Corine Snow Celebrates 112th Birthday
According to Karon Weatherman, Director of the Sulphur Springs Senior Center and Meal a Day Program, Corine Snow celebrates her birthday Thursday, December 1st.
Corine Snow, will be 112 years old on Thursday, December 1st. She is the Oldest Person in Texas, The 8th Oldest Person in the United States and the 45th Oldest Person in the World. She lives in Sulphur Springs Texas.
Shown in Photo with her 2 daughters Chris Morris, 89 and Fannie Brower, 90. Corine still lives at home with her daughter Chris.
Corine Snow and Her Family
TxDOT To Host Rural Public Transit Workshops
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PARIS – The Texas Department of Transportation will host a series of regional public workshops in December 2016 and January 2017 to gain insight from the public regarding the federal Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities program.
During these statewide workshops, the public will learn about rural public transit from local providers and help identify and prioritize issues and needs facing this transportation program. The first workshop is set for 1:30 p.m. Dec. 13 at the TxDOT District Office, Room VTC-1, at 1365 North Main Street, Paris, Texas.
“The needs of seniors and individuals with disabilities are at the center of the Section 5310 program, so we need input from local stakeholders such as transit users, organizations serving seniors and individuals with disabilities, nonprofit agencies, transit districts, and local governments,” said Kari Banta, program manager for TxDOT’s Public Transportation Division. “These stakeholders will help guide Section 5310 funding decisions for the next two years.”
Some workshops will occur simultaneously at satellite locations. The workshops will also be available online so the public can listen in, view presentations, and offer input from their homes or other locations more convenient to them.
A workshop schedule and instructions for attending via webinar will be updated regularly at www.txdot.gov under the Hearings and Meetings Schedule. An online survey link is also provided. In addition, input or questions can also be posted via telephone hotline at (512) 360-0668.
For more information, contact Sonya Hudson, TxDOT public transportation coordinator, at (903) 799-1310. Public transportation provides mobility options, reduces traffic congestion, conserves fuel, improves air quality, reduces greenhouse gas emissions, and supports emergency preparedness in the areas it serves.
TxDOT promotes and supports public transportation by collaborating with local governments, nonprofit entities, and other transportation providers. TxDOT provides funding to assist the needs of elderly individuals and persons with disabilities when current transportation service is unavailable, insufficient or inappropriate.
Wildcats Dominate Denison 77-35
The Wildcats’ basketball team remained unbeaten for the season with a dominating 77-35 win over Denison at Wildcats Gym Tuesday night. The Wildcats utilized a productive offense and a stifling defense to run their season record to 4-0.
Wildcats Coach Clark Cipoletta said he thought Denison was the best team the Wildcats had faced this year and he added the Wildcats just played really well. Six-foot-seven sophomore post Victor Iwuakor led the Wildcats with 25 points. Junior guard Bryson Lynn drained five three-point shots and added 17 points. Sophomore post Xavier Cork chipped in 8 points. Junior guard Dedric Godbolt and freshman guard Michael Jefferson had 6 points each. The Wildcats held the Yellow Jackets to less than 9 points per quarter allowing only 3 first quarter points and 7 fourth quarter points.
Now things get interesting for the Wildcats in a Royse City tournament running Thursday through Saturday. Their three team tournament pool includes a couple of sharks. They play top ten rated Class 4A team Anna Thursday at 8:30 a.m. and then play Class 6A power Lufkin Friday at 8:30 a.m.The pool game results will determine the Wildcats’ future tournament schedule.
Also Tuesday night, the Wildvats JV closed with a 15-2 rush to defeat Denison, 51-39. The Wildcats Freshmen Team also defeated the Yellow Jackets 59-48. The JV, coached by Johnny McSheffery is 6-0. The Freshmen Wildcats, coached by Philip Manning, are 5-1.
The Freshmen will also play in the Royse City tournament Thursday through Saturday while the JV will play in a Miller Grove tournament Thursday through Saturday.
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
