Nine Wildcats Named to 16-5A All-District Baseball Team
Nine Wildcats’ baseball players and Baseball Coach Jerrod Hammack made the All-District Baseball Team as selected by the coaches in District 16-5A. The Wildcats earned three superlatives.
Junior pitcher and first baseman Triston McCormick was named the district’s Most Valuable Player. McCormick was 4-1 pitching in district play with a 1.63 earned run average. He also hit .424 with 3 home runs and 15 RBI’s. Coach Hammack said McCormick was first Wildcat District MVP since Brittain Diamond, who played in 2007 and 2008.
Junior Ryan Humphries was selected as the district Co-Pitcher of the Year. Humphries had a 5-1 district record and a 1.90 ERA with 43 strikeouts.
Kaden Argenbright was chosen as Sophomore of the Year. He hit .369 with 7 RBI’s and 9 runs scored in district play.
Senior Mason Buck was named a First Team All-District Outfielder. Buck his .367 with four doubles, one home run and 5 RBI’s.
Senior Michael Arnold made the second team as an infielder and senior Heston Golightly was named to the second team as an outfielder.
Three Wildcats received Honorable Mention status: outfielder Gavin Millsap, infielder Easton Silman and infielder Dawson Draper.
Coach Hammack was named co-Coach of the Year along with Hallsville Coach Scott Mitchell.
Naked Man Backs Up Traffic on South Broadway
If you were on South Broadway between 8:30 and 9 p.m. Thursday night, you know why traffic was backed up. A 44-year old Sulphur Springs man was walking northbound in the left turn lane in the midst of heavy traffic. He was naked.
The man is charged with Indecent Exposure and with Obstruction of Roadway. He was arrested but not handcuffed due to a handicapped arm.
Minor Traffic Violation in Drug Free Zone Results in Arrest
Sulphur Springs Police stopped a vehicle for a minor traffic violation. When Mark Rayburn Stuart, 30, of Cumby began acting nervous, he was asked for permission to search the vehicle. The officers observed Stuart making furtive movements towards his left front jeans pocket. There the officer located three yellow pills believed to be hydrocodone.
Stuart is charged with Possession of a Controlled Substance Penalty Group 3 less than 28-grams in a Drug Free Zone.
Saltillo Man Charged with Aggravated Assault with Deadly Weapon
A man with a shotgun, shouting, and cursing in the area of Saltillo Baptist Church called for the response of Hopkins County Deputies around 6 p.m. Monday. A woman said the man arrived at the church looking for her dog that, he said, had bitten his son.
In the church parking lot, the woman she rolled up the window of her vehicle and the man pointed the shotgun at her and began acting out as if he was shooting her, according to her statement to deputies. She then went home and Gary Don Smith, 42, of Saltillo, followed her stating he was looking for the dog. At her residence, Smith said he was taking the dog to his residence to shoot it.
Smith denied pointing the gun towards the woman and said he “just wanted the Deputies to take him to jail.” They did.
Smith is charged with Aggravated Assault with Deadly Weapon and is held on a $30,000 bond.
Three Arrested Near Cumby with Stolen Firearm
May 16, 2017 – A traffic stop at the 112 mile marker by Cumby Police at 1:22 a.m. Tuesday morning led to the arrest of Brandon Braswell, 30, Memphis, Tennessee, Shantoine Derenzo Powell, of Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, and Cordero K Ragland, 25, of Memphis, TN. (Some images not available from local jail.)
Cordero Ragland
The odor of marijuana emitting from the vehicle led to a probable cause search and the discovery of a stolen firearm in the passenger front seat pouch near the backseat.
Shantoine Derenzo Powell, 2017
All three were taken to Hopkins County Jail and charged with Unlawful Possession of a firearm.
At the jail Braswelll placed something in his mouth. When asked to open his mouth, a green leafy substance was noted. He was ordered to spit it out. The substance was found to be marijuana. Braswell was able to
Brandon Braswell
swallow most of the evidence. He was also charged with Tamper/Fabricate Evidence. As a felon, he was also charged with Unlawful Possession of a Firearm by a Felon. He is being held on a total of $25,000 in bonds.
Powell was charged with Theft of a Firearm and is held on a $5,000 bond.
RAGLAND, CORDERO 2017
Ragland was charged with Theft of a Firearm and Unlawful Possession of a Firearm by a Felon. He is held on bonds totaling $15,000. In February of this year, Ragland was arrested in Memphis for drag racing, two counts of aggravated assault, and driving with a suspended license following a drag racing incident in which one driver was transported to a Memphis hospital in critical condition and Ragland was in non-critical condition. He has previous arrests on charges of aggravated assault, aggravated robbery, attempted aggravated robbery, unlawful possession of a weapon and criminal trespass.
Seven Lady Trojans Named to 14-2A All-District Team: Pictures and Stats
Seven Cumby Lady Trojans have been recognized for their hard work and effort by being selected to the District 14-2A All-District Team, according to Coach Casey Busby at Cumby.
Pictured left to right are: Alyssa Morgan, Sydney Spillers, Bailey Busby, Paige Sealy, and Carly Talley
Those recognized include:
First Team Outfielder: Junior, Alyssa Morgan
First Team Infielder: Freshman, Carly Talley
Second Team Infielder: Junior, Sydney Spillers
Honorable Mention: Senior, Laura Rector, and Juniors, Bailey Busby & Paige Seely
Laura Rector, Alysse Bullcock
Academic All-District Honors went to three Lady Trojans because they have maintain an average of 90 all year. They are:
Senior: Alysse Bullock
Juniors: Bailey Busby, Alyssa Morgan, Paige Seely, & Sydney Spillers
Freshman: Carly Talley
Ramirez Sentenced to 15 Years Following Revocation Hearing for Sexual Assault
May 15, 2017 – Oscar David Ramirez was sentenced to 15 years in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice following a revocation of parole hearing Monday in Eighth Judicial District Court. Ramirez was set for trial for a Felony 2 Sexual Assault.
Oscar David Ramirez
In February of this year, Oscar David Ramirez, 34, of Sulphur Springs, was arrested at his residence for violation of probation Sexual Assault and placed in Hopkins County jail. His bond was denied. Reasons for the violation of parole are unknown at this time.
On Thursday, July 23, 2015, in the Eighth Judicial District Courtroom of the Hopkins County Courthouse, Oscar David Ramirez was placed on 10 years deferred probation . Ramirez was arrested and booked into Hopkins County jail on September 4, 2014 charged with sexual assault after an 18-year old Sulphur Springs woman accused him of drugging her before the July 13, 2014 assault at a bar restaurant.
The woman told Sulphur Springs police at that time that Ramirez served her alcohol. The next thing she remembers is waking up with Ramirez having sex with her. She told him to stop and later was able to run for help. The investigation indicated there may be other victims.
Mayor Glass Proclaims May 14-20, 2017 Nursing Home Week in Sulphur Springs
The City of Sulphur Springs honored National Nursing Home Week Monday at 2 p.m. as Mayor Emily Glass read a proclamation declaring the Week, May 14 to 20, 2017. Mayor Glass noted the week at the urging of Arvis Tanton, owner of Carriage House Manor and the Cottages.
In the proclamation, Mayor Glass stated that “we honor and respect our elders and citizens of any age with physical or intellectual disabilities who reside in skilled nursing care centers in Sulphur Springs.”
The theme for the week is “The Spirit of America”. The mayor urges “…all citizens to visit a loved one, family member, or friend residing in any care setting and offer a kind work, a personal touch, and spend time participating in various activities to unite those from all walks of life in need of continuing love and support.”
Mayor Glass stated that her administration is committed to quality health care and embraces the essence of the week’s theme.
Pictured: Sharla Campbell, left, with Carriage House Manor and the Cottages; Mayor Emily Glass, center; Arvis Tanton, Owner, Carriage House Manor and the Cottages.
