Historical Photo Quiz #10 – Meet and Eat – Updated
In the early 1970s, Stuckey’s was a popular nationwide chain of restaurants. Famous for their pecan logs and interstate highway locations, Stuckey’s suffered a decline in numbers at the end of the 70’s.
The trademark ‘S’ confirms this is Stuckey’s. Note the bowl of Hawaiian Punch. People remember riding their bicycle to Stuckey’s for economical breakfast. One person recognized Donnis Rushing seated and wearing a tie. We still dont know about the person holding the large camera. After Stuckey’s closed, this location was occupied by Tommy Evans Firestone for many years.
Burden Sentenced to 40 Years in TDCJ by Delta County Jury
Editor’s Note: According to the District Attorney’s Office is is the first felony trial prosecuted by Assistant District Attorney Jodi Cox.
Kim Wayne Burden was convicted by a Delta County Eighth Judicial District jury of 3rd Degree felony Failure to appear and sentenced to 40 years in TDCJ on Tuesday, January 29th. The charge was filed when Burden failed to show up for was a Felony Unlawful Possession of a Fire Arm by a Felon. He had another pending charge of Felony Assault with a Deadly Weapon that occurred in October of 2017 in Delta County while he had a warrant out for his arrest in the Failure to Appear.
He is currently serving seven (7) years in TDCJ for a felony charge of Unlawful Possession of a Firearm by a Felon out of Upshur County. He had already been to prison twice on a Burglary of a Habitation conviction and a Robbery conviction.
The jury found him guilty and after a plea agreement regarding punishment, the judge sentenced him to 40 years in TDCJ.
Bright Star Baseball Announces Partnership with The Miracle League
Sulphur Springs, TX — (January 30, 2019)— Today, Bright Star Baseball announced a new partnership with The Miracle League, an organization that builds baseball and playground facilities for children with special needs. With this new partnership, Bright Star Baseball will continue its Celebration Field campaign to raise funds to provide transformative experiences for youth and adults of all abilities through the magic of inclusive baseball. With Miracle League’s help, Bright Star Baseball aims to create an accessible baseball field where individuals with disabilities live and play in an innovative, fully accessible sports space.
About Bright Star Baseball:
Bright Star Baseball, (BSB), a 501 (c)(3) nonprofit organization located in Sulphur Springs, TX has served children with special needs and their families in Hopkins and surrounding counties of East Texas, since 2014. Since its inception, Bright Star Baseball has provided a baseball experience for its players in both a Spring and Fall season. The program is assisted with youth volunteers from the local community.
About The Miracle League:
The vision of Miracle League is to remove the barriers that keep children with mental and physical disabilities off the baseball field and let them experience the joy of America’s favorite pastime. Miracle League teams play on a custom-designed, rubberized turf field that accommodates wheelchairs and other assistive devices while helping to prevent injuries. The first Miracle League field opened in Conyers, Georgia in April 2000. Word spread and by 2002, fields opened in South Carolina, Alabama, West Virginia, Illinois, and California. There are currently 305 Miracle League Organizations around the globe including Puerto Rico and Canada, serving 200,000 plus children and adults. Frisco and Longview have the only other Miracle League fields in North East Texas.
There are MANY benefits to our new partnership with The Miracle League. Bright Star Baseball sees the greatest benefit as the ability to expand the number of eligible players by increasing the age limit. Previously, Bright Star players had to be between the ages of five and 18. Under Miracle League, Bright Star will welcome players age 5 and UP! According to members of Bright Star Board “one of the hardest conversations we have to have is telling our players that at age 18, they are too old to play in our league.”
The second major benefit of partnering with The Miracle League is their vast experience in the design of the rubberized surface and its arrangements with experts in securing and installing the field. Bright Star’s goal has always been to build a specialized rubberized turf field for our players. With the support of City Manager Marc Maxwell, Bright Star has been raising funds toward that end for several years. Bright Star Baseball has already raised $120K of its $500K goal towards the construction of Celebration Field. Bright Star stressed that the new partnership with The Miracle League will not only bring the expertise to build the field but also will bring national name recognition that will help us achieve our dream of building, Celebration Field!
Miracle League Co-founder Diane Alford said, “A successful Miracle League is a community effort, and while BSB is leading the charge, we hope the community of Sulphur Springs will pitch in as donors, volunteers, coaches and supporters. We cannot change or cure the medical issues life has dealt children with disabilities. What we can do is provide them with an opportunity to experience the joy and benefits that come from playing our national pastime–baseball.”
Now that the partnership is in place, in order to raise sufficient funds to complete the project, Bright Star will kick off an expanded Fundraising Campaign in April 2019! Our hope is that you will join us in making this DREAM come true for The Miracle League of Sulphur Springs, Bright Star Baseball!
For additional information, contact a member of the Board of Directors, or to make a donation see www.brightstarbaseball.com or follow Bright Star on Facebook.
For additional information about The Miracle League, please visit their website: http://www.miracleleague.com/
Historical Photo Quiz #13 – Stew Champion
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Wildcats Win in Frenzied Final Seconds
Wildcats point guard Jeremiah Roland made a clutch three point basket against Greenville that turned a one point deficit into a two point lead and then deflected a Lions pass in the final seconds that kept Greenville from getting off a final shot as the Wildcats topped the Lions, 53-51 in Greenville Tuesday night. The frenzied final seconds completed a Wildcats comeback that took most of the game to achieve.
The Lions led after the first quarter, 14-13 and expanded their lead to 29-21 at the half. The Wildcats were plagued with cold outside shooting during most of the first three quarters. The Wildcats cut into the lead in the third quarter but still trailed 38-33 after the period.
In the final period, the Wildcats got big three pointers from Roland and Grayson McClure and finally tied up the game at 44-44.
Down the stretch, Wildcats post Xavier Cork got a big basket and the Wildcats were up by 2. Greenville’s Cameron Smith hit an equalizing basket and was fouled. His free throw put the Lions up by 1, 49-48. The Wildcats Boo Wilkerson hit a layup in transition to give the Wildcats a 50-49 lead. After being fouled the Lions Quin Anderson hit two free throws to give Greenville a 51-50 lead. That set the stage for Roland’s big three with just 7.40 seconds left and his huge deflection. Roland led the Wildcats with 16 points.
Sadaidriene Day Day Hall returned to the court after missing 4 games with a concussion and scored 15 points. Cork scored 10 points.
Cameron Kahn had 4 points.
McClure and Duece Berry had 3 points each.
Wilkerson had 2 points. Smith led Greenville with 13 points and Anderson and Nick Mapps scored 11 points apiece. Greenville is now 1-5 in district play and 12-18 for the season.
The #4 ranked Wildcats go to 6-0 in district play and 20-8 for the season. Three of the Wildcats’ district wins, two by 2 points and one by 1 point, went right down to the last play. The Wildcats close out their home district schedule Friday night against Mount Pleasant.
Lady Cats Defeat Greenville; Final District Game Friday Against Mount Pleasant
The Lady Cats’ basketball team raced out to a big lead against Greenville and then turned the game over to their reserves mid way through the third quarter as the Lady Cats defeated the Lady Lions, 52-23. The Lady Cats led 18-9 after the first quarter, 31-13 at the half and 46-21 after three quarters. The Lady Cats gave up only 2 points to Greenville in the fourth quarter.
Sadavia Porter led the Lady Cats with 15 points,
Autumn Tanton scored 12 points.
Danielle Godbolt and
Aliyah Abron both had 6 points.
Kerie Wright had 4 points.
Te’Arria Rose had 3 points.
Nylah Lindley,
Tarayla Kelley and
Colbria Harrison all scored 2 points.
Azaria Mapps led the Lady Lions with 7 points. Greenville is 0-8 in district play and 0-28 for the season. The Lady Cats improved to 5-3 in district play and 23-6 for the season.
The Lady Cats have their final home district game of the season as they host Mount Pleasant Friday night.
Lady Lions, Lions Defeat Bloomburg; Face Sulphur Bluff Next Week
The Lady Lions bested Bloomburg, 66-15 to go 9-0 in district play. The Lady Lions steadily built a lead throughout the game. Anna Reeder led Saltillo with 20 points. Maddy Smith had 14 points. Jocelyn Ochoa scored 11 points. Brittney Peeples had 7 points. Chandler Bain and Lorena Castro scored 6 points each. Christy Marquez had 2 points. The Lady Lions are now 25-8 for the season.
The Saltillo Lions defeated Bloomburg, 66-44. The Lions outscored Bloomburg during each of the first three quarters and had a 60-29 lead. They were outscored 15-6 in the fourth quarter but it wasn’t nearly enough for Bloomburg. Matthew Gurley and Chris Boekhorst scored 18 points each. Andrew Redburn and Ben Moore had 8 points apiece. Edi Olayo had 6 points. Dillon Beadle scored 4 points. Jesus Hernandez and Levi Hoover had 2 points apiece. The Lions are 6-1 in district play and 21-8 for the season.
The Lions and Lady Lions play Sulphur Bluff next Tuesday, February 5.
Chaffer’s Place Academy and Arts Offers Musical and Homeschool Education
Bringing a background of performing arts as well as homeschool skills, Kenya Duffey Chaffer and her husband Charles Chaffer have opened a first-of-it’s kind school in Sulphur Springs. On Tuesday January 29, 2019, the Hopkins County Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon-cutting at Chaffer’s Place Academy and Arts located near downtown at 410 Main Street. Kenya and Charles opened the doors of their building to a host of friends and family who came to welcome the new business.
Always a singer, Kenya was raised in Sulphur Springs and found a career in gospel and other genres of music. After some years making appearances for audiences around the country with their big band, the couple began to dream of starting a school to encourage youth to make good use of their natural talents. Kenya also had successfully homeschooled her children, so including that became another part of their dream. A Grand Opening of Chaffer’s Place will be announced in February when the public will be invited see the completed facility.
Classes are now forming for ages 7 and up in Homeschool Curriculum with a Bible Core. Music classes, clinics and private lessons for youth and adults will be offered in Vocal Training and Coaching, Drum lessons and Beginner Piano. For more information, phone 470-848-2246.
Homecoming at North Hopkins Crowns Brantley as Queen, Wyatt as King
On Friday (January 25, 2019) North Hopkins High school held their annual homecoming game and coronation.
That evening the North Hopkins High school Panthers varsity boys and girls basketball teams played against the Cumby Trojans. The varsity boys had a victorious win of 56- 37, as did the varsity girls with a score of 44-19.
At the end of the evening, the homecoming Court presented itself before the audience. The princesses and princes were escorted by one anther.
Maddie Pogue, and Kenden Farelle were selected as the Freshman (9th grade) princess, and prince,
Abigail Whaley, and Allan Alvarez came forth as the Sophomore (10th grade) prince, and princess.
Ashley Aguilar, and Mario Perez were the junior class princess and prince.
As for our king and Queen nominees. There was Teagan Brantley, Faith Wheeler, Amy Sprague, and Breeanna Hicks all in the running for queen. In the king’s pool were nominees Caleb Wyatt, Victorino Rojo, Bryson Sims, and Evan Lewis. In the end only one of each pool were crowned. Of these were Teagan Brantley, as queen. And Caleb Wyatt, as king.
