Lady Cats Hope to Get in Three Tournament Games in Allen Saturday
The Lady Cats’ softball team is hoping to get a break in the wet weather so they can get in three games in an Allen tournament on Saturday. A revised schedule calls for the Lady Cats to play Frisco Liberty at 1:30 p.m., McKinney North at 3 p.m. and Dallas W.T. White at 6 p.m. Coach David Carrillo has also scheduled a doubleheader with Royse City at Texas A&M-Commerce on Monday at 4 p.m. and 6 p.m. The Lady Cats currently have a season record of 4-1. They defeated Athens to open the season on February 12. They then were able to play four games at Emory Rains last week that were moved from the Sulphur Springs Tournament. The Lady Cats beat Caddo Mills and Mesquite Poteet on February 15 and then lost to McKinney and topped Mineola on February 16.
North Hopkins Basketball Season Ends With OT Loss in Area Game
The North Hopkins Panthers took the state’s #16 ranked team into overtime before losing to Clarksville, 46-41 Friday night in an Class 2A Area round game. The game ended up in a 38-38 tie in regulation. North Hopkins Superintendent Darin Jolly said after the game that North Hopkins was thankful for a great season of basketball this year. He added he was proud of the leadership of senior Chase Williams. Jolly said it was a hard fought loss Friday but he said North Hopkins has a bright future ahead with their team led by Coach Jeff Bell and his assistant coach Kelley Clark.
Sulphur Springs Man Dies of Gunshot Wound; Arrest Made
February 24, 2018 – A 38-year old Sulphur Springs man died as the result of a gunshot Saturday morning at a residence in the city. Information is limited at this time and his name is being withheld as Sulphur Springs police and Texas Ranger John Vance investigate the incident.
SSPD patrol received call on Pampa Street at 4 a.m. in reference to a shooting. SSPD has charges filed and an arrest made in the incident. Again, no names are being released at this time as the investigation continues.
Justice of the Peace B J Teer pronounced the man dead at 4:23 a.m.
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Photos from the Hopkins County Junior Livestock Market Show 2018
Lots of supporters were out to watch the Hopkins County Junior Livestock Market Show, on Friday, Feb 23rd, 2018. Students of all ages from schools and organizations such as North Hopkins FFA, Cumby FFA, Sulphur Springs FFA, Miller Grove FFA, Sulphur Bluff FFA, Hopkins County 4-H with animals ranging from Chickens to pigs to cows to goats and lambs. The students were put into classes based on ages of the animals and would showcase their livestock. After all the class-members had presented, the Judges would announce the placing and pass out ribbons. KSST will continue to provide updates on the placings and sales.
Concessions such as popcorn, muffins, cotton candy, drinks and more were sold to benefit the 2019 project graduation for the Sulphur Springs Junior Class. The Livestock show will continue this weekend at the Civic Center, and is open to the public.
Wood Shows Grand Champion Goat at Junior Market Show
Seventy (70) Goat Projects were entered in the Hopkins County Junior Market Livestock Show at the Regional Civic Center Arenas Thursday. Dayton Wood of Cumby FFA won Grand Champion and. Jaci Wood of Cumby FFA won Reserve Champion.
According to Brad Johnson with NETLA, 35 made the Sale. The list is in the photo below:
Lamb Projects Make Junior Market Sale of Champions
Hopkins County Junior Livestock Market Show began Thursday as 43 Lamb projects were shown by Hopkins County 4-H youth and FFA students. Twenty-two (22) of the projects made the Sale of Champions to be conducted Saturday at the Hopkins County Regional Civic Center Arena.
Grand Champion Lamb was shown by Annie Horton, Hopkins County 4-H. Ragan Reese, Hopkins County 4-H, showed the Reserve Grand Champion.
Lamb Showmanship awards were presented to Wyatt Wharton, North Hopkins FFA, Reese Ragan, Hopkins County 4-H, and Tobin Potter, Sulphur springs FFA.
Those students making the Sale of Champions, according to information provided to KSST, include:
PJC Receives Safety Award and Scholarship for Student
Paris Junior College was recognized recently for having the best three-year loss ratio in 2016-2017 by Claims Administrative Services (CAS), Inc., which presented PJC with a scholarship for a PJC student and a safety award. This is the second year in a row PJC has received both from CAS.
“We are so pleased to have been recognized again for having the best safety record among the CAS colleges,” said PJC President Dr. Pam Anglin. “It is so rewarding to know that our employees’ diligence in performing their jobs results in a financial reward for a selected student.”
The Annie Ozella Jones Memorial Student Scholarship recognizes the love she had for children and her love for education. With her life dedicated to the education of children, her goal was to give each child she taught the drive to learn more. Ozella Jones taught thousands of children during her 25 years in education at the New Boston Independent School District in New Boston, Texas. She pushed each student to take that extra step to learn more and was deeply committed to higher education and to seeing every student reach his or her potential.
CAS also has a deep commitment to continuing education and established the scholarship fund in the name of Ozella Jones for member school districts that excel in reducing employee injuries. The scholarships are presented annually to the district and/or college committed to having the lowest loss ratio, most improved loss ratio, and best three-year loss ratio. The college will choose the student to award the scholarship. Recipients are encouraged to take that extra step to learn more and, as Ozella Jones would say, “learn even more.”
PJC has also received the Billy E. Hibbs Safety Award. When the CAS worker’s compensation program for independent school districts was first being conceptualized, Billy Hibbs and his executive management team recognized that strict adherence to a comprehensive loss control program would benefit everyone.
Personnel would benefit from a safer work environment, and the employer would have less absenteeism from injuries. Losses to the insurance company would decrease, creating a situation where the premiums for worker’s compensation would fall. This would make the price of the coverage much more affordable for the school district or college, and ultimately the taxpayers.
For over 26 years, the CAS program has achieved extraordinary success, so much so that it is the benchmark for worker’s compensation models across the state of Texas. Those district and college leaders who operate the very safest districts in this program are recognized annually by this award.
CAS has provided workers compensation, medical cost containment, and associated risk services to schools, colleges, cities, counties, and public entities in Texas, Oklahoma and Louisiana.
Rain Didn’t Dampen Enthusiasm at the First February NETBIO Sale
A lot of rain didn’t dampen the enthusiasm of the sellers and buyers at the first February Northeast Texas Beef Improvement Organization (NETBIO) sale Wednesday.
TIGERSTRIPES This group of Tigerstripe heifers drew a lot of bidding activity at the NETBIO Sale held Wednesday at the Sulphur Springs Livestock Commission. Auctioneer Joe Don Pogue keeps up with the bidding that was also coming in via the Internet.
A total of 208 sellers were able to deliver 4,665 head of cattle to the sale at the Sulphur Springs Livestock Auction market. The cattle held up well in all the bad weather, but it made handling the cattle a little difficult for the cowboys working the sale.
The demand was very good for all weights of cattle as 29 buyers, including several on the Internet, purchased all the cattle. Most of the purchases were going to feed yards in Kansas, Colorado, Oklahoma and Texas. Internet bidding was particularly active throughout the sale. Buyers paid an average of $886.63 per head.
Sulphur Springs Livestock Commission co-owner David Fowler said he was pleased with how the first ever February NETBIO sale went despite the bad weather. “NETBIO member-producers had some nice pre-conditioned cattle ready to sell and the market was good for a February sale,” he said. “We can always depend on the NETBIO producers bringing quality cattle to the market, and that’s what they did for this sale.”
The NETBIO Pre-Conditioned Stocker and Feeder Calf Sale gives producers a market to offer their pre-conditioned calves and yearlings in load lot quantities. It is the marketing arm for members of the organization, and eight sales are held throughout the year.
The next sale will be held at the Sulphur Springs Livestock Commission on Wednesday, March 21, starting at 1 p.m.. The weaning deadline for calves consigned to that sale was Feb. 4, and the last date for the booster shots was Feb. 19.
