United Way at 40% of Goal
Hopkins County United Way is near $64,000 or 40% of their 160,000 campaign goal. Price Orwosky, Campaign Chair, said small gifts from small businesses and individuals were the primary source for the third week report. He expects next week to include a number of larger donations. Eighteen agencies will receive funds from United Way.
100% Club for October 20, 2015; companies/individuals meeting or exceeding the posted goal
EDC Office; Roger Feagley
Copy Products
Muddy Jake’s
Lou Viney
The Plan Shop
Everything Unique
Baucom Insurance
Super Handy Office
Super Handy Store #5
Super Handy Store #6
Super Handy Store #7
The Propane Company
Bright Star Vet Clinic
Hammond Mobile Homes
Oxford Bros.
Texas AgriLife Extension Office
The Shoe Inn
CBJ
A&S Air Conditioning
Subway
Korth Health Products
CANHelpers Thrift Store
Cody Drug
Northeast Texas Farmers CO-OP
Nor-Tex Tractor
Farm Country
Phil Smith
Roper and White
Johnson Law Firm
Front Porch News Texas; Bobby McDonald
TXU, Community Chest Partner To Assist Those in Crisis
TXU Energy Aid has partnered with Hopkins County Community Chest to enable assistance for those in crisis to pay utility bills. A check presentation took place Tuesday morning at Community Chest on Linda Drive. Kim Campbell, with TXU, said they would partner with Community Chest following changes made in local agencies who serve those in need. TXU chose to partner with Community Chest because the agency is not tied to those with low income but also serves those in crisis situations. Campbell said this would be a long term relationship.
TXU works with 1,000 agencies across the state that assist TXU customers. TXU provides funds to 80 agencies in the state. TXU utilitizes over $5-million dollars each year in assistance. The TXU utility assistance program has been in existence for almost 32 years. Funds used come from donation by TXU customers.
Judy Moore, Executive Director of Community Chest, said the agency assists about 6,000 clients during the year. Community Chests helps with utility bills as well as medication and funds to provide transportation to doctor’s appointments. She said that to this point they had been restricted to $50 for each specific need. Much of the funding for Community Chest comes from United Way. Moore said the TXU partnership will allow them to assist TXU clients by giving more to each specific utility need and frees money that was used for TXU utilities can now be channeled to other needs. Moore will be accountable to TXU for the funds used.
Saddle Up for St. Jude
Ava Dor’e, 9 yr old cancer patient at St. Jude Children’s Hosp in Memphis Tn.
Everyone is welcome to attend the Saddle Up for St. Jude Trail Ride on the morning ofNovember 14 at Como, Texas. Breakfast and coffee will await those who get there early when the gates open at 7am and the wagons and horses begin to arrive. Minimum donation at the gate is $10. The ride will step off at 10am with J.R. Gregg as Wagonmaster. Anyone who wants to ride along in a wagon is welcome to do so. Pulled pork with sides, freshly made chili and homemade desserts will be featured menu items at lunch when the riders return about noon. The auction will follow with Wade Bartley as auctioneer of an extensive number of items donated by local businesses and individuals. All money raised goes to St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital. So far, in the past 5 years, $78,000 has been donated from the event. It’s is the sincere wish of organizers Jim and Jean Murray that donations this year will help them top $100,000 total from the people of Hopkins County. For information, phone 903-488-3030.
Jim Murray of Como, Tx (on left w dark jacket) organizer and host of the Trail Ride…and T.W. Little, trail ride co-ordinator…with Enola Gay of KSST’s Good Morning Show.
Three Arrests Made by WPD Last Week
Three arrests were made, 153 calls for service received, and 49 citations and 41 warnings issued by the Winnsboro Police Department during the week of October 12-18. No accidents were reported to the WPD.
Only one Winnsboro resident was arrested during the week. On Saturday, October 18, Jason Bearden, 37, was arrested for Criminal Mischief over $500 but less than $1500.
Two Bells, Texas residents Linda Rios, 54, and Jose Rios, 37, were arrested Tuesday the 13th on a Rockwall County warrant.
Wildcat Marching Band Named Grand Champion at Prairiland
How good of a day did the Wildcats Marching Band have at a Prairiland contest Saturday against a field of quality bands? They took home a trophy, six (6) feet tall, so large it won’t fit in any the band’s trophy cases. Band Director Charles McCauley said that all the bands in the contest were Division I rated bands.
McCauley stated that the state winning former band director at Queen City is now at Mineola and they are now winning. The Mineola band won Grand Champion last week at Mt Pleasant where the Wildcat Band had placed third. McCauley stated the local marching band competed against not only Mineola but also Mt Pleasant, Redwater that was second in state last year, Winnsboro and others. McCauley said the competition was good to give confidence going into the Area contest.
The Wildcat band will compete Saturday at Mesquite Memorial Stadium in Area competition.
Stew Contest Saturday Features 161 Pots of Hopkins County Stew
The annual World Champion Hopkins County Stew Contest is coming up Saturday in Buford Park. The context will feature 161 pots of stew. Chamber of Commerce Executive Meredith Caddell is hoping for the best weather-wise. Ms. Caddell said excitement is building as stew-cooks are preparing for the event. Friday night, activity will begin on the stew grounds in Buford Park. T-shirts will be for sale both Friday night and Saturday. Stew aprons will also be for sale.
Weather could be a factor this year with a 70% chance of rain currently predicted for Friday and Saturday. Caddell said the area needs the rain and the cool weather will make the event pleasant. She said the forecast will not dampen the spirits of those involved.
Parking will be at a premium Friday night with Wildcat football at Prim Stadium and the event across Buford Circle in the park. The Corvette Show, stew, football, Fall Festival, and other events will make for a busy weekend in Sulphur Springs and Hopkins County.
Citizen Assists Sheriff’s Office in Recovery of Stolen Campers and Trucks
A stolen camper reaped a bumper crop for Hopkins County Sheriff’s Chief Investigator Lewis Tatum. The camper stolen on the east side of the county popped up not far from home. Following a search warrant, a bumper-pull camper and a pop-up camper were recovered, along with three stolen pickups—a F-150, a F-350, and a F-450.
During the search for the stolen camper, Tatum said a local resident called the Sheriff’s office to report the location of what they thought to be the stolen item. The camper had been painted but an examination of the camper proved it to be the one stolen. Tatum said this is a good example of “what happens when you have good citizens that help law enforcement.”
Saltillo Varsity Wins District 24A Cross Country
DISTRICT 24A 2015 CROSS COUNTRY
VARSITY BOYS TEAM RESULTS:
1ST SALTILLO 15
2ND SULPHUR BLUFF 66
3RD UNION HILL 68
4TH YANTIS 86
VARSITY BOYS INDIVIDUAL RESULTS:
1 LYLE BENCH SALTILLO 18:57
2 ADAM VALENZUELA SALTILLO 19:11
3 LANE BENCH SALTILLO 19:19
4 HENDRICK RIOS SALTILLO 19:34
5 WALKER MCGILL SALTILLO 19:38
6 COLBY WADE UNION HILL 19:25
7 DAKOTA PATRIDGE SALTILLO 20:05
8 TURNER SOUTH SULPHUR BLUFF 20:15
9 OMAR AGUILON UNION HILL 20:24
10 DAVID ROJAS SULPHUR BLUFF 20:32
11 JACOB WATTS SULPHUR BLUFF 20:40
12 JC NOLEN YANTIS 20:48
13 BRANSON MCGILL SALTILLO 20:50
14 LOGAN GLENN YANTIS 20:54
15 BRADLEY POTTS YANTIS 21:11
16 ENRIQUE BOCANEGRA UNION HILL 21:18
17 OSBALDO CHAVEZ UNION HILL 21:19
18 BRENNON SEYMORE SULPHUR BLUFF 21:35
19 THOMAS COBERLEY SULPHUR BLUFF 21:47
20 DWIGHT COOK UNION HILL 22:07
21 JAYDEN MOCHRALL YANTIS 22:30
22 RIVER SCUDDDAY UNION HILL 22:45
23 KEELAN CAFFEY UNION HILL 22:50
24 DALTON SCOTT YANTIS 23:12
25 EDUARDO ROMERO YANTIS 23:38
26 EJ SUBLETT YANTIS 23:48
27 JON BROWN SULPHUR BLUFF 24:42
28 VINCENT DRAPER BLOOMBURG 25:30
VARSITY GIRLS TEAM RESULTS:
1ST SALTILLO 20
2ND UNION HILL 65
3RD BLOOMBURG 66
4TH YANTIS 70
VARSTIY GIRLS INDIVIDUAL RESULTS:
1 SIENNA COLLINS SALTILLO 12:15
2 BENDA CASTRO SALTILLO 13:03
3 TRINITY MOUSER BLOOMBURG 13:27
4 CLAIRE JONES SALTILLO 13:39
5 KATY PEREA SALTILLO 13:45
6 MADDIE HOOKER YANTIS 13:48
7 BAYLEY BUSH YANTIS 14:18
8 MADISON SIMMONS SALTILLO 14:21
9 HANNAH CAMPBELL UNION HILL 14:26
10 PAULA BOEKHORST SALTILLO 14:40
11 HANNA RENEAU BLOOMBURG 14:45
12 JOSEY HEFLIN UNION HILL 15:42
13 ALEXIS ELLEDGE UNION HILL 15:43
14 ASHTON FLINN UNION HILL 15:45
15 ABBY HAUCK BLOOMBURG 16:08
16 MAGGIE HOOKER YANTIS 16:29
17 TORI STUBE UNION HILL 16:30
18 KIMBERLY RESTELLE BLOOMBURG 16:53
19 KARLEE CRESSIONNIE BLOOMBURG 17:12
20 ASHTON BARRETT YANTIS 17:32
21 MORGAN MCMINN YANTIS `17:39
22 SAVANNAH MARTIN AVINGER 17:24
23 MADISON JONES YANTIS 17:51
24 BRIANNA MACINTOSH UNION HILL 18:00
25 REANNA RODGERS UNION HILL 19:30
26 LAURDEZ PEREZ AVINGER 20:10
JV BOYS TEAM RESULTS:
1ST SALTILLO 20
2ND YANTIS 56
JV BOYS INDIVIDUAL RESULTS:
1 TREVOR MOORE SALTILLO 21:07 9 JEFFERY DALTON YANTIS 25:13
2 CURTIS HENRY AVINGER 21:19 10 CANYON DAVIS SALTILLO 25:30
3 BEN MOORE SALTILLO 21:54 11 CLAYTON WILSON SALTILLO 25:40
4 JABE HUMPHRIES SALTILLO 22:14 12 BANDON HIGHLANDER YANTIS 26:41
5 MATTHEW GURLEY SALTILLO 23:21 13 JOHNNY GUERRA YANTIS 28:11
6 BRENNON NEWELL SULPHUR BLUFF 23:50 14 ERNESTO HERNANDEZ YANTIS 28:12
7 NATHAN VALENZUELLA SALTILLO 24:03 15 MICHAEL SIMMONS SALTILLO 32:02
8 TUCKER HATHCARP YANTIS 25:06 16 LEVI HOOVER SALTILLO 33:20
JV GIRLS TEAM RESULTS:
1ST SALTILLO 15
JV GIRLS INDIVIDUAL RESULTS:
1 TORI MOBLEY SALTILLO 15:11 6 MALORI HOGUE SALTILLO 16:33
2 HAYLEE CLOVER SALTILLO 16:04 7 CHRISTY GURLEY SALTILLO 18:36
3 MELISSA TAWIL SALTILLO 16:12 8 LORENA CASTRO SALTILLO 20:24
4 RAINIE ENGLISH SALTILLO 16:13 9 KALI CALLAHAN SALTILLO 21:00
5 JORDSAN SUSTAIRE SALTILLO 16:28 10 ALEXIS HAUGAT YANTIS 23:05
JH BOYS TEAM RESULTS:
1ST SALTILLO 34
2ND BLOOMBURG 65
3RD SULPHUR BLUFF 83
4TH YANTIS 99
5TH UNION HILL 133
JH BOYS INDIVIDUAL RESULTS:
1 EDI OLAYO SALTILLO 11:59 17 KAIDAN BURCH YANTIS 14:52
2 TY DOUGLAS BLOOMBURG 12:09 18 JESUS HERNANDEZ SALTILLO 14:55
3 ALSTON WELHORN BLOOMBURG 12:28 19 MICHAEL GRAY SALTILLO 14:57
4 DILLION BEADLE SALTILLO 12:30 20 ANDREW STHEPHSON BLOOMBURG 15:46
5 CYLE FARMER BLOOMBURG 13;03 21 ELI HAM SULPHUR BLUFF 15:58
6 CARLOS LOPEZ YANTIS 13:06 22 16:46
7 CHRISTIAN AGUILON UNION HILL 13:08 23 BRANDON LANDERS YANTIS 16:55
8 MICHAEL CLOVER SALTILLO 13:18 24 RYAN YOUNG SULPHUR BLUFF 16:57
9 SHANE JOHNSON SULPHUR BLUFF 13:20 25 KEITH KIRKLAND SALTILLO 17:02
10 KEONDRE WILKERSON SULPHUR BLUFF 13:23 26 NOLEN BROWN YANTIS 17:15
11 JAYDEN HOLLOWAY SALTILLO 13:59 27 JOSH MORELAND YANTIS 17:28
12 RYAN PREWITT SALTILLO 14:06 28 TREY VENTERS UNION HILL 17:55
13 TRAYTON SOUTH SULPHUR BLUFF 14:12 29 CALVIN MARIAS UNION HILL 17:59
14 CHRIS BOEKHORST SALTILLO 14:15 30 RANDY GRIFFITH UNION HILL 18:02
15 CHRIS CARR AVINGER 14:25 31 MONTANA HURLEY SULPHUR BLUFF 18:12
16 RICKY TAYLOR SULPHUR BLUFF 14:40 32 COOPER PEASTER YANTIS 18:40
33 TUCKER EWALT YANTIS 19:02
34 ERIK HUEKELS SALTILLO 19:24
35 COLBY HANCOCK BLOOMBURG 23:11
36 TRYATIN CLARK AVINGER 24:17
37 KADE HOOD BLOOMBURG 24:27
38 GAVIN SMITH BLOOMBURG 24:37
39 LUKE BATTS UNION HILL 24:57
JH GIRLS TEAM RESULTS:
1ST SALTILLO 23
1 CHRISTINA WADE SALTILLO 13:57 8 BIANCA CASTRO SALTILLO 18:12
2 KAILN CARNLEY BLOOMBURG 14:06 9 GABBY VASQUEZ UNION HILL 18:19
3 JOCYELN OCHUA SALTILLO 15:25 10 RILEY DAVIDSON UNION HILL 20:29
4 JOSIE BENCH SALTILLO 15:51 11 SKYLER MATHES AVINGER 20:30
5 ALEX MITCHELL UNION HILL 16:51 12 JOCELYN HODGES YANTIS 22:18
6 MARIE STARRETT YANTIS 17:19 13 MCKENZIE FRANCISCO YANTIS 22:59
7 CHANDLER BAIN SALTILLO 17:55 14 CLOE FISHER YANTIS 23:08
Winners Named in NETBIO Ribeye Roundup
NETBIO Ribeye Roundup Friday provided competition for various levels of ribeye cooking. Twenty-two teams competed in the Amateur Division: Hopkins County Farm Bureau placed first, Legacy Ag Credit placed second, Wood County Farm Bureau was third, Titus County Farm Bureau came in at forth, and fifth place Alliance Bank. Legacy Ag Credit donated their prize money to the Sulphur Springs High School Culinary Class and the Quitman Young Farmers who assisted with their entry.
In the Restaurant Division: Seth’s Lake Fork Creek was named Reserve Champion and Sulphur Springs Country Club was named Grand Champion.
