Lady Cats Drop District Opener in Royse City
Not a good start to district play for the #24 ranked Lady Cats’ volleyball team as they dropped their district opener at Royse City Friday (September 21), 3-1.
The Lady Cats got off to a good start in set one and at one point led, 10-6. The Lady Bulldogs tied it at 12-12 and then dominated the rest of the set to take it 25-19. The second set, perhaps the key one, was one that got away from the Lady Cats. The Lady Cats played well through most of set two and had leads of 20-14 and 23-18. The Lady Bulldogs scored the last seven points in the set to come from behind and win, 25-23.
It looked like the Lady Bulldogs might swept the Lady Cats as they built a lead in set three. Trailing 22-15, the Lady Cats began to rally. Taylor McElfresh had 6 straight serves that led to Lady Cats points and they tied set three, 22-22. It was also tied at 23-23 but the Lady Cats scored the last two points of set three to take it, 25-23. The Lady Cats came close to forcing a fifth set. However they had to battle from behind again as they trailed in set four, 17-11. Eventually the Lady Cats forced a tie, 20-20. It was also tied at 21-21, 22-22 and 23-23. This time it was Royse City that scored the last two points of the set to take set four and the match, 25-23.
The Lady Cats are 0-1 in district play. Their season record is now 24-8. The Lady Cats face another challenge Tuesday night (September 25) on the road as they play Lindale, ranked #16 in the Texas Girls Coaches Association Poll.
Sulphur Springs City Council Special Meeting Set for September 25, 2018
A special meeting of the Sulphur Springs City Council will be held at 6:00 p. m. on Tuesday, September 25, 2018 in the Council Room at 201 North Davis Street. The following items will be discussed:
Discussion/action on public hearing for the second and final reading of Ordinance No. 2727, the appropriations ordinance for the City of Sulphur Springs for FY 2018-19.
Discussion/action on public hearing for the second and final reading of Ordinance No. 2728, setting the tax rate for the City of Sulphur Springs.
Discussion/action on public hearing for the second and final reading of Ordinance No. 2729 setting the water rate for the City of Sulphur Springs.
Discussion/action on public hearing for the second and final reading of Ordinance No. 2730 setting the sewer rate for the City of Sulphur Springs.
Discussion/action on public hearing for the second and final reading of Ordinance No. 2731 setting the sanitation rate for the City of Sulphur Springs.
Discussion/action on public hearing for the second and final reading of Ordinance No. 2732 authorization of Update Service Credits.
Discussion/action on public hearing for the second and final reading of Ordinance No. 2733 on a request by Harold and Karen Marts to rezone property located at 1332 S. Hillcrest from Single Family (SF) to Light Commercial (LC).
Discussion/action on public hearing for the second and final reading of Ordinance No. 2734 on a request by Burt LL, LLC, Pat Chase and Carrie Nuckolls to rezone property located at 435 Connally Street, from Single Family (SF) to Single Family Attached (SFA).
Discussion/action on Resolution No. 1154, a reimbursement resolution for the City of Sulphur Springs.
Visitors and public forum.
Adjourn.
Hopkins County Commissioners Court Agenda for September 24, 2018
NOTICE OF REGULAR MEETING
TIME: 9:00 A.M. DATE: Monday, September 24, 2018
PLACE: In The Commissioners’ Courtroom On The First Floor Of The Hopkins County Courthouse Located At 118 Church St., Sulphur Springs, TX.
I. Invocation
II. Pledge Of Allegiance To The Flag A. AMERICAN FLAG: B. TEXAS FLAG: “Honor The Texas Flag; I Pledge Allegiance To Thee, Texas, One State Under God, One And Indivisible.”
The Following Items Will Be Considered By Commissioners’ Court For Discussion And/Or Action: The Court May Go Into Executive Session To Discuss Legal And/Or Personnel Matters.
ORDER OF BUSINESS
1) The Court To Declare A Quorum 2) Consent Agenda. i) Approve Previous Meeting Minutes. a) No Minutes ii) Approval Of Utility Easements, Burial Of Telephone Cables And Construction Of Water Distribution Facilities: a) The Court To Consider Approving A Request From Farmers Electric Cooperative, Inc. To Construct Electrical Power Distribution Facilities Across County Road 1158, Which Is Located 225 Feet East Of CR 1157 In Hopkins County, Texas. b) The Court To Consider Approving A Request From Farmers Electric Cooperative, Inc. To Construct Electrical Power Distribution Facilities Across County Road 2301, Which Is Located 4140 Feet West Of CR 2300 In Hopkins County, Texas. c) The Court To Consider Approving A Request From Farmers Electric Cooperative, Inc. To Construct Electrical Power Distribution Facilities Across County Road 4728, Which Is Located 2044 Feet West Of CR 4730 In Hopkins County, Texas.
3) The Court To Consider Citizens Comments.
4) Other County Business.
i) The Court To Review The Monthly Report From County Offices.
ii) The Court To Consider Approving An Application By Joe And Sheila Shelton For Replat Of Lots 18R And 19R Of Tarrant Creek Estates Subdivision Pursuant To The Texas Local Government Code Section 232.011(6)(A)(C).
iii) The Court To Hold A Public Hearing Regarding Hopkins County Subdivision Regulations, Pursuant To Chapter 232, Texas Local Government Code And Chapter 2007, Texas Government Code.
iv) The Court To Consider And Adopt The Hopkins County Subdivision Regulations, Pursuant to Chapter 232, Texas Local Government Code.
5) The Court To Consider Approving Budget Amendments And Line Item Transfers.
6) The Court Will Consider And Act On Payment Of Bills, Revenues And Expenses, Payroll And Financial Statements.
7) The Court To Consider Approving Grants.
8) The Court To Consider Accepting Donations.
9) The Court To Consider Contracts.
10) The Court Will Consider And Act On Personnel Matters.
11) The Court To Consider Disposal Of Asset Request.
12) The Court To Approve Resolutions And Proclamations. i) Resolution – Lamar County Human Resources Council – Resolution Authorizing County Grant Program Year 2019 ii) Proclamation – National 4-H Week iii) Proclamation – Domestic Violence Awareness Month 13) The Court To Adjourn.
TxDOT Paris District Planned Work in Franklin, Hopkins Counties for Week Beginning September 24
Paris — Here’s a look at work planned in Franklin and Hopkins Counties during the week of Sept. 24, 2018. These schedules are subject to change due to weather conditions, equipment failure or other unforeseen issues. Motorists are advised to remain alert and pay special attention to all signs, barricades and traffic controls, and reduce their speed as they approach and travel through work zones. They should also avoid distractions such as cell phones, eating, drinking, or car audio or navigation systems.
Sulphur Springs Area (Hopkins, Franklin Counties):
I-30 rest areas, Hopkins County: on north and south service roads east of Cumby. Watch for work zones while workers are constructing and completing new rest areas for travelers on I-30.
SH 11, Hopkins County, from SH 154 to Rock Creek. Watch for work zones while workers are striping the newly surfaced roadway.
SH 37, Franklin County: From Mt. Vernon to Winnsboro. Watch for lane closures and short traffic delays as crews prepare for surfacing operations; flaggers will direct traffic.
SH 19, Hopkins County: At FM 71 intersection. Watch for traffic delays as crews begin installing sign bases for the upcoming 4-way stop conversion.
Game Day: Lady Cats Begin District Play at Royce City
There is a big Lady Cats’ volleyball match on this Friday (September 21) game day. The Lady Cats open district play on the road at Royse City. The varsity will play first beginning at 5 p.m. Freshmen and JV matches will follow.
The Lady Cats’ varsity comes into the important match with a 24-7 record. They are coming off back to back matches in Wildcat Gym last Tuesday (September 18). The Lady Cats squeaked by Pleasant Grove, 3-2 in a grueling five-set match and then seem to run out of gas in a 3-0 loss to a good Nevada Community team.
The Lady Cats are currently ranked #24 in Class 5A in the latest Texas Girls Coaches Association Poll.
Dodd Scores Twice and Makes Crucial Defensive Play; Named KSST MVP of the Game Thursday Night
Wildcat Offensive Coordinator Matt Young said, “Austin Dodd did everything.” Young confirmed the choice of KSST Sports in naming Dodd MVP for the Wildcat versus Royse City game Thursday night at Royce City.
Dodd returned a Royse City punt 80 yards for a touchdown including a dramatic dive into the goal line pylon for the score. Dodd may have had help on the dive by a push from a Royce City defender.
In the third quarter, Dodd intercepted a Royce City pass in a play named the Baucom Insurance Defensive Play of the Game by KSST.
On 4th down and 25 yards needed for a first down, Dodd caught a D’Corian Young pass and went 26 yards in a touchdown play that clinched the win for the Wildcats in the 28-10 victory.
Yantis Student Helps Create the First-Ever ‘Yantis Prairie Day’ and Outdoor Community Classroom
Miss Kasey Rhodes, an 11-year-old home-schooled student living with her family at Yantis, Texas started the ball rolling when she arrived home from a family trip to Mexico this Spring to begin a campaign to preserve habitat for migrating Monarch butterflies. Now, in keeping with her interest in nature, Kasey has been instrumental in the creation of Yantis Prairie Day, set for September 29, and a ribbon-cutting at the new Outdoor Community Classroom located on donated land adjacent to Yantis ISD.
According to Kasey, the natural prairie habitat that once covered this part of North Texas was the perfect environment for a host of bird, insect and mammal species that are now close to extermination. The reason? Destruction of their natural habitat. Kasey states “For Monarch butterflies, it is specifically the milkweed plant that they use in their cycle of life. The butterflies migrate from Canada southward through the middle part of the United States, where prairies were once prevalent. The milkweed plant is their host, providing food and a place to lay their eggs and hatch their larvae. Once plentiful, now milkweed is more and more rare due to land and homeowners mowing this down as they cultivate their lawns and hay meadows. If people would just leave little patches of natural growth on their land, the butterflies can find the milkweed and continue their life cycles. It is a similar story with many other species which are now threatened with extinction”. Kasey has presented her “Mayor’s Monarch Initiative” to several city goverments during 2018, hoping to gain more and more support for Monarch habitat.
Next, she met Julie Maddox, a landowner in Wood County who has a background in research and preservation of natural “tall-grass prairies” and the creatures that inhabit them. Julie recently donated a 5-acre plot of land adjacent to the Yantis ISD to create a “Prairie Community Classroom” for students and the public alike. With assistance from Parks and Wildlife and Fish and Game departments, Julie has already made a start in returning her lands to it’s original eco-system with some success. “It takes about five years and sometimes more for prairie land to recover from hay planting, fertilizing and over grazing, and to allow for a return of the birds like quail, harriers and certain sparrows, but it will. It’s amazing what the earth can do”.
Families like the Rhodes and Maddox families are being joined by others who are generously offering volunteer time as well as money to help build garden beds and birdhouses, and to purchase native grass seeds and pollinator-friendly plants. If you would like to get on board, make a start by attending the Yantis Prairie Day on the afternoon of Saturday, September 29, 2018 with participation from Texas Parks and Wildlife, U.S. Fish and Wildlife and Yantis City Council.
Have Some Serious Fun! Join the Next Mini-Walk or Event Benefitting Terrific Tuesdays
Administrator of Sunny Springs Nursing and Rehabilitation Center Kim Hansford spread joy and smiles to raise extra funds for Terrific Tuesdays during the mini-walk on Thursday September 20, 2018. You can inspire smiles and raise money for Terrific Tuesdays too, by attending a mini-walk next week as well as the major Walk to Remember on Thursday October 4 at 6pm at The Gardens of Christus Mother Frances Hospital. These annual fundraising walks are the sole fundraiser for an entire year of programs at Terrific Tuesdays, a weekly Alzheimer Caregiver Respite Program held at First UMC downtown. The 2018 goal is $10,000. Drop off or donate by mail to Terrific Tuesdays, c/o 150 MLK Drive, Sulphur Springs, Texas 75482.
Another fundraiser was held on Thursday. Hopkins Place Assisted Living held a Fish Fry to raise money for “A Walk To Remember” The plates looked and tasted amazing. Thank You Shelly Kaye Scheckel and Leanetta Hester Pryor for raising money for Terrific Tuesdays.
Another Mini-Walk in the 2018 series was held on Friday September 21 at Sulphur Springs Health and Rehab. There are three more Mini-Walks planned: Tuesday Sept 25 at the Sr’s Center at 9:30am, on Wednesday Sept 26 at Hopkins Place at 2:30pm and on Friday Sept 28 at Rock creek Health and Rehab. The major Walk is October 4 at 6pm.
Four Tennessee Men in Hopkins County Jail Following Thursday High Speed Pursuit
Four Tennessee men are in Hopkins County Jail following a Thursday (September 20, 2018) afternoon pursuit that traveled at speeds in excess of 120 mph and extended from the 131 mile-marker on I-30 to a pasture east of State Highway 19N and north of FM 1536.
When stopped by DPS Cpl. Josh Banta, a black Chrysler 300 had a strong odor of marijuana. The driver, John Lorenzo Brown, 30, of Memphis, TN, and the other occupants were asked to exit the vehicle. Banta told the occupants he could smell the marijuana. He asked the men to exit the vehicle. The men denied having any thing in the vehicle. DPS Sgt. David Reynolds had arrived at the scene and asked for the key fob to the vehicle. All four immediately got back into the vehicle and attempted to drive off. Sgt. Reynolds tased the driver Brown. All occupants exited the vehicle. However, one passenger, Latarion Clark, 21 if Memphis, TN, ran back to the vehicle and entered the back seat and then over into the front and fled the scene.
According to Tanner Crump with the Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office, when Clark jumped back into the auto he sped away to Highway 67 near Saltillo. The trooper lost sight of the vehicle but another trooper saw it on I-30 westbound. Hopkins County Criminal Investigator Corley Weatherford was westbound and took up the pursuit of the vehicle. Jumping the ditch to 67 again, the driver made his way to 19N with Weatherford in pursuit. Joining the pursuit was SSPD’s Mark Estes. Now Estes, Weatherford, and a DPS trooper were in pursuit. Clark went into the ditch about a quarter mile north of FM 1536 and Highway 19N intersection. A foot race began through the pastures in that area. The race ended when Clark encountered Sammy Weaver of the Cooper Park Police who is also a retired Sulphur Springs Police Officer. Weaver stopped Clark at gunpoint and held him there until the other members of law enforcement arrived. Crump said he was thankful for the 4-way stop sign at Birthright. No officer or law enforcement vehicle sustained injury in the high speed chase. Crump said that he has had no report of any accident at the stop sign since they were installed.
The four arrested and in Hopkins County Jail include:
John Lorenzo Brown, 30, Memphis, TN, charged with Unlawful Possession of a Firearm by a Felon
Latarion Qutaze Clark, 21, Memphis, TN, charged with Unlawful Carrying of a Weapon and Evading Arrest with a Vehicle
Quashawn Hampton, 19, Nashville, TN, charged with Unlawful Carrying of a Weapon and Evading Arrest
Kordiarius Childs, 24, Memphis, TN, charged with Unlawful Carrying of a Weapon and Evading Arrest
