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.
Marine Corps League Tribute to Peace Officers Memorial Day 2019
The Hopkins County Detachment of the Marine Corps League will pay tribute to Peace Officers this Memorial Day. The ceremony with take place Wednesday May 15th at the Veterans Memorial in Sulphur Springs.
Service Flags will be lowered to half-staff at 0800 (8:00AM) followed by the Policeman’s Prayer. The large U.S. Flag in the center of the plaza will then be lowered as taps is played.
Coffee and donuts will be served. Flags will be raised to full-staff at 1730 (5:30PM) Wednesday evening. Please join us.
Proclamation on Peace Officers Memorial Day and Police Week, 2019
LAW & JUSTICE
Issued on: May 10, 2019
On Peace Officers Memorial Day and throughout Police Week, we express our unending gratitude to our Nation’s law enforcement officers. Those brave men and women selflessly confront danger to protect our families and defend our communities. We also honor those in blue who have been killed or disabled in the line of duty. We are especially mindful of the tremendous sacrifices of the 106 heroes who laid down their lives last year while protecting their communities.
My Administration is working on several fronts to enhance the health and safety of our Nation’s law enforcement officers. The Department of Justice (DOJ) continues to promote initiatives that provide funding for bulletproof vests, active shooter training, the National Blue Alert System, and other programs that bolster the physical and mental health of those who protect us. We are making surplus military equipment available to law enforcement agencies. We are implementing the Law Enforcement Mental Health and Wellness Act, which I signed into law last year, to improve the delivery of and access to mental health and wellness services. And when tragedy does strike, DOJ’s Public Safety Officers’ Benefits Program stands ready and able to assist the families of the fallen and catastrophically injured.
The best way we can support law enforcement is to reduce violence crime. My Administration has secured $50 million in funding for one of the most effective crime prevention strategies in America, the Project Safe Neighborhoods initiative. This results-based and data-proven initiative is reducing violent crime nationwide by leveraging local law enforcement and community partnerships, along with strategic enforcement efforts, to arrest the most violent criminals in the most violent locations. Through the combined efforts of all levels of law enforcement, violent crime in our country is falling.
Our Nation’s law enforcement officers serve with courage, dedication, and strength. They fearlessly enforce our laws, even at the risk of personal peril, safeguarding our property, our liberty, and our lives. We owe them, and their families, our full and enduring support.
By a joint resolution approved October 1, 1962, as amended (76 Stat. 676), and by Public Law 103-322, as amended (36 U.S.C. 136-137), the President has been authorized and requested to designate May 15 of each year as “Peace Officers Memorial Day” and the week in which it falls as “Police Week.”
NOW, THEREFORE, I, DONALD J. TRUMP, President of the United States of America, do hereby proclaim May 15, 2019, as Peace Officers Memorial Day and May 12 through May 18, 2019, as Police Week. In humble appreciation of our hardworking law enforcement officers, Melania and I will light the White House in blue on May 15. I call upon all Americans to observe Peace Officers Memorial Day and Police Week with appropriate ceremonies and activities. I also call on the Governors of the States and Territories and officials of other areas subject to the jurisdiction of the United States, to direct that the flag be flown at half-staff on Peace Officers Memorial Day. I further encourage all Americans to display the flag from their homes and businesses on that day.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this tenth day of May, in the year of our Lord two thousand nineteen, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-third.
DONALD J. TRUMP
Two 50-Year CNB Employees Honored in Austin by Texas Bankers Association
Phyllis Loyd and Sandra Phillips honored as 50-Year Bankers
Austin, May 7, 2019 – The Texas Bankers Foundation, the philanthropic arm of the Texas Bankers Association, honored Phyllis Loyd and Sandra Phillips of Sulphur Springs with the 50-Year Banker Award during TBA’s 135th Annual Convention on May 3 in Austin. This prestigious award honors bankers with a half century or more of service and dedication to the
banking industry. Loyd began her banking career as a bookkeeper at City National Bank in 1969; she has been with the bank her entire career. She has also worked the teller line, in the proof department and collections for car drafts and oil and gas leases. Loyd now serves as the bank’s assistant
cashier and accounts payable in the accounting department. She has served her community in a number of ways and has used her bookkeeping skills when she served as treasurer of the Mothers Culture club, the Salvation Army and the band booster club.
Phillips is an assistant vice president with City National Bank in Sulphur Springs. Phillips began her career in April 1967 in the bookkeeping department of City National Bank; she has been with the bank her entire career. She attributes her longevity in banking to enjoying the job
as well as enjoying her fellow coworkers. She says her favorite parts of working for a bank include meeting the customers, her co-workers and the banking industry in general.
Serving Texas banks since 1885, the Texas Bankers Association is the largest and oldest state bankers association in the nation.
David Carrillo Discusses Bad Call In Pivotal Playoff Loss
Lady Cats Softball Coach David Carrillo Upset With Umpire’s Call in Season Ending Loss
Although he later said he would be able to get past it, an umpire’s call that went against the Lady Cats in a season ending loss on Friday (May 10) was still very much on Lady Cats Coach David Carrillo’s mind on KSST Radio and Cable Channel 18’s Saturday Morning Coaches Show. Coach Carrillo said it was a bad call and added it bothered him. The home plate umpire ruled that Lady Cat Sierra Smith failed to touch home base after she apparently scored against Hallsville. KSST video showed that Smith touched home base and scored. Coach Carrillo said coaches are held to a higher standard and he said officials should be as well. He said with out the missed call, the Lady Cats would have been up 3-1. If things would have played out the same, the Lady Cats would have won the game 3-2 and would have been planning a game three Saturday. Coach Carrillo said the heartbroken Lady Cats and he would have to deal with the bad call. He said he wished the call would have been made correctly but it was not. Later in the show, Coach Carrillo had the opportunity to talk about all of his players including his ten seniors. With some players returning, he said he should be able to put together a pretty good team next year.
Jerrod Hammock Gives Wildcat Baseball Wrap-Up
Wildcats Baseball Coach Jerrod Hammack Shares Thoughts on Season Ending Loss Saturday
Wildcats Baseball Coach Jerrod Hammack shared his thoughts on his team’s season ending loss in game three of an Area round series, 3-1 to Joshua Saturday at Rockwall. He said the loss was disappointing since he believed his team would win and would advance to the next round. Coach Hammack said he still was a believer Saturday even after what he called a debacle Friday night, a 13-2 Joshua win. In that one, Coach Hammack said the Wildcats did not play well and committed too many errors. He said he felt Saturday would be a new day with a chance to win and advance. Coach Hammack said the Wildcats got a great effort out of Saturday pitcher Pacen Edwards, who allowed only one earned run and two hits. Coach Hammack said if you would have told him before the game that Edwards would pitch like that, we would have said the Wildcats would win. The Wildcats outhit the Owls. Coach Hammack complimented Joshua’s Saturday pitcher, who he said was a junior who has college offers and who threw hard. He said the Wildcats made some base running mistakes and struck out too many times. Coach Hammack said the seventh inning for the Wildcats was what he expected from the team. They did not go down quietly. He said he questioned whether a called strike to Will Sims was a strike. He also did not care much at all for a reversed call that went against the Wildcats. Coach Hammack said the call did not cost the Wildcats the game. It did result in two unearned runs scoring later. He called this year’s team a great group and he added he was proud of them. Coach Hammack said they had their backs to the wall and had to win and they did win. He said that moxie would serve them well throughout their lives.
Derek Tyson Comments On SaDavia Porter State Run
Lady Cats Track Coach Derek Tyson Comments on SaDavia Porter Sixth Place Finish in 100-Meters at State Last Friday
Lady Cats Track Coach Derek Tyson said Lady Cat sprinter SaDavia Porter did a great job finishing sixth in the Class 5A 100-meter dash Friday night at UT Austin. Coach Tyson said conditions were different and added that few athletes managed personal bests. He said he worked with Porter on her start and he called her starts Friday night dynamic. Just like at regional, Porter had to start twice at state due to a restart called when someone’s blocks slipped during the first start. Coach Tyson said everyone in the 100-meter race were very fast. He called them a truly elite group. Porter ran a time of 12.03. Coach Tyson said the crowd was huge but he added Porter handled it well. He said she scored a point by finishing sixth. Coach Tyson said anyone scoring a point at the state meet is one of the elite. He said he was excited by Porter’s future in track at UT Arlington.
Sulphur Springs Wildcat Baseball Players Chosen For All-District
Ten Wildcats are Selected to All-District Baseball Team
The Wildcats’ baseball team had ten players selected to the All-District Baseball Team recently chosen by the district’s coaches who were not able to vote for their own players. Making the First Team were first baseman Jaxon Chaney, centerfielder Austin Dodd and utility player Kaden Argenbright, who played catcher and shortstop. Making the Second Team were pitcher Will Sims, second baseman Kolson Hale, left fielder Jase Thompson and right fielder Kamren Harrison. Honorable Mention selections were outfielder Connor Burgin, pitcher and catcher Jace Burchfield, and infielder and pitcher Pacen Edwards.
