Saturday Evening Storm left 261 ONCOR Customers With Power in Sulphur Springs
Two Hundred and sixty-one (261) ONCOR customers were without electrical power Saturday evening following a tornado warning that activated the city’s siren system and sent residents scurrying for safety. Heavy rain, high winds and tornado activity passed through the county from approximately 7:25 until 8:15 p.m.
Little damage was reported to KSST. A listener in the South Liberty area told KSST that sheet metal was seen flying as a tornado moved through their area. Several callers reported heavy rains but few reported high winds.
Ksstradio.com stream had one of the highest listening audiences since the feature was added to the website. Several callers listened on smartphones as they found safety in various places in their home. Closets seemed to be the preferred location for those who called.
Wildcats Finish District in Second Place: Face North Forney in Bi-District Friday and Saturday
A hot Hallsville pitcher stifled the Wildcats Saturday as the Bobcats seized the number one seed in the district in the playoffs with a 7-0 victory at Mike Carter Field in Tyler. The two team ended district play with identical 10-2 records.
Hallsville’s Mason Higginbotham threw a two-hit shutout. For the Wildcats, Kaden Argenbright singled in the first inning. Gavin Millsap added in single in the third inning. Heston Golightly started for the Wildcats and took the loss. He pitched five and a third innings allowing five runs, all earned, on eight hits with one strikeout and two walks. Tyler Armstrong pitched the final inning and two-thirds giving up two runs, both earned, on one hit and three walks.
The Wildcats are now 16-8-2 for the season. The Wildcats will now face North Forney in bi-district action next week Friday, 7 p.m. at North Forney and game two at Eagle Stadium 11:30 a.m. with a third game to follow if needed. The Falcons started Friday on the outside looking in as far as the playoff picture was concerned. They upset district champ Forney Friday night to get into the playoff mix. Saturday they defeated both Wylie East and Lovejoy to claim third place in their district.
In other bi-district match ups, Forney will play Texas High, Highland Park faces Marshall and Hallsville meets Lovejoy.
Northwestern Hopkins, Southwestern Delta County Take Cover Now: Tornado Warning
The National Weather Service in Fort Worth has issued a
* Tornado Warning for…
Northeastern Hunt County in north central Texas…
Northwestern Hopkins County in north central Texas…
Southwestern Delta County in north central Texas…
* Until 600 PM CDT.
* At 537 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Cumby, or near Commerce, moving north at 40 mph.
HAZARD…Tornado and quarter size hail.
SOURCE…Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT…Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed.
Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree
damage is likely.
* Locations impacted include…
Commerce, Cumby and Campbell.
This includes Interstate 30 between mile markers 105 and 117.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a mobile
home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter and
protect yourself from flying debris.
Tornado Watch Until 10 PM; Severe Thunderstorm Warning Extended Until 6 PM
A Tornado watch has been issued for Hopkins And surrounding counties until 10 p.m. A watch means that conditions are favorable for the formation of a tornado. No tornado has been spotted at 5 p.m. when the watch was issued.
With the tornado watch, an extended severe thunderstorm warning has been issued.
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Fort Worth TX
512 PM CDT SAT APR 29 2017
The National Weather Service in Fort Worth has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for…
Eastern Hunt County in north central Texas…
Western Hopkins County in north central Texas…
Northern Rains County in north central Texas…
Southwestern Lamar County in north central Texas…
Western Delta County in north central Texas…
Southeastern Fannin County in north central Texas…
* Until 600 PM CDT.
* At 511 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Commerce,
moving north at 40 mph.
HAZARD…60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE…Radar indicated.
IMPACT…Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage
to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include…
Greenville, Commerce, Cooper, Honey Grove, West Tawakoni, Wolfe
City, East Tawakoni, Cumby, Campbell, Dodd City, Bonham State Park,
Point, Roxton, Ladonia, Lone Oak, Pecan Gap, Windom and
Neylandville.
This includes Interstate 30 between mile markers 93 and 119.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
For your protection get inside a sturdy structure and stay away from
windows.
Severe Thunderstorm Warning Until 5:30 PM for Hopkins County Saturday April 29
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Fort Worth TX
426 PM CDT SAT APR 29 2017
The National Weather Service in Fort Worth has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for…
Southeastern Hunt County in north central Texas…
Northwestern Van Zandt County in north central Texas…
Southwestern Hopkins County in north central Texas…
Rains County in north central Texas…
* Until 530 PM CDT.
* At 425 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Grand Saline,
or 12 miles northeast of Canton, moving north at 25 mph.
HAZARD…60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE…Radar indicated.
IMPACT…Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage
to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include…
Sulphur Springs, Canton, Wills Point, Grand Saline, West Tawakoni,
Edgewood, Emory, East Tawakoni, Cumby, Como, Campbell, Fruitvale,
Lake Tawakoni State Park, Point and Lone Oak.
This includes the following interstates…
Interstate 20 between mile markers 512 and 525.
Interstate 30 between mile markers 103 and 128.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
For your protection get inside a sturdy structure and stay away from
windows.
SCU, SWAT Execute Narcotics Search Warrant
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.
Haylee Brooke Chester, 4/2017
Haylee Brooke Chester, 21, 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. She is in Hopkins County Jail being held on a total of $50,000 in bonds.
Gustavo Ivan Molina, 4/2017
Also arrested was Gustavo Ivan Molina, 26. He is 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. He is in Hopkins County Jail held on a total of $50,000 in bonds.
Wildcats Loss to Hallsville Sets Saturday Rematch to Determine District Champ
With the Wildcats’ baseball team within two outs of an outright district championship, Hallsville scored a tying run in the bottom of the seventh inning and then got a walk off win with a run in the bottom of the eighth.
Hallsville opened the scoring with a run in the bottom of the first to take a 1-0 lead. After three straight singles loaded the bases, a sacrifice fly scored one. The Wildcats took the lead in dramatic fashion in the top of the fourth. Triston McCormick singled and Ty Lopez came in to run for him. Ryan Humphries hit a two run home run and the Wildcats led 2-1. They almost made it stand up. The Bobcats scored the tying run in the bottom of the seventh inning without a hit. The first batter in the inning walked and was sacrificed to second. An error allowed the run to score. The Wildcats managed to get out of the inning with the winning run stranded at third for Hallsville. The Wildcats threatened in the top of the eighth with two walks and a stolen base but the inning ended with runners at second and first. Hallsville won the game in the bottom of the eighth with a one-out double and then a two-out single that scored the runner from second.
McCormick took the hard luck loss pitching all eight innings for the Wildcats. He gave up eight hits and three runs but only 2 were earned. McCormick walked only one batter and he struck out 5. Hallsville outhit the Wildcats 8 to 4. The Wildcats’ loss created a tie at the top of the district standings with Hallsville. Both teams end up 10-2 in district play and the teams split two games.
There will be a game to determine the district’s first and second seed at Mike Carter Field in Tyler Saturday at 1 p.m. KSST radio and ksstradio.com will broadcast the game live. The Wildcats go into that game with a season record of 16-7-2.
Lady Cats Softball Season Ends
The Lady Cats’ softball team had their season end as Lovejoy won 12-4 at Lady Cat Park to win the bi-district series 2 games to zero.
Lovejoy wasted no time getting started with two first inning runs and four more in the second. The Lady Cats battled back to within 6-4 after five innings but the Lady Leopards scored the game’s last six runs to cruise to the win. Lovejoy had 12 hits including three home runs and a double. They also stole five bases. The Lady Cats also issued six walks and made seven errors.
Alli Fite pitched all seven innings for the Lady Cats and took the loss. Senior Kristen Allen socked two doubles and drove in three runs with one of them. Sadie Stroud was 2 for 4 with an RBI single in the first. Alyssa Abron was 2 for 4 with 2 runs scored. The Lady Cats had 9 hits. Both teams squandered some opportunities. The Lady Cats left ten runners on base and Lovejoy stranded eleven.
It was the final Lady Cats game for seniors Allen, Hannah Crowson and Jaye Doughtie. Bailey Haggerty, whose mother’s funeral was earlier in the day, attended the game and sat in the dugout with her teammates. The game was paused at one point as the Lady Cats released yellow and blue balloons on behalf of their grieving teammate.
The Lady Cats end the season with a 22-9 record.
Taco Bueno Welcomes Taco Charlton to Cowboys, North Texas
As Sulphur Springs welcomes Taco Bueno, the restaurant chain welcomes Taco Charlton to the North Texas area. Mike Roper, CEO and President of Taco Bueno said, “Last night, Jerry Jones drafted Michigan defensive end Taco Charlton to America’s Team. This morning, The Dallas Morning News ran the sports page headline “Taco Bueno” and we couldn’t agree more. North Texas has been home base to the legendary Tex-Mex chain for its entire 50-year history and we are opening our arms and doors to Taco Charlton as he becomes part of the fabric of our hometown. While we craft some of the biggest food in Texas, we don’t claim to have any 277-lb tacos. Jerry Jones really outdid us on that one. On behalf of the entire Taco Bueno team and Buenoheads worldwide, welcome to Dallas, Taco Charlton.”
Taco Bueno was Founded in 1967 in Abilene, Texas and operates 182 restaurants in Colorado, Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas and Louisiana. The company is privately owned by TPG Growth.
SSHS Band Drum Majors, Color Guard Named Following Try-Outs
At tryouts Thursday night, three drum majors and twelve color guard members for the Wildcats’ band were selected for next school year.
New drum majors for next year are Riley Farley, a junior tenor sax player, Gillian Thomas, a junior percussionist and Brayden Fisher, a sophomore alto sax player. Thirteen students tried out for drum major. Band Director Charles McCauley said all the candidates were good. This will be the third straight for the band to have three drum majors.
Twelve students tried out for color guard and all were selected. Color Guard Captain will be junior flute and piccolo player Celeste Leeds-Laliberte. McCauley said next year’s color guard will be made up of eight returners and four new students.
McCauley said the Band Banquet will be held on Saturday, May 13. He said there will also be a Fine Arts Showcase on Tuesday, May 16. It will feature the choir, strings, the Blue Blazes Drill Team, theatre, the jazz band and the art department.
