RSVP Book Drive for Children
The Sulphur Springs Senior Citizen’s Center needs donations of new books for a Service Project. Senior Citizens will be reading to 1st and 2nd Grade Students in January. Each child will get a donated book to take home with them. These books can be dropped off at the Sulphur Springs Senior Citizens Center located on Martin Luther King Blvd.
Every Retired Senior Volunteer that brings a book to the Christmas Party on Thursday, December 1st will have their name put into a drawing for some wonderful door prizes that are being provided by the Hopkins County Marketers Association.
Wildcats Host Denison Tuesday
The Wildcats’ basketball team will play Denison in Wildcats Gym Tuesday evening on this game day. Action begins with a freshmen team game versus the Yellow Jackets at 5 p.m. A JV game is scheduled at around 6:15 p.m. with the varsity playing Denison at around 7:30 p.m.
The three Wildcats’ programs are a combined 12-1. Freshmen are 4-1, JV is 5-0 and Varsity 3-0. The varsity scrimmaged and outscored Denison back on November 10 at Royse City. Since then, both the Wildcats and Yellow Jackets have added players from their football teams.
Wildcats Coach Clark Cipoletta expects Denison to present a real challenge for the Wildcats. The Yellow Jackets are coached by Chet Byerly. His son Boston Byerly is an integral part of the Denison team.
We’ll have Wildcats’ and Denison basketball for you on KSST Radio from Wildcats Gym Tuesday night beginning at around 7:30 p.m. We will also videotape the game for replay at a later date on Channel 18 TV on Suddenlink Cable.
Prim Demolition Continues Preparation for Renovation
Demolition continues even in the rain at Prim Stadium. As rain fell early Monday morning, November 28th, inmates were unloading from the County Sheriff’s bus and beginning another week of work taking down the press-box and concession stands, taking up the grass playing field, and other work in preparation for a January, 2017 rebuilding start.
Prim improvements will include replacing sod with artificial turf, redoing all the home side and installing new LED lights. Capacity should be 4,000 on the home side.
The stands will include room for the band and drill team. There will be no end zone seating. Concession stands, restrooms, ticket booth and a one-story press box will be rebuilt. Nothing will be done at this time to dressing rooms or to the visitors’ side which should be able to seat 2,000 to 2,200.
To accommodate the projects, soccer teams are moving this season’s games to the track field. Coach Owens said currently, work on the projects was on schedule or even perhaps ahead of schedule.
About 30 inmates began demolition work at Gerald Prim Stadium Monday, November 7, 2016 at 8 a.m. as preparations begin for a total remodel of the stadium. Their work and the use of various materials from the demolition will save school and county tax payers well over $100,000 according to Dan Froneburger with SSISD and Sheriff-elect Lewis Tatum.
Inmates removed chain-linked fence, posts and gates and the air conditioning units. The metal structures at the stadium are currently underway. All those items are being used to construct chicken coops and an enclosed outdoor area for the chickens at the county farm, according to Tatum. Tatum stated that Pilgrims will provide laying hens for the county farm that inmates are currently constructing near the gardens that have been planted. They are also cutting the sod at the field. The grass is being used in renovation work at the Lady Cat Softball Field and some will be sold to individuals with the money being reinvested in the stadium upgrade.
Como-Pickton CISD has purchased a section of stadium seats. Froneburger said the county labor has led to the only expenditure of hard hats and safety glasses for the inmates. Light poles at Prim are being moved to Lady Cat Softball as well.
Coach Owens said safety concerns with the press box and home stands were factors in doing the work as well as the need to upgrade worn out facilities. The work will also eliminate the problem of not being able to schedule baseball and soccer games at the same time. Dirt work for the new baseball field is underway. Coach Owens said grass might be planted soon.
TxDOT Implements Safe Phone Zones
AUSTIN – The Texas Department of Transportation today announced the implementation of Safe Phone Zones at 55 Safety Rest Areas and Travel Information Centers (TICs) across the state. The GEICO sponsored Safe Phone Zones are part of the Department’s Sponsor Acknowledgement Program, which seeks companies to fund various benefits for drivers – such as free Wi-Fi at Safety Rest Areas and TICs – in exchange for receiving public recognition through highway signage.
“We are pleased to partner with our first sponsor to create these Safe Phone Zones so people will pull off the road to use their phone rather than using them as they drive,” said Mark Marek, TxDOT’s director of Engineering and Safety Operations. “With more than 100,000 crashes in Texas each year involving distracted driving, we hope to curb this deadly habit by encouraging drivers to pull over at TxDOT Safety Rest Areas and Travel Information Centers to use apps, check email and surf the Web in a safe location.”
Sponsorship funds pay for free Wi-Fi service for travelers at high-traffic Safety Rest Areas and TICs, while the highway signs encourage safer driving habits by reminding motorists to utilize their mobile devices only while stopped at the convenient facilities. Free Wi-Fi service is available at 22 Safety Rest Areas with more available in the coming months.
“The number of traffic fatalities nationwide continues to move in the wrong direction, and distracted driving is no doubt a contributing factor,” said Dan Beacom, regional vice president at GEICO’s Richardson office. “GEICO is pleased that we can partner with the Texas Department of Transportation to support dozens of Safe Phone Zones, and we’re confident these locations will help make highways in Texas safer for all drivers.”
About TxDOT Safety Rest Areas and Travel Information Centers
TxDOT currently has 80 Safety Rest Areas and 12 Travel Information Centers (TICs) placed strategically throughout the state. These facilities are essential safety features on the highway system as they allow drivers to rest and get travel information. The TICs are staffed by professional travel counselors who welcome visitors to Texas, help with routings and provide information on points of interest, events and road conditions.
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Lamar County Fugitive Arrested on I-30
At 9:43 p.m. on I-30 at the 131 mile marker, DPS Trooper Hale made a traffic stop for an equipment violation. He found more than just a problem with the vehicle.
Rachel Dawn Gregory
Rachel Dawn Gregory, 33, of Talco, provided a false name and date of birth. She was placed under arrest for Failure to Identify Fugitive Intent to Give False Information. A Lamar County warrant for Forgery was located when the correct name and date of birth was given.
On her way to Hopkins County Jail, she stated to the trooper that she believed she had methamphetamine on her person. At the jail, a search found 15.3-grams of crystal methamphetamine, a clear plastic baggie containing less than 2 oz. of marijuana and a syringe on her person.
She is in Hopkins County Jail charged with Possession of a Controlled Substance Penalty Group 1 over 4-grams but less than 200-grams, Failure to Identify Fugitive, Possession of Marijuana less than 2 oz and is being held on the Lamar County warrant. Her bonds for the drug charges and failure to identify total $33,500. She is held without bond for the warrant.
Local Police Recover Stolen Vehicle, Two Local Men Arrested
Sulphur Springs Police were aware of a stolen 4-door orange Kia Rio when they spotted the vehicle in the 1200 block of College Street Monday. Two local men were arrested and the vehicle was returned to the owner.
Anthony Sanders
Arrested for Unlawful Use of a Motor Vehicle, a Felony 3, were David Lincoln Alsobrooks, 63, and Anthony Bernard Sanders, 42. Both are in Hopkins County Jail being held on $5,000 bond.
David Alsobrooks
Arizona Couple Arrested in Traffic Stop
A traffic stop on I-30 by Cumby Police for following too close led to the arrest of a husband and wife from Phoenix, Arizona.
Following the stop, the Cumby officer utilized his K-9 officer around the vehicle and found a small amount of marijuana in the passenger floor board. A gun was located in the glove box. L C Outlaw, Jr, identified as a felon, was arrested and charged with Unlawful Possession of a Firearm by a felon. His wife was charged with possession of marijuana under 2 oz. Both are in Hopkins County Jail. He is being held on a $10,000 bond. She is in Hopkins County Jail on a misdemeanor charge and a $1,000 bond.
Local Woman Receives Kidney on Thanksgiving Day
As families gathered around the Thanksgiving Day table, the family of Shelly Moore Huff assembled at East Texas Medical Center in Tyler. Mrs. Huff spent Thanksgiving Day on a surgical table receiving a kidney transplant. For her and her family, a time of thanksgiving.
Mrs. Huff, who grew up in Sulphur Springs and currently is administrative assistant for Rehoboth Baptist Association, had been on the transplant list less than 30 days. Prior to that, she had been on dialysis due to issues with her kidneys. She was moved to the head of the line Thanksgiving Day, thanks to a complete 6-point match with the donated kidney.
Her surgery began around 7 p.m. and at 10 p.m., she was halfway through her surgery. By Sunday she was walking and on Monday she returned home to Sulphur Springs.
Greater Emmanuel MBC Honors Pastor and Wife
Greater Emmanuel MBC
901 Como St. Sulphur Springs, Tx. 75482
WOULD LIKE TO INVITE YOU TO OUR
Pastor & Wife’s: Rev. D.K. & Sis. Joyce Young’s
14th Anniversary Appreciation Service
Sunday, December 4th, 2016 @ 3:00 P.M.
Special Guest: Bishop Nelson Gadlin, Pastor Mitchel Chapel C.O.G.I.C
Greater Emmanuel Missionary Baptist Church
