“Updated” Hopkins County Under Severe Thunderstorm Watch Until 5 a.m. Wednesday, March 29, 2017
The National Weather Service had extended a severe thunderstorm watch to include Hopkins, Hunt, Delta, Rains, Van Zandt,Fannin, Kaufman, Lamar, and Rockwall Counties until 4 a.m. The watch has been extended until 5 a.m. Wednesday, March 29th. The watch for the local area was issued at 2:01 a.m. Wednesday.
McCormick Hits 3-Run Homer in First; Humphries 3-0 in District with Wildcat Win At Eagle Stadium
The Wildcats’ baseball team improved their district record to 4-0 Tuesday night as they edged by Mt. Pleasant, 3-2 at Eagle Stadium. For the third straight district game, the Wildcats got great pitching and did just enough with the bats to win.
Ryan Humphries is now 3-0 in district games as he gave up two runs, both unearned, and only 4 hits. He also struck out 8, walked only 1 and hit one batter.
Triston McCormick supplied all the offense Humphries would need in the first inning. He clubbed a three run homer driving in Kaden Argenbright who singled and Heston Golightly who walked. McCormick also stroked a single. Humphries had two hits including a double. Mason Buck also singled as the Wildcats had a total of six hits.
The Wildcats improved their season record to 10-5-1 and they have now won six games in a row. The Wildcats play at Greenville Friday night.
Driver’s Grand Slam Home Run Fuels Lady Cats’ 10-4 Victory over Lady Tigers
The Lady Cats’ softball team rapped out 14 hits and scored ten runs as they defeated Mt. Pleasant, 10-4 in a district game at Lady Cat Park Tuesday evening. The Lady Cats scored three runs in the first, four more in the second and then 2 runs in the fifth and a single run in the sixth.
Brinklee Driver had a grand slam home run in the second and an RBI single in the first driving in 5 runs total. Kristen Allen also homered and had 2 RBIs. Macee Hollins had a double and an RBI single. Kelsey Wallace hit an RBI triple and RBI single. Hannah Crowson was three for four and scored 2 runs. Sadie Stroud had a single and a double. Jay Doughtie had two singles and scored a run. Alyssa Abron walked twice and scored 2 runs.
Bailey Haggerty got the win pitching all seven innings allowing 8 hits and only 3 earned runs.
The Lady Cats are now 4-2 in district play and they are tied with Mt. Pleasant. The Lady Cats are 17-6 for the season. They open the second half of district play facing Greenville at Lady Cat Park Friday. The Lady Cats won at Greenville on March 7.
Sosa-Pintor Sentenced to Three Concurrent Terms of 240 Months in Federal Prision
Fernando Sosa-Pintor, 52, of Sulphur Springs was sentenced to three terms of 240 months each to run concurrently in Federal Prison Tuesday, March 28, 2017. Sosa-Pintor was found guilty of one count of possession of child pornography and two counts of distribution of child pornography on September 9, 2016. He had remained in the custody of U S Marshall’s until he was sentenced.
Under federal statutes, Sosa-Pintor faced up to 20 years in federal prison on each charge. This is the maximum statutory sentence prescribed by Congress and is provided here for information purposes, as the sentencing will be determined by the court based on the advisory sentencing guidelines and other statutory factors. A sentencing hearing will be scheduled after the completion of a presentence investigation by the U.S. Probation Office.
This case was being prosecuted as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse launched in May 2006 by the Department of Justice. Led by United States Attorneys’ Offices and the Criminal Division’s Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section (CEOS), Project Safe Childhood marshals federal, state and local resources to better locate, apprehend and prosecute individuals who exploit children via the Internet, as well as to identify and rescue victims. For more information about Project Safe Childhood, please visit www.projectsafechildhood.gov. [external link]
This case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office and prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Marisa Miller and Lesley Brooks.
First arrested by the Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office, the second arrest was initiated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Sosa-Pintor had been held in Hopkins County Jail until Tuesday, August 04, 2015, when he was taken to Plano for a hearing in federal court. The Sulphur Springs man was arrested by Hopkins County Sheriff’s deputies Tuesday evening, September 23, 2014 for possession of and promotion of child pornography. Then Investigator Daniel Winn and Sgt. Corley Weatherford executed a search warrant at the residence above a Mexican food restaurant on West Industrial in Sulphur Springs. Computers and electronics containing images of child pornography were seized.
PJC Cheerleading Clinic; Tryouts are Saturday
A morning cheer clinic and afternoon tryouts will be held this Saturday, April 1, at the Hunt Center by Paris Junior College. Those wishing to tryout for next year’s PJC cheer squad must attend the clinic, which runs from 9 a.m. to noon. Tryouts will begin at 1 p.m.
An application and medical release form must be completed and returned by Thursday, March 30 by 5 p.m. to the PJC Student Life Office. Other requirements include current enrollment in or acceptance to PJC. Incoming freshman and transfer students must provide a copy of their acceptance letter. All applicants must have a minimum 2.0 cumulative GPA. Participants must be 18 or have a parent or guardian signature.
At the clinic, participants will be taught chants, a cheer, and a dance, and be required to perform what they learned at the tryouts. They should wear black shorts and a white t-shirt to the tryouts.
Those succeeding at the tryouts must be available to practice and attend camp over the summer. If they cannot participate over the summer, the next highest-ranking participant will be chosen.
All participants must complete a tryout application. To get the application packet, download at www.parisjc.edu/cheer, or contact PJC Student Life Coordinator/Cheer Coach Leanna Swart at [email protected] or 903-782-0403, or PJC Director of Student Life Kenneth Webb at [email protected] or 903-782-0433.
Muniz Receives Scholarship from Mount Vernon Music
Mount Vernon Music presented 13-year old Jace Muniz a $50 scholarship. The scholarship is to be used for music and/or to purchase a violin. Muniz recorded a piece for competition. He is a students of Private Teacher Suzanna Herrera at Heart Strings Violin Studio. Mount Vernon Music offers scholarships annually to students in rural East Texas to enable those students to pursue their dream.
Muniz has been playing violin for three years. He picked it up although he wanted to play base. Muniz’s mother would not let him take art so he chose between orchestra and band. He said playing the violin has motivated him to try out for Julliard, which he called shooting for the stars. Julliard is a prestigious school for dance, music, and drama. Currently, the music division has 600 students from over 40 countries.
Herrera met Muniz through a workshop for the school orchestra program. Herrera opened Heart Strings Violin Studio two years ago. She provides private lessons to students beyond that offered by the school district. Muniz has potential, according to Herrera.
Contraband and Walking on the Wrong Side of the Road
Walking on the wrong side of the road is dangerous and especially if you have contraband on your person. Quentin Adis Latham, 17, of Sulphur Springs was stopped by Sulphur Springs Police. He did possess contraband. He was charged with Possession of a Controlled Substance Penalty Group 3, more than 28-grams but less than 200-grams in a Drug Free Zone. He also was charged with less than 2oz of marijuana. He is in Hopkins County Jail being held on $17,000 in bonds.
SSHS FFA Members Bring Home Honors from Houston Junior Ag Mechanics Show
At the Houston Junior Ag Mechanics show this past weekend, Sulphur Springs FFA members exhibited four projects and all received blue ribbons (meaning they received at least 90 points on a 100 point scale) with one of them placing 6th in their class, according to J. T. Luper, FFA Advisor at SSHS. He said this is quite an accomplishment as the students competed in a field of over 550 projects divided between 16 classes.
Taking sixth in class and Blue Ribbon for a Pig Scale/Weighing Trailer were Braden “Catfish” Katchinska, Austin McKinney, and Tyler Young.
Receiving a Blue Ribbon for a 16ft. Entry Gate were Colby Pace and Blaine Flemens.
A Blue Ribbon was won for a Hay Fork Utility Pallet by Cameron Zahn and Noah Hemby.
Drake Smith’s six-feet, three piece Disc won a Blue Ribbon
