Truck-Tractor Driver Had 160 lbs of Marijuana in Sleeper Berth
The sole driver and occupant of a truck-tractor and semi-trailer stopped for following too closely on eastbound I-30 at the 135 mile marker was Linda Marie Williams, 59, of Clarksville, Texas. During the roadside interview conducted by the DPS officer, Williams presented indicators of criminal activity.
Consent to search the vehicle was not given by Williams. A DPS canine was contacted to conduct a free-air sniff of the vehicle. A positive alert was the result indicating the presence of narcotics. A subsequent probable cause search revealed six large trash bags containing approximately 160 lbs of suspected high-grade marijuana within the sleeper berth of the truck-tractor.
Williams is in Hopkins County Jail charged with a Felony 1 Delivery of Marijuana more than 50 lbs but less than 2000 lbs. She is held on a $45,000 bond.
Free Jazz Music Concerts This Weekend
Chamber Connection April 26, 2018
We finally get to play some golf! The Chamber of Commerce 29th Annual Golf Tournament is happening on Friday, April 27th with 8 a.m. tee times and 1:30 tee times. We had to reschedule on April 13th due to the threat to severe weather, so everyone is really excited that the day is finally here!!
Sulphur Springs Youth Orchestra presents Family Music Night
The Sulphur Springs Youth Orchestra presents a Family Music Night on Friday, April 27th at 6:30 p.m. at Wesley United Methodist, located at 614 Texas Street in Sulphur Springs. This event is free to the public. Come enjoy movie themed and great classical music performances by local musicians. Children are welcomed to dress as their favorite movie characters. For more information, call (903) 261-7907, or email [email protected].
Rotary of Sulphur Springs will host their Claws for a Cause Festival on Saturday, April 28th
The Rotary Club of Sulphur Springs is hosting their annual Claws for a Cause Fundraiser on Saturday, April 28th on Main Street in Sulphur Springs. Tickets may be purchased online before the event, and at the door for $30 each. The event begins at 5 p.m. and will last until 9 p.m. or until they run out of crawfish! Rain or shine, crawfish is happening!!!
Express Employment Professionals hosts their ribbon cutting
Express Employment Professionals is hosting their ribbon cutting celebration on Tuesday, May 1st at noon. They are located at 204 Shannon Road West in Sulphur Springs. Please make plans to come by and enjoy snacks and fellowship, as well as learn about this Hopkins County business.
Latson’s Office Solutions’ Customer Appreciation celebration
Latson’s is hosting a customer appreciation event on Thursday, May 3rd from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. There will be vendor giveaways, door prizes, and food! Come on out and enjoy Latson’s hospitality, as they say thank you to all their customers. Latson’s is located at 1329 Industrial Drive West in Sulphur Springs.
The Muddy Lotus offers Foundations of Mindful Movement
Join Mind Tribes founders, Christina & Dan, on Saturday, May 5th at 9:00 a.m. to noon, for a 3-hour introduction to yoga. In this workshop, you will be introduced to breathing techniques, how to safely align in postures, and how to cultivate a deep mind-body connection. Suitable for ages 15+. Cost is $40. This workshop is located at Muddy Lotus Yoga (inside East Texas Gymnastics), 1402 Mockingbird Lane in Sulphur Springs. For more information contact Clay Pirtle at [email protected], (903)-243-1614, or visit www.Mind-Tribes.com.
Clayton Homes is hosting a Cinco de Mayo event
Clayton Homes in Sulphur springs is hosting a Cinco de Mayo event on Saturday, May 5th from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Make plans to go by Clayton Homes for free food, a chance to win a gas grill, and see select homes at blowout prices!
Northeast Texas Choral Society is hosting their 20th Concert!
Our Northeast Texas Choral Society is hosting their spring concert entitled “20 Years 20 Hits”. It will be held May 5th at 7 p.m. and on May 6th at 2 p.m. in the Sulphur Springs High School auditorium. Tickets are $15.00 for adults and $5.00 for children 12 and under. Tickets available at local banks, from NETCS singers, and online at www.singerscount.org.
H.C. Marketers Association presents “Party in the Park”
Calling all Seniors, age 50+, you are invited to dance to some great ‘50’s music and have a rockin’ good time! Dale the “C” Cummings will be spinning some tunes (from back when music sounded GOOD), and there will be prizes for the Best ‘50’s costume AND a dance-off. It will be too good to miss, so come on out to Buford Park Pavilion on Tuesday, May 8th from 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., for food, tunes, dancing, and fun.
Red River Credit Union is hosting their grand opening
Red River Credit Union is hosting their ribbon cutting celebration and grand opening of their new building on Wednesday, May 9th at noon. The new located is 822 Gilmer Street in Sulphur Springs. Please make plans to come by and see this beautiful new building and welcome Red River Credit Union to their new place!
Twogether in Texas Marriage Education Workshop is scheduled for Saturday, May 12th
The next Twogether in Texas Marriage Education Workshop is scheduled for Saturday, May 12th, at the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Office, 1200-B W. Houston Street, Sulphur Springs, from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. This free workshop will cover marriage expectations, communication, conflict resolution, money management, and goals & dreams. Lunch and refreshments will be provided. Engaged couples who attend the workshop will be given a certificate to save $60 upon applying for a marriage license. Contact the Extension Office at 903-885-3443 to enroll.
Branded Ranch Rodeo is scheduled for Saturday, May 19
Our local Cowboy Churches along with Community Seeds will host and endorse the Branded Ranch Rodeo & at the Hopkins County Regional Civic Center on Saturday, May 9th. The Rodeo starts at 4 p.m. where you will enjoy sortin’, a calf scramble, wild cow milkin’, muggin’, and bronc riding. Tickets are $5 per person (kids under 5 are free). You may also make a donation of $10 for a chance to win a custom Kearney trailer. This year’s proceeds support Community Seeds. For more information, visit www.brandedranchrodeo.com.
AgriLife Extension offers Rebalancing Work & Life Webinar
The Military Families Learning Network (MFLN) is providing a free monthly webinar in partnership with USDA, U.S. Department of Defense, and Extension. The May 23rd webinar will take place at 10:00 a.m. To sign up, go to: https://learn.extension.org/events/3261. To join the webinar, use the ‘event location’ link designated for each webinar and follow directions within the site. The MFLN offers both continuing education credit (CE) and certificates of completion for webinars. An additional webinar will take place on June 13th. For more information, call the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Office – Hopkins County – at 903-885-3443.
Ribbon Cuttings:
Warp 9 Computers hosted their ribbon cutting celebration
Warp 9 Computers hosted their ribbon cutting celebration on Wednesday, April 18th at noon at the Hopkins County Chamber of Commerce located at 300 Connally Street in Sulphur Springs. Warp 9 is a new company in town that can program, build, replace, and repair computers for your needs. Give Phillip a call at (903) 307-4200 for more information.
Wildcats Prepare for Hallville Following Loss to Greenville
Wildcats Baseball Coach Jerrod Hammack said he didn’t see this coming. He was disappointed and surprised that his Wildcats lost 3-0 to Greenville Tuesday night and could manage only one hit in the game. Adding to his disappointment was the fact that district leader Hallsville also lost at home to red hot Texas High, 8-1 Tuesday night.
Coach Hammack said if the Wildcats had taken care of business at home, they would have been tied for first with a chance to pass Hallsville with a win when the two teams play Friday night at Wildcat Park. As it now stands, Hallsville is 9-2 in district play while the Wildcats and Texas High are tied for second place with 8-3 records. Coach Hammack said he is also disappointed in the Wildcats hitting right now. He said if you had told him that pitchers Pacen Edwards and Jaxon Chaney would only give up three runs to Greenville, he would have been ecstatic. He never dreamed the Wildcats would get only one hit and would not hit many balls hard.
Coach Hammack said all he knows to do is get back in the saddle and get ready for Hallsville Friday night. He said if the Wildcats don’t start hitting any better, it will be a very brief playoff run for them.
Wildcat Susic Signs With East Texas Baptist University
After a while, Wildcats senior defensive lineman Vuk Susic began to feel he would not be hearing from any colleges interested in him as a college player. Then one day he heard from Northern Illinois and also from East Texas Baptist University in Marshall.
Susic decided to visit ETBU in Marshall and he said he liked the Marshall campus. Wednesday Susic announced that he would be going to ETBU to play college football. Susic said ETBU plays a 4-3 defense and they want him to play inside on the defensive line. They would like Susic to put on 15 or 20 pounds during his freshman year. He is currently at 6-foot-3 and 230 pounds.
Susic said he likes the fact that East Texas Baptist University is fairly close to home. He plans to major in business. Susic played some on the offensive line for the Wildcats but he said he prefers defense.
Wildcats Football Coach Greg Owens called Susic an outstanding young man who he really enjoyed coaching. Coach Owens added Susic was a hard worker who was coachable and who had a great attitude. Coach Owens said Susic learned the Sulphur Springs system in a short period of time and continued to get better every week.
Lady Cat Tran, Wildcat Lewis at Regional Tournament
Miriam Tran
Tran at Regional Golf Tournaments
Lady Cats’ freshman golfer Miriam Tran began play in the Regional Golf Tournament at Rockwall Golf and Athletic Club on Wednesday (April 25). The tournament will continue with a second round on Thursday. Playing on the same course at the District Tournament on April 5-6, Tran shot a 93 the first day and 87 the second day to qualify for the Regional Tournament. The Lady Cats were third at the District Tournament with only the top two teams going on to regional.
Lewis Competes at Regional Golf Tournament
Wildcats Golf Coach Chris Owens said junior golfer Carter Lewis shot a much improved round on the second day of the Regional Golf Tournament Tuesday (April 24) at Rockwall Golf and Athletic Club. After shooting 83 on Monday, Lewis shot 77 Tuesday for a two day total of 160. Coach Owens said he was proud of Lewis’ effort. He added hopefully Lewis and the entire Wildcats’ golf team will return to the Regional Golf Tournament next year. At the District Meet, the Wildcats finished in third place with only the top two teams advancing. Lewis qualified as an individual. Coach Owens said he will lose only one senior off of this year’s mostly young team. He said he’ll have four of his five varsity golfers returning next year along with some JV players who will be vying for a varsity spot.
First Two Days Prove Slow Start to Early Voting in City Council Election
With 169 votes cast, 94 votes cast Tuesday and 75 votes cast Monday, by city residents registered to vote, the first two days provide a slow start to early voting in the Sulphur Springs City Council election. Places 1, 2, and 3 are on the ballot and each Place has two candidates.
In Place 1, Erica Armstrong is challenging incumbent Craig Johnson. Place 2 incumbent Clay Walker chose not to seek re-election. Vying for Place two are Sara Gibson and Jimmy Lucas. This is Gibson’s first run as a candidate. She has prior experience on a city board and is the daughter of a past councilman and mayor, Bill Watts. Lucas has unsuccessfully sought election to city council before. Place 3 sees incumbent Oscar Aguilar challenged by Norman Sanders.
Early voting continues through May 1st in the second floor Conference Room at City Hall 201 North Davis Street. A handicap ramp and elevator are available to access the voting area. Thursday April 26th the voting place will be open from 7 a.m. until 7 p.m. On Wednesday the 25th, Friday the 27, Monday the 30th and Tuesday, May1, early voting times are 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. Election Day, Saturday May 5th, voting will be between the hours of 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. Although the names of two candidates, who have withdrawn from the race, remain on the ballot, any vote cast for either candidate will not be counted according to a state law passed in the last legislative session.
Nationwide “Dentistry From the Heart” Ministry Coming to Sulphur Springs
Dr. Matthew Johnson and the staff of Summit Dental in Sulphur Springs, Texas is leading a group of nine local dentists and their office staff in a free dental ministry on Friday April 27, 2018. Working in teams, they will be providing as much dental care to persons who sign up for it, as they can in one day’s time. Their work will be mainly in extractions and fillings. Persons in line for the annual free dental program will be shuttled to Summit Dental offices by van from Davis Street Baptist Church. Dozens of people are expected to be served during the 6th annual “Dentistry From the Heart” one-day charity event in Sulphur Springs.
In order to qualify for the free dental services, you must sign up. Sign-ups open at 4pm Thursday April 26 in the Family Life Center/Gym of Davis Street Baptist Church. (Be aware that a line for sign-ups may begin to form earlier in the day on Thursday). Once you complete the sign-up, you will be given an approximate time when you will be seen by a dentist on Friday. You will need to be back at the Davis Street Baptist Church gym early on Friday morning to await your time slot. While you wait, you will have access to restrooms, comfortable seating and snacks. The church family will also take this time to minister to anyone who would like to talk with them.
Dr. Johnson expressed his appreciation for Sulphur Springs, Texas, which he calls “the perfect town in which to live, work and raise a family”. He said he has been blessed since moving here a few years ago. He feels he speaks for his fellow dentists in noting a measure of satisfaction gained from donating his professional skills and services on behalf of the community during the annual Dentistry From the Heart event.
Keller Sentenced to 10 Years for Cattle Theft
Lane Wesley Keller, 21, was sentenced to 10 years in prison for cattle theft and two (2) years state jail for Unauthorized Use of a Motor Vehicle Tuesday afternoon in Eighth Judicial District Court, according to District Attorney Will Ramsey. In October of last year, Keller, at his attorney’s office, had confessed to investigators his involvement in the theft of cattle in Hopkins County. Keller had taken investigators to the location where the cattle had been loaded into a trailer for transport to Oklahoma to be sold. The UUMV was an ATV used in the theft.
In October, Keller and another man had secretly fed cattle for a period of time and were able to load 12 head into trailers using the feed. They then sold the cattle in Oklahoma according to Southwest Cattlemen’s Association Special Ranger Tony Hurley. Hurley and Hopkins County Criminal Investigator Dennis Findley used video as a major source of information in solving the theft. Surveillance cameras with quality definition were well placed in the remote area of the northern part of the county. Cattle sale records in Oklahoma also aided in the case.
