Bailey Dorner Is New Lady Cats Head Volleyball Coach
Lady Cats Assistant Softball Coach Bailey Dorner is the new Lady Cats Volleyball Coach. Coach Dorner replaces Justin Maness, who has retired from coaching but will continue to teach at the high school.
Coach Dorner says she is excited about her new challenge and she adds she is ready to get rolling.
Coach Dorner is currently teaching skills to Lady Cats’ volleyball players, as allowed by a new UIL rule. Coach Dorner says her team is lifting weights, doing agility drills and is getting skills training. There is also open gym time for playing the game.
Dorner, a Mount Vernon graduate, played volleyball and softball for four years in high school. Dorner says softball was her passion and she played college softball at the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor in Belton. However, Coach Dorner says she had more fun playing volleyball. She was a setter for four years in high school.
Coach Dorner says she will probably pay a lot of attention to her setters. She says she expects them to be leaders and she adds she has high expectations for them.
Coach Dorner says this summer work has been a tease and it makes her ready to get started this fall. She says she has some talented Lady Cats who are working hard this summer and are getting after it. She says she expects the team to have a good year.
Coach Dorner also invites girls to her volleyball camp coming up July 29-31. Her team will also have a camp at the same time that will be conducted by a Texas A&M-Commerce assistant coach and two of the Lady Lions current players.
Jeremy DeLorge Will Be the New Wildcats Golf Coach
Lady Cats Assistant Basketball Coach Jeremy DeLorge is the new Wildcats Golf Coach. DeLorge replaces Chris Owens, who has retired from coaching and will be taking over as the SAC teacher, a high school in-school disciplinary program.
DeLorge is looking forward to his new challenge. He says he is excited and ready for the opportunity.
He gives Coach Owens credit for doing phenomenal work with the team. Coach DeLorge notes that the Wildcats lost some talented seniors but he adds there are some good players coming back. He wants to talk with Coach Owens this summer and to meet with players and their families to introduce himself.
Coach DeLorge says he took up golf when he was around 12 or 13 years old. He says when he picked up clubs he fell in love with the game. Coach DeLorge was a four-year letterman in golf at Irving Nimitz High School.
He says he was never a long hitter and had to depend on his short game around the green to score well. Coach DeLorge says he looks forward to developing the short game of his players.
He says he enjoyed this past year as an assistant coach for Lady Cats Head Basketball Coach Brittney Tisdell. This summer Coach DeLorge is continuing to work with Lady Cats’ basketball athletes on skills training.
Future Of Pipeline Road Discussed By Local Officials
June 19, 2019 – City and local transportation officials joined Hopkins County Commissioners Court opened discussions regarding a bridge project and possibility of reopening of Pipeline Road to provide another access route for emergency responders and property owners.
Essentially, the city and county have both considered ways to reopen Pipeline Road, which in addition to having water issues and being grown up also has a bridge in need of repair. Although a city street, the bridge was constructed by Texas Department of Transportation when Loop 301 was constructed. The bridge needs replacing.
TxDOT has some funding set aside to replace or repair it. Funding would be a 80/10/10 percent state/federal/local match program. The local share, even if in-kind labor match, would have to be accounted for within a certain span of time for the project to commence, according to TxDOT officials.
Because of it’s location, TxDOT officials would like to turn the bridge over to the city as part of the city road. The city cannot afford to replace it, Sulphur Springs officials said. TxDOT needs assurance the bridge will be utilized, with the road to it in good repair.
Also mentioned was the possibility of making it a farm to market road.
The TxDOT representative told city and county officials, during a recent commissioners court work session, that the information discussed would be relayed to TxDOT officials for their consideration regarding the bridge on and Pipeline Road in Sulphur Springs.
“Disaster Drill” is Hopkins County Emergency Management Local Test
A “disaster drill”, set for Friday morning June 21, will be held near the Sulphur Springs High School area. If you notice a number of response vehicles and personnel in that area, rest assured it is part of a State-recommended effort which evaluates our local response to various scenarios that may arise during a disaster, and to test the capability of local agencies to work together under an organized command. Signs will be up to inform drivers of Friday’s drill area. The drill will be completed by noon, according to Hopkins County Emergency Management Specialist Kristi Springfield.
If you’d like to know about the safeguard structure in place for Sulphur Springs and Hopkins County residents in event of a local disaster, here are some facts. Sulphur Springs Chief of Police Jason Ricketson is the designated Sulphur Springs Emergency Management Coordinator, a position he has contributed to for the past five years. Hopkins County Fire Chief Andy Endsley is the designated Hopkins County Emergency Management Coordinator. The Hopkins County Emergency Management Director is County Judge Robert Newsom. Endsley’s jurisdiction also covers the incorporated cities of Cumby, Como and Tira. There are numerous local agencies and organizations trained to provide aid as needed. Regional assistance may be requested from Regional Response teams organized through the Ark-Tex Council of Governments, available to a 9-county area. And beyond that, response from Texas Department of Transportation and other state agencies are in place for emergency situations arising within Hopkins County and across Northeast Texas.
Sheriff’s Investigators Locate Man Who Missed Scheduled Court Appearance
Hopkins County Sheriff’s Chief Investigator Corley Weatherford and Investigator Dennis Findley were made aware Anthony Glenn Ewton, 52, of Sulphur Springs did not appear in the 8th Judicial District Court at 9 a.m. Tuesday as he was scheduled to do. Two warrants had been issued for Ewton’s arrest on the charges he failed to appear on. So, the sheriff’s investigators went to his last known address on Locust Street in Sulphur Springs June 18 to try to serve the warrants, the investigators noted in arrest reports.
On contact, the man allegedly told the investigators he thought his court time was 1 p.m. June 18. His girlfriend was allowed to locate his paperwork. It showed Ewton was scheduled to be in court at 9 a.m. Consequently, Ewton was arrested at 10:30 a.m. on the warrants, the deputies alleged in arrest reports.
Ewton remained in the county jail at 8:30 a.m. Wednesday, June 19, bond forfeiture on a possession of 4 grams or more but less than 200 grams of a Penalty Group 1 controlled substance with intent to deliver and bond forfeiture on a possession of less than 1 gram of a Penalty Group 1 controlled substance. His new bond was set at $50,000 per charge, according to jail reports.
Officials Looking Into Program That Could Help Extend Roads, Reduce Scrap Tire Waste
City and county officials said they are looking into options that could help not only provide a long term working solution to address the large number of scrap tires that need to be disposed of locally but also the need for more road improvements.
One process, called mechanical concrete, could potentially, if utilized, extend the lifespan of some roads.
Mechanical concrete uses a patented process and machine to cut down scrap tires for use on roads, City manager Marc Maxwell said.
No decisions have been made regarding the use of mechanical concrete or tires for road repairs, but the process is being evaluated.
If tires were to be used in the county in road work, they’d be utilized to build up the base on roads in low areas and for use in trouble spots, where possible, according to Hopkins County Judge Robert Newsom.
“What I envision is the county entering into with the city, a joint cooperative agreement, where we cut the sidewalls out of the tires and stockpile what’s left. Throw out the side walls. Then start using them in road construction,” Maxwell said.
Maxwell said there are several different varieties of the machine needed to cut the sidewalls out of the tires.
“You basically put it up on a roller, two knives come in, the tire spins and it cuts the sides off,” Maxwell said. “The premise of mechanical concrete is the strength of a road is based in its rock, or road base, what’s under the asphalt or whatever it is. You drive over the rock enough, it starts flexing it out, especially if you’re driving over it with heavy trucks. The sides slough off and you end up with potholes. … If you can confine this rock, it’s a lot stronger – like 3-4 times stronger.”
And, also discussed was the possibility of having county jail trusties perform the labor, or at least to cut the tires, the city manager said.
Precinct 3 Commissioner Wade Bartley said while the idea sounds great, officials are still evaluating the process to determine whether use of mechanical concrete would be a practical cost effective fit for the county and its roads.
For those interested in learning more about the mechanical concrete process, Maxwell and Newsom recommend a video depicting it.
Barbara Bush Primary PTO To Host Spooktacular 5K & Fun Run At Celebration Plaza
Barbara Bush Primary is getting a jump start on PTO fundraising for the upcoming school year by opening registration for their Oct. 12 Spooktacular 5K & Fun Run. And, making this one even more interesting, is the fact that participants are encouraged to run in costumes.
Not a runner? No problem. Walking or jogging is permitted. In keeping with the event theme, those who want to help but aren’t up for the run itself can also register for a ghost runner. Sign up and someone will run for registrants.
The event also promises plenty of activities for the whole family including kids’ games, activities, face painting, bounce houses and glow in the dark treats.
The Spooktacular benefiting Barbara Bush PTO will begin with registration and packet pick up at 5 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 12, with the Fun Run will starting at 5:40 p.m and the 5K scheduled to start at 6 p.m., on Celebration Plaza.
Those who register for the 5K by 11:59 p.m.Sept. 12 will pay $30 for registration. The fee increases to $35. Registration in the Fun Run is free for Barbara Bush students through noon Oct. 10; registration for all others is $10 through noon Oct. 10. Register a ghost runner for $30 through noon Oct. 10. Registration is being conducted online at GetMeRegistered.com, so an online processing fee will apply to all except the free registration.
Galilee Baptist Church Observes Annual Homecoming
Galilee Baptist Church, located at 3377 County Road 2324, in Como, Texas, will observe their Annual Homecoming and 132nd Church Anniversary Sunday, June 23rd, 2019, beginning at 3:00pm. The guest speaker will be Reverend B. C. Grant, associate minister at Little Friendship Baptist Church in Dallas, Texas. All churches are invited. B. R. Hargest, Pastor.
Winnsboro Police Department Report for June 10-16, 2019
Arrests
Hubbard, Delena, 34 years of age, of Scroggins, was arrested on 6/15/2019 for possession of a controlled substance, Penalty Group 1 gram or more but less than 4 grams.
Accidents
The Winnsboro Police Department responded to a two-vehicle accident on 6/14/2019 at East Coke at Walnut. No injuries were reported.
Calls for Service
The Winnsboro Police Department responded to a total of 114 calls for service during this reporting period.
Citations
The Winnsboro Police Department issued 32 citations and 35 warnings during this reporting period.
