Wildcats 7 on 7 Teams Face Gilmer in Multipurpose Building Tuesday Evening
The Wildcats 7 on 7 football teams hosted Gilmer at the Multipurpose Building Tuesday, May 14, starting at 6 p.m. The Wildcats was to have teams of 7th graders, 8th graders, JV and Varsity. The competition was originally scheduled to be in Gilmer but was moved here last week. This was to be the third competition for the JV and Varsity teams and the second competition for 7th and 8thgraders.
Miller Grove Athletes Shine at State Track Meet
The Miller Grove track team has four athletes who had great state meet results Friday, May 10, at the University of Texas-Austin.
Lady Hornet Jorja Bessonet won the state championship int he 3200-meter run with a time of 11:19:92, a new state record, also a school record and her personal best. Bessonett was the second in the 1600-meter run with a time of 5:23:71, her personal best.
Kobe Robertson won the 1600-meter run with a time of 4:30.23. He was sixth in the 3200-meter run with a time of 10:05.51, which is his personal best.
Jolee Fox placed ninth in the 3200-meter run with a time of 12:32:23.
Hornet Isaiah Billingsley took second place in the 3200-meter run with a time of 9:49.45, a school record. Billingsley placed fourth in the 1600 with a time of 4:34.50, his personal best.
” I am proud of our athletes no matter the outcome, because I see all the work and dedication that they put in when there is nobody watching. Each athlete has their own challenges and the most rewarding part, for me, is to see them reach goals that we have set forth for the season. The countless hours of running and sacrifice are things that the average person just does not understand. All four of the athletes will be back next year and we have others working hard as well so our staff is excited to see what the future hold,” said Miller Grove Secondary Principal and Athletic Director Gary Billingsley.
Hopkins County Area Organizations To Participate In Full-Scale Disaster Planning Exercise June 21
In an effort to be prepared for emergencies, fire department, law enforcement and medical officials from Sulphur Springs and the Hopkins County area will take part in 4-hour full scale tornado disaster exercise June 21, according to Hopkins County Fire Chief and Emergency Management Coordinator Andy Endsley.
Below is the announcement to residents regarding the planned drill:
Austin Man Arrested In Cumby On Travis County DWI Warrant
A wanted Austin man, 24, had the luck to be a passenger in a Toyota Camry stopped about 1:40 p.m. May 13 by Cumby Police Officer Zack Steward for impeding traffic at mile marker 109 on Interstate 30 west.
The driver didn’t have a license and the passenger, the Austin man, was found to be wanted in Travis County for driving while intoxicated. The passenger was transported to the county jail on the charge, Steward alleged in arrest reports.
The Austin man’s bond was set at $10,000; his remained in the county jail Tuesday afternoon, according to jail reports.
SSPD: Man Who Pulled Out In Front Of Patrol Car Had No Driver’s License
A Sulphur Springs man who allegedly pulled out of a Gilmer Street parking lot about 7:30 p.m. Monday in a Ford F250 pickup in front of a police officer’s patrol car ended up in jail.
Police detained the truck for failure to yield. While he had the man stopped, the city officer discovered the 48-year-old did not have a driver’s license, resulting in the man’s arrest on the charge.
The man was taken to jail; his truck was released to his friend at his request, according to police reports.
Sulphur Springs Man Arrested After Reportedly Passing Out At Business
A Sulphur Springs man, 28, was brought to police’s attention after he allegedly passed out at a Main Street business.
Police found the man, not passed out in the 500 block of Main Street, but walking nearby on Texas Street. Observing the man, police believed him to be intoxicated to the point he was a danger to himself and others, and took him into custody for public intoxication, according to arrest reports.
Sulphur Springs Downtown Revitalization Board May 14 Agenda
CITY OF SULPHUR SPRINGS
DOWNTOWN REVITALIZATION BOARD
201 North Davis Street
MAY 14, 2019 5:30 P.M.
AGENDA:
- Discussion/Action on Downtown Revitalization Board Meeting Minutes of April 30, 2019.
- Discussion/Action on a Facade Design Compliance Application for 313 Main St.
- Discussion/Action on a Sign Design Compliance Application for 313 Main St.
- Discussion/Action on a Sign Design Compliance Application for 109 College St.
- Any other business
- Adjourn
The City of Sulphur Springs will provide assistance to the hearing impaired if notice is given to the Downtown Revitalization Board Secretary 48 hours prior to the scheduled meeting date.
Pedestrian Stop Leads To Controlled Substance Arrest
May 14, 2019 – A pedestrian stop on Russell Drive Monday morning resulted in a controlled substance arrest.
Sulphur Springs Police Officer Adrian Pruitt, in arrest reports, alleged the pedestrian appeared to him to be extremely nervous when contacted. A pat down allegedly revealed a bag containing a white crystal-like substance Pruitt believed to be less than 1 gram of methamphetamine in the 21-year-old Sulphur Springs man’s pocket.
Consequently, the man, identified in arrest reports as Blake Oliver Kizer, was arrested at 7:23 a.m. May 13 for possession of less than 1 gram of a Penalty Group 1 controlled substance.
20 Personnel Decisions Approved for SSISD, 3 Trustees Sworn In Monday
Twenty personnel recommendations were approved, the new and reelected school board members sworn in, and officers elected by Sulphur Springs Independent School District Board of Trustees at their regular May board Monday evening.
Board of Trustees
Craig Roberts and incumbents Leesa Toliver and John Prickette were unopposed during candidate filing for three seats on the school board, thus no election was required for SSISD Board of Trustees. SSISD Election Officer Sandra Gibby administered the oath of office to the three to serve a three-year term on SSISD Board of Trustees during Monday’s meeting.
Roberts will serve in the seat most recently held by Clay Johnson, appointed in 2016 to serve out an unexpired term when a board member resigned, opted not to file for election to another term on the board. He had served nine years on the board and attained certification as a Texas Association of School Boards Master Trustee.
Toliver begins her third term on the school board and Prickette will begin his first full term on the school board. Prickette also served an unexpired term; he was first appointed in 2012 to serve the final year of Foy Williams’ term on the board. Toliver also is a TASB Master Trustee.
The seven trustees then voted which among them will serve as officers on the school board.
Toliver made the nomination, which was seconded by board member Kerry Wright, for Robbin Vaughn to continue serving as president of the school board. Vaughn was unanimously reelected by the trustees to the president’s seat on the school board.
A motion was made by Toliver and seconded by Prickette for Robert Cody to continue serving as vice president of the school board. Unanimous approval was given for Cody to serve as board vice president.
Toliver again made a nomination, seconded by Cody, for Jason Dietze to serve as secretary of SSISD Board of Trustees. The motion received unanimous approval as well. Johnson served as secretary of the school board until his term on the board ended this month.
Personnel Decisions
At the end of the night, following an executive session, SSISD trustees approved 20 personnel matters: accepting resignations tendered by seven district employees, hiring of 11 new employees and two job swaps at middle school.
Among the seven resignations were those of a district bus driver, two high school teachers, two special aides at the lower grades, a special services administrative staff member and an administrative technology specialist.
Leaving Sulphur Springs High School will be world history teacher Amber Perry and English teacher Cindy Graham.
Special education aide Ruth Fernandez will be leaving Douglass Early Childhood Learning Center and special education aide Jessica Hendricks is leaving Sulphur Springs Elementary.
At the district level, Larry Mahand’s resignation as technology specialist, Jeff Oppenheim’s resignation as bus driver were accepted. Tonda Bryant’s resignation as special services administrative assistant was also accepted.
Among the 11 new hires impacting four campuses are five teachers, three aides, a counselor, teacher/coach and a receptionist.
Approved as new staff members at Barbara Bush Primary are Valorie Frazier as a teacher and Cassidy Green as an aide in the special education self-contained classroom, Linzi Phillips as an instructional aide and Megan Postlewhait as a special education aide.
Shara Roden was approved to become the counselor at Bowie Primary School.
At Sulphur Springs Middle School, LaCrisha Shimp is to become the receptionist and Kylie Singleton will be a special education co-teacher.
At high school, Heath Gammill will teach the construction class, Melissa Peugh will teach English, Reginald Thomas will teach culinary arts, and Katelyn Webster will serve double duty as a math teacher and coach.
Two teachers will be switching job titles at SSMS. Science teacher Bryan Cole will be a STEAM teacher. Angie McCrary will be switching from special education teacher to Read 180 teacher.
