MADD Presents Additional Breathalyzer to SSPD
Tuesday afternoon Mothers Against Drunk Driving presented the Sulphur Springs Police Department with a breathalyzer. The presentation at the city police station featured members of MADD along with Mayor Kayla Price, City Manager Marc Maxwell, and Chief of Police Jay Sanders. SSPD now has four patrol units equipped with the portable equipment. Eddie Moon, with the SSPD, said the new equipment would be put into service with the Tuesday evening shift. He stated that two more breathalyzer would be of great assistance.
Mayor Kayla Price and City Manager Maxwell pass their test…
Person of Interest found in Weekend Assault
A person of interest has been identified by Sulphur Springs Police as they seek to identify the suspect that attacked a Sulphur Springs man this past weekend. Monday the injured man was undergoing eye surgery at Parkland Hospital in Dallas. When identified as the assailant and arrested, the attacker will be charged with aggravated assault according to Police Chief Jay Sanders. Sanders stated the difficulty has been having someone willing to identify the assailant in a lineup.
South Broadway Building to House Express Care Facility
Hopkins County Memorial Hospital Board of Directors voted to proceed with the lease of a building on South Broadway that once housed Radio Shack. The building will serve the hospital as an emergency express care facility. The yet to be named facility will provide express medical care for southside residents of the city and county, as well as any that desire to obtain services there. Questions regarding parking and the expansion of parking remain but avenues of answers are available. Delivery date for the facility will be on or before November 1st. The hospital will have the option to sublease the building should they so choose.
Meal-A-Day
Every morning the volunteer cooks of Meal-A-Day arrive at the senior center at 7 am to prepare delicious meals for your local seniors. All meals are prepared and ready to deliver by 10 am. About 120 to 180 meals are prepared each day. It’s a well orchestrated process as each driver pulls up, loads coolers and crates then head off.
Director Karon Weatherman tells us they are almost always in need of volunteer drivers to fill the orders. 
People not on the normal route, just wanting to pickup a meal or 2 or 4…. can call any morning and arrange a ‘Walk Out”. Come in early and join in the Senior Activities going on every day. Meal-A-Day gladly accepts donations.
For weekly Meal-A-Day ordering walk-outs call Karon Weatherman at (903) 885- 1661. Check with KSSTRadio.com for menus and volunteer opportunists.
Story and Photos by Molly Clegg, HS Intern
Diver Recovers Weapon; Mother, Son Arrested
July 7, 2015 – A woman lost a purse from her car in an auto burglary and the credit cards taken from the purse were used at Walmart in Mineola. From surveillance video, Hopkins County sheriff’s officers were able to identify the individual using the cards. That arrest led officers to another individual, which will enable the clearing of all the remaining car burglaries that recently occurred in the county. Three different groups had been arrested already and now another. Steven Charles Gilreath, 18, has been arrested for the remaining burglaries. Gilreath threw two different weapons into area waters according to Lewis Tatum, Chief Criminal Investigator for the Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office. One pistol, recovered Monday from Lake Sulphur Springs near the north boat ramp, and a second thrown into Peavine Pinion Pool at Buford Park. The second weapon has not been recovered but the magazine for it was recovered from the pool yesterday and divers will complete the work this week, according to Tatum.
Steven Charles Gilreath
Nessica Rachele Hale, 40, was arrested for use of the credit cards. Hale and Gilreath were working together in the burglaries. He would take the items and pass on the credit cards and other items to Hale. This is not the first time Hale, who also often uses McPherson for her last name, has been arrested for credit card abuse. Recently, KSST News posted a story shared by eparisnews.com regarding her arrest in Lamar County (see story here).
Nessica Rachele Hale,
Tatum said this is a mother-son team working together. Hale is in Hopkins County jail. Her bond has been set at $20,000. Gilreath is in Hopkins County jail charged with three counts of theft of a firearm. Each firearm stolen is a felony. Bonds are set at $20,000 for each charge. He is also charged with violation of parole.
The recovered weapon at Lake Sulphur Springs was located by Texas Game Warden divers. The search for the weapons began Monday (see story here).
PJC-Sulphur Springs Center Offers Classes to Community
The Continuing Education Department at the Paris Junior College – Sulphur Springs Center is offering medical and software training courses to the public during the month of July.
The classes will be held at the campus, located at 1202 West Houston. For registration or additional information, call 903-885-1232 or visit www.parisjc.edu/ce.
Microsoft Word Level 1 covers creating, saving and opening documents; editing documents; cut/copy/paste and find/replace; formatting text and paragraphs; formatting documents; creating and formatting tables. The class will meet Fridays from 1 to 4:30 p.m., July 10-17.
The Initial Basic Life Support class on lifesaving skills for respiratory and cardiac emergencies will meet from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Friday, July 24. The American Heart Association certifies the class.
Microsoft Access Level 1 is a database program used to manage data that is organized into lists, such as information about customers, products, inventory, sales, vendors, etc. The class will meet on Friday, July 24, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Windows Essentials teaches creating, copying and deleting files using the Windows operating system, entering and editing data and customizing Windows to fit the user’s needs. The class will meet on Fridays from 1 to 4:30 p.m., July 24-31.
Basic Life Support Recertification for CPR certified cardholders is offered from 5 to 9 p.m. on Wednesday, July 29. The American Heart Association certifies the class.
Dive Team Dredge Lakes for Stolen Firearms
July 6 2019 – Local law enforcement officers were tipped off by an informant about two stolen firearms that had been thrown into two lakes in Sulphur Springs. One firearm, a 9mm, was thrown into Lake Sulphur Springs, while the other firearm, a 380 auto, was thrown into Peavine Pinion Pool. The two firearms are believed to have been stolen through car burglaries according to Chief Criminal Investigator Lewis Tatum.
Lake Sulphur Springs
The weapons have not been tied to any recorded crimes, leading investigators to believe that the thieves disposed of the weapons in order to avoid being caught with stolen firearms. The identities of the two thieves have not been confirmed.
Meal A Day Menu – (903) 885-1661
SSPD Seek Individual for Aggravated Assault
Sulphur Springs Police are seeking to identify the suspect that attacked a Sulphur Springs man over the weekend. Monday the injured man was undergoing eye surgery at Parkland Hospital in Dallas. When identified and arrested, the attacker will be charged with aggravated assault accoridng to Police Chief Jay Sanders. The charges may be made less if the injured individual has no permanent damage from the assault.
Meal-a-Day needing driver for Friday
Meal-a-Day needs at least 2 additional drivers to make the rounds on Friday. No CDL required. Karon Weatherman heads up the local organization. Meal-a-Day feeds 140 to 180 people depending on the day and menu.
The vacant routes will take approximately 1 hr to complete. Drivers will receive free lunch, and manifold blessings.
Karon Weatherman is the Program and Marketing Director at the Senior Citizen’s Center located at 150 Martin Luther King Blvd Sulphur Springs, Texas 75482.
Call (903) 885-1661 or email at [email protected].
