Steven Vickery Pancake Breakfast Assists Family Needs
A steady stream of people lined up for pancakes and thousands of dollars were donated at the Pancake Breakfast for the Steven Vickery family at Hopkins County Fire Station #20 Saturday morning. Vickery’s life ended Thursday, February 2, 2017 following a battle with heart disease.
Police Chief Jay Sanders and Hopkins County Fire Chief Andy Endsley were to be guests on the Morning Show on KSST Friday morning to promote the event. In respect to the family in their loss, they did not appear. However, the fundraiser remains a vital opportunity to assist his family in their sorrow.
Vickery was facing a second open heart surgery or a heart transplant after his health forced an end to his nine year career as a firefighter. Vickery’s wife has been unable to work as a teacher’s aide while caring for her husband and their four children. (see obit here)
Lady Cats Soccer Late Rally Falls Short in Loss to Texas High
The Lady Cats’ soccer team fell behind Texas High 2-0 in the second half and a late rally fell just short as the Lady Cats lost 2-1 Friday night at the SSHS Track Complex.
After a scoreless first half, the Lady Tigers scored goals at the 25:58 mark and again at 14:59 to go. The Lady Cats’ Sophie Young scored a goal at 5:34 to cut the lead in half. The freshman Lady Cat appeared to head butt the ball out of the goalkeeper’s hands into the net. Despite pressure, the Lady Cats could not get the tying goal.
The Lady Cats slipped to 2-1 in district play and they are now 7-4-2 for the season. After a bye Tuesday, the Lady Cats will resume play next Friday at Mt. Pleasant.
Wildcats Soccer Defeat Tigers 6-0
The Wildcats’ soccer team was looking for something good to happen Friday night at Texas High after opening district play with two disappointing losses. The Wildcats had a very big night in Texarkana blanking the Tigers, 6-0.
The Wildcats improved their district mark to 1 win, 1 shootout loss and 1 outright loss. They are 8-2-2 for the season. After an open date next Tuesday, the Wildcats will play host to always tough Mt. Pleasant next Friday night.
PJC-Sulphur Springs Offers Drafting and Computer Aided Design
COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN
Drafting and computer aided design instructor Brandon Eulberg, left, reviews work by students Tanner Pristien, center, and Alan Hudson. The classes are conducted at the PJC-Sulphur Springs Center. For more information about this and other workforce technology courses, call 903-885-1232.
Lowen Files for City Council Place 7
Former City of Sulphur Springs Code Enforcement Officer Andy Lowen has filed for Place 7 on the City Council. At this time Lowen will face incumbent John Sellers in the May 6th race.
At this time, two have filed for Place 6 on the council. Incumbent Kayla Price-Mitchell will not seek reelection. However, a former council member, Brad Burgin and former council member Charles Oxford have filed for Place 6. One other packet has been picked up but has not been returned to City Hall.
SSHS Golf Seasons Open Monday
The Wildcats and Lady Cats’ golf teams began their seasons Monday with new coaches.
After the resignation of Wildcats Golf Coach Ross Funk in November, Wildcats Athletic Director Greg Owens selected his brother Chris Owens as the new Wildcats Coach. Chris Owens had been the Lady Cats Golf Coach for several seasons. Coach Chris Owens’ Wildcats will open the season at Pinecrest Country Club in Longview Monday.
Former standout Lady Cats’ golfer Whitney McDaniel Spigener was chosen as the new Lady Cats Golf Coach. Coach Spigener went to the state golf tournament her senior year at SSHS in 2007. She played college golf at East Central University in Ada, Oklahoma. Coach Spigener has been a math teacher at SSHS for several years. Coach Whitney McDaniel Spigener’s Lady Cats also open their season Monday at Wood Hollow Golf Course in Spring Hill.
Game Day: Wildcats, Lady Cats Soccer Faces Texas High
The Wildcats and Lady Cats’ soccer teams are playing on this Friday game day.
The Lady Cats’ soccer team will be at home against the Texas High Lady Tigers. There will be a JV contest at 5:30 p.m. with a varsity game to follow at around 7:15 p.m. The games will be played on the field at the SSHS Track and Soccer Complex. Both the Lady Cats and Texas High have big wins over Marshall. The Lady Cats beat the Lady Mavs in Marshall, 6-0. Texas High downed Marshall at home, 7-0. The Lady Cats also have a home overtime victory over Pine Tree, 1-0. The Lady Cats are 2-0 in district play and 7-3-2 overall. Texas High is 1-0 in district play and 9-1-1 for the season. We will bring you the Lady Cats and Lady Tigers soccer game Friday night at around 7:15 p.m. We will also videotape the game for replay on Channel 18 on Suddenlink Cable at a later date.
Meanwhile the Wildcats’ soccer team will seek their first district win of the season at Texas High. There will be a JV game at 5:30 p.m. followed by a varsity contest at around 7 p.m. The Wildcats have an outright loss and a shootout loss in two district games. Their season record is 7-2-2.
Both the Wildcats and Lady Cats’ basketball teams have byes Friday night.
KSST Annual Nice People Awards Sponsored by Walgreen’s
A sweet tradition at KSST Radio during Valentine season is the annual Nice People Awards. This long-standing program is simply a small thank-you to some of the individuals creating a fabric of good deeds and caring gestures that makes our community a special place in which to live and work. During Valentine’s week, make your nominations of nice people you know to KSST by e-mail at [email protected], by postal mail at P.O. Box 284, Sulphur Springs, Tx 75483, or by dropping off a written nomination at the studios at 717 East Shannon Road. Be sure and include your name and phone number, and be willing to deliver the candy to your nominee, if chosen. Your nomination for a deserving individual might include a family member, a caretaker for a house-bound person, a volunteer worker, a Sunday School class, a helpful neighbor, an exemplary youth, a professional person who goes above and beyond the duties of their job, or other unsung hero. Between Tuesday February 7 and Tuesday 14, a total of a dozen nominees will be honored with a box of Whitman’s chocolates, compliments of Walgreen’s in Sulphur Springs. All the nominations will be read on the air during Valentine’s week, with two nominees selected each morning at 8:15am during the KSST Morning Show with Enola Gay. Get your nominations in, then listen for each day’s winners!
TINA, SULPHUR SPRINGS’ WALGREEN’S MANAGER
Discount Retailer Plans New Stores, New Jobs
They’ve been springing up in small towns and communities in Texas and Dollar General plans mores stores in Texas as they add approximately 1,000 new stores and create 10,000 jobs nationwide during the next year. In Texas, they plan 550 new jobs as part of their 2017 growth plan.
In Hopkins County, Dollar General can be found in Sulphur Springs, Como, and Birthright.
Since 2008, the discount retailer, Dollar General, will have added just fewer than 60,000 new jobs. They have seen employment growth from 72,000 to an anticipated 130,009 employees by the end of the year. The 10,000 new jobs will represent a nine percent (9%) increase in its workforce for the 78 year old company. The company stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange.
All hiring functions for the company are managed online at http://www.dollargeneral.com/careers.
Three Arrested Near SSHS for Drug Possession
A suspicious vehicle on Gladys Alexander Drive near Sulphur Springs High School was found to have three passengers and a strong odor of marijuana emanating from the vehicle at 11:20 a.m. Thursday.
Special Crimes Unit of the Sulphur Springs Police Department located two small ziplock baggies in the driver’s door. Two individuals in the vehicle, Jessica Rae Bryan, 22, and Harrison Dean Hall, 18, both of Burleson were arrested for Possession of a Controlled Substance, Penalty Group 1, under 1-gram in a Drug Free Zone. The third passenger, an Arlington resident, was charged with a misdemeanor.
All three are in Hopkins County Jail.
