Wrap-up Of Ribeye Roundup Cookoff
NETBIO board, committees, sponsors and cooking teams put on a successful and memorable event on “Beef Day” October 7, 2016 on Celebration Plaza during the second annual Cattleman’s Classic Ribeye Roundup Cookoff. The 41 cooking teams were divided into 36 “amateur” teams and 5 participating restaurants. Many of the teams have competed in steak contests all over the country. According to the rules, each team selected two premium ribeye steaks provided by Brookshire’s of Sulphur Springs for the initial competition. The best of the two steaks was turned in by 1:30pm for judging. Out of that field, the top 5 cooks were determined, and turned loose for their final competition of the day at 3:30pm, with winners to be announced during the awards ceremony that evening. Then, all the cooks received more steaks to be prepared at 6pm for dinner ticketholders. Meanwhile, everyone was treated to music by Matt Dunn and the AllStars from Sulphur Springs/Winnsboro area, followed by Sarah Hobbs and her band from the Jefferson/Avinger area. After dinner, winners were announced and prizes awarded. At 8pm, a free country and western swing concert by Jake Hooker and the Outsiders took the stage. Jack Phillips, youth fiddler from Sulphur Bluff, was a featured performer. Many couples enjoyed dancing to the music under the stars as Old Glory waved in the breeze of the first cool front of the autumn.
***WINNERS IN AMATEUR DIVISION:
FIRST PLACE: SMOKE HOUSE RATS OF TERRELL, TX
SECOND PLACE: PINE MEADOW RANCH OF YANTIS, TX
THIRD PLACE: O’NEAL CATTLE COMPANY OF COMMERCE, TX
***WINNERS IN RESTAURANT DIVISION:
GRAND CHAMPION: SETH’S LAKE FORK CREEK, QUITMAN, TX
RESERVE CHAMPION: CHILI’S OF SULPHUR SPRINGS, TX
PEOPLE’S CHOICE: 5D STEAKHOUSE AVINGER, TX
Crawford Sentence to Life Without Parole by Franklin County Jury
A Franklin County Jury sentenced James Crawford, 21 to Life Without Parole in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice following a two weeks and a day trial in Eighth Judicial Court there. Crawford, of Talco, was tried for the murder of 75-year old Kenneth Raley of Mt. Vernon. The body of Raley was found in his Miller Street home. The home had also been burglarized.
Crawford was tried for Capital Murder but did not face the death penalty. Working on a tip, the Franklin County Sheriff’s Department arrested Crawford for the capital murder in Mt. Vernon in September, 2015. He was arrested in an apartment in Marshall.
NHISD Superintendent Jolley Issues Statement Regarding Fatality Accident
Saltillo Hosted Cross Country at Bob Sandlin State Park
The Saltillo Lions finished second and the Lady Lions third at the Saltillo hosted Brookshire’s Challenge Cross Country Meet at Lake Bob Sandlin State Park last Thursday.
Other area boys team finishers included Sulphur Bluff fifth, North Hopkins sixth, Como-Pickton tenth and Yantis eleventh. Among boys, Saltillo’s Dakota Patridge finished fifrth, Turner South of Sulphur Bluff was eighth, the Lions’ Walker McGill was ninth and Lyle Bench was tenth.
Other area team finishers in the girls’ run included Como-Pickton fifth, North Hopkins ninth, Yantis tenth and Sulphur Bluff fifteenth. Sienna Collins of Saltillo was second in the girls’ race.
Commissioners’ Court Approves Two Proclamations
Monday morning in Hopkins County Commissioners’ Court, two proclamations were read. One Proclamation named this week, Fire Prevention Safety Week, the second proclaimed October as Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Sunday, members of the Hopkins County Marine Corp League lowered the flags to half-staff at 9 a.m. to commemorate the day honoring those fallen in service as firefighters.
In His proclamation, County Judge Robert Newsom stated that since 1922 Fire Prevention Week is observed to remind the public of the importance of fire prevention and in remembrance of the great Chicago Fire. It is a reminder that smoke detectors are a vital part of fire prevention in the home.
Domestic Violence Awareness Month is the focus of Safe-T, a Northeast Texas program that provides services to domestic violence survivors and sexual assault victims in an eight county area. Those services include crisis hotline, shelter, housing assistance, counseling, support groups, and rape-crisis intervention. Safe-T has provided 320 individuals in Hopkins county with services and 1,548 individuals area wide.
PJC-Sulphur Springs Noon Hour Trivia
PJC Trivia Playing trivia is a popular activity on the PJC campuses, and student activities coordinator Leanna Swart (right) keeps the game exciting at the PJC-Sulphur Springs campus. Answering the questions and winning a prize during this noon-hour contest were Nazareth Olguin, left, a second year student, and Chastity Pyron, a first year student at the campus.
Mt Vernon Man Arrested for Drug Possession in Hopkins County
A traffic stop by Hopkins County Sheriff’s deputy near Auto Zone in Sulphur Springs led to the arrest of Adrian Lopez Ontiveros, Jr., 21, of Mt Vernon. Detecting the odor of marijuana coming from the vehicle led to a probable cause search. A clear plastic bag containing 1.5 oz of marijuana and a metal screw top container containing 14.4-gram of white powdery substance was identified as cocaine by Lopez Ontiveros.
He is in Hopkins County Jail held on a $40,000 bond for possession of a controlled substance penalty group 1 over 4-grams but under 200-grams; a $5,000 Possession of Marijuana under 2 oz, and bail jumping and failure to appear in Franklin County, $5,000.
Cumby Man Arrested in Theft
Sunday afternoon a man called Cumby police to report a number of items taken from his home. The man believed his son had taken them while he was away on a trip.
The officer made contact with the son, Clayton Ryan Hanson, 19, who told the Cumby officer that the vehicle he was in contained illegal contraband inside the lockbox. The officer found multiple marijuana grinders and a small plastic bag containing a white crushed substance that tested to be methamphetamine. Hanson also admitted to taking the property.
Hanson is in Hopkins County Jail charged with Possession of a Controlled Substance under 1-gram and Theft of Property over $750 but under $2500.
*Updated* Double Fatality in Monday Morning Accident
At approximately 6:45 a.m. Monday morning a southbound Ford Mustang crossed into the northbound lane of State Highway 19N striking a North Hopkins Co-op Education bus. Both drivers died as a result of the accident. A female passenger, a teacher’s aide, was on the bus. She was transported to the local hospital and is good condition.
Justice of the Peace Brad Cummings has ordered an autopsy on both bodies. DPS is investigating the accident. The deceased are Larry Resendiz 33 of Como, and Perry Evans 52 of Sulphur Springs, TX.
