Local Hospital to Celebrate Hospital and Nurses Week During the Week of May 8th
Christus Mother Frances Hospital in Sulphur Springs will be celebrating Hospital and Nurses Week throughout the week of May 8th. Festivities begin on Monday with a celebratory dinner and award time at Arturos, followed by a Scrub Fair, Associates Picnic, and a Cake Walk on Wednesday, then Nursing Trivia on Thursday!
Director’s Notes on “Touchstone” Concert
Excitement is high for every member of the Northeast Texas Choral Society as they prepare for their 20th Spring Concert this weekend in the SSHS Auditorium at the Civic Center. Director Carol Allen says this is a joy-filled, “feel-good” concert which marks her 20th year as founder of the community chorale. Carol Ann O’Dell, a 3-year board member, is also an alto singer. You are invited to bring the family and enjoy the “touchstone” pop and rock n roll hits from the 60’s and 70’s by talented singers and soloists you know. There will also be special surprises onstage for the audience at each performance, arranged by member Dawn Doyle-Jones. All ages are welcome. Tickets to “Touchstone” are available at local banks, from any Choral Society member, at the door and online at netchoral.org. Performances are at 7 pm Saturday May 6 and at 2 pm on Sunday May 7. Plans are already in the works for an over-the-top celebration of music at the Society’s Christmas concert in December 2017.
NETCS Board member Carol Ann O’Dell and Director Carol Allen
PJC-Sulphur Springs Campus Students, Staff Discussed Concealed Carry on Campus Monday
Paris Junior College officials conducted a public meeting on the PJC-Sulphur Springs Center campus Monday to discuss and receive input on the concealed carrying of handguns on campus.
The general provisions of the state law, passed by the 2015 Texas Legislature, requires all community colleges to develop a policy allowing for “reasonable restrictions” on locations where guns may be carried on college campuses.
PJC President Dr. Pamela Anglin said it is important that the college inform the students of all the provisions of the law, which will allow individuals holding a valid Texas Concealed Handgun License (CHL) or the new state designated License to Carry (LTC) certificate, to carry their handgun, concealed on their person, on the campus of Paris Junior College beginning August 1 of this year.
“This meeting that we are conducting on each of the three campuses is to seek the input of the students, faculty and staff as we develop and establish our policy on the issue,” Dr. Anglin said. “We want our campuses to be a safe place for our students while they pursue their education.”
The large crowd of students, faculty and staff attending the meeting asked questions and provided comments and concerns on such things as carrying a concealed weapon in classrooms and in the office spaces on campus.
Dr. Anglin told the audience that there are specific exclusions to the concealed carry of handguns on campus. Under the Texas statutes outside of Texas Government Code Section 411.2031, concealed carry is prohibited from the following premises or locations:
- Where a high school, collegiate, intramural, or professional sporting events are taking place, such as a PJC athletic event; Board of Regents meetings, UIL sanctioned competition, and any disciplinary hearing; Also
- Where official governmental meeting or judicial proceeding is being conducted, polling places (local, state or national), and on the premises of any religious worship.
Dr. Anglin said that comments regarding the concealed carry of handguns on campus can be made by sending an email to [email protected]. With the comments obtained from the meetings and from emails, the Campus Carry Committee will draft policies that will be posted on the college website at www.parisjc.edu.
Video Story: Saturday’s Crawfish Festival
Despite rainfall before the event of .32″ (at KSST studios), die-hard crawfish fans turned out for the event. See video story below. Heavier rain followed throughout the day. Before the end of the storms over 1.5″ fell in most parts of the city and county.
SSHS Sports Banquet Honors Announced
Wildcats’ baseball and track athlete Mason Buck won the Forrest Gregg MVP Award for a Wildcat and volleyball and basketball players Tori Moore and Sheretta Hill shared the Forrest Gregg MVP Award for a Lady Cat at the 2016-2017 Sulphur Springs Wildcat All-Sports Banquet Monday night.
Basketball player Dane Rutherford and football and baseball athlete Easton Silman shared the James Cameron Fighting Heart Award for a Wildcat and soccer player Kamryn Wimberly received the James Cameron Fighting Heart Award for a Lady Cat.
Team MVP’s announced during the banquet included Bailey Haggerty in softball, Mason Buck and Ryan Humphries in Wildcats’ track, Abbi Baier in Lady Cats’ track, seniors Alex Motes, Matt Calhoun and Caleb Lewis in Wildcats’ golf, Morgan Landers in Lady Cats’ golf, Jaspyn Johnson, Karolina Espinoza, Tyler Stout, Jesse Allen and Harrison Harbin in Wildcats’ tennis, D’Idrec Dugan and Cor’Tavius Pruitt in powerliftng, the seniors in Wildcats’ soccer, the senior class in Lady Cats’ soccer, seniors K’Ontae Dunn and Dane Rutherford in Wildcats’ basketball, the entire team in Lady Cats’ basketball, senior Lauren Helm in Lady Cats’ cross country, Peyton Vickery in Wildcats’ cross country, all seventeen seniors in Wildcats’ football, seniors Tori Moore and Sheretta Hill in Lady Cats’ volleyball, and athletic trainers Montana Hatley and Danielle Petty. Wildcats Baseball Coach Jerrod Hammack did not name an MVP since his team’s season is still going on.
Wildcats Athletic Director Greg Owens presented the Special Olympics Award to Zach Pearson. Coach Owens also recognized members of the cheerleaders, Blue Blazes Drill Team and the band.
Additional Charges for Chester
Following a lengthy investigation, the Sulphur Springs/Hopkins County Special Crimes Unit served four warrants on an inmate in Hopkins County Jail Monday, May 2, 2017 around 1 p.m. It was found that the female had been selling large amounts of suspected methamphetamine prior to her arrest last week. Haylee Brooke Chester, 21, was served with one Felony 1, and three Felony 2 charges.
Haylee Brooke Chester, 4/2017
Chester’s additional charges include Manufacture Delivery of a Controlled Substance Penalty Group 1 more than 4-grams, less than 200-grams (Felony 1; a $100,000 bond); Manufacture Delivery Controlled Substance Penalty Group 1, more than 1-gram, less than 4-grams (Felony 2, $50,000 bond); and two counts of Manufacture Delivery Controlled Substance Penalty Group 1, more than 1-gram, less than 4-grams in a Drug Free Zone (Felony 2, $50,000 bond on each count.). Currently Chester is in Hopkins County Jail on a total of over $500,000 in bonds
Chester’s most recent arrest for suspected methamphetamine was April 28th. Special Crimes Unit along with the Sulphur Springs Police and Hopkins County SWAT team executed a narcotics search warrant in the 100 block of Foscue Street in Sulphur Springs. During the search SCU Investigators located approximately 8.4 grams of suspected methamphetamine. A small child, approximately 9-months old, was on the couch in the residence with one of the defendants. The child was released to the mother with a Child Protective Services case pending. The two occupants of the residence were arrested and charged. One of those was Chester, who was charged with Possession of a Controlled Substance Penalty Group 1 more that 4-grams but less than 200-grams and Abandon Endanger Child Criminal Negligence. She was also arrested on two warrants. One warrant was for a traffic violation and the other for Violation of Probation Possession of a Controlled Substance Penalty Group 1 less than 1-gram.
North Hopkins Wins Warm-up; Begin Bi-District Friday 4:30 p.m.
Three North Hopkins pitchers combined to shut out Wolfe City, 1-0 in a playoff warm up game at North Hopkins Monday afternoon. T
he Panthers Colby Cameron started and got the win throwing four innings allowing only one hit while striking out three and walking one. Chase Williams threw one inning allowing no hits and walking one. Wyatt Wharton got a save pitching the final two innings allowing only one hit with four strikeouts and one walk.
Both teams managed only two hits apiece. Wolfe City had five errors and the Panthers two. North Hopkins scored the games only run in the bottom of the fourth inning. Cooper Adams, who was 1 for 3 scored the run. Brycen Gillespie was also 1 for 3.
The Panthers play Detroit in bi-district action Friday and Saturday. Game one is in Detroit Friday at 4:30 p.m. Game two is at North Hopkins Saturday at 11 a.m. with game three, if necessary, to start 30 minutes after the end of game two.
Dinner Bell Menu May 3rd, 2017
Messengers Sunday School Class
Wednesday’s Dinner Bell Community Partner
HAPPY CINCO DE MAYO
Mexican Lasagna
Pinto Beans
Salsa
Served at 11:45 AM at the First United Methodist Church in Sulphur Springs, TX.
Reception Honors Superintendent Lamb
Monday afternoon in the Administration Building Board Room, Sulphur Springs ISD Board members, administrative staff, and others honored Superintendent Michael Lamb for five years of service to the local school district. The informal reception provided and opportunity to recognize the accomplishments of the district during the past five years.
Lamb was presented his five year pin by School Board President Leesa Tolliver.
Sulphur Springs ISD Superintendent Michael Lamb receives his five (5) year service pin from Board of Trustee members (left to right) Robert Cody, President Leesa Tolliver, Lamb, Jason Dietze, Robin Young, and Clay Johnson
TxDOT Centennial Northeast Texas Celebration at Paris May 8, 2017
PARIS – This year marks a centennial milestone of achievement for the Texas Department of Transportation and its employees statewide. To celebrate the agency’s first 100 years of service to Texas, the nine-county Paris District in Northeast Texas will host a Centennial Open House from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on May 8 at the Love Civic Center in Paris.
The event will feature a traveling historic exhibit with a refurbished 1918 Liberty Truck, graphic banners, and some interesting items that have been used in the agency’s century-long history. This centennial event, and others slated statewide throughout the year, highlight TxDOT’s ongoing mission of connecting Texans to what matters most – the people and places they love.
Visitors at the Paris event will also get to compare the historic 1918 Liberty Truck to several pieces of modern equipment that agency employees use every day in their maintenance and construction work. They will also have a chance to discuss the agency’s work in Northeast Texas with representatives of the district’s four area offices.
As the state’s economy and population continue to grow, TxDOT remains committed to meeting Texas’ ongoing and ever-changing transportation needs. In the early 1900s, the goal was connecting farms and ranches to market; today, it’s safely moving goods and a population of more than 27 million across a nation-leading 80,000 miles of state-maintained roadways – even in the midst of historic growth in our population and trade.
