Flynn Working on Legislation to Arm First Responders
State Representative Dan Flynn, R-District 2, has begun working on a bill for the next legislative session relating to the carrying of a handgun by a first responder engaged in the actual discharge of the first responder’s duties. This would allow first responders like Emergency Medical Technicians (EMT) and firemen and women to carry a firearm on the job if they have a valid CHL without restrictions on places to carry.
Flynn stated, “It is crucial for these men and women to be able to protect themselves and the people they are sent to help as they are most often the first on the scene. Allowing first responders to carry firearms would aid in defense and protection and is a Second Amendment right that should be permitted as these brave men and women do protect us everyday.”
Dan Flynn
County Firemen Have Been Busy With Large and Small Fires
A community effort stymied a potential major fire in the East Caney Community Wednesday. A Hay bale fire on the Jacob’s Dairy South of I-30 off County Road 2341 and Lawrence Lane was extinguished when firemen and others utilized tractors to remove bails from the 1100 bale stack. Only 280 bales were destroyed in the fire. Hopkins County Firemen along with volunteers from Brinker, Como, Pickton, Pine Forest, Dike, and North Hopkins responded to the scene. Cumby Volunteers manned the central fire station to assist.
Hopkins County Fire Department and Volunteer Departments in the County have been busy. Thursday morning lightning struck a large tree in the backyard of a residence on County Road 2318. The County Department and Como Volunteers responded.
He Never Made It Out of Jail
He was in a holding cell awaiting release when he made several threats against local law enforcement.
James Andrew Fryi Mushonga, 24, of Sulphur Springs, told one officer that it is a small town and that he would see the officer again. To another officer, he stated that he knew where their children went to day care.
Mushonga never made it out of jail. He was arrested and charged with Obstruction or Retaliation. His bond is set at $75,000.
He had completed a 17-day stay for Violation of Parole when arrested.
Cumby Man Arrested on Drug Charges
Cumby police noted the license plate light out on a vehicle traveling West Main Street in Cumby Thursday.
During the traffic stop, the officer noted the smell of an alcoholic beverage on the breath of Bradford Wesley Jones, 45, of Cumby. Gaining consent to search the vehicle, an orange pill bottle was found between the front seat and the center console. The pill bottle contained 28 Methadone pills.
Jones was arrested and is charged with Possession Controlled Substance Penalty Group 1 over 4-grams less than 200-grams. He is in Hopkins County Jail being held on a $20,000 bond.
Translator Assists County Investigators in Arrest of Pickton Man for Continuous Sexual Assault of a Child
Hopkins County Criminal Investigators Corley Weatherford and Jase Anglin arrested Samuel Avila Garcia, 38, of Pickton for Sex Abuse of Child Continuous: Victim Under 14 Wednesday.
Using a translator, the investigators advised Garcia of his rights. Garcia then proceeded to admit to sexual assault of the child on numerous occasions over the past year beginning around October 15, 2015.
Garcia is in Hopkins County Jail being held on a $200,000 bond.
Meal-A-Day Menu: October 24th-28th
Meal A Day Menu
October 24th – October 28th
Monday
Beef Spaghetti
English Peas
Garlic Toast
Tuesday
Sliced Ham
Au Gratin Potatoes
Green Beans
Roll
Wednesday
Beef and Vegetable Soup
Crackers
Tossed Salad
Thursday
King Ranch Casserole
Corn
Pinto Beans
Friday
Baked Chicken Wings
Sweet Potato Fries
Cole Slaw
Roll
Chamber Connection: October 20th
Chamber Connection-October 20th
The 47th Annual Hopkins County Stew Contest will be held at Buford Park on Saturday, October 22nd. Stew service will begin at 10:45 a.m. Quart sales begin at 11:30 a.m., and the “Drive-Thru Stew” line will open at 12:30 p.m. Stew tickets are already on sale at all local banks and at the Chamber of Commerce. Tickets are All-You-Can-Eat Stew for $5.00 each. T-shirts will also be available for $10 each. The weather is forecasted to be beautiful, and we can’t wait to see you there! It finally time to Do The Stew!!!
Fall Festival is selling tickets for the October 22nd Hometown Sounds Concert featuring Hannah Kirby
Tickets went on sale Thursday, September 1st for the Hannah Kirby and Mansion Family Hometown Sounds Concert on October 22nd. Tickets are on sale online at www.outhousetickets.com and cost $17.50 each. The concert will be held that evening in the SSISD Auditorium.
The Fall Festival will host a Rodeo Concert & Dance on Saturday, October 22nd at 7:30 p.m.
The Fall Festival will be hosting a Rodeo Concert and Dance in the Civic Center Arena of Saturday, October 22nd at 7:30 p.m. The concert will feature Ed Burleson. Tickets are available at the door for $3. For more information, and a complete list of all the Fall Festival Activities this weekend, please visit www.hopkinscountyfallfestival.com.
Summit Dental hosted their Open House Celebration on Thursday, October 13th from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Summit Dental hosted an Open House celebration to welcome their new dentist, Elizabeth Jaynes, on Thursday, October 13th from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. They are located at 422 Oak Avenue in Sulphur Springs. Welcome to Sulphur Springs Dr. Elizabeth Jaynes.
CBJ hosted a Ribbon Cutting and Business After Hours on Thursday, October 13th at 5:30 p.m.
CBJ Embroidery & Screen Printing host a Business After Hours and Ribbon Cutting to celebrate the opening of their new location at 321 Gilmer Street in Sulphur Springs. They were eager to show all the guests their brand-new embroidery machines and how screen printing works. Their facility and set-up is so impressive, and the staff is friendly and eager to help you with your embroidery and screen printing needs.
Brian Toliver Ford hosted a Ground Breaking Ceremony on Friday, October 14th at noon
Brian Toliver Ford hosted a Ground Breaking Ceremony for their new dealership on Friday, October 14th at noon. They are beginning construction on their new dealership with an anticipated completion date of early Summer.
Cross Country Cowboy Church to host 7th Annual Fall Ranch Rodeo on Saturday, October 29th at 7 p.m.
Cross Country Cowboy Church is hosting their 7th Annual Fall Ranch Rodeo on Saturday, October 29th at 7 p.m. at the Hopkins County Civic Center. Tickets are $5, and the first 500 ticket holders receive a free meal of hamburger or hot dog, fries, and a drink. Kids four and under may enter for free. There is fun for the whole family including free kid scrambles, wild cow milkin’s, and a team bucket race. There is a $600 entry fee to be a contestant in the rodeo. Proceeds benefit local residents fighting cancer through the Hopkins County Health Care Foundation. Contact Rowdy France for more information, (903) 243-2524.
Janeen’s Country Cottage celebrates 25 years on Tuesday, November 8th
Janeen’s Country Cottage will host a ribbon cutting and open house at 630 N. Davis Street in Sulphur Springs on Tuesday, November 8th from noon to 2 p.m. to celebrate 25 years of business! Please make plans to come by the open house to congratulate Janeen and her staff, to eat some refreshments, and to visit with friends. What an exciting time for Janeen’s Country Cottage!
Divorce Care held weekly at First United Methodist Church at 6:00 p.m.
Divorce Care is a weekly seminar and support group that will help you heal from the hurt of divorce or separation. It’s a warm, caring environment led by people who understand what you are going through. You will learn practical information that will help you deal with the challenges of being divorced. Best of all, you will gain hope, healing, and help for your future. Divorce Care Meets every Wednesday from 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 beginning on October 5th at the First United Methodist Church in Sulphur Springs in the Open Door Sunday School Classroom. This is found in the basement of the main building. There is childcare if needed. They will meet for 14 weeks with one week of a special session entitled “Surviving the Holidays”. This is scheduled for November 16th. Contact information is Tom Young at [email protected], (903) 413-1673 or Debbie Young at [email protected]; (903) 243-1235.
The Senior Citizens Center is honoring local Veterans during the month of November
Karon Weatherman from the Senior Citizens Center is planning to honor local veterans during the month of November. If you are a veteran and would like to have your photo on the wall at the Senior Citizens Center, please bring in or mail a photo of yourself in your military uniform. These photos will be returned in excellent condition. You may submit 5×7 photos, but nothing larger. The address to mail the photos is: Sulphur Springs Senior Citizens Center, 150 Martin Luther King Blvd, Sulphur Springs, Texas, 75482. Photos need to be submitted by Friday, October 21st. The Senior Citizens Center is eager to say thank you to veterans for their service.
New members to the Chamber:
Welcome to our two new members of the Chamber of Commerce! We are happy to welcome Frontier Communications at 121 Shannon Road in Sulphur Springs, and Palmer Event Rentals at 313 Main Street in Sulphur Springs.
I hope you all have a great weekend, and don’t forget to Do The Stew 2016!
–Lezley
Lezley Brown
President/CEO
Hopkins County Chamber of Commerce
300 Connally Street
Sulphur Springs, TX 75482
903-885-6515-office
903-885-6516-fax
www.sulphursprings-tx.com
KSST will “Do the Stew!”
The KSST gang will be cooking stew at Site # 2, so come by and see us! Although KSST hasn’t always entered as cooks, our connection with the World Champion Hopkins County Stew Contest goes back more than a few years. Clovis “Peavine” Pinion, an original KSST employee, had his own recipe for the traditional dish and recently, we found a copy of it in our archives. We are not certain if Peavine ever won the stew contest, but he was renowned as an excellent cook both in the kitchen and at the hunting camp. We’ll share his recipe with you here for comparison with your own winning recipe. It’s a home-size recipe, can be prepared on the kitchen stove or outdoors in a stew pot, and yields about 4 gallons. You’ll find a delicious variation in Dollie Kelley’s stew pot! Stop by and see us!
Peavine’s Recipe for Real Hopkins County Stew
Two Enter Pleas in Eighth Judicial District Court Wednesday
October 19, 2016 – Two men were sentenced to three years following plea bargain agreements Wednesday.
Roger Petrea, Jr., plead guilty Wednesday morning in Eighth Judicial District Court to Injury to a Child with intent bodily injury and received a three year term in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. Petrea, 29, were arrested Tuesday, June 14, 2016 on a warrant at the Child Protective Services office in Sulphur Springs. Special Crimes Investigators assisted CPS with an investigation involving a one year old child that tested positive for high levels of methamphetamine. CPS had received information regarding drug use in a trailer park in Como shortly after the 1st of June.
Peter Weir accepted a plea agreement for three years in TDCJ for Bail Jumping and Failure to Appear and Burglary of a Habitation. The Bail Jumping charge dates back to April 14, 2016. The Burgalry of a Habitation dates from May 24th when Hopkins County deputies investigated a report of a suspicious vehicle outside a residence along I-30 East. As deputies approached, they saw a man and woman coming out of a residence. They were captured on a camera entering the home and taking items.
