Reilly Springs Memorial Day
Reilly Springs is still a vibrant community in Hopkins County! Families with deep roots there return each year to honor loved ones who have passed away and rest in the Reilly Springs Cemetery. This year’s memorial service was held on May 19, 2019 in the sanctuary of the Reilly Springs Baptist Church. Opening the service was an introduction by Reverend Danny Caldwell, pastor of Reilly Springs Baptist Church since 2018.
Yvonne Miller King welcomed everyone, and Bill Owens and children’s Sunday School members provided special music. Mandi Morton Mitchell served as Mistress of Ceremonies, and along with Sandy Jenkins Buster and Parris Pickett, presented memorials and special awards. The family with the most members present was the Mary McDonald Koon family with 23 members. The Miller family had 18 members present. Artie Mae Bailey was named oldest person present, at age 94. Kerry Bailey presented a cemetery report and introduced board member Rhonda Wallace Loggins who has volunteered to re-map the cemetery. Hopkins County Judge Robert Newsom presented an inspiring message for everyone, and after the service concluded, everyone was invited next door for a covered-dish dinner spread at the Reilly Springs Community Center.
Reigning Ms. Hopkins County Senior Classic Visits KSST
Don’t let the crown fool you! Besides nobly representing the senior citizen population of Hopkins County, this majestic grandmother also enjoys camping, white water raft and sky diving! Mary Ivey was named Ms. Hopkins County Senior Classic in 2018. After a year full of fun and exciting events, she will now hand over the crown to a new representative on Saturday, June 1. During a KSST Good Morning Show interview, Mary invited everyone to the 2019 Pageant, set for 6 pm in the Banquet Hall of the Hopkins County Civic Center. Admission is free.
Mary is naturally quiet and reserved, and appears to be quite shy. She and her husband Loyd have been married for over 50 years, have raised two children and enjoy the activities of their two grandchildren. During last year’s Pageant, another side of Mary’s personality shone through when she portrayed a homespun character “something between Ellie Mae Clampett and Daisy Mae”. In overalls and blonde pigtails, Mary came to life in a comedian role! Her appeal to the audience to help her sing the song ‘You Met Another and PFFT You Was Gone” from Hee-Haw was met with participation and hilarious laughter! Mary’s Philosophy of Life and Evening Gown presentations along with her overall demeanor convinced the judges that she would make an excellent Ms. Hopkins County Senior. Next, Mary advanced to the Ms. Texas Senior Classic Pageant, scoring in the top ten finalists. Back home she’s appeared at a score of ribbon-cuttings, parades and public events during her year as royalty as well as making dozens of new friends. Now, Mary will pass on her crown to a new Ms. Hopkins County Senior at the conclusion of the pageant on June 1, 2019. Her heartfelt request is for other ladies age 60 and older to “step out of their comfort zone” and plan to enter next year’s Ms. Hopkins County Senior Classic Pageant! They can contact Karon Weather, Director of the Sulphur Springs Senior Citizens Center, at 150 MLK Drive or find out more at the exciting June 1 event.
Dinner Bell Menu For May 22nd, 2019
The Sulphur Springs Rotary Club is COOKING HAMBURGERS!
The Rotary Club is the Community Partner and is doing some of the cooking!
Hamburgers and ALL the Trimmings
Pinto Beans
Jalapeno Potato Salad
Lou’s Pineapple Cake
Pineapple Cottage Cheese Dessert (the no sugar added dessert)
Same time (11:45 a.m.). Same place (Fellowship Hall of the First United Methodist Church). Come for the grilled burgers cooked on a super large grill parked on Atkins Street by smiling Rotarians. SUCH A TREAT! Join us for a great meal.
The mission of the Dinner Bell is to end hunger in Hopkins County. Fresh, hot, nutritious meals are prepared by volunteers each Wednesday and served to our guests at the First United Methodist Church. Through the generous support of church and community members and corporate sponsors we have been able to serve over 20,000 meals to those in need since opening our kitchen in 2012.
If you or your business would like to sponsor a Dinner Bell meal, give them a call at 903.885.2185
Sulphur Springs FFA Members Recognized For Proficiency, Hard Work
Several students were recognized earlier this week during the annual Sulphur Springs High School FFA Banquet for their successes and hard work.
SSHS FFA had eight Leadership Development Teams and 16 students competing n a number of invitational contests as well as district and area contest in the fall. Those teams included:
- Greenhand Quiz Team – Cash Vititow, Hannah Sells, Brooklyn Burnside, and Beau Bankston
- Chapter Quiz- Breanna Sells, Peyton Miesse, Haylie Berrett, and Elida Miller (Placed 3rd at district and 11th at Area)
- Greenhand Creed- Beau Bankston
- Chapter Creed- Savannah Allen (Placed 3rd at district and Advanced to Area where she placed 5th)
- Ag Advocacy- Elida Miller, Maurie Flecker, and Jasmine Vargas
- Skills- Madison Maynard, Haylie Barrett, and Alli Fite (Placed 2nd at District and 8th at Area)
- Radio Broadcasting- Annie Horton, Jace Mayers, and Savannah Allen
- And Job Interview- Jatavius Williams
During the spring semester SS FFA had four teams with 16 students competing in many invitational and area career development events.
- The Forage Team consisted of Cash Vititow, Beau Bankston, Chace Mitchell, and Griffin Crawford.
- The Vet Science Team consisted of Haylie Barrett, Trevon Washington, Aliyah Abron, and Callie Harvey
- The Livestock judging team consisted of Savannah Allen, Annie Horton, Breanna Sells, and Hayden Daniel. Savannah Allen was rated the second highest individual out of 206 at the area contest.
- The Dairy Cattle judging team consisted of Elida Miller, Noah Hemby, Maurie Flecker, and Jace Mayers. Elida Miller placed third overall out of 103 and Noah Hemby placed 10th overall. The team placed third at area and advanced to the state contest, where they placed 23rd overall. The team was awarded their State Qualifying Certificates at the annual chapter banquet.
In addition to LDEs and CDEs, SSHS FFA members also participated in ag mechanics shows and welding contests
- At the State Fair, SSHS placed 3rd in class with a Western bench.
- SSHS FFA members took to the Houston show and competition a John Deere man lift built by George Greenway and Haydan Keller, and a hay dump trailer built by Cameron Zahn, Kaleb Mills and Noah Hembythat placed fifth in its class.
Students too were awarded Proficiency Awards for excelling in different areas of agriculture.
“They can either own their own business or work for someone,” FFA Chapter advisor John Holland said.
Proficiency Awards were presented as follows:
- Agricultural Education: Savannah Allen
- Agricultural Mechanics Design and Fabrication- Entrepreneurship: Cameron Zahn
- Agricultural Mechanics Design and Fabrication- Placement: Haydan Keller
- Agricultural Services- Entrepreneurship: Savannah Allen
- Agricultural Services-Placement: Jace Mayers
- Agriscience Research- Animal Systems: Elida Miller
- Beef Production- Entrepreneurship: Savannah Allen
- Beef Production- Placement: Breanna Sells
- Dairy Production- Placement: Elida Miller
- Diversified Livestock Production: Jace Mayers
- Goat Production- Jace Mayers
- Sheep Production- Entrepreneurship: Annie Horton
- Sheep Production- Placement: Oliver Yanez
- Swine Production- Entrepreneurship: Jace Mayers
- Star Greenhand- Cash Vititow
- Star Chapter Farmer-Production: Savannah Allen
- Star Chapter Farmer- Agriscience: Elida Miller
- FFA Member of the Year: Savannah Allen
- Officer of the Year: Elida Miller
- Honorary FFA Members: Debbie Stribling and Dannie Johnson
- Billy Connor Commemorative Award: Haylie Barrett
Traffic Stop Leads To Warrant Arrest
A traffic stop just before 10 p.m. Friday resulted in a warrant arrest.
Danny Joe Wade Jr., 48, of Sulphur Springs was reportedly stopped at 9:52 p.m. on State Highway 11 by Texas Department of Public Safety Trooper Chris Sorley for a license plate light violation on the Chevrolet 1500 he was driving.
A records check showed Wade to be wanted for violation of probation on a possession of less than 1 gram of a Penalty Group 1 controlled substance charge, resulting in his arrest on the charge, Sorley alleged in arrest reports.
Man Arrested Following Near Collision on SH 19
A Sulphur Springs man, 38, was arrested for DWI after nearly crashing into another vehicle with the Chevrolet Silverado he was driving on State Highway 19 late Friday night.
Texas Department of Public Safety troopers reported stopping the man just after 11 p.m. May 17 “for a traffic violation after he narrowly missed striking another vehicle head on.” After contacting the driver, the highway patrolman noted the man had glassy red, bloodshot eyes; he claimed he could smell an alcoholic beverage odor on the motorist. The 38-year-old allegedly admitted to having consumed 3-4 beers. The trooper reported the man would not, however, comply with instructions during standard field sobriety tests and was placed into custody for DWI.
An an inventory of the pickup allegedly revealed six open empty 16-ounce Bud Light beer cans. At the jail, the man tested 0.158 and 0.159 on breath tests, nearly twice the legal limit. Consequently, he was charged on the Class A misdemeanor charge of DWI with a blood alcohol content over 0.15. The man was released from the county jail Saturday on $2,000 on the DWI charge, according to jail reports.
Suspected Ecstasy, Marijuana Reportedly Found During I-30 Traffic Stop
Texas Department of Public Safety Trooper George Greenway arrested Lanorya Shaneka Stokes, 35, of Fort Worth late Friday night for possession of 1 gram or more but less than 4 grams of a Penalty Group 2 controlled substance, possession of less than 2 ounces of marijuana and driving while license invalid.
Greenway reported stopping a Toyota Camry at 11:25 p.m. May 17 at mile marker 130 for traveling 88 miles per hour in a 75 mph speed zone. The driver was identified as Stokes. A records check showed her license to be suspended due to surcharges. She was allowed to move the car to a lit area, the parking lot at Motel 6, Greenway wrote in arrest reports.
Stokes allegedly agreed to let the trooper search the car. Greenway reported finding a glass jar containing about 8 multi-colored pills believed to be Ecstasy and less than 2 ounces of marijuana in a bag in the trunk. Consequently, the woman was arrested on all three charges, according to arrest reports.
She remained in the county jail Saturday afternoon, May 18. Her bond was set at $10,000 on the controlled substance charge and $1,000 on the marijuana charge, according to jail reports.
Pittsburg Man Jailed For Alleged Possession of THC wax
Jesus Enriquez, 21, of Pittsburg was jailed Friday evening on a controlled substance charge after he was found in possession of THC wax and drug paraphernalia with marijuana residue were found in his vehicle.
Texas Department of Public Safety Trooper Chris Sorley reported stopping a Honda Accord around 6:30 p.m. on State Highway 11 for speeding. The man in the vehicle was identified by his driver’s license as Jesus Enriquez.
Sorley reported smelling a marijuana odor in the car while talking to Enriquez, which lead him to ask if anyone had smoked marijuana in the car before. Enriquez allegedly admitted he had smoked some earlier Friday morning.
The trooper, in arrest reports, alleged he asked the man to step out of the car, then while talking to him, Enriquez the Pittsburg man admitted there was THC wax in his front seat. Enriquez was placed under arrest.
The trooper reported finding a pipe and grinder with marijuana residue in each in the car.
Enriquez was booked into the jail for possession of 4 grams or more but less than 400 grams of a Penalty Group 1 controlled substance. He was released from the county jail Saturday on $25,000 bond on the charge, according to jail reports.
SSHS Seniors Awarded More Than $3.3 Million In Scholarships, Awards At Ceremony — Part 2
Sulphur Springs High School seniors Thursday night received more than $3.3 million in scholarship offers and other awards.
Several students were the recipient of more than one award, some received offers from more than one institution, others received large awards or multiple awards from their chosen school.
Rhett Reid has been offered a $4,0000 Academic Achievement Award from the University of Texas at Tyler, a $24,000 University of North Texas Excellence Scholarship and a Texas Tech Presidential Scholarship.
Alexis Whisenhunt was offered a $20,000 Oklahoma State University Merit Scholarship.
Felipe Alba received a $116,000 National Scholastic scholarship from the University of Houston.
Madison O’Kelly was offered a $45,000 scholarship from The University of Kansas.
Receiving $11,000 Presidential Awards from TAMUC were Felipe Alba, Austin Dodd, Gracie Moore, Kaitlyn Ferrill, Tessa Holt, Pacen Edwards and Skylar Shumate.
Dodd also was the recipient of the $32,000 Mary Bonham Foundation award.
Wendy Harrington was awarded a $50,000 Regent Scholarship and an $11,000 Presidential Scholarship from TAMUC, two of four scholarship offers which total $89,000. Harrington also was offered a $24,000 University of North Texas Excellence award and a $4,000 Emerald Eagle award.
Shumate also was offered a $4,000 Tarleton State University Scholarship; and along with Brooke Harden, Felipe De Jesus Alba Marin, Autumn Tanton Neighbors and Zoe Wilson received a $2,500 SSISD Education Foundation Scholarship.
Texas A&M University-Commerce extended offers to several SSHS students.
Lainey Whittle, Marina Botello and Carissa Carter each received an $80,000 TAMUC Honors Scholarship. Botello too was offered an $11,000 Presidential Scholarship from TAMUC.
Brooke Harden received a $4,000 Charles Calvin Holliday End Award and a $5,000 TAMUC Blue and Gold Scholarship. She also was awarded the Sulphur Springs Soccer Association award, $2,000 Hi-King Klub scholarship,
Landry Tyson received a $4,000 TAMUC Leadership Award and a $5,000 Blue and Gold Scholarship.
TAMUC $5,000 Blue and Gold Awards were presented to Daniel Moreno, Dalton Sears, Abbi Baier, Bailey Haggerty and Hector Tovara.
Diana Herrera was awarded an $11,000 TAMUC Presidential Scholarship and a $3,000 Texas State University Star Scholars Award.
Jace Thompson was awarded a $1,000 TAMUC Chip and Susan Harper Endowment. Thompson, Madelyn Ray, Felipe Alba, Brooke Harden and Katelyn Ferrell also received a $1,000 Lions Club Scholarship.
Jaci Glenn was offered a $11,000 Presidential Scholarship, a $1,000 Dyer Family Endowment and a $900 Endowment of Excellence award from Texas A&M; and a $1,000 Chip and Susan Harper Endowment from TAMUC.
Glenn received a $1,000 Landon Brody Dyer Memorial award, was presented a $1,000 Green Pond Baptist Scholarship by pastor Terry Bolton and a $500 Perry Bradley III award.
Madelyn Ray received a $500 Hopkins County Geological Society award. Ray, Kelsey Wallace and Jaci Glenn received $2,000 City National Bank scholarships given in memory of Melvanda Smith.
Caitlyn Williams was awarded a $500 Patsy Bolton Scholarship, a $1,500 Kiwanis Club award, a $500 Hopkins-Rains County Retired Teachers scholarship, an $8,000 Alliance Bank Scholarship, a $3,000 Baylor Preview Day Scholarship
Williams also received a $500 Hopkins County Dairy Festival Pageant award for being the second runner-up, Cameron Horton a $750 award as the first runner-up and Kaitlyn Ferrill $1,500 for being named the Dairy Festival queen.
Receiving $2,000 Rotary Club scholarships were Caitlyn Williams, Madelyn Ray and Carissa Carter. Peyton Baugh was awarded a $2,400 Rotary Club scholarship.
Caitlyn William, Darby Williams, Hunter Salverino, Isaac Lamb and Hayden Daniel each benefit from a Dial Study Club Scholarship, presented to children whose mothers are members of the club.
Zoe Wilson and Caitlyn Williams each received Allarea Black Memorial FCCLA awards. Wilson and Cassidy Winborn too received $100 Texas Association of Future Educators scholarships.
Zoe Wilson also was offered a $63,000 Baylor University Merit Scholarship and the $2,500 Jack Chubb Memorial Scholarship, in honor of the 1978-1990 SSHS principal who died in 2016, after serving several year on the school board.
Sulphur Springs Band Booster Club awarded Isaac Lamb a $750 Charley McCauley Memorial Scholarship. TheTop Band Honors Award in the amount of $375 went to Bryaden Fisher and Peyton Baugh.
Lamb too received a $20,000 Academic Scholarship and $10,000 Music Department Scholarship from Henderson State University.
Awarded $2,000 Grocery Supply Company Scholarships were Mariana Botello, Kaci Kelly and Jonathan Calhoun.
Peyton Baugh was also offered a $52,000 Award of Excellence from Oklahoma University and a $2,000 Engineering Excellence Scholarship.
Jennifer Lopez-Cervantes was awarded a $16,000 University of North Texas Eagle Excellence Award.
Lopez-Cervantes and Diana Herrera also were awarded $500 CHRISTUS Mother Frances Volunteer Auxiliary awards.
Herrera too received a $1,500 PF Bradley Jr. Scholarship.
Mason Burgin received a $4,000 Texas Tech Scholastic Success Scholarship and a $4,000 Texas Food and Fuel Association Scholarship.
Jacquelyn Bocanegra received the $3,600 Ceely Stout Memorial Scholarship, a $1,000 Vidya Srinivasan Memorial Scholarship, and was offered a Tyler Junior College Jack and Dorothy Fay White Scholarship.
Bocanegra and Autumn Tanton Neighbors received $1,000 Sulphur Springs Adult Leadership Alumni Association award.
Breanna Sells was awarded a $1,000 Mitchell Memorial Scholarship. She and Hayden Daniels also received a the Cecil Tucker Memorial Scholarship.
Receiving the $500 Judy Tipping Legacy Scholarship, an award voted on by school personnel and presented in memory of the late 40-plus year educator to a future educator, was Olivia Wood.
Bryce McQueen received the $1,000 Sulphur Springs Professional Fire Fighters Dependent Scholarship and a $1,000 FEC Electric award.
The $500 Sulphur Springs Professional Fire Fighters Association Scholarship was awarded to Kaleb Myles.
Coca Cola Scholarship for $1,000 each were awarded to Jace Burchfield and D’Angela Godbolt.
Ignacio Guerrero was announced as the University of Texas at Tyler Industry Choice Scholar.
Forward Cash Awards in the amount of $500 were presented to Tierra Rose, Carson Bridges and TaRayla Kelley. Bridges too received a $4,000 University of Texas At Tyler Academic Excellence award.
Kelley also benefited from a $250 Peggy Reynolds Dallas Morning News Scholarship and a $200 Columbia Lodge #81 Scholarship.
D’Angela Godbolt was the recipient of the $500 Junior Waverly Club award.
Danielle Godbolt and Lopez-Cervantes each benefit from a $2,000 Ford Drive to Dream Scholarship.
Taylor McElfresh was awarded a $1,000 Clayton and Graves award. McElfresh was also offered a $4,000 Texas Tech University Scholastic Success award.
Cameron Zahn was announced the recipient of the $500 Bobby McDonald Memorial Scholarship, while Ralea Seagraves received a $500 Faulk Company Scholarship.
The $2,000 Gerald and Glen Fry Scholarship in the amount of $2,000 went to Mason Gillem.
Madison Freeman was awarded a $1,500 Skills USA Scholarship from Texas State Technical College.
Madison Robertson was announced as the recipient of a National Society of High Honors Award.
Caleb Yanez received a $200 Auguste Escoffier School Of Culinary Arts award.
Carter Lewis was offered a $56,000 Abilene Christian University Barret Award for academic excellence and the Dr. Shae Ochoa Live Life Smiling Scholarship.
Eli Sellers was awarded a $16,000 University of Tyler Academic Achievement award, $16,000 Tyler Soules Business Department Scholarship and an $8,000 UT Tyler Honor College Scholarship.
Recognized for earning their Medical Assistant Certifications were Abbi Baier, Jacquelyn Bocanegra, Paiten Daniel, Gabriela Davila, Brinklee Driver, Wendy Harrington, Alyssa Jose-Lee, Jennifer Lopez-Cervantes, Daisyia Wies and Breanna Wooten.
Students honored for as honor graduates for being in the top 10 percent of their class as well as UIL Scholars for participating in a UIL-sanctioned activity were Carissa Carter, Maddie Milsap, Felipe Alba, Peyton Baugh, Marina Botello, Mason Burgin, Chase Crouch, Austin Dodd, Pacen Edwards, Allison Fain, Kaitlyn Ferrill, Brayden Fisher, Jaci Glenn, Wendy Harrington, Diana Herrera, Tessa Holt, Cameron Horton, Jennifer Lopez-Cervantes, Taylor McElfresh, Gracie Moore, Autumn Neighbors, Madelyn Ray, Skylar Shumate, Sierra Smith, Allison Stephens, Landry Tyson, Lainey Whittle and Zoe Wilson.
62nd District Jury Panel Cancelled for Monday
The jury panel called for service in the 62nd District Court at 9 a.m. Monday, May 20, has been cancelled. Those called for service do not need to report for duty, according to District Clerk Cheryl Fulcher.
