Four Arrested Early Sunday
No front license plate drew the attention of the Sulphur Springs Police Officer and he initiated a traffic stop in the 300 block of Bill Bradford Road Sunday around 1:30 a.m. As he made contact with the four individuals in the van, the strong odor of marijuana emitted from the vehicle. A search of the vehicle yielded a sizable amount of suspected Ecstasy also known as MDMA.
The four arrested and charged with Possession of a Controlled Substance Penalty Group 2, more than 4-grams but less than 400-grams, a Felony 2, are in Hopkins County jail. Each one is held on a $30,000 bond.
Arrested were:
A document provided to KSST, filed with the court October 19, 2019, explains the charges for Clifford Mogaka Nyabera, 37, of Missouri City, TX were dropped. The reason given by the District Attorney: A co-defendant accepted full responsibility for the offence.
SSISD Announces Friday October 12, 2018 Early Release
All students and staff in the Sulphur Springs ISD will be released an hour early on Friday, October 12th. Buses will also run one hour ahead of their regular schedule. Please make this adjustment to your family schedule for the afternoon of Friday, October 12, 2018.
Dinner Bell Menu For October 10, 2018
Dinner Bell October 10, 2018
Community Partner:
In Remembrance of Sharon Hughes
Menu:
Chicken and Dumplings
Black eyed Peas
Garden Salad
Cornbread Muffins
Banana Pudding
Sugar Free Banana Pudding (no added sugar dessert)
Same time (11:45 a.m.). Same place (Fellowship Hall of the First United Methodist Church). Do hope you can join us for Sharon’s family favorite menu.
Pecan Fundraiser to Benefit Local Senior Citizens Center
A fundraiser has begun which will benefit the Sulphur Springs Seniors Center Building Fund. According to Karon Weatherman, one-pound bags of freshly shelled pecans from Greentree Pecan Farm in Corsicana are being offered for $11 per bag, just in time for holiday baking. Profits from the sale of the pecans will go to the building fund. You can drop by the Seniors Center, place your order and pre-pay for the pecans now. The entire order will be delivered to the Sulphur Springs Seniors Center in early November 2018. Once the pecans arrive in Sulphur Springs, you can pick up your order. Susan Vaughn, a Meal a Day delivery volunteer, heads up the fundraiser committee.
East Texas Police Academy Graduates 12
East Texas Police Academy, hosted by Hopkins Count Sheriff’s Office graduated 12 students last week. Students began course work in March of 2018. Instructors for the course were Chief Investigator Corley Weatherford and Investigator Wade Sheets of the HCSO and Texas Ranger John Vance.
The 12 graduates along with Weatherford traveled to Austin for their state police officer certification test Monday, October 8th.
Graduates include: Chris Baumann, Johnathan Lee, Mike Cleveland, Dylan Scott, Andrew Cox, Steve Shing, Shaniece Hall, Alejandro Brena, Tabitha Vaught, Brad Overton, James Sawyer, and Kenneth Battaile.
Sheriff Lewis Tatum addressed graduates during the ceremony.
John Chester Dutch Oven Contest 2018 Winners at Indian Summer Day
The John Chester Dutch Oven Cook-off was a part of Indian Summer Day held at Heritage Park in Sulphur Springs, Texas on Saturday October 6, 2018. A number of Dutch Oven cooking teams entered the competition, and the generous-size meals they prepared fed the hungry crowds at lunchtime. According to cook-off organizer Rick Wilson, here are the judge’s picks among the cooking teams:
First Place Overall Meal: Team Brandon and Braylea Brewer
Second Place Overall Meal: Team Spencer Brewer and Colton Price
Third Place Overall Meal: Team Noah and Lisa Ray
Best Meat: Team Donnie Peters and Krista Brown
Best Vegetable: Team Tim and Catherine Berger
Best Bread: Team Paul and Melinda Hitt
Best Dessert: Team Diane Flagtved and Sharon Richmond
Best in Oven: Team Brandon and Braylea Brewer
Como-Pickton FFA Shines at the East Tx. Fair Dairy Show, Wins Best Jersey Herd and Supreme Grand Champion Gilt at Texas State Fair
According to FFA Advisor Chanda Neal, the Como-Pickton FFA Dairy Show team traveled to the East Texas Fair in Tyler on Saturday September 29 and came home with some top awards.
Congratulations to Miss Baylee Bowen whose Jersey cow earned Grand and Reserve Champion, as well as the Showmanship Award in the Intermediate Division.
Miss Presli Cummings won the Senior Showmanship Award and received a Scholarship from the East Texas Fair.
Congratulations to Landon Cummins, Presley Cummins and Alex Holcomb for placing well in all their classes, and to all the Como-Pickton FFA Chapter participants for having second place herd.
More congratulations to the Como-Pickton FFA team who competed at the Texas State Fair and won Best Jersey Herd.
Como-Pickton Jr. FFA member Brody Busby won Grand and Supreme Grand Champion with his Berkshire gilt.
Saputo Donates to the Sr. Citizens Building Fund
The employees of Saputo in Sulphur Springs, Texas are quite committed to helping good causes in their town, and donate regularly to funds they wish to support. The Sulphur Springs Sr’s Citizens Center is one of these causes. This $1,000. donation goes toward the fund for a new, larger building for the Seniors to meet in. Currently, the total in the Building Fund is $35,508.00. If you would like to send a donation, mail to 150 MLK Drive in Sulphur Springs, or phone Karon at 903-885-1661.
Get Educated! Sr. Citizen Expo is Tuesday Oct. 9, 2018
Report from Karon Weatherman, Director, Sulphur Springs Sr’s Center:
Just one last reminder about the 12th Annual
Senior Citizens Expo.
It will be held again this year at the
League Street Church of Christ Fellowship Hall
Please go around to the Back to enter.
This year the Hopkins Country Marketers Association
has shortened the time. It will be from 9:00 – 11:00
Flu shots will be giving by the Hospital but they will
not be doing Cholesterol Checks this year.
There are lots of things to see, goodies to take and
lots of important information for you.
Please go… Educate yourselves about all there is to offer you.
Don’t wait and have to make decisions and get information when
it is an emergency and someone else will have to make all the decisions
for you. You can decide what companies you like or which Facility
you will want to use if you need them.
There will be people there that can help you make Financial Decisions,
Medicare Decisions, etc….
Take Advantage of all of these People that will be in one place at the same time!
