Winnsboro Police Report October 9-15, 2017
Winnsboro Police arrested three, investigated three motor vehicle accidents, responded to 200 calls for service, issued 42 citations and wrote 39 warnings during the October 9-15, 2017 report period.
Brandy Addicks, 38, of Commerce was arrested October 11th on a Hopkins County warrant.
John Spencer, 35, of Portland, Oregan was arrested October 12th for Disorderly Conduct and Public Intoxication.
Tamela Owen, 54, of Winnsboro was arrested October 13th for Possession of a Controlled Substance Penalty Group 1, less than 1-gram and Possession of a Controlled Substance Penalty Group 3, less than 28-grams.
A two vehicle accident was reported October 15th in the 100 block of South Main Street. A vehicle traveling South on S. Main Street disregarded a railroad crossing gate causing the vehicle to be struck by a west bound vehicle. The railway sound mechanism was operational. The crossing guards were down and the lights on the railroad signal were flashing. Injuries to occupants are unknown.
A minor one vehicle accident was reported October 11th in the 1000 block of South Walnut. No injuries were reported. The vehicle wheels “got off the roadway and the vehicle was pulled into the ditch in which the vehicle traveled several feet and struck a culvert…” according to the report. Failure to control speed is listed as the cause of the accident.
A minor two vehicle accident October 9th in the 100 block of East Coke Road occurred when a vehicle was stopped at a signal light at the intersection of Coke Road and Main Street. a vehicle came to a stop behind the vehicle at the intersection but the driver of the second vehicle said her foot slipped off the brake pedal and hit the vehicle at the light.
LEAP Youth Expo Provides Students With Career Information
Workforce Solutions Northeast Texas is hosting this year’s LEAP Youth Career Expo on Friday October 20th from 9:00 – 12:00 at the Hopkins County Civic Center. The event is for local 8th grade students. The event aims to help them understand the types of career pathways available in the local community, as they begin to make career related coursework decisions for high school, according to Bart Spivey, Business Development Project Manager for Workforce Solutions Northeast Texas.
The Learning Endorsements and Professions (LEAP) Expo provides area 8th grade students with the opportunity to speak with local professionals and gain a better understanding of career pathways. The LEAP Expo features local employers from a wide variety of industries, non-profits, education and training providers, and Career/Technical Education programs from local high schools. KSST/Channel 18/ksstradio.com will be represented at the event. Students are encouraged to engage with exhibitors and use the opportunity to expand their knowledge of local careers. Students will use this knowledge as they select a high school Endorsement and other career related decisions in the coming years.
Employers will:
- Help students connect their interests with career exploration
- Provide students with a better understanding of local career options
- Promote organizationS to hundreds of local students, teachers, and parents across the region
- Connect students to career/industry with hands-on activities and materials
Attempt to Pass Counterfeit $100 Bill Thwarted at Local Fast Food Establishment
Sulphur Springs Police were called to a local fast food establishment when a customer in the drive-thru attempted to pass a counterfeit $100 bill.
The local officer made contact with the individuals in the car in the drive-thru. Barbara Jean Moore, 32, of Terrell told the officer that she had attempted to pass the counterfeit bill.
Moore was arrested on a Felony 3 charge of Forgery Government/National Inst/Money/Security and is being held on a $10,000 bond.
2017 United Way Drive Continues Toward Goal of $175,000.
2017 Volunteer Campaign Chairman Adam Teer is working along with other United Way volunteers to gather in donations to benefit this year’s slate of nineteen local service organizations and agencies. Currently, about 20% of pledged funds has come in, but according to Teer, that’s not unusual at the half-way point of the campaign. Many business, industry and individual pledges will be gathered over the next two weeks. The board expects to reach their goal of $175,000. A large thermometer on Celebration Plaza visible to passing motorists illustrates weekly progress as new totals are posted following the Tuesday report meetings.
Many individuals find that they are able to impact the good done by numbers of organizations with a simple, regular payroll deduction. If you are not already giving to United Way through payroll deduction, you are welcome to help the cause through your regular or one-time donation. Checks can be dropped off anytime of year at the Hopkins County Agrilife Extension office at 1200 Houston Street during business hours.
Youth Soccer League Free Clinic Thursday
A free Soccer Clinic will be presented by the Sulphur Springs High School Wildcat and Lady Cats Soccer Program for Sulphur Springs Soccer Association registered players U6 – U19. The event is Thursday, October 19th from 5:30-7:00 at Sulphur Springs Soccer Park, Field 6.
Participants are asked to bring a ball, soccer equipment, water and sunscreen. The clinic will focus on touch, dribbling, turns and change of direction with the ball, shooting, passing, all the basics, small sided games and some basic tactical coaching.
Parents can do a Jay Hodge Chevy test drive fundraiser while the kids are at the clinic. Free Chevy Soccer t-shirt will be available on a first come first served basis.
PJC-Sulphur Springs Speech Class
PJC-Sulphur Springs Center students Brandyn Hardie, left, and Ashley Franklin, members of Instructor Paul May’s speech class, receive some tips from May during a recent class to help as they prepare for their upcoming speeches.
Dinner Bell Menu For October 18, 2017
Dinner Bell Menu for
October 18, 2017
Hall Oil Company
this week’s Community Partner.
Chicken Spaghetti
Garlic Parmesan Roasted Broccoli, Carrots and Cauliflower
Garden Salad
Garlic Buttered French Bread Slices
English Toffee Cookies
White Chocolate Blueberry Sugar Free Pudding
Hall of Honor Inductees: An Update on the Recipients
The following 2017 Hall of Honor Inductees were inducted into the Wildcat Hall of Honor on Friday October 13th, 2017.
ASHLEY WELDON (A.W.) LINDLEY – Class of 1925 – Football
“A. W. Lindley not only set a football record that remains unbroken to this day, he also was a sophomore letterman on the first SSHS district championship football team in 1922. At 180 pounds as a junior, he was the largest player on the team and was described as “one of the strongest linemen our school has ever produced.” In 1924, Lindley drop-kicked a 47-yard field goal which has been tied but not surpassed, making it the longest-standing school record.
He then played offensive line for SMU, lettering three years, including playing on the Mustang’s unbeaten 1929 team.
After college, Lindley turned to teaching and coaching. He coached at Sulphur Springs from 1933 to 1935 and was athletic director from 1936 to 1941. That included the 1939 playoff team, widely regarded as the best team of the first half of the 20 century. It was that year that Lindley also penned “Alma Mater,” the SSHS school song.Lindley left coaching to enlist in the U.S. Navy in 1942. He participated as LSM-12 commander in the battles surrounding the Marshall Islands, Marianas, Guam, Iwo Jima and Okinawa. After the war, he returned to Sulphur Springs and opened a photography studio, through which he supplied for free numerous photos to the high school game program and individual players.
Lindley died in 1956 at the age of 49. He and his wife, Bennie, had two sons, Bob and Joe who accepted the award on behalf of their father.”
HEATH JOHNSON – Class of 1987 – Football
“Heath Johnson excelled in two sports at Sulphur Springs High School, earning All-District honors in both football and basketball his junior and senior years of high school. In football, he was First Team All-District safety both his junior and senior seasons. In basketball, he was a three-year letterman, and was First Team All-District his final two years of school. As a senior, he led the district in scoring and was named Third Team All-Region. Johnson was awarded a football scholarship to Southwest Texas State University (now Texas State University) in San Marcos, where he was a three-year starter at cornerback. He was named Second Team All-Southland Conference and was AP Second Team Preseason All-American his senior season.
Johnson graduated from Southwest Texas State in 1992 with a degree in criminal justice. Now residing in Houston, he has been working retail management for the past 25 years. Johnson has been married to his wife, Deborah, for 20 years. They have four children, Ronisha, Ricky, Marceles, and Kayla; and two granddaughters.”
BRANDY SACHS – Class of 1992 – Softball
“Brandy Sachs was the first Sulphur Springs softball player to be awarded a scholarship to a Division I college.
She was a four-year starter on the Lady Wildcat softball team. She was also a three-year starter on the basketball team, where she was named District Newcomer of the Year as a sophomore and All-District her junior and senior years. As a senior, Sachs was named Lady Cat Softball MVP, Lady Cat Basketball Co-MVP and co-recipient of the Fighting Heart Award.
She received a softball scholarship to Louisiana Tech University, where she was a four-year letterman and team captain for three years. She won the William R. Johnson Academic Awards a freshman and was named the Louisiana Tech Defensive Player of the Year as a sophomore. After graduating from Louisiana Tech with a bachelor’s degree in health and physical education in 1997, she coached high school varsity softball for 11 years before accepting an administrative internship with the Fort Worth ISD. She earned her master’s degree from UT-Arlington and is
currently in her ninth year as a middle school assistant principal in the Fort Worth ISD. Sachs is the daughter of Bill and Gail Sachs of Sulphur Springs. She has one son, Zander Frees.”
AARON COTTRELL – Class of 1997 – Cross Country and Track.
“Aaron Cottrell didn’t just letter in three sports at Sulphur Springs High School, he excelled in all three. Cottrell earned nine varsity letters in soccer, cross country and track and was the Forrest Gregg MVP Award winner as a senior. In track, he was a three-year varsity letterman and three-time district champion in the 1,600-meter run and two-time district champion in the 3,200-meter run. As a senior, he placed second at the State meet in the 3,200 and fifth in the 1,600. Cottrell was also a three-year letterman in cross country and three-time district champ. He was a fifth-place finisher at the state cross country meet as a senior and was 14 as a junior. In soccer, Cottrell was a three-year letterman, including being named the district MVP as a senior when he led the team in goals scored. He was also named Sophomore of the Year and was First Team All-District as a junior.
Cottrell was awarded a scholarship to Texas A&M University, where he lettered in both track and cross
country. He was a Top 5 Letterman in Cross Country in 1998 and competed in the Pre-National meet in
South Carolina and the Big 12 Meet. After graduating from Texas A&M in 2001, Cottrell turned his energy to coaching. His first coaching job was head soccer coach at Sulphur Springs High School, where he coached with his mentor, Coach Lee Daniel. He then went to St. Thomas in Houston, where he coached track and cross country and won three state titles. He then coached soccer at Mansfield Legacy before coming the head soccer coach at Keller
Central, where he has been for five years. Cottrell and his wife Andrea, who is a former soccer player at Texas A&M, have two daughters, Lou and Cora.”
**Inductee Bios given to KSST from Joel Sheffield, Chairman of the Wildcat Hall of Honor Selection Committee and were originally written by Butch Burney
Wildcat Band Prepares for UIL Region IV Marching Contest Tuesday in Mt Pleasant
The Wildcats Marching Band attended their third contest of the season Saturday at Mt. Pleasant. Band Director Charles McCauley said the band gave a really good performance at the football game Friday but he said the band’s performance at Mt. Pleasant Saturday afternoon was even better. McCauley said the band continued to go up the ladder.
On Saturday, the band earned a first division rating or one rating from all three judges. Color guard received a two, percussion got a one and drum majors received a one. The band did not advance to the finals. Still McCauley said the band is heading in the right direction. He said there are always issues to deal with and work on. Based on judge’s comments, the band will be making tweaks before they perform at the UIL Region IV Marching Contest back in Mt. Pleasant Tuesday. The band will perform at 4:15 p.m. Tuesday. It’s the first leg of Sweepstakes for the band. McCauley said if the band makes a one at the UIL contest, they will qualify for Area competition. He said they have made it to Area every year since at least 1999.
McCauley said the band has a competitive show and he feels it is peaking at the right time. He said it is not unusual to still be tweaking the show the day before the UIL contest. McCauley said the band has yet to put together a performance where everything clicked. He said they have come close. McCauley said he hoped the band would peak at Area competition on October 28 but he said they have to earn their trip to Area with a good performance Tuesday.
Lady Cats Face Pine Tree Tuesday Following Big Win Against Texas High Last Friday
Lady Cats Volleyball Coach Justin Maness said he was hopeful his team could come back in set five Friday after Texas High won handily in set four, 25-14. He said even though it did not look like the Lady Cats could win set four, they scored some points leading up to set five and he said that was important.
In set five with the score tied at 14-14, the Lady Cats scored the last two points to win the match, 3-2. Autumn Tanton had a kill to give the Lady Cats a 15-14 lead and then she teamed with Kaylee Jefferson for a big block that ended the match, 16-14. The block was on Treyaunna Rush, a big left hander for the Lady Tigers who gave the Lady Cats fits all night. Coach Maness said Rush was hard to stop adding she plays on a different level. Rush is believed to be committed to Missouri. Coach Maness said Tanton was very intense during the match and really into it. Coach Maness said the win sets up lots of things for the Lady Cats. He said both teams are tied for first with 8-2 records.
The win was the eighth straight for the Lady Cats Still Coach Maness said the Lady Cats have to continue to be ready to play. He said they may have to face Texas High in a third district game if both teams end up tied for first. The Lady Cats opened the match with an incredible 25-5 win over Texas High. Coach Maness said it’s something you see ever so often where a team plays a flawless match where nothing goes wrong. He said in volleyball, unfortunately it doesn’t last. Coach Maness said it is hard to recreate what occurred in the set before. That was the case. Texas High rallied in set two to win, 25-23. The Lady Cats eked out a win in set three, 29-27 before Texas won set four setting up the dramatics of set five. Coach Maness called volleyball an exciting sports and said the match Friday with its incredible intensity was what he hoped to bring to Sulphur Springs.
The Lady Cats have a very tough match Tuesday at third place Pine Tree, 7-3 in district play.
