140 Athletes Begin Edge Conditioning Monday
An estimated 140 athletes attended this summer’s opening session of the six-week Edge conditioning program Monday in the Multipurpose Building. After a warm up session, Wildcats Head Football Coach and Athletic Director Greg Owens minced few words as the laid down some ground rules. He explained that things would be done the coaching staff’s way.
Coach Owens said those attending needed to show up on time. He said those that were late missed valuable stretching. Coach Owens told them the purpose of The Edge was to make them better athletes. He said what they put into it will determine what they get out of it. Coach Owens said coaches needed athletes to have a great attitude and work ethic. He urged those in Middle School Edge to show up at their allotted time, 9:30 a.m. until 10:30 a.m. Coach Owens told the athletes they need to replenish themselves after the vigorous exercise using things like chocolate milk and peanut butter and jelly sandwiches and at least a gallon of water. The Edge also featured weight lifting, agility drills and a session ending six 100-yard dashes Monday.
Afterward Coach Owens said athletes showed up focused. He said athletes would probably have a tough first three days as they attempt to get into better shape. He encouraged them to be at The Edge every day to get into a better groove. He said he was glad to see those who attended Monday and he hoped they were glad to see him and his coaches.
FCA Heart of Champions All-Star Games Include Six From Hopkins County
Sulphur Springs High School graduate Mason Buck stroked a single and drove in a run during a Fellowship of Christian Athletes All-Star baseball game played in Tyler last Friday. Buck’s Red Team won the game, 11-7.
Former Lady Cats’ softball players and SSHS graduates Hannah Crowson and Jaye Doughtie also played in an FCA All-Star softball game Friday in Tyler. Doughtie had an RBI single.
Former Wildcat offensive lineman and SSHS graduate Jessy Darrow also played in an FCA All-Star football game on Saturday. Also representing Hopkins were two other linemen: Zak Wippler of Cumby and Dakota Payton of Como-Pickton.
Dinner Bell to Serve Inaugural Menu for June 14th, 2017
Come and celebrate with us!
The Dinner Bell is Honoring our Founders
T.C. and Sally Hamilton
Planning the first Dinner Bell Meal, 2012
We are preparing the same menu we served opening day Wednesday, February 1st, 2012
100 meals were prepared, only 7 meals served. Â Since those humble beginnings we have expanded to nearly 100 people served each week.
DINER BELL INAUGURAL MENU
Meat loaf
Mashed Potatoes
Green Beans
Salad
Hot Rolls
dessert
Served at 11:45 AM Wednesdays at the First United Methodist Church in Sulphur Springs, TX.
Deputies Look for Friend Who Took Firearms in Aggravated Assault with Deadly Weapon Arrest
Bryan Keith Ramsey, 26, of Sulphur Springs is charged with Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon following a disturbance on FM 71-E this past weekend.
Deputies were called to the location for a disturbance involving a firearm and Hopkins County Communications advised deputies that Ramsey was the suspect. When officers arrived, Ramsey was standing in the yard and deputies performed a felony take down on him. The victim’s face was covered in blood. Ramsey said he hit the victim with his fist but his hands showed no marks indicating he had hit the victim.
Witnesses and the victim stated that he had hit the victim in the face with the butt of the firearm and had pointed the firearm at the witnesses threatening their lives. Witnesses stated that a friend of Ramsey had taken the firearm and two other firearms and had left the scene. Deputies have been unable to locate the friend who fled or the firearms.
Ramsey is in Hopkins County Jail Charged with Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon and is being held on a $25,000 bond.
Paid to Transport Cocaine
Jarrett Kamid Nicholas Worlds, 24, was on his way to his home state of Illinois when stopped by a DPS Trooper at the 126-mile marker on I-30. The smell of marijuana let to finding his cargo for the trip home.
Worlds stated he was being paid to transport 42-grams of cocaine to his home state when the trooper found two clear plastic bags containing suspected cocaine and another containing under 2 oz. of marijuana in a probable cause search.
Worlds is in Hopkins County jail charged with Manufacture Deliver Controlled Substance Penalty Group 1 more than 4-gram but less than 200-grams (a Felony 1), Possession of Marijuana less than 2 oz. and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. He is being held on a total of $31,000 in bonds.
Woman Bites Jailer
Trudy Louise Adair, 54, a former Sulphur Springs resident that now lists St Louis as her home, struggled with officers in downtown Sulphur Springs Saturday but while being booked in at Hopkins County jail, she bit the jailer and became violent hitting the jail staff.
A Hopkins County Deputy was asked to assist the jail staff with Adair after a female Sulphur Springs Police Officer had arrested Adair for Public Intoxication in the downtown area. There she struggled with officers at the time of her arrest. At book-in, Adair became violent and, with the aid of the deputy, was placed in the violence cell. There, she bit the jailer causing visible marks on the jailer’s leg. The jailer also had scratches from the altercation prior to moving to the violence cell.
Adair is in Hopkins County Jail charged with Assault Public Servant and Public Intoxication. She is held on a $25,000 bond for the felony offense.
Heart Care At CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital-Sulphur Springs
CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Sulphur Springs-Since the opening of the cardiac cath lab at CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Sulphur Springs in 2009, patients in Sulphur Springs, Emory, Hopkins County and the surrounding areas have access to a state-of-art cardiac cath lab that provides diagnostics, imaging and treatments for heart patients close to home. Through a partnership with the trusted providers of Advanced Heart Care, the patients of CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Sulphur Springs are able to receive world-class treatment in their own community without the need to travel to Tyler or the Metroplex to access advanced cardiac care.
The interventional cath lab is fully equipped to perform balloon, stent and pacemaker procedures for heart patients, as well as completing electrophysiological studies and treating patients with peripheral vascular disease (PVD). These onsite services dramatically reduce the need for patients to travel outside the area to receive high quality cardiovascular care. In 2016 alone, the distinguished heart care medical staff at CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Sulphur Springs have provided services to more than 600 patients.
CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Sulphur Springs offers a wide range of heart procedures and treatments, which include:
- Pacemakers, which treat abnormal heart rhythms
- Defibrillators, which help reduce the risk of sudden cardiac death
- Peripheral studies of blood vessels in the legs, neck and kidneys that can identify and measure blockages
- Cardiac catheterization procedures, including diagnostic tests for coronary artery disease, angioplasty and stents as well as 24/7 STEMI coverage for our Heart Attack patients.
- Intracoronary sonograms, where a tiny camera on a catheter can be threaded to the heart to help with diagnosis and evaluation
- Treatments for peripheral artery disease that include drilling out the plaque
In addition to the state-of-the-art facilities and treatments available to patients at CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Sulphur Springs, health care professionals and first responders work together to exceed industry goals while providing rapid response to cardiac emergencies in the community.
“From the Hopkins County EMS first responders, to the Emergency Department and Cath Lab teams, collaboration among pre-hospital and hospital providers is a huge focus for our team,” said Brent Smith, Director of Hopkins County EMS. “Hopkins County EMS is dedicated to making our service among the best in the country and to continually improving our systems of care for all acute coronary syndrome patients.”
Hopkins County EMS recently received the American Heart Association’s Mission: Lifeline® EMS Gold Plus Award for the second year in a row for implementing quality improvement measures for the treatment of patients who experience severe heart attacks.
“The city of Sulphur Springs and surrounding counties can also take pride and find comfort in the fact that EMS personnel, the Emergency Care Center and the Cath Lab teams work together to accomplish and even exceed National Standards set by the American Heart Association.” said Nolan Willis, Director of Cardiac Cath Lab.
CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Sulphur Springs’ approach to heart care incorporates the latest technologies and processes, while also including healing concepts and patient-centered features that involve the family along with medical staff to help ensure the best possible outcomes for patients.
“Our local patients enjoy being able to receive treatment close to home and being able to have their families close by,” said Paul Harvey, Chief Executive Officer, CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Sulphur Springs. “It is always our goal to provide compassionate, effective care to our patients. However, it is equally important that we do everything we can to provide them with a positive experience, and that goes beyond simply providing medical care. We seek to treat the whole patient, and that is a part of our system-wide Mission: to extend the healing ministry of Jesus Christ.”
Distinguished providers:
- Ram Aligeti, M.D.
- Manuel Cruz, M.D. FACC
- David N. Edwards, M.D. Ph.D. FACC
- Ryan Mandell, D.O. Electrophysiologist
- Jai Varma, M.D. FACC FSCAI
- Don Wurzburg, M.D. FACC
- Jill Ballantine, P.A.
