Hall Dispels Rumors of Congressional Run
AUSTIN, TX – On Tuesday, it was announced that U.S. Rep. Jeb Hensarling (R-Dallas), of Congressional District 5, will not be running for re-election. The announcement likely will cause a domino effect of opening seats across Northeast Texas.
“United States Congressman Jeb Hensarling has a servant’s heart, and I am so very thankful for his commitment and service to the people of CD-5 for all these years,” stated Senator Bob Hall.
Hall confirmed that he had received a lot of encouragement to run for Congress, but stated, “I was over whelmed by the calls and messages urging that I continue to seek re-election to the Texas Senate. The most often stated reason was the people wanted a true conservative to represent them in the Senate”.
“The people of CD-5 deserve a conservative leader who will go to Washington to fight for our values in place of Congressman Hensarling and many people have approached me about filling that role. However, that someone will not be me. There is no truth to the rumor that I will be running for Congress.”
Three years ago the citizens of SD 2 made it clear that they wanted a true conservative for their State Senator. Senator Hall ran as the conservative and his voting record confirms that he has served as a true conservative. “I appreciate the tremendous support that I have received from the people of Senate District 2 during my first term as Senator. I have kept my word and voted as I said I would vote for my constituents. My record reflects exactly what I said I would do when I first ran, and it is my plan to continue to keep those same promises again in Austin. Promises made will continue to be promises kept.”
“I will continue to run and seek your support for re-election to The Texas Senate,” continued Senator Hall.
Senator Hall is widely known for his consistent leadership and protection of individual liberty, fiscal conservatism, property tax reform, quality education for students and teachers in the classroom, limited-governance, the defense of innocent life, free markets, gun rights, and the Constitution.
“Texas and especially SD 2 are champions of conservative principles,” concluded Sen. Hall, “I am committed to continue making sure that they are served by a true conservative who will preserve the principle of liberty for future generations.”
Senator Robert “Bob” Hall represents Texas Senate District 2, which encompasses Delta, Fannin, Hopkins, Hunt, Kaufman, Rains, Rockwall, Van Zandt, and parts of Dallas.
Eleven Lady Cats Named to All-District Volleyball Team
Eleven members of the District Champion Lady Cats’ volleyball team received All-District honors. Included were two superlatives. Lady Cats Coach Justin Maness and Texas High Coach Melissa Trotter were named co-District Coaches of the Year.
Senior Kaylee Jefferson was named Offensive Player of the Year. Sophomore Erika VanBenthem was selected as Newcomer of the Year.
Lady Cats making First Team All-District were senior setter Anden Hammack, junior Autumn Tanton and senior Mieke VanBenthem.
Lady Cats selected to the Second Team All-District were senior Imani Taylor, senior libero Maggie McGlamery and junior Sadie Stroud.
Getting Honorable Mention recognition were junior Abbi Baier, junior Madison Vickery and junior Lexi Whisenhunt.
The All-District selections were made by the district’s coaches meeting at Sulphur Springs High School Wednesday.
Ten Lady Cats earned Academic All-District honors. They are senior Kaylee Jefferson, junior Sadie Stroud, senior Maggie McGlamery, senior Imani Taylor, senior N’sya Dugan, senior Anden Hammack, junior Autumn Tanton, junior Abbi Baier, sophomore Erika VanBenthem and junior Madison Vickery.
Greenville Lions’ Coach Calls Friday Night at Prim Biggest Game for Lions in 13 Years
It’s Greenville at the Wildcats Friday night (November 3) at Prim Stadium on Senior Night. These are a new bunch of Greenville Lions. They are winning. The Lions are 5-3 this season and are fighting for a playoff spot with a 2-2 district record.
Their head coach is Darren Duke, in his second year. Coach Duke replaced his mentor Marvin Sedberry, who hired Duke to be his defensive coordinator four times: twice at Greenville and also at Dallas Carter and Bryan. Coach Duke also built the program at Dallas Conrad, getting them to the playoffs several times. Coach Duke is excited by how the Lions have played this season. The Lions were 1-9 last year. Coach Duke credits the players for their hard work and also his coaching staff.
Coach Duke says his offensive leaders now are quarterback Caleb Jarvis and back Christian Dunson. Both players are picking up the slack made when back Nick Mapps was injured. Mapps is not expected to play Friday night. Mapps led the team in rushing, receiving and kick returning when he was injured. Coach Duke says his defensive leaders are senior safeties Koltin McNair and JaKwan Allen and senior linebackers Luis Garcia and Victor Enriquez.
Coach Duke calls the game with the Wildcats the biggest game for Greenville in 13 years.
First Wildcat Basketball Scrimmage Set for Saturday
The Wildcats’ basketball team will have their first scrimmage of the season Saturday (November 4) in Sachse. The Wildcats will scrimmage two Class 6A teams, Sachse and Fort Worth Trimble Tech, a playoff team last year. Wildcats Basketball Coach Clark Cipoletta says he is looking forward to the scrimmage adding the players are tired of beating up on each other in practice. They have been practicing since October 25.
Coach Cipoletta says he wants to see the Wildcats against an opponent to see how they stand. He expects some weaknesses to be revealed that he can work on in practice. Coach Cipoletta says he has a team this year that includes a lot of young players. He says the young players will have a chance to impress him over the next couple of weeks so he can begin to create roles for them. Coach Cipoletta says practice has been very spirited so far with players really competing with each other. He says tall post players Victor Iwuakor and Xavier Cork battle each other and he says his young guards are challenging varsity veterans Keaston Willis and Michael Jefferson. Coach Cipoletta believes several players have grown an inch since last year. Included are Cork at 6-foot-8, Jefferson at 6-foot-6 and Willis at 6-foot-4.
After the Saturday scrimmage, the Wildcats will have a second scrimmage at Mesquite Poteet on Tuesday before opening the regular season Saturday week, on November 11 against state ranked Class 6A team Arlington Bowie at the Cowtown Showdown at North Crowley.
SSHS English II Classes Offer Gallery Walk Honoring Heroes on Wed. Nov. 8
SSHS English II students and teachers wish to invite you to attend our Gallery Walk showcasing student projects honoring hometown heroes. English II students have endeavored to not only research, study, and pay tribute to our heroes who make life better and more safe daily, but to also perform deeds and tasks that are heroic themselves in order to gain both understanding and appreciation of what it takes to be a productive community and global citizen.
Local Man Arrested for DWI 2nd and Evading Arrest
November 2, 2017 – Hopkins County Deputies were called to a residence on State Highway 19S regarding the safety of an individual. They attempted to make contact with him at his home. However, they were unable to locate him there and while speaking with a family member, they were able to speak with him by phone.
Roy Wayne Anderson
On the phone, Roy Wayne Anderson, 39, of Sulphur Springs, sounded impaired either by narcotics or alcoholic beverages. In the attempt to locate Anderson, a deputy drove by the residence.
Deputies gave chase and initiated a traffic stop. Anderson pulled to the shoulder of the roadway, slowed and then took off at a high rate of speed. During the pursuit, Anderson crossed the yellow line going head on with at least two vehicles and passed two other vehicles on the shoulder. His vehicle struck the second vehicle he attempted to pass.
Anderson was arrested for Driving While Intoxicated 2nd and for Evading Arrest Detention with Vehicle. He is in Hopkins County jail held on a total of $35,000 in bonds.
UPRA Rodeo Finals Coming to Sulphur Springs Nov. 17-19 at Civic Center
According to Jerry Hill, President of the United Professional Rodeo Association and a NE Texas businessman, the finals of UPRA will again be held in Sulphur Springs at the Hopkins County Regional Civic Center. The finals bring the top 15 cowboys and cowgirls from the circuit to compete with the roughest bulls and broncs for top prize money and amazing rodeo action. Listen to KSST to win tickets to attend!
Cumby FFA Broadcast Team Takes First Place at Texas A and M Commerce Invitational
During the Collegiate FFA Invitational Leadership Development Event on October 31, 2017 at Texas A and M in Commerce, more than twenty teams with 250 eighth-grade through Sr. students from Texas Areas 5 and 6 attended practice competitions. There were nine different areas of the contest including two Greenhand categories, Job Interview, Agricultural Issues, Senior Skills, Ag Advocacy and Public Relations. FFA Broadcasting was one of the categories and drew contest teams from Lake Worth, Chapel Hill, Honey Grove, Mabank, Sam Rayburn, Rockwall, Henderson, Wylie, Cooper and Cumby. Judges were Enola Gay from KSST Radio in Sulphur Springs, Texas and Mrs. Burt, Ag sponsor from the Roxton ISD. Cumby FFA took top honors in the FFA Broadcasting Category, followed by the Wylie and Sam Rayburn FFA Chapters.
In FFA Radio Broadcasting competition, a team of three members presents an informational radio program covering one or more agricultural subjects that is current in nature and local in content. The contest assumes that the chapter has a regularly scheduled non-commercial radio program each month over a local radio station.
The team is set up in a room adjoining the judges and their 6-8 minute scripted program is heard over a speaker. Judges score the teams using criteria on local relevance and impact, continuity, effectiveness, pronunciation and volume, interaction between speakers and ability to hold audience interest. After all the teams were heard, scores were compared and analyzed by Contest Superintendents Jeff Gatlin and Nathan Burt then turned over to the Invitational Superintendent for rankings.
In an LDE or Leadership Development Event, the focus is on creating situations for members to demonstrate their abilities in public speaking, decision making, communication and knowledge of agriculture and the FFA organization. Teams and individuals events are used to reinforce what is taught in Agriculture Science classrooms.
The Cumby FFA Broadcast team is made up of Lacey Jacobs, Dayton Wood and Jayla Dominio. Next the team advances to District competition at Marshall on Friday November 3, 2017.
Cumby FFA Broadcast Team Lacey Jacobs, Dayton Wood and Jayla Dominio
Chamber Connection November 2, 2017
Thank you to all who attended the 48th Annual Hopkins County Stew Contest! I’m still not warm, but I’m still smiling. We enjoyed delicious stew, COLD weather, and great memories. Those who participated weathered the cold and spent the day with family and friends huddled around fires and eating yummy beef and chicken stew. I love that we live in a small town that welcomes an event of this size, allows us to think of our big dreams, and execute them. Thank you to our sponsors, our cooks, and our volunteers for a wonderful, wonderful Hopkins County tradition! See you next year for the 49th Annual Stew Contest on Saturday, October 27th, 2018!
Lezley Brown
President/CEO
Hopkins County Chamber of Commerce
300 Connally Street
Sulphur Springs, TX 75482
903-885-6515-office
903-885-6516-fax
www.sulphursprings-tx.com
One thing I need to mention, though. We had a stew pot with a holder taken from the Stew Contest grounds. The holder said Spokes for Hope, and it was taken from a location near the street at site 73. If you accidentally picked this up by mistake, or know someone who might have, please call the Chamber as soon as you can at (903) 885-6515. These pots are very special to those who cook in them, and we would like to get it returned. Additionally, the East Texas Physical Therapy tent was taken from the Stew Grounds as well. If you picked this up for them, or know someone who did, also please let us know. We are trying diligently to get everything missing to its home where it belongs.
Chamber of Commerce hosts a Customer Service Lunch + Learn
The Hopkins County Chamber of Commerce is hosting a Lunch + Learn on Wednesday, November 15th from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Sulphur Springs Country Club. This Lunch + Learn will focus on Customer Service initiatives including defining “customer” and “customer service”, understanding eight effective communication skills that your employees need to know (and use consistently), understanding (and avoiding) 11 barriers to effective communication, and developing and maintaining good customer service standards within your business. Speaker is Thomas Montgomery, MHA, MBA who is a National Director of Community Outreach & Education. Please make reservations by calling the Chamber (903) 885-6515. Reservations must be made by November 10th. Lunch will be provided. Admission is $10 for Chamber Members and $25 for non-Chamber members. Please join us for this educational session about customer service as the holiday season rounds the corner!
Health Care Foundation is hosting a Quarter Auction
The Health Care Foundation is hosting a Quarter Auction on Thursday November 2nd at 6 p.m. Bring your roll of quarters, buy a paddle for $10.00, and you are ready for a night of fun! Local vendors will be auctioning special items worth from $25.00 to $100.00. The vendors will have booths set up so that you can shop after the auction for early Christmas shopping – something for everyone. Food & wine are available for purchase. This is a fun and inexpensive way to get great stuff! For more information, call the Health Care Foundation at (903) 438-4799. Don’t miss this!
The Colonial Cowboy is hosting their Ribbon Cutting Celebration
The Colonial Cowboy is hosting their Ribbon Cutting Celebration on Friday, November 3rd, at noon. The Colonial Cowboy is located at 13673 Interstate 30 South in Saltillo. The Colonial Cowboy is a newly opened bed and breakfast in Hopkins County. Please make plans to join us!
Downtown Business Alliance hosts Car Show
The DBA is hosting their 12th Annual Heritage Square Car Show from 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. on Saturday, November 4. Vehicles must be 1987 or older to participate. Judged awards will be given in multiple categories, and cash prizes will be given to participants of $1,000, $500, $250, and $250. Awards will be presented at 3:00 p.m. For more information, call (903) 885-1236 or (903) 335-0487.
Branded Ranch Rodeo is scheduled for Saturday, November 11
Our local Cowboy Churches will host and endorse the Branded Ranch Rodeo & Salute the Veterans BBQ Feast at the Hopkins County Civic Center on Saturday, November 11th. Salute the veterans BBQ Feast starts at 1 p.m. and the Rodeo starts at 5 p.m. where you will enjoy sortin’, a calf scramble, wild cow milkin’, muggin’, and bronc riding. The Branded Ranch Rodeo is a non-profit organization that produces this rodeo and BBQ every year, and gives then proceeds to a worth-while organization. This year’s proceeds support Community Seeds. Fun for all!
Moo-La & Lone Star Milk Producers hosting Salute the Veterans Cook-off
Moo-La & Lone Star Milk Producers are hosting Salute the Veterans Cook-off on Saturday, November 11th starting at 8 a.m. at the Hopkins County Regional Civic Center located at 1200 Houston Street in Sulphur Springs. There will be a live silent auction, live music, raffles, veterans give-a-ways, vendors and games. All-you-can-eat BBQ begins at 1:00 p.m. Admission is $10 for adults, $5 for kids under 12, and free for veterans and children under 6. Proceeds will benefit Operation Victor Echo Tango. Head on out to the Civic Center that day to help honor our veterans.
