Soccer Teams Begin Scrimmage Action This Week
Both the Wildcats and the Lady Cats’ soccer teams will be having scrimmages this week.
The Lady Cats are actually scheduled for three scrimmages over three days. The Lady Cats are scheduled to scrimmage at Paris Thursday at 3 p.m. Then they are scheduled to go to Pleasant Grove for scrimmage action Friday at 2:30 p.m. The annual Alumni Scrimmage is planned for Saturday.
The Wildcats’ soccer team also has their Alumni Scrimmage planned for Saturday. We will reconfirm start times for both of the Alumni scrimmages and share them with you. Both Alumni Scrimmages will be at the Track Field. Regular season action starts for both teams on January 5 in separate tournaments.
Wildcats and Lady Cats Basketball in Holiday Tournaments
The Wildcats and Lady Cats’ basketball teams are in holiday tournaments this week.
The Wildcats are in the 16-team Leroy Romines Memorial Basketball Tournament in Longview running Wednesday through Friday. The Wildcats open pool play against a toughie, Pro Vision of Houston, Wednesday at 1:30 p.m. Pro Vision is a charter school academy with a 20-1 record according to Max Preps. The Wildcats also play Pleasant Grove at 6 p.m. Wednesday in pool play. They will complete pool play against Henderson Thursday at 8:30 a.m.
The Lady Cats are playing in an 8-team Idabel, Oklahoma tournament, the 2016 Warrior Basketball Winter Classic, running Wednesday through Friday. They open against Haworth, Oklahoma Wednesday at 10 a.m. The Lady Cats defeated Haworth last year on their way to a second place finish in the tournament losing in the finals game. Lady Cats Coach Jeff Chapman coached at Idabel for a dozen years before coming to Sulphur Springs. 
Driver Arrested for DWI in Accident on SH 11E
A two vehicle accident on State Highway 11E led to the DWI arrest of one of the drivers.
Hopkins County Deputies informed the DPS Trooper investigating the accident that the driver of one of the vehicles seemed to be intoxicated. The Trooper performed a field sobriety test on the driver at the scene and found him to indeed be intoxicated. In man’s auto was an open alcoholic beverage container and 2 ounces of marijuana.
The Sulphur Springs man is in Hopkins County jail charged with misdemeanors of Driving While Intoxicated/Open Alcohol Container, Possession of Marijuana under 2 oz., and Failure to Control Speed.
The Texas Department of Public Safety is urging drivers to help make the holidays safer by driving sober and using extra caution. Local law enforcement and DPS Troopers are on alert during the holiday season looking for drunk drivers, speeders, seat belt violators and other dangerous drivers. During the 8-day Christmas and New Year’s holiday enforcement effort last year, DPS troopers made 466 DWI arrests and issued 9,174 speeding citations, and 893 seat belt and child safety seat citations.
Two Arkansas Men Arrested in Cumby Traffic Stop for Theft of Firearm
December 26, 2016 – Two Arkansas men were arrested for Theft of a Firearm Christmas Eve near Cumby.
When the auto they were driving failed to maintain a single lane near the 110-Mile Marker on I-30, Cumby Police made the stop. Next to the passenger was an open alcoholic beverage container. Both men were arrested and a probable cause search of the vehicle revealed a concealed firearm behind a folding arm rest in the back seat of the vehicle. A check on the firearm serial number showed it to be stolen. Both men had prior felony convictions.
Carlos F. Thompson, 36 of Little Rock, Arkansas is in Hopkins County jail charged with Theft of a Firearm and Unlawful Possession of a Firearm by a Felon. He is being held on a total of $10,000 bond.
Chester Junior Thompson, 36, of Dermott, Arkansas is in Hopkins County Jail charged with Theft of a Firearm and is being held on $5,000 bond.
Merry Christmas!
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DWI 3rd or More Arrest; A Holiday Reminder
James Arthur Baxley, 51, was arrested Friday for Driving While Intoxicated 3rd or More and is being held on a $30,000 bond. Other misdemeanor DWI arrests were also made Friday and serve as a reminder that law enforcement has increased their watch for intoxicated drivers. The Texas Department of Public Safety is urging drivers to help make the holidays safer by driving sober and using extra caution. DPS Troopers are being joined by local law enforcement agencies throughout the Christmas holiday and New Year’s holiday looking out especially for drunk drivers, speeders, seat belt violators and other dangerous drivers. During the 8-day Christmas and New Year’s holiday enforcement effort last year, DPS troopers made 466 DWI arrests and issued 9,174 speeding citations, and 893 seat belt and child safety seat citations. Don’t drink and drive, slow down, especially in bad weather, construction areas and heavy traffic, eliminate distractions including use of mobile devices, buckle your seat belt, slow down or move over for police, fire, EMS, Texas Department of Transportation vehicles and tow trucks that are alongside the road with emergency lights activated, don’t drive fatigued, drive defensively, make sure your vehicle is properly maintained and check the weather forecast before your trip begins.
Three Bundles of Cocaine Found in Texarkana Man’s Auto
Jerrod Ross McElhaney, 31, of Texarkana, was arrested on I-30 just before 1 a.m. Friday after three bundles of cocaine more than or equal to 400-grams were found in the car he was driving. Corporal Todd Evans with the Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office stopped a driver for a traffic violation at the 126 mile marker eastbound.
The man had no ID but he did produce proof of insurance. An arrest report indicated the man seemed nervous and his account of his trip was suspicious. The man offered that he was on probation for a drug offense and he gave consent for a search of his car. Officers found three bundles of cocaine along with some baggies, a pipe often used for drug smoking, a rock of crack cocaine and some marijuana. The man’s vehicle was impounded by the Sheriff’s Office.
McElhaney is in Hopkins County Jail charged with Possession of a Controlled Substance more than or equal to 400-grams. He is being held on a $50,000 bond.
DPS Urges Holiday Sober, Safe Driving
The Texas Department of Public Safety is urging drivers to help make the holidays safer by driving sober and using extra caution. DPS Troopers are being joined by local law enforcement agencies across the state in conducting traffic patrols throughout the holiday Christmas and New Year’s weekends. The patrols will be looking out especially for drunk drivers, speeders, seat belt violators and other dangerous drivers.
During the 8-day Christmas and New Year’s holiday enforcement effort last year, DPS troopers made 466 DWI arrests and issued 9,174 speeding citations, and 893 seat belt and child safety seat citations. The Texas DPS also offers some tips for holiday driving: don’t drink and drive, slow down, especially in bad weather, construction areas and heavy traffic, eliminate distractions including use of mobile devices, buckle your seat belt, slow down or move over for police, fire, EMS, Texas Department of Transportation vehicles and tow trucks that are alongside the road with emergency lights activated, don’t drive fatigued, drive defensively, make sure your vehicle is properly maintained and check the weather forecast before your trip begins.
Trailblazer Wisenbaker Retires After 20-Year Commissioner Career
Commissioner Precinct 1 Beth Wisenbaker and State Representative Dan Flynn
Hopkins County Commissioner in Precinct 1 Beth Wisenbaker is retiring at the end of the year after a 20-year career on the Commissioners Court. She said she was a trailblazer as a woman on the male dominated court.
When Commissioner Wisenbaker started in 1997, Joe Minter was County Judge and the other commissioners were H.W. Halcomb, Don Patterson and Calvin Prince. She said they weren’t quite sure about a woman on the court. However Ms. Wisenbaker said they were wonderful to work with. She did admit that she was an easy target for the jokes they would pull on her. She said she appreciated the people that trusted her and put her on the court 20 years ago.
Ms. Wisenbaker said she was up front during the campaign claiming a good business background but admitting that she would need to learn about road construction. She said what she still does not know how to do is build a road without the appropriate amount of money to do so.
Ms. Wisenbaker said she would leave the precinct in better shape when when she started. She cited several accomplishments during her tenure on the court stressing we did these things and not just I. Included were courthouse restoration, the county fire station that brought EMS vehicles south of I-30, the Equine Pavilion, a new Auditorium through an interlocal agreement with the Sulphur Springs School District and the new County Jail.
Cause of Thursday Fire in Flora Community Undetermined
The cause of a fire that destroyed a home on Private Road 7581 in the Flora community of Hopkins County Thursday morning has been officially declared as undetermined. Fire Marshal Mike Mathews said the fire damage was so extensive that is was impossible to find a cause.
A family was able to get out of the burning house safely Thursday but they lost all of their possessions. The Red Cross is assisting them along with Blue Santa.
The fire call went out at 6:20 a.m. Thursday. Fire units responded from Pickton-Pine Forest, Dike, Saltillo, Sulphur Bluff, North Hopkins and Hopkins County. When the first trucks arrived, the home was engulfed in flames.
