Lady Cat Volleyball Camp Underway
Lady Cats Volleyball Coach Justin Maness opened his three-day summer volleyball camp Monday in the main Middle School Gym. Coach Maness was greeted by 36 girls entering the fourth through the seventh grades at a Monday morning session. Coach Maness also had a session for girls entering the eighth and ninth grades Monday afternoon in the Middle School Gym.
Coach Maness was assisted by former Lady Cat Rita Hill and senior Lady Cat Autumn Tanton. He was also aided by his assistant coaches Jerrod Hammack and David Carrillo, his wife Brittany Maness and by some Middle School coaches. Coach Maness said his sessions with younger girls will focus on fundamentals while older girls will receive more advanced instruction.
Coach Maness said any girl who missed the first day can attend the remaining two days at a prorated fee.
Wildcats Conclude 7-on-7 Season
Wildcats Offensive Coordinator Matt Young said he saw some things at the Wildcats final 7 on 7 football tournament that should serve them well this fall. The Wildcats played well for the most part Saturday at a state qualifier in Rowlett winning two of three games in pool play but they did not advance to the finals.
The Wildcats were unable to overcome a slow start in their first game against Coppell. Coppell advanced from pool play and they won the tournament. The Wildcats finished well with solid wins against Tyler Lee and Joshua. Coach Young said Kylan Wade did a good job of encouraging the Wildcats’ defense and he added D. Q. Pitts also played with great emotion. He had praise for the play of cornerbacks Andy Eddins and Connor Burgin. Coach Young said Austin Dood contributed on defense while Chase Haney and Noe Ponce had interceptions. He said quarterback D’Corian Young got better as the day went along connecting with Jermond Bryant-Amos, Jase Thompson, Dodd, Landry Tyson, Bryce McQueen, Matt Johnson and Pacen Edwards. Coach Young said D’Corian Young impressed him by going to his fifth read in under four seconds before throwing one pass.
He said ending up the day with big wins sent the Wildcats home on a good note.
The Edge Conditioning Program Enhancing Athletic Performance
Monday (June 25) Sulphur Springs High School and Middle School athletes began their third week of The Edge conditioning program presented by Michael Johnson Performance. Wildcats Athletic Director Greg Owens said things were going well. He noted that some kids are sore but he said they are becoming more acclimated to drills, including some designed to address areas of deficiency for the athletes.
Coach Owens said athletes in four different groups are receiving unique drills. He said high school sophomore through senior football players are getting lots of flexibility work. Freshmen football p[layers along with boys in basketball, soccer and tennis are doing drills to strengthen their core. High School girls make up a third group. Coach Owens said instructors have been bragging about this group a lot for catching on to their drills so quickly. A fourth group is made up of middle school athletes and they too are doing drills to strengthen their cores. Coach Owens said Michael Johnson Performance is giving him a report each week.
Numbers of participants remain good with more than 230 attending. Some athletes are still available to do chores for cash. Contact Coach Owens if you have a task that needs doing.
SSISD Board Approves New Teacher Pay Scale, Additional Police Officer; Personnel Changes
In a special session Monday morning, Sulphur Springs School Board announced they will be hiring an additional officer for the SSISD Police Force and approved an increase in pay scale for teachers and teacher’s aides. Personnel changes were also approved (see below).
Superintendent Michael Lamb stated during public forum that the hiring of a new police officer would bring the total force to nine and will place an officer on each campus. He stated that the job would be posted sometime this week. The new officer will serve at the Austin Academic Center campus.
Teachers will now see a starting salary of $40,000 in SSISD and pay increases will begin after the first year instead of the third year under the most recent structure. Salaries at year 30 will reach $54,950. Pay increase for teachers each year will be $100 per year for the first five years and increase to $200 per year for the next two years. Teachers beginning at year nine will see an increase of $500 each year for three years. The increase will be $800 per year from year 12 through year 18. Pay raise each year after year 18 will be similar to the current plan. Teacher Aide pay scale will also increase. The changes will mean an increase of over $360,000 to the 2018-2019 budget for teacher pay and over $70,000 for teacher aide pay.
PERSONNEL
Retirement
Frances Simmons Educational Diagnostician Special Services
Resignation
Tiffany Anderson Grade 4 Teacher SS Elementary
Tanya Bain Grade 8 ELAR Teacher Middle School
Michelle Barron English Teacher Middle School
Fernando Arellano Spanish Teacher/Coach High School
Jeff Chapman PE/Head Girls’ Basketball Coach High School
Jonathan Scoggins SpEd/Math Co-Teacher High School
New Personnel
Julie Hill Grade 2 ELAR Teacher Bowie Primary
Chandler Silman Library Aide Bowie Primary
Lidia Mejia Kindergarten Dual Lang. Teacher Travis Primary
Rayla Petty SpEd Aide SS Elementary
Vallesha Adams SpEd Aide Middle School
Adolphus Davis PE Teacher/Boy’s Coach Middle School
Jinjer Postlethwait SpEd Teacher Middle School
Javier Aguayo Asst. Soccer Coach/Teacher High School
Brittany Tisdale Science/Head Girls’ Basketball Coach High School
Alexi Upton Teacher/Head Boys’ Soccer Coach High School
Personnel Change New position/campus Former position/campus
Mary Ann Williams Ed. Diagnostician/Special Ser. Special Ed Teahcer/Middle School
Karla Brown Grade 2 ELAR Teacher/Lamar Grade 2 ELAR Teacher/Bowie
Saundra Lewis SpEd Aide/SS Elementary V.I. Aide/Special Services
Myshoni Crook SpEd Teacher/Middle School SpEd Grade 4 Teacher/SS Elem
Ashlee Wells Grade 6 English Teacher/MS SpEd Aide/Middle School
Winnsboro Police Department Report June 18-24, 2018
Winnsboro Police arrested one, investigated one accident, responded to 168 calls, issued 43 citations, and wrote 67 warnings during the June 18-24, 2018 report period.
Leet Gatlin, 47, of Winnsboro was arrested June 21st on a Franklin County Warrant.
A two vehicle accident on June 21st in the 400 block of West Myrtle resulted in no injuries reported.
Local Woman Arrested for Possession of Methamphetamine
When Sulphur Springs Police stopped a 2000 Chevy Silverado on a traffic violation, Tammy Lashawn Powdrill, 52, of Sulphur Springs appeared extremely nervous, according to the officer’s report. The officer was denied consent to search the vehicle. However, he contacted a Hopkins County Sheriff’s K9.
The K9 alerted on the vehicle. A search followed. The officer located several pieces of drug paraphernalia. Powdrill was arrested for the paraphernalia and upon arrival at the Hopkins County Jail more contraband was found in the rear seat of the patrol car where she had attempted to hide it. During book in, jail staff located a large green baggie with a white crystal like substance believed to be methamphetamine.
Powdrill was charged with Possession of a Controlled Substance Penalty Group 1, more than 1-gram but less than 4-grams and other charges.
Commissioners Court Approves Line Item Changes to Assist with Rising Fuel Costs; List 110 Main St Building
Monday morning in regular session at the courthouse, Hopkins County Commissioners Court approved several line item moves to assist various departments as fuel costs rise, approved a realtor to list the county annex building at 110 Main Street, heard a request for a resolution to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality regarding natural obstructions on the Sulphur River and reappointed Mike Matthews as Hopkins County Fire Marshall.
Commissioners approved RE/MAX as the realtor to list 110 Main Street, a county annex building, as the county seeks to sell the property. RE/MAX will not charge the county a listing fee and the buyer will pay any commissions in buyers fee to their agent according to the agreement approved. Commissioners attempted the sell the building in the past using a bid method but no bids were received.
Each commissioner’s precinct will received $50,000 in a line item move from the Road and Bridge Special Account. Increases in fuel cost and now that road repair will increase with warmer weather, the additional fund will assist in fulfilling current plans.
Volunteer Fire Departments will be receiving $20,000 and the Sheriff’s Office will receive an additional $5,000 in a line item increase taken from the general fund balance. These additions were also motivated by rising fuel costs.
In public forum, Commissioners were asked to draft and approve a letter to the TCEQ regarding natural obstructions on the Sulphur River. The river is not flowing except in time of flooding. When not flowing the water is stagnant and produces a health hazard and when flooding, affects farmland, FM 71, and the Commerce Wastewater Treatment Plant, according to Marna Martinez, who addressed commissioners. Ms. Martinez stated that the city of Commerce was preparing a letter and that she was asking Hunt County to also write a letter. Commissioner Precinct 1 Mickey Baker noted that the river must be a navigable river to be cleared. Martinez said that she was addressing that fact and noted that it is navigable at the Red River/Franklin County line. Commissioners and County Judge Robert Newsom stated that a resolution would be presented to the court in their July 9, 2018 meeting.
Local Law Enforcement to Escort Body of Marine Through Hopkins County Monday
Hopkins County Sheriff’s Deputies and Sulphur Springs Police Officers will escort the body of 19-year old Marine, Jordan Smith through Hopkins County as he is taken to his home town of Broken Bow, Oklahoma for burial, according to Sheriff Lewis Tatum. He died as the result of an accident at his military base last week.
The route through the county will be along I-30. Plans call for placing a U. S. Flag on the Highway 69 overpass and the escort to travel from the Hunt County line to the Franklin County line sometime between 4 p.m. and 5 p.m. Monday.
Smith’s funeral is set for Wednesday at Broken Bow High School Auditorium.
Dinner Bell Menu For June 27th, 2018
DINNER BELL MENU
June 27, 2018
Community Partner
The Law Office of Frank Long
Menu:
Baked Chicken Salad
Tri Colored Pasta Salad
Fruit Melange
Cucumber Tomato Basil Salad
Buttered French Bread
Filled Chocolate Chip Cookies
Blueberries and Pudding (a no sugar added dessert)
Update: Cancelled at 7:15 p.m.: Severe Thunderstorm Watch Until 11 p.m. Sunday
At 7:15 p.m., The National Weather Service has cancelled a severe thunderstorm watch issued at 5 p.m. and in effect until 11 p.m. Sunday, June 24, 2018, for Hopkins, Delta, Lamar, and Fannin counties.
A watch means that severe weather is possible for these counties. Thunderstorms could contain gusty winds, lightning, and possible hail.
Currently, at 5:12 p.m., no thunderstorms are in these counties but a line of heavy storms stretches from just north of the Red River near Durant, Oklahoma to Antlers, Oklahoma. These storms are moving east southeast.
