Winnsboro Police Report April 15-21, 2019
Arrests
- Kimberly D Nalls. 38 years of age, of Winnsboro, was arrested on April 17 for possession of a controlled substance, Penalty Group 1, >=1<4G, and for an Upshur County warrant.
- Brandy Addicks, 40 years of age, of Winnsboro, was arrested on April 18 on multiple Winnsboro municipal warrants.
Accidents
- The Winnsboro Police Department responded to a 1 vehicle accident on April 15, at 1001 East Coke Road. Unit 1 drove into the front of Wood County Sub Courthouse. Unit 1 struck the building causing damage to the exterior bricks but no damage to the pickup. No known injuries.
- The Winnsboro Police Department responded to a total of 177 calls for service during this reporting period.
Calls For Service
- The Winnsboro Police Department responded to a total of 140 calls for service during this reporting period.
Citations
- The Winnsboro Police Department issued 47 citations and 36 warnings during this reporting period.
Owens Sees Chaos But Also Bright Spots on First Real Day of Spring Practice Monday
On the first serious day of spring football Monday, April 22, the trained eyes of veteran football coach Greg Owens saw rusty, sloppy and chaotic play but also some bright spots.
Coach Owens said some players came in wide-eyed, others wanted to hit somebody, some were scared. He said he also saw great excitement and energy.
Coach Owens said he was encouraged. He said freshmen players have developed over the past year and are growing. Coach Owens especially noticed lineman D’Andre Peeples, freshman Kadarian “Bull” Turner and running backs Da’Korian Chock Sims and Caden Davis. Kylan Wade looked good catching a pass from quarterback Kaden Wallace. Coach Owens said the Wildcats might use Wade, a valuable linebacker and former receiver, more on offense this season. Coach Owens said he expects better practice performance from Wallace and Noe Ponce once the quarterbacks calm down a little and see the game slow down a little for them.
Young Eagles Rally is Saturday at Sulphur Springs Airport for Youth Ages 8-17
Ben Scarborough, a private pilot and member of the Sulphur Springs EAA (Experimental Aircraft Association) Chapter, is helping spread the word about the Young Eagles Rally to be held at Sulphur Springs Municipal Airport on Saturday April 27, 2019 between 9am and noon. The free flight experience is open to any youth age 8-17 who has an interest in taking an airplane ride. About 14 local pilots with planes have volunteered to give flights in the local leg of this world-wide event. Quitman/Mineola EAA Chapter pilots will join in too, so there should be plenty of planes and pilots for the morning’s flights. Civil Air Patrol cadets will help out on the ground during the exciting event.
What will the experience be like? To start with, a parent or guardian must be present to sign forms at the registration table. Next, the young flight candidates will take a safety class/ground school by groups, and then await their turn in the air with a qualified pilot. There may be one, two or three youth on each flight. After the plane lands, each youth will receive a log book documenting their first flight, and each will receive a code which will enable them to attend an actual ground school at an airport near them, as an incentive for future flying interest. This ‘gateway to aviation’ is provided free of charge through EAA International. It is the hope of the local chapter to give over 150 free flights to youngsters at the April 27, 2019 Young Eagles Rally. (In case of high winds or bad weather, the rally will be re-scheduled for Saturday May 4)
Man Jailed After Allegedly Breaking Into A CR 1165 Home
A 21-year-old Wills Point man was reportedly caught inside a County Road 1165 home he’d allegedly broken into Monday morning.
Chase Mitchell Hopper was arrested at 8:35 a.m. April 22 by Hopkins County Sheriff’s Deputy Dan Turrentine for burglary of a habitation, according to arrest reports.
Deputy Turrentine and Sgt. Michael Russell were dispatched at 8 a.m. Monday to conduct a welfare check on a resident, who’d asked a child to call 911, according to sheriff’s reports. Arrest reports indicate they were told a person was breaking into the home, according to arrest reports
Upon arrival at the location, deputies contacted the homeowner, who said the person who had broken into the residence was in the master bedroom area. Deputies entered the master bedroom, where they reported finding the man in the bathroom, according to arrest reports.
The man reportedly walked out of the master bathroom with two large butcher knives in his right hand. He was disarmed, handcuffed and placed into Turrentine’s patrol vehicle, the deputy alleged in arrest reports.
The man, identified in arrest reports as Chase Mitchell Hopper, had a cut on one hand, which he allegedly sustained breaking into the residence. He was treated at the scene by EMS and later transported to jail, where he was charged with burglary of a habitation, Turrentine wrote in arrest reports.
Hopper remained in Hopkins County jail late Tuesday morning, April 22. Bond was set at $100,000 on the burglary of a habitation charge, according to jail reports.
Making The Cut As A Texas Superstar
By Dr. Mario Villarino
Texas Superstar Sale: April 26, 3-6 p.m., Hopkins County Extension Office
It isn’t easy to become a Texas Superstar® plant. Only the toughest, most reliable and best-looking plants make the cut. Every plant earning the Texas Superstar® designation undergoes several years of extensive field trials by Texas A&M AgriLife Research and the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service, both part of the Texas A&M System. They must show superior performance under Texas’ tough growing conditions. During the field trials, plants receive minimal soil preparation, reasonable levels of water and no pesticides.
One of the keys to the success of the Texas Superstar® program is the quality and reliability of the plant material that is highlighted in educational and marketing campaigns. Every effort is made to ensure that highlighted plants will perform well for Texas consumers. Wherever appropriate, limitations to highlighted plants are mentioned during marketing campaigns. Additionally, cultural information is provided to give the consumer guidance regarding proper plant care.
The decision as to which plants are highlighted in Texas Superstar® marketing campaigns is made by the Texas Superstar® Executive Board (Tim Davis, Mike Arnold and Dan Lineberger, College Station; Cynthia McKenney, Lubbock; Brent Pemberton, Overton; Larry Stein, Uvalde; and David Rodriguez, San Antonio). The board typically plans marketing campaigns at least two to three years in advance. Advisory input is received from the representatives, county horticulturists, arboretum and botanical garden representatives, horticultural writers, and landscape designers.
The Executive Board’s decision as to which plants should be highlighted is primarily based upon observations made at replicated plots and demonstration trials across the state. In some cases, recommendations made by university horticulturists in other southern states are also considered. Because ornamental plant performance can be rather subjective, the board gathers as much input as possible from competent horticulturists who understand the importance of both landscape performance and marketability. Another important factor considered when selecting plants for educational and marketing campaigns is whether sufficient numbers of plants can be produced to meet the increased consumer demand generated by Texas Superstar® efforts.
As an effort to have Texas Superstar Plants available in Sulphur Springs, The Hopkins County Extension Office and The Hopkins County Master Gardeners are holding a Texas Super Star Plant Sale April 26, 3 to 6 p.m., rain or shine, at the Hopkins County Extension Office, located at 1200B Houston St., in Sulphur Springs.
15 Tips for a Picky Eater By Johanna Hicks
fax: 903-439-4909; [email protected]
Picky eaters can be challenging, but there are many tips to help children consume the nutrients they need. Texas A&M AgriLife Extension provides the following suggestions:
- Offer a nibble tray: Use an ice cube tray or muffin tin and put bite-sized portions of colorful and nutritious foods in each section. Call these finger foods playful names that a two-year-old can appreciate, such as apple moons (thinly sliced apples), banana wheels, broccoli trees (steamed broccoli florets), cheese blocks, egg canoes (hard-boiled egg wedges), little O’s (oat ring cereal). Place the food on an easy to reach table. As your toddler plays, he can stop, sit down, nibble a bit and continue on his way. These foods have a table life of an hour or two.
- Dip it: Young children enjoying dipping foods, which can be pure fun (and delightfully messy). Possible dips are cottage cheese, cream cheese, peanut butter (thinly spread), guacamole, pureed fruits, or yogurt.
- Top it: Putting nutritious favorites on top of new and less desirable foods is a way to broaden a finicky toddler’s menu. Favorite topping are yogurt, melted cheese, tomato sauce, applesauce, peanut butter, or grated cheese.
- Drink it: If your toddler would rather drink that eat, don’t despair! Make a smoothie together. Milk and fruit, along with supplements such as juice, wheat germ, yogurt, honey and peanut butter can be the basis for a very healthy meal.
- Package it: Appearance is important. Use your child’s own toy plates for dishing out a snack. Or, use anything from plastic measuring cups to ice cream cones.
- Become a veggie vendor: Vegetables require some creative marketing. Although kids should be offered 3 to 5 servings a day, for children under five, each serving need be only a tablespoon for each year of age. Try the following tricks: plant a garden with your child. Let them help plant, harvest, and wash the produce. Slip grated vegetables into favorite foods – add them to rice, cottage cheese, or even macaroni and cheese. Use a small cookie cutter to cut vegetables into interesting shapes. Make veggie art by creating colorful faces with olive slice eyes, tomato ears, mushroom noses, bell pepper mustaches and other playful features.
- Share it: if your child is going through a picky-eater stage, invite a child’s friend who is about the same age, and serve them together. Group feeding lets the other kids set the example.
- Respect tiny tummies: Keep food servings small. A young child’s stomach is approximately the size of his fist. Dole out small portions at first and refill the plate when your child asks for more. This “less is more” meal plan is not only more successful with picky eaters, it also has the added benefit of stabilizing blood sugar levels, which in turn minimizes mood swings.
- Use “the bite” rule: “Take one bite, two bites…” (however far you can push it without force-feeding.) The “bite” rule gets your child to taste a new food while giving them some control over the feeding.
- Make it accessible: Give your toddler shelf space. Reserve a low shelf in the refrigerator for a variety of your toddler’s favorite nutritious foods and drinks. Whenever they want a snack, open the door and let them choose one.
- Use sit-still strategies: One reason toddlers don’t like to sit still at the family table is that their fee dangle. Children are likely to sit and eat longer at a child-sized table where their feet touch the ground.
- Let them cook: Children are more likely to eat their own creations, so when appropriate, let them help prepare the food. Use cookie cutters to creative edible designs from cheese, bread, thin meat slices, or cooked lasagna noodles. Let them wash and tear lettuce, stir batter, or scrub potatoes. Put pancake batter in a squeeze bottle and let your child supervise as you squeeze the batter onto a hot griddle in fun shapes such as hearts, numbers, and letters.
- County in inconsistencies: Don’t be surprised if your child eats a heaping plateful of food one day and practically nothing the next; adores broccoli on Tuesday and refuses it on Thursday. Remember that the only thin consistent about toddler feeding is inconsistency. Simply go with these mood swings and don’t take them personally.
- Relax: Sometime between their second and third birthday, you can expect your child to become set in their ideas on just about everything – including how food is prepared. If the broccoli must be at the top of the plate and the cheese in a bowl, but you put the cheese on the plate and broccoli in a bowl, be prepared for a protest. Better to learn to serve the food the child’s way. Don’t interpret this as being stubborn – it is a passing stage.
- If at first you don’t success, try , try again. Be patient. You may need to offer a new food 10 or more times before your child will accept it.
Upcoming Events
- May 6, 9, 13 and 16: “Be Well, Live Well: Healthy Aging”, 10:00 a.m., Hopkins County Extension Office, 1200 W. Houston, Sulphur Springs. This is a free program series, but please call 903-885-3443 to reserve a seat so I can make adequate plans.
- Saturday, May 18: Twogether in Texas Marriage Education workshop, 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Extension Office. Lunch and refreshments provided. Engaged couples will receive a certificate to save $60 upon applying for a marriage license. Topics include: marriage expectations, communication, conflict resolution, money management, goal-setting. There is no charge, but couples must call to reserve seats – 903-885-3443.
Closing Thought
“Be bold in your caring, be bold in your dreaming and above all else, always do your best.” – former President George H. W. Bush
RECIPE OF THE WEEK
Quick Hawaiian Pork
Ingredients:
- 2 pounds lean pork roast (cut in 1-inch cubes)
- 14-oz can pineapple chunks in juice
- ¼ cup vinegar
- 1 teaspoon ginger
Directions:
- In large skillet, combine meat, pineapple with juice, vinegar, and ginger.
- Cover and simmer one hour.
- 3. Serve over rice. Makes 6 servings.
Nutrition information (per serving): 221 calories, 34 g protein, 6 g total fat, 6 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber
Source: The Diabetic Four Ingredient Cookbook
22 Personnel Changes Approved For SSISD During Monday Meeting
Close to two dozen personnel matter were approved by Sulphur Springs Independent School District Board of Trustees during a special meeting called Monday specifically to speed the spring/summer hiring and assignments process along in readiness for the next school year. Overall, the school board members approved recommendations for nearly a dozen new hires and seven position or campus swaps, as well as three resignation.
Resigning was Lamar Primary officer Nicholas Floyd, in order to join Sulphur Springs Police Department. Also turning in notices of pending resignation were Sulphur Springs Middle School special education aide Brandy Fisher and English teacher Teri Tripplett, and Sulphur Springs High School journalism teacher Brandon Nelson.
Six campuses will be getting new staff members and seven others will be switching jobs or campuses, and in some cases both, according to the lists approved by the school board during the noon board meeting.
New to SSMS will be Kimberly Chisom as a special education aid and Jerry Burton as a seventh grade history teacher. Jennifer Morales, middle school receptionist will be taking on a position as a special education aide as well. Tyler Lindsey will be moving from SSHS, where he teaches math to SSMS to teach eighth grade math. Kacie Thompson, however, will be swapping campuses, going from middle school to high school, but will continue to serve as a special education aide.
New to high school will be Kristov Garcia as a math teacher and coach, Salvador Mejia as a Spanish teacher and coach and Lindsey Arthur as an agriculture science teacher.
Two new people were approved for hire at Bowie Primary, with two staff members moving to a different campus, and one switching jobs on campus. Cheryl Blount will transition from Bowie counselor to prekindergarten teacher at Douglass Early Childhood Learning Center; Blount previously was previously an ECLC teacher. Sarafina Clayton will move from Bowie Primary, where she’s a third grade English language arts and reading teacher, to Travis Primary to take a role in third grade literacy support. Esmeralda Aguilar will remain at Bowie, but will transition from Title I aide to library side. New to Bowie will be Michelle Erdle as an ELAR teacher and Cassandra Ibanez as a Title I aide.
Travis will be getting two new teachers and another will be swapping campuses first grade teacher Tiffani Lopez will be moving to Barbara Bush Primary to teach kindergarten math and science classes. Olga Tellez is to join the staff of Travis as a first grade dual language enrichment math and science teacher and Amber Cook is to become a new third grade ELAR teacher at Travis Primary.
Additional new personnel approved for hire Monday included Melissa Spencer as a Head Start 4 teacher at Douglass ECLC and Brenna Balog as a first grade ELAR/SS teacher at Barbara Bush Primary.
SSHS Dairy Team Advances To State Contest
Sulphur Springs High School agriculture teams have done well at area judging competitions, with one team advancing from the bi-area judging contest to state, and several individuals placing high among competitors in their events.
Of the three judging teams competing at the Bi-Area judging contest hosted last week by Texas A&M University Commerce, the dairy cattle team consisted of Elida Miller, Noah Hemby, Maurie Flecker, and Jace Mayers placed third overall. That advances the team to the State Contest at Tarleton State University on Thursday, April 25.
“In addition, Elida received third high individual, Noah placed 10th, Maurie 19th, and Jace 32nd out of 103 contestants!” said ag teacher John Holland.
Also competing at the TAMUC contest last week was the livestock judging team that consisted of Savannah Allen, Annie Horton, Breanna Sells, and Hayden Daniel. Savannah Allen placed second overall out of 206 contestants!” Holland reported.
The veterinary techician team consisting of Haylie Barrett, Callie Harvey, Aliyah Abron, and Trevon Washington also competed at the bi-area contest last week. Haylie Barrett was in the top 25 percent for overall individual contestant, according to Holland.
A team of Griffin Crawford, Cash Vititow, Beau Bankston, and Quinton Mitchell alos participated April 2 in the forage contest held at North Texas Community College.
Commissioners Court Approves Disaster Relief grant services provider, Communications Funding
Hopkins County Commissioners approved disposal of property for three of the four county precincts, requests from an electric company to put distribution facilities across two county roads, removal of a beaver dam in Saltillo, a contract with TCEQ, lease agreements for printer/copier/scanner units for three sties at Hopkins County Law Enforcement Center and two resolutions.
Approval was given for Farmers Electric Company Inc. to construct electrical power distribution facilities, which will cross County Road 2333 and County Road 3520.
Hopkins County Fire Chief Andy Endsley asked the court to consider a contract with Texas Commission on Environmental Quality through the local Planning Committee. Endsley explained a few years ago, the county received a grant through this program to obtain portable radios.
“What we’ll do with this, is we’ll finish our programming sequence with all of our four repeater towers where we can go fully digital on our fire department side. This will help to complete this process, a much needed $5,000,” Endlsey said.
The grant would require no county match either in funds, labor or property, Endsley added. The court approved the contract.
Commissioners approved lease agreements with Advantage Copy Systems for copier/printer/scanner units for the jail, dispatch and arraignment room at HCLEC. Hopkins County Sheriff’s Chief Deputy Tanner Crump said the ink and toner are included in the lease agreement, which when coupled with the advantage of owning the units, is a saving to the county.
Tax Assessor/Collector Debbie Pogue Mitchell received approval to begin the hiring process of finding a replacement an employee in the motor vehicle division who will be stepping up to replace the department’s “top hand” in property tax and voter registration, who is retiring on July 31. Beginning the hiring process now should provide ample time to not only hire, but train individuals working with current staff to do those jobs. Mitchell said her department does have the funding required to have an extra employee during that time of transition.
Precinct 4 will be selling at auction a 2000 half-ton Chevrolet pickup, a 1997 backhoe, a Catterpillar with a back-blade and a few other items, most of which were not operational until recently, when precinct workers got all except two working. Most have not been operational for 7-8 years. The current precinct workers got all except two working. They’re to be sold at auction
Precinct 1 will be auctioning a pickup bed. A 1994 Ford dump truck from Precinct 3 will be sent to auction as well.
The piano that’d been in the basement of the courthouse has yet to be sold. It is tentatively scheduled for auction on May 2 in Commerce. The auction scheduled at the facility had to be postponed due to the rainy weather. The parking area is not paved, and thus can become too muddy during rainy weather, Precinct 3 Commissioner Wade Bartley.
Commissioners passed resolution designating GrantsWork as management service provider to draft and or a Community Development Block Grant for disaster relief.
The court also designated May 2 as National Day of Prayer in Hopkins County. A gathering for prayer for the county will be held on the downtown square at 5 p.m. that day, Newsom said.
Precinct 3 staff removed a beaver dam on private property on County Road 3357 in Saltillo, which was backing up onto the right-of-way causing issues on the road.
Hopkins County Extension Agents johanna Hicks, Mario Villarino and Jessica Taylor gave an update on programs that’d occurred in the last 3-4 months and a few upcoming projects.
Hopkins County Commissioners entered into a work session immediately following the regular court meeting. Tom Glosup was scheduled to give maintenance and construction update. The new Civic Center manager was to discuss events, repairs and improvements for the facility as well as revenues and expenditures. Additional topics to be discussed included environmental concerns, appointment of members to the Historical Commission, , courthouse security, employee safety equipment program, feral hog grant, modifications of economic development agreements and a budget work session.
