Date Change for Arbala UMC Annual Fish Fry Fundraiser & Auction
There is a date change for the Arbala United Methodist Church Annual Fish Fry Fundraiser and Auction. The event will now be held Saturday, May 4th, 2019, beginning at 5:00PM. There will be fish, hushpuppies, and more. The Auction is scheduled to begin at 6:30PM. The event takes place at the Arbala Community Center. For more details, please contact Pastor Daniel Lewis at 214-587-2361.
North Hopkins Golf Team Heads To State Tourney
The North Hopkins men’s golf team placed 3rd at the Regional Golf tournament that was played at the Old Brickyard Golf Course in Ferris, Tx and will be playing at the State Tournament at the Roy Kizer Municipal Golf Course in Austin, Texas May 20 & May 21. They had a two day total of 689. Evan Lewis places 5th with a two day total of 151. He shot a 76 & 75. The team is left to right: Cooper Adams, Ryan Reed, Evan Lewis, Kevin Clement, and Eastan Lewis.
The North Hopkins Golf Team that placed third at region includes Cooper Adams, Ryan Reed, Evan Lewis, Kevin Clement, and Eastan Lewis.
Spring Football 7-On-7
Wildcats 7 on 7 Team Opens Season With a Win and a Loss Tuesday
The Wildcats’ 7 on 7 football team opened their season with a pair of games in the Multipurpose Building Tuesday evening (April 30). Lindale and Paris came to town. The Wildcats fielded a varsity Blue Team and a Gold Team of youngsters. The varsity defeated Lindale but lost to Paris. Wildcats Football Offensive Coordinator Matt Young said Kaden Wallace and Noe Ponce played at quarterback for the Blue Team. He said their accuracy was good but not great. Coach Young said the games were beneficial as the quarterbacks got to work on play calling. He talked about several receivers and running backs that caught the ball well. Included were Aidan Walker, Kylan Wade, Da’Korian Sims, Caden Davis, Campbell Cody, Bryant Sanchez, Zach Tiemeyer, Chase Haney, Bryson Lacy and Detrick Clayton. Coach Young said the opening games gave the players a lot to work on. Saturday, weather permitting, the Blue and Gold teams will play at a Paul Pewitt 7 on 7 tournament. The Blue squad will play Mount Pleasant, Elysian Fields and Daingerfield while the Gold squad will play Paul Pewitt, Mount Vernon and Alba-Golden.
South Broadway Street Overpass Open To Traffic – Sort Of
The South Broadway Street overpass was reopened to allow traffic crossing in both directions on Thursday afternoon. Unfortunately, temporary “STOP” signs in every direction are a substitute for working traffic signals. Obviously, the truck fire from earlier in the day has damaged the signals. No word yet, on the time frame on estimated repair of the traffic lights. Extra caution should be taken when crossing through this intersection, as some driver’s are not aware of who’s turn it is to go through next.
HCSO: Late Night Car Crashing Results In Arrest
A Cumby man’s unruly behavior, which reportedly included crashing at least one vehicle at his County Road 4737 property into another vehicle, resulted in the 35-year-old’s arrest around 12:30 a.m. Thursday for disorderly conduct.
Hopkins County sheriff’s deputies were dispatched earlier in the night to the residence, where his spouse expressed concern for the man, who was reported to be highly intoxicated. The wife, who was reportedly out of state, indicated to authorities she was concerned he would leave in one of their vehicles.
Upon arrival, deputies spoke with the man and determined no offense had occurred. One set of vehicle keys was located and turned over to the man’s friend, deputies reported. the Cumby man allegedly agreed to quit drinking and go to sleep, so deputies left.
Deputies were soon dispatched back to the location, where the man was reportedly making unreasonable noises by ramming one of his vehicles with another one of his vehicles, according to arrest reports.
Upon arrival, deputies reported seeing one vehicle backed into another one of the vehicles; the resident was not inside of either. He was, however, alleged to be making “unreasonable noise with his actions,” disturbing his neighbors, resulting in his arrest for disorderly conduct, deputies wrote in arrest reports.
Man Jailed On Felony DWI Charge
Justin Karl Roderick, 61, of Sulphur Springs was arrested at 6:02 p.m. on South Hillcrest Drive by Suphur Springs Police Officer Sean Hoffman for driving while intoxicated, third or more offense.
Hoffman was dispatched to the 1700 block of South Broaway Street, where a person was reportedly drinking alcohol while driving his vehicle on the road. Hoffman saw Roderick driving a Chevrolet Uplander on South Broadway Street at Wildcat Way and attempted a traffic stop, but was unable to do so.
Hoffman reported he did contact the man when he stopped at Pilot Travel Center. The officer said he told the man police had received a complaint he’d been drinking and driving, and asked him if he was drinking and driving. The man, identified in arrest reports as Justin Karl Roderick, allegedly admitted to having an open beer in the vehicle, and that he had several beers prior to the officer contacting him.
Roderick had slurred speech and bloodshot eyes, and exhibited six of six clues on horizontal gaze nystagmus tests, and showed him to be intoxicated on a breath test, Hoffman alleged in arrest reports.
Roderick remained in the county jail late Thursday morning, May 2. His bond was set at $10,000 on the felony DWI charge, according to jail reports.
Police: Woman Found Dead In College Street Drainage Ditch
A Sulphur Springs woman reported missing overnight was found Thursday morning dead in a drainage ditch on College Street, according to Sulphur Springs Police Capt. Jason Ricketson.
Police identified the deceased woman as Martha Patricia Torres-Regalado of Sulphur Springs.
According to police, a vehicle with two occupants in it ran off the road next to a drain near Easy Street Apartments and got stuck around 11:30 p.m. Wednesday. One occupant went to a nearby residence to seek help in getting the vehicle out of the ditch, the other stayed in the car.
However, when the person seeking help returned to the car, the woman inside was gone, police said.
The woman’s family contacted police later in the night, concerned when she had not returned home. Police did not locate her overnight. She was found, however, around 7 a.m. Thursday in a drainage ditch in the 200 block of College Street. She was deceased, Ricketson said.
No foul play is expected, however, an autopsy has been ordered to determine cause of death as is standard procedure, and an investigation is ongoing by police, Ricketson said.
*Updated* Truck Fire Closes South Broadway Street Overpass
As of 10:30am Thursday morning, work continued on the cleanup of the tractor/trailer fire under the Broadway Street Overpass at I-30. Fuller’s Wrecker was on the scene with massive equipment to get the Interstate back to normal. One lane of traffic had reopened on Westbound I-30 but traffic was still backed up for miles in that direction. The Broadway crossing remained closed.
Motorists are urged to avoid the area of the South Broadway Street bridge and service roads Thursday morning. The overpass is closed due to a truck fire under the bridge earlier in the morning
An 18-wheeler reportedly caught fire and was fully engulfed in the westbound lane of Interstate 30 when it stopped under the South Broadway Street overpass Thursday morning, according to Sulphur Springs Police Capt. Jason Ricketson.
No injuries were reported to have resulted from the crash.
Motorists and residents reported seeing heavy plumes of smoke covering the area around 7:15-7:30 a.m. Thursday. The blaze was under control by about 8 a.m.
The South Broadway Street bridge remains closed indefinitely until Texas Department of Transportation officials can evaluate the integrity of the bridge, which may have been compromised by the heat of the blaze, according to Ricketson.
Westbound traffic on I-30 is being routed onto Industrial Drive prior to the bridge, and other traffic instead of crossing the Broadway bridge being routed down Shannon Road and Industrial Drive. Traffic was heavily congested in the area as people began driving to work and taking kids to school, backing up at times for more than a mile to the next exits.
Police are asking local motorists when possible to avoid the area service roads and area around the bridge, to find alternate routes of travel at this time to the traffic.
Precinct 3 Roads Being Cleared As Fast As Possible
Precinct 3 Commissioner Wade Bartley reports to KSST News that there are multiple trees down in his precinct due to the storm overnight. The entire crew, plus two inmate trustees, were out early to clear the roadways. If any resident in Precinct 3 is not able to travel down their roadway, they are encouraged to call the commissioner directly at (903)348-1878. Many roads are still flooded so drivers should take caution.
Kyle Petty Charity Ride Rolling Into East Texas May 8
Each year, Kyle Petty, a bunch of his family and friends, and motorcyclists from across the country gather for a cross-country ride to benefit charity.
This year marks the 25th year of the Kyle Petty Charity Ride Across America and the group’s longest trek yet, a 9-day ride starting May 3 in Seattle and ending in May 11 Key Largo, Florida. East Texans will have an opportunity this year to greet a few legends as they refuel their bikes in Mount Pleasant on day 6 of the 3,700 mile ride.
This year’s group of dignitaries, in addition to Kyle Petty, includes quite few names racing fans will appreciation: NASCAR Hall of Famer and seven-time champion Richard Petty; NASCAR legends Harry Gant, Hershel McGriff and Donnie Allison; current NASCAR driver David Ragan; former Formula 1, Champ Car and NASCAR driver Max Papis; and NBC Sports NASCAR personalities Krista Voda, Rutledge Wood and Rick Allen.
If that’s not enough to whet your appetite, the group also includes former NFL great and Heisman Trophy winner Herschel Walker and Heisman Trophy winner and Super Bowl champion George Rogers.
“It’s just a bunch of good people who care about kids who want to give back. They spend 1 week of vacation to travel 500 miles every day. It’s a crazy vacation,” Petty said in a recent phone interview with KSST.
Even for those who are not NASCAR, football or even sports fans, the convoy will be quite a site, with 150 bikes, numerous accompanying support vehicles, plus authorities.
“We’ll be escorted in to six motor marshals and we work with sheriff, police and state patrols. We appreciate what law enforcement does for us. The Coke truck will be set up in the parking lot. We want people to come about and meet us,” Petty said.
The group will ride in around 4 p.m. May 8 to the Shell station at 2428 West Ferguson Road in Mt. Pleasant, before departing for the leg of the route toward Shreveport-Bossier City, Louisiana.
People are invited to meet these heroes, who will be providing autographs for donations to benefit Victory Junction, a camp dedicated to providing life-changing camping experiences for children with chronic or life-threatening illnesses.
“Come and say hello. I promise we’ll have fun,” Petty invites.
All donations are appreciated and accepted to help send kids from all 50 states to camp. Some of these kids, Petty said, go from hospital to camp. The North Carolina facility, co-founded by Kyle Petty and his family in honor of son Adam, has a medical team on hand to ensure the safety and well being of children ages six to 16 with chronic medical conditions or serious illnesses as they enjoy the full summer and weekend camping in a safe and medically-sound environment.
As a non-for-profit organization, the camp operates solely through the support of individuals, foundations, organizations and corporations to provide this experience at no charge to children and their families.
Because of the Kyle Petty Ride for charity, 8,185 children have attended Victory Junction at no cost to their families. Last year alone, the Ride raised $1.3 million and sent 100 children to camp. Victory Junction has served as the Ride’s primary beneficiary since its establishment in 2004.
The full itinerary is available online, and fans can keep up with the ride on various social media accounts as well.
