Tatum Issues Internet Scam Alert
An internet scam alleging that the internet provider is going out of business and wants to refund money that has been paid the internet provider since the customer has signed up with the company has hit locally, according to Sheriff-elect Lewis Tatum. Tatum encourages anyone contacted by the scam to not respond in any manner to their requests.
Tatum says that if you respond the scam will make your bank accounts appear to have all the money taken out. The perpetrators will then attempt to force the victim to send the perpetrators money grams to put the money back into the accounts. “The money grams are the means of defrauding you of your money,” according to Tatum. He stated that the money in your bank account has not disappeared.
Wildcats Prepare for Sherman at Prim Stadium Friday
If Wildcats Football Coach Greg Owens had an anxiety closet, what would he find lurking there? One thing would be the loss of a second scrimmage to get ready for the season opener, coming up Friday at Prim Stadium. The Wildcats lost a scrimmage and a week of practice because they participated in spring football in May. Then there are the details that a head coach faces getting ready for the first home game. Another worrisome item might be trying to get ready for the team that you don’t have much info on. Sherman hired a new coach, J.D. Martinez, in February and he brought in an entirely new staff. The only video the Wildcats have of the Martinez-led Bearcats is a scrimmage last Friday at Kennedale. In typical spy versus spy fashion, the Sherman players seemed to wear strange numbers, ones that don’t match their official roster or they wore no numbers at all. Then there is the elephant in the room, or the closet. The trip to Orlando, next week. Coach Owens said he spent two hours on the phone Tuesday on details involving the trip. That’s a large distraction during week one.
Coach Owens does know some things about the Bearcats based on scrimmage observations and video review. He said they have a good offensive line. Some of those linemen also play in a defensive line that is considered the strength of the Sherman defense. Coach Owens is hoping the Wildcats are able to wear down the two-way linemen using an uptempo approach. Coach Owens was also impressed with the Sherman running back and their seasoned quarterback. QB David Bedgood is a senior who the Wildcats have seen for the past three seasons. His running was hurting the Wildcats last year until he was injured. Coach Owens was also impressed with the Bearcats’ safeties on defense. He’s more than ready for some football. Perhaps it will keep him from dwelling on those things in the anxiety closet.
Friday’s game, like all Wildcat football this season, can be heard on KSST 1230 AM and ksstradio.com stream. A replay of each game can be seen on Suddenlink Cable Channel 18 the following Sunday night at 8 p.m. and Tuesday night at 7 p.m. as well as at other times during the week.
TxDOT Implements Child Seat Safety Program
PARIS – Texas Department of Transportation safety officials in Northeast Texas today implemented a public program to help parents ensure that their children remain safe when traveling in a vehicle.
“If you see an unrestrained child traveling in a vehicle with Texas license plates, call the hotline and tell us the date, location and license number,” said Monica Freeman, TxDOT traffic safety specialist based in Paris. “We’ll take it from there…the driver will not be ticketed, but we will be in touch to help them get an approved child safety seat.”
The Paris District Please Be Seated hotline number is (903) 737-9290 and callers can remain anonymous, Freeman said. Parents can call the hotline, too, to set up an appointment to have their car seat checked or to have a new one installed. Low-income persons often qualify for a free child safety seat courtesy of TxDOT.
“Also remember that used car seats, ones you get at a garage sale or from family members, may not be safe,” Freeman said. “Child safety seats have an expiration date and shouldn’t be used after that date. They should also be replaced if and when the vehicle is involved in a crash.”
State law requires that children less than 8 years old and shorter than 4’9” travel in passenger vehicles in approved child safety seats. Those older than 8 and taller than 4’9” can travel using adult safety belts. State law also requires every person in a vehicle to be buckled up, regardless of where they are seated.
Freeman is available by appointment Monday through Friday at 1365 N. Main in Paris to help parents check their child safety seats to make sure they are properly installed.
For more information or to make an appointment, contact [email protected] or call (903) 737-9292. The Paris District encompasses Delta, Fannin, Franklin, Grayson, Hopkins, Hunt, Lamar, Rains and Red River counties in Northeast Texas.
SS Baseball Association Registration Ends Saturday, September 3
Time is running out to register for Fall Baseball according to the Sulphur Springs Boys Baseball Association. Saturday, September 3 is the deadline with drafts set for Tuesday, September 6. The season begins Tuesday September 20.
Leagues age will be based on the child’s age as of May 1, 2017. Registration forms are available at Fieldhouse Sports and at Hibbett Sports. Registration fees are $50 per player for ages 3 and 4. For ages 5-15, the fee is $65. There is a $5 discount for siblings after the first player.
There is a mandatory fundraiser this season selling suckers. A $25 fee will allow one to opt out but the fee is due at time of registration.
Chamber of Commerce Hosts Speed Networking Event
A Speed Networking event is set for Canyon Creek, located on State Highway 154, on Tuesday, August 30th from 6 until 8 p.m. hosted by the Hopkins County Chamber of Commerce, according to Leslie Brown, Chamber Executive.
Expecting about 100 people, the event works like speed dating as each individual has one and a half minutes to present their business card and explain your business and what you do and then hear the other individual. The lines will move until all have had a face-to-face opportunity. Tickets are $25.
This is the second time for the event locally, according to Brown.
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
Garden Tilled for County Jail Vegetable Garden
As ground was being tilled by equipment furnished by Precinct 4, work began on a county jail vegetable garden located on county land just outside the Sulphur Springs City limits. Hopkins County Sheriff-elect Lewis Tatum is seeking to save the cost of inmate meals by planting a garden that will provide vegetables for the meals. He is also developing a program to raise hogs for meat to feed inmates at meal time.
An acre or more was being plowed Monday with County Precinct 4 equipment. He stated that work in the garden will be carried out daily by inmates under the supervision of Jailer Lee Glenn. Sheriff’s Officer Jase Anglin will oversee the project. The work is being copied after the garden program of the Texas prison system.
In September, inmates will plant peas. In the Spring okra, squash, peas, beans, and an assortment of vegetables will be planted. Tatum also plans to plant corn.
August Grand Jury Hands Down 58 Indictments
A Hopkins County Grand Jury handed down 58 indictments, 14 of which were sealed, on Monday August 22, 2016. Among those indictments released were five injury to a child/elderly/disabled indictments, one possession of child pornography, several burglaries, a number of drug charges, and others.
Reichle
Christopher Charles Reichle and his wife Jessica Lynn Reichle were individually indicted for injury to a child. Christopher Charles and Jessica Lynn Reichle of Emory were arrested at the Hopkins County Courthouse in July on a warrant for Injury to a Child. Christopher, 30, and Jessica, 29, exposed their child to methamphetamine and the child tested positive for the substance in a Child Protective Services and Sulphur Springs Police Department Special Crimes Unit investigation.
Gregg
Cody Blaine Gregg, 28, of Como, was indicted for injury to a child with intent of bodily harm after a one (1) year old child in his custody tested positive for methamphetamine on June 28. After a lengthy investigation by CPS, the case was forwarded to SCU. A felony warrant was issued for Gregg and for the mother of the child who had checked herself into a drug rehabilitation program in Dallas.
Richard Lee Stewart was indicted for possession of child pornography.
Brown
Desiree Krystal Brown, 23, was indicted for injury to a child. Brown was 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. She was charged with Abandonment/Endangerment of a Child Criminal Negligence. Sgt. Mark Estes with the Special Crimes Unit said CPS had received information regarding drug use in a trailer park in Como shortly after the 1st of June. Their investigation led to discovering drug use by the child’s parents.
Bailey
Eric Dale Bailey was indicted for Sex Offenders Duty to Register. Baily is a registered sex offender and has been charged with forgery, drug possession, and possession of a fire arm by a felon in the past.
Morlock
Catherine Marie Morlock was indicted for injury to a child/elderly/disabled. Hopkins County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to a call on County Road 4778 where they found a 72-year old female the victim of an assault. The elderly individual said she had been screamed and yelled at, shoved into the wall, and pressed against the wall with the assailants arm against her upper body. The victim had punched Catherine Marie Morlock, 28, her assailant, in the face to escape the wall. As officers attempted to calm the situation the assailant continued to display anger and hostility toward the elderly lady. is in Hopkins County Jail being held on a $10,000 bond. She is charged with Injury Child/Elderly/Disabled with intent Bodily Injury, a Felony 3.
Jeffery Scott Trieb was indicted for Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon.
Harold Glenn Dixon was indicted for Stalking.
Ben Zachary Attaway was indicted for Forgery of a Financial Instrument.
Chester
Wesley James Chester, 34, was indicted for Burglary of a Habitation with Intent to Assault. Forced entry into a residence on Houston Street resulted in an assault and the arrest of Chester. Chester of Sulphur Springs assaulted a male and female in the Houston Street resident. He shoved the female toward the front door and placed her in a choke hold causing restriction of breathing. He then struck a male in the head and placed him in a choke hold causing restricted breathing. Law enforcement observed visible injuries to both victims. Chester. Chester was charged with burglary of a habitation with intent to assault, was belligerent with officers and jailers when booked into Hopkins County jail
James Christopher Castleberry was indicted for Burglary of a Building.
Jessie Castro was indicted for Burglary of Habitation.
Michael Arlie Freeman was indicted for Burglary of a Habitation.
Jerry Dale Sanderson was indicted for Burglary of a Habitation.
Duffy
Travis Lamere Duffy was indicted for Tamper/Fabricate Physical Evidence with Intent to Impair. In the wrong place at the wrong time June 27, 2016, Duffy, 32, caught the attention of law enforcement Monday evening in the 800 block of Alabama Street in Sulphur Springs. The officer considered Duffy Duffy was acting in a suspicious manner. He was walking and refused to stop when ordered to do so by the officer. When he was detained, he was unable to talk due to a substance in his mouth. The officer observed that he was attempting to swallow and when Duffy opened his mount, pieces of marijuana were all over his tongue. He did admit to ingesting marijuana at the scene.
Antonio Eugene Doddy was indicted for Evading Arrest Detection with Previous Convictions.
Lecheka Ratishia M Galloway was indicted for Theft of Property under $2,500 two or more times.
Lively
Jacob Randall Lively was indicted for Theft of Property under $2500 two or more times. Law enforcement officers meet with Walmart security Tuesday, July 5th after being called to make an arrest. Jacob Randall Lively, 33, was arrested for theft under $2500 two or more previous convictions. He had been arrested for theft of property in November, 2015 and in May of this year as well.
Corie Dewayne Jackson-Grant was indicted for Unauthorized Use of a Motor Vehicle.
Jacky Lynndon Kinnaird was indicted for Credit Card or Debit Card Fraudulent Use.
Truman Leon Pope, Jr. was indicted for Criminal Mischief Damage.
Cletius Ray Sims, Jr. was indicted for Bail Jumping Failure to Appear.
Oliver
Indicted individually for Driving While Intoxicated were Weldon David Jordan and Jerrell Donald Oliver Pic). Oliver was also indicted for Manufacture Delivery of a Controlled Substance, Penalty Group 1, over 1-gram and less than 4-grams.
Shatobia Keoshia Clayton was indicted for Possession of a Controlled Substance Penalty Group 1 over 4p-grams and less than 200-grams in a Drug Free Zone.
Stephanie Sue Garrison was indicted for Possession of a Controlled Substance Penalty Group 3 less than 28-grams in a Drug Free Zone.
Tony Lavelle Jefferson was indicted for Possession of a Controlled Substance Penalty Group 1 over 4-grams and under 200-grams in a Drug Free Zone.
John Ocie Peck was indicted for Possession of a Controlled Substance Penalty Group 1 under 1-gram in a Drug Free Zone.
Terry Kyle Tate was indicted for Possession of a Controlled Substance Penalty Group 1 under 1-gram with DEAD.
Adam Joshua Hodges was indicted for Possession of a Controlled Substance Penalty Group 1 under 1-gram in a Drug Free Zone.
Those individually indicted for Possession of a Controlled Substance Penalty Group 1 under 1-gram include: James David Dobson; Dekwaslin Deshun Goodson; Joaquin Abraham Machado; Joseph Andrew Newman; Laquita Jean Pierce; Margaret Leah Rodenbough; Colten Blake Skinner; Jason Clay Stewart; and Randell G. Woods.
Friday Night Movie- Pokemon The Movie 2000
This week Friday the 26th is movie night on Celebration Plaza! And this weeks movie is Pokemon The Movie 2000!
This movie is about Ash’s adventure begins when a powerful storm beaches him and his friends on Shamouti Island just as the islanders are preparing to cast the hero role in their annual festival. They offer it to Ash. It sounds like fun, so he accepts. The festival enacts an ancient legend about three great and powerful Pokémon birds, Moltres, Zapdos and Articuno, who maintain nature’s balance on the earth by ruling the elements of fire, lightning and ice.
Pokemon The Movie is rated G and is a Drama Film/Action. This movie is great for people of all ages. Everyone grab your blankets and chairs and head on down to Celebration Plaza Friday night for an awesome movie experience!
Terrific Tuesdays Club Treated to Musical Talents of Hannah Kirby
Terrific Tuesdays Club was treated to the musical talents of Hannah Kirby Tuesday, August 23rd. Terrific Tuesdays Club is a respite for patients with Alzheimer’s or dementia related illnesses. Terrific Tuesdays Club meets every Tuesday at First United Methodist Church.
