Memorial Day: Marine Corps League Posts Crosses in Honor of Hopkins County Veterans Who Died in Service
Haggerty Named MVP; 16 5-A All District Team Named
Bailey Haggerty was named Most Valuable Player in District 16 5-A. Junior Sierra Smith was named Newcomer of the Year and David Carrillo was named Coach of the Year in the district. The 16 5-A All District Softball Team was announced this weekend as the last team in the district in the playoffs, Hallsville, lost to Forney.
Other Lady Cats Named to the All District Team include:
First Team All District: Brinlee Driver, Kelsey Wallace, and Alyssa Abron.
Second Team: Allie Fite and Sadie Stroud.
Honorable Mention: Landri Bell, Macee Hollins and Kate Womack.
16 5-A Academic All District included Lady Wildcats Karlee Adams, Macee Hollins, Jacklyn Semier, Brinklee Driver, Sierra Smith, Sadie Stroud, Bailey Haggerty, Tessa Holt, Kelsey Wallace, Abbie Baier, Maddie Millsap, Landri Bell, Kate Womack, Alli Fite, and Colbria Harrison.
Man in Dallas Hospital After He Points Firearm at Hopkins County Deputy and DPS Officer
A male subject, believed to be in his mid-40’s, was wounded and is in a Dallas area hospital after he brandished a weapon in an altercation with deputies and the DPS Saturday evening, according to Hopkins County Sheriff Lewis Tatum.
Hopkins County Deputies and a Department of Public Safety trooper responded to an Assault Family violence call in the Reilly Springs area. The male subject was located in a vehicle. He fled the officers and they gave pursuit. The subject drove into the driveway of a residence just off FM 1567 east of Reilly Springs. That is when he pointed a firearm at the officers and was shot by a Hopkins County Deputy.
As of Sunday morning, the subject is in a Dallas area hospital and will be transported to Hopkins County jail following his release from the hospital.
No names have been released at this time, according to Sheriff Tatum.
Re-naming ECLC Building on Agenda for Special School Board Meeting
In special session of the Sulphur Springs Independent School District set for Wednesday, May 30, 2018, 11:30 a.m. in board room of the administration building, board members will discuss and take action on re-naming the current ECLC campus. The campus will become a Primary School with the start of the 2018-2019 school year. They will also consider approving a 3-year lease plan for laptops for students.
Agenda:
I. CALL TO ORDER: Invocation
II. FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS
A. Announcement by the President whether a quorum is present, that the meeting had been duly called and that the notice of the meeting had been posted in accordance with the Texas Open Meetings Act, Texas Government Code,
Chapter 551.
III. PUBLIC FORUM:
Public participation is limited to the designated open forum portion of a meeting per policy BED(LOCAL).
IV. ACTION ITEMS
A. Discuss and consider approval of 3-yr lease plan for laptops. (Exhibit to board under separate cover) [Rodney White]
B. Discuss and consider approval of re-naming the current ECLC campus. [Michael Lamb]
V. EXECUTIVE SESSION
Executive Session will be held for the purpose of consideration of matters for which closed or executive sessions are authorized by Title 5, Chapter 551, Texas Government Code, Section (.074), (.072).
A. Discuss and consider personnel to be employed, personnel to be assigned, acknowledge and accept resignations of personnel, and other personnel matters.
B. Discuss purchase, exchange, lease, or value of real property.
VI. RECONVENE FROM EXECUTIVE SESSION FOR ACTION RELATIVE TO ITEMS COVERED DURING EXECUTIVE SESSION.
VII. ADJOURNMENT
Meal A Day Menu for May 28th-June 1st
Meal A Day Menu
May 28th – June 1st
Monday
Cheese Burgers
Lettuce Tomatoes, Onions
Pickle Spears
Pork N Beans
Potato Chips
Tuesday
Ham and Potato Casserole
Sliced Tomatoes
California Blend Vegetables
Roll
Wednesday
Meatloaf
Mashed Potatoes
Green Beans
Roll
Thursday
Rope Sausage
Black Eyed Peas
Green Tomato Relish
Corn Bread
Friday
Poppy Seed Chicken Breast
On a Bed of Rice
Malibu Vegetables
Roll
Video Presentation: SSHS Class of 2018 Graduation
Friday night at 8 p.m. in the Civic Center Arena the Sulphur Springs High School Class of 2018 ended their high school career with graduation.
Dinner Bell Menu For May 30th, 2018
DINNER BELL MENU
May 30, 2018
Community Partner
CHRISTUS Mother Frances
Menu:
Baked Potato Bar with topping choices: Butter, Homemade Chili, Cheese, Sour Cream, Bacon
Bits, Chopped Green Onions, Salsa and Crushed Tortilla Chips
Garden Salad
Buttered Bread Slices
Honeybun Cake
Butterscotch Pudding (no added sugar dessert)
Same time (11:45 a.m.). Same place (Fellowship Hall of the First United Methodist Church).
Giles Insurance Celebrates 25th Anniversary With Customer Appreciation
Giles Insurance celebrated their 25th Anniversary in Sulphur Springs with a Customer Appreciation Day on Wednesday, May 23rd. KSST visited Janice Giles and Lori Moreland of Giles Insurance Agency, on 233 s. Davis St. in Sulphur Springs. Moreland estimated between 50-75 customers came out to celebrate with them. Giles wanted to find a creative way to express her appreciation to her customers. Giles succeeded with a cookout, drawings, giveaways, and even displaying Jon Fogarty’s red race car! Giles chose May 23rd as the date for the celebration because it was the birth-date of her late husband, Roy.
Voices could be heard coming from the picnic area out back. Everyone was in a jovial spirit. Children were laughing and friends ate free hot dogs and reminisced about good times and the old days while Janice ran drawings for Gift baskets, tool sets, t.v.s and gift-cards. Children enjoyed frisbees, squishy stress balls, and bubbles.
Fogarty’s race car was brought out to the event by Gainsco Auto insurance, the primary sponsor of the race car. The #99 car, is a Hyundai Genesis Coupe that weighs 3,150 lbs and has been reported to reach an average speed of 165 mph. The six speed has a V-6 engine with 435 horsepower. The car has two main drivers: Jon Fogarty and Co-driver Alex Gurney. They are responsible for two Grand-am Rolex Sports Car Series Championships and sixteen career Rolex Series victories, among many other accomplishments. Customers got to take pictures and get an up-close look at the inside of a real race car. Giles and Gainsco work closely together. Giles is an independent agent and Gainsco insurance is one of the companies Giles represents.
Gainsco Representatives
Gainsco marketing representative, Anna McDaniels, said, “we wanted to support Giles Insurance on their 25th Anniversary. Janice is a very sweet lady and we want to do anything we can do to help her in her endeavors!”
Mikel Godwin, Serenity Giles, Presley Godwin, and Eretria Giles held by Janice Giles
Everyone enjoyed sitting in the shady tree-filled back lot at Giles Insurance Agency while Giles’ brother, James King, and nephew, Jason King, grilled hot dogs. Giles took a moment to pose for a picture with some of the kids and commented that Jason was a purple heart recipient; “I’m so proud of him and his military service! He and my brother are my partners in crime! I just want to give a special thanks to them for cooking and serving hot dogs. They traveled all the way from Mesquite just to do all my cooking for me today!”
In 1972, Janice was 19 years old when she took her first “office job” working for Roy Giles Insurance in Mesquite. The two got along well and soon they fell in love and got married. Twenty-one years later, in 1993, they moved to the Miller Grove/Cumby area and purchased the building on South Davis to introduce Sulphur Springs to what is now the Giles Insurance Agency.
Their son, Billy, grew up in the business and now is an integral part of the group. Lori Moreland joined Giles’ family-operated business in 1994. After graduating college, she moved away for a few years but started back with Giles in 2004. Moreland couldn’t think of a happier place to work. “We always try to get the best rate and the best fit [for the customer]”
Giles and Moreland both emphasized how much they really appreciate their customers. “We’ve watched them grow up through the years and feel privileged to know their families and watch their kids grow up too. It’s been very rewarding!” When asked if they will celebrate any more milestones in this way, Giles smiled and said “absolutely, it’s been awesome!”
Giles provided all the food and most of the items for the drawings. In addition to her customers, Giles would like to thank the local community for showing support through “word of mouth” throughout the years.
She would like to acknowledge and thank the following companies for their generous donations: O’Rielly’s Auto Parts, Progressive Insurance, Mendota, and Kemper.
Winners of the drawings:
Rhonda Hightower -40 inch Smart T.v.
Wanda Spraglin – 32 inch Smart T.V.
Jose Hernandez-Skil Drill tool set.
Mike Brancel- Cobalt bag and tool set.
Katherine Smith – Gift Basket.
Martha Blanks -Gift basket.
ChaCha Henley-Amazon Echo.
Customers also won many different types of gift cards from local restaurants.
Meal A Day: Cooks Needed
PJC-Sulphur Springs Summer Welding: All Fired Up
ALL FIRED UP: Students in the welding school at the PJC-Sulphur Springs Center are all fired up and keeping the sparks flying as they work on projects in the summer class. For more information about the vocational program and its class schedule, call Instructor John Plemons at 903-885-1232.
