That inning changed everything as the Lady Cats scored six runs to make it a one-sided 10-1 game. Coach Carrillo said his team expected to see the Panthers top pitcher again Thursday but instead faced their number two pitcher. He said it took the team a while to adjust to her different style. Coach Carrillo said one of the problems early was the lack of a big hit. He credited pitcher Bailey Haggerty with throwing a great game as the offense started a little slow. Coach Carrillo said some of the Lady Cats wanted to get a big hit so badly that they were impatient at the plate. Then came the six run fifth inning. The Lady Cats had 14 hits in the game. He said Nylah Lindley had a real super game going 3 for 4 with four RBI’s. Brinklee Driver also hit a home run. Coach Carrillo said the Lady Cats appear to be fired up and focused. They now move on into the Regional Quarterfinals. They will play either North Forney or Hallsville. North Forney leads that series 1-0 after winning game one earlier this week. The two teams play Friday night and possibly Saturday, if necessary. Coach Carrillo expects to scout both teams on Friday and possibly Saturday. He acknowledged scheduling the series next week would be a challenge battling the weather as well as testing and the prom.
Sulphur Springs Voters To Determine 3 City Council Seats, 13 Charter Propositions In May 4 Elections
Early voting in Sulphur Springs City Council and proposition elections concluded this week with 426 ballots cast during early voting. That’s only a small percent of the 9,536 registered voters in the city.
Election Day voting will be conducted from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday, May 4, in the second floor conference room at City Hall.
Sulphur Springs voters are asked to choose one of the two candidates in each of three places on the city council, and to consider approving 13 propositions for changes to the city charter. Candidates for Sulphur Springs City Council include, for Place 4, incumbent Freddie Taylor and challenger Reiko Alexander; for Place 5, Jeff Sanderson and incumbent Emily Glass; and for Place 6 (the remainder of an unexpired term), appointed incumbent Doug Moore and challenger Landon Thornton.
Voters are also asked to consider 13 proposed changes to the Sulphur Springs Home Rule Charter, Propositions A-M.
View candidate profiles and find additional information about the 13 propositions on the special election ballot.
SSISD Trustees Approve 13 Personnel Changes
Sulphur Springs Independent School District Board of Trustees approved 13 personnel changes following a special noon board meeting Friday. Five resignations, five new hires and three staff reassignments were among the changes, which affect six different campuses.
Resigning from Sulphur Springs Middle School are English language arts and reading/English as a second language teacher Pam Ming and special education aide Shelby Polk.
Joining the SSMS faculty will be Shealee Owen as an eighth grade English teacher and Hollie Watson as a sixth grade ELAR teacher.
Science teacher Ludivina Adair will be moving from middle school to high school. Moving from SSMS to Austin Academic Center will be Marsha Nolen; she will swap from teaching math to teaching REACH. Chanie Collins will switch from REACH teacher to special education aide at Austin Academic Center.
Leaving high school are audio video tech teacher Tate Conrad and long term substitute agriculture science teacher Dannie Johnson.
Joe Garcia will be joining the Sulphur Springs High School staff as a Spanish teacher and coach.
Also resigning was Saundra Lewis as a special education aide at Sulphur Springs Elementary.
Finally, Marissa Gale was approved as the new campus secretary at Barbara Bush Primary and Adrian Washington as the new third grade ELAR teacher at Bowie Primary.
Hopkins County Records
Posted Week of May 3, 2019
Land Deed Transactions
- Wayne Cooper to Kaleigh Hatch and Kevin Hatch; tract in the Jose Y’Barbo survey
- The Ranches at River Ridge LLC to Nadege Bazile and Anthony P. Hines; tract in the James Hansley survey
- The Ranches at River Ridge LLC to Carolyn M. Larson and Robert P. Larson; tract in the Solomon Waggoner survey
- The Ranches at River Ridge LLC to David G. Banks and Janet Banks; tract in the S. Waggoner survey
- Angel Mejia to Miguel Angel Mejia-Vega; tract in the Tate Addition
- Ada Louise Jones independently and as independent executor for hte James Ardell Jones Estate to Ada Louise Jones; tract in the Lucy Ann Collum survey
- Laurie Chessmore and Michael Chessmore, executors for the Steve Glenn Erspamer Estate, to Judith Diana Armstrong, Laurie Catherine Chessmore, Rachel Ann Ciastko, Bradley Charles Pope, Brian Eugene Pope, Joanna Elizabeth Pope, Mary Jane Pope, Jason Michael Richardson, McClain Wes Richardson, Samantha Nicole Richardson, Susan Marie Richardson, Lauren Taylor Wimberly, Sandra Sue WImberly and Scott Alan Wimberly
- John K. Gillis Trust, John K. Gillis trustee, to Gary Waldrep; tract in the E. Melton survey
- James Baxter and Marilyn Baxter to Patricia Marie Bergh and Shannon Michael Bergh; tract in the AS Young survey
- Doyle Potts and Kimberly Potts to Kaitlyn Potts; tract in the Mary Ann Bowlin survey
- Bruce Roberts and Kimberly Clark Roberts to Dara Sue Lindstrom and Tammie Beth Lindstrom; tract in the Jose Y’Barbo survey
- Gary Eugene Mayers, Kevin Thomas Mayers, Trudy M. Mayers nad Denise Leflame Spears to Charla Wall and Daniel R. Wall; tract in the M.A. Bowlin survey
- Diana Lea Sprague to Alan Cadddell; tract in the Nacogdoches University survey
- Kimberly Brumfield Ball, Dustin Brumfield, Jason Don Brumfield, Jerry D. Brumfield, Lauren Ashley Brumfield, Ryan Brumfield and Ty Shane Brumfield II to Patsy Brumfield; tract in the L. Vess survey
- Bertha Velasco and Levi Velasco to Alfredo Velasco and Marizol Velasco; tract in the Thomas Tobar survey
- Kathy Geogegan, also known as Kathie Elaine Geoghegan and Stephenb Kent Renshaw to Gary Blake Johnson and Lindsey Huffman Johnson; tract in the David Harris survey
- Jessica Horton Sanvig and Robert Price Sanvig to Glen Waller Jr. and Whitney Waller; tract in the James Lee survey
- Jennifer R. McCullough and Richard A. McCullough to Jessica Sanvig and Robert Preston Price Sanvig; tract in the Jose Y’Barbo survey
- Zia Oil Companty to GRD Enterprises Inc.; tract in the MA Bowlin survey
- Hope Millikin to Reina Elizabeth Alvarado Bonilla; tract in the Charles Thompson survey
Applications for Marriage Licenses
- Joshua Lee Alexander and Terra Dene Coffman
- James Louis Schlager and Teri Elizabeth Triplett
- Brandon Reid Black and Kristina Marie Losiewicz
- Roy Lavere Henly II and Sharon Hailey Carpenter
- Sheyan Cody Thompson and Lauren Elizabeth Slaydon
- James Clifford Baldwin and Cheri Ann Thompson
- William Ryan Miller and Victoria Jessal Arrendondo
- Perry D. Gilbert and Tiffany Denise Vaughn
Wildcats Baseball Game Postponed Due To Weather
Wildcats Playoff Game Friday is Postponed and is Rescheduled for Saturday
There will no Wildcats’ baseball on this Friday (May 3). Wildcats Baseball Coach Jerrod Hammack sent out a text at 12:20 p.m. Friday saying that the scheduled bi-district playoff game against Hallsville had been postponed. It is now scheduled to be played at Mike Carter Field in Tyler at 11 a.m. Saturday. Game three, if necessary, will take place after game two. The Wildcats can wrap up the best two out of three series against the Bobcats with an early Saturday win. The Wildcats came from behind to win Wednesday and take a one game to none lead in the series. They trailed 2-0 after five innings Wednesday but then got three straight clutch singles that drove in a run each to go ahead to stay 3-2. Pitcher Will Sims then shut out Hallsville the rest of the way to nail down the win. The Wildcats come in Saturday with a season record of 16-10 and they have won six straight games. Hallsville’s season record is 19-5. KSST Radio plans to be at Mike Carter Field Saturday. We will also be streaming live video. The game, or games, will also be videotaped Saturday for replay later on Channel 18 on Suddenlink Cable
TxDOT Warning About Broadway Street Bridge
May 3, 2019
PARIS – Texas Department of Transportation officials today announced that the Broadway Street Bridge over I-30 in Sulphur Springs, Texas, sustained no major structural damage due to a recent vehicle fire on west-bound I-30.
The bridge is again carrying traffic across I-30, but the wiring for signal lights on the south side of the bridge was damaged by the vehicle fire. Traffic lights on the north side of the bridge sustained no fire damage.
TxDOT signal crews are working diligently to repair the damage to signal lights on the south side of the bridge. Until that signal can be repaired, traffic at the intersection on the south side of the bridge will be guided by temporary four-way stop signs.
Motorists who regularly travel in this area are asked to pay special attention to all signs, barricades and traffic controls, and to reduce their speed as they approach and travel through work zones where repair crews may be present. They should also avoid distractions such as cell phones, eating, drinking, or car audio or navigation systems.
Trespass Complaint Results In Paraphernalia Arrest
A trespassing complaint resulted in location of drug paraphernalia and an arrest Thursday morning.
A Sulphur Springs policeman was dispatched to the 1700 block of South Broadway Street, where a person was reported for criminal trespassing. Upon arrival at the business, the officer made contact with a 43-year-old Emory man.
The officer, in arrest reports, noted the man to appear very nervous, that he wouldn’t make eye contact with police and was shaking. Based on the man’s actions, the officer patted the man down, feeling what to him felt like a pipe in the man’s pocket, according to police reports.
When asked what the pipe was for, the man allegedly said it was for smoking meth. The officer pulled what indeed appeared to be a small clear pipe of the kind commonly used for smoking methamphetamine from the man’s pocket, police alleged in arrest reports. Consequently, the Emory man was arrested at 9:48 a.m. for possession of drug paraphernalia.
He was jailed overnight and released Friday morning on the charge, according to jail reports.
Walmart Launches Curbside Pick Up Service Friday
Walmart curbside pick up started Friday, May 3, at the Sulphur Springs store, located at 1750 South Broadway St., where additional staff have been hired and trained for this purpose.
“The first order is $10 off. There are 52 slots a day. We have some this week still open. We are full today. This is a free service. Everybody else charges, but this is free,” said Todd Ward, manager for the local store.
To order, customers will need to download the orange Walmart Grocery Shopping app, then will be prompted to answer a few questions to set up their account. A credit or debit card is required to order; no cash will be accepted.
Once the app is downloaded and account set up, customers select their store based on their Zip code, their items and when to pick up their items.
“It’s very easy. Select when you want to pick up groceries, submit it to us and pick it up,” Ward said.
For example, Ward said, a person selects pick up for 10 a.m. Saturday. They check in on the app when they leave the house. That lets Walmart know they are on the way, and about how far away so they’ll have the items ready. The customer then pulls into one of the parking slots marked 1-10 by the newly completed pick up area. Look for signs; the parking area will soon be designated orange, but painting was delayed due to the recent wet weather.
Once parked in one of the 10 designated parking slips, a store associate will bring the ordered items out. The customer will sign their sales ticket; the purchase will be billed to their account at that time, according to Ward.
While the app says Grocery App, purchases are not restricted to groceries, but can be anything available online from in the store, including other household items such as dog food, chemicals and toilet paper, according to Ward.
In addition to grocery departments, selections may also come from kitchen and dining, office and electronics, home, garden and tool, sports and outdoors and even toys, party supplies and crafts departments.
