Alliance Bank sponsors Lights Of Life Gala
The Hopkins County Health Care Foundation thanks Alliance Bank for sponsoring the 17th Annual Lights of Life Gala scheduled for April 22. Alliance Bank representatives Tom Sellers , Jessica Kultgen, Keith Shurtleff and James Law present Gala Chairs Logan Vaughan and Whitney Vaughan with a check for the Gala.
Carriage House Manor Sponsors Lights Of Life Gala
The Tanton family, who own Carriage House Manor, are long-time supporters of the Hopkins County Health Care Foundation. Arvis and Sheila Tanton (center) are joined by their daughters, Sharla Campbell (left) and Shandra Dunn (third from right) and grandchildren for a check presentation recognizing their sponsorship of the 17th Annual Lights of Life Gala. Accepting the check is Volunteer Gala Chair Whitney Vaughan (fourth from left).
Meal-A-Day Menu And Senior Citizen Center Calendar March 6-8, 2023
Volunteers prepare meals at the Sulphur Springs Senior Citizens Center and deliver them five days a week to Meal A Day program recipients in Sulphur Springs and Hopkins County. The Meal A Day Menu for the week of March 6-8, 2023 includes:
MONDAY, March 6- BBQ Rope Sausage, Corn Bread, and Broccoli
TUESDAY, March 7- Cabbage Roll Casserole, Mashed Potatoes and Carrots
WEDNESDAY, March 8- Tater Tot Casserole, Ranch Style Beans and Zucchini
THURSDAY, March 9- Mexican Chicken Spaghetti, Broccoli and a Roll
FRIDAY, March 10- Ham & Cheese Rolls, Coleslaw and Chips
Miller Grove FFA NETLA International & County Results
County Show Results
Lambs:
- Kallie Mabe: 4th place ———- Jr. Showmanship
- Will Sallee: 3rd place & 6th place
Goats:
- Paislie Reiber: 5th place
- Shealee Reiber: 4th place
- Chloe Ivy: 6th place
- Janie Alberts: 7th place
- Titus Bessonett: 2nd place
- Caddie Ivy: 3rd place
- Olivia Kelley: 1st place & 8th place——————- Jr. Showmanship
- Ethan George:11th place
Swine:
- Danielle Garrett: 1st place & 1st place—————-GRAND Champion
- Makayla Zimmerman: 3rd Place & 6th place
- Payton Strickland: 6th place
- Kaden Mabe: 6th place
- Aubrey Stewart: 2nd place
- Katelyn Pence: 2nd & 2nd place
- Katie Alberts: 8th place
- Everly Wright: 7th place
Steers:
- Mika Gray: 1st place ———- Sr. Showmanship
Heifers:
- Abbie Melton: 1st place ———————————-GRAND Champion
- Mika Gray: 1st place
- Katie Alexander: 3rd place & 5th place—————- Jr. Showmanship
Broilers:
- Chloe Ivy: ————————————————Sale Qualifier
- Braxton Northcutt:———————————Sale Qualifier——Sr. Showmanship
- Harlee Northcutt:—————————————Sale Qualifier
- Caddie Ivy:
- Merry Alberts:
- Colleen Alberts:
- Allissa Sallee:
AG MECHANICS:
- Custom Hopper Feeder: 1st place in class
- Shown By: Riley Hasten & Cage Hasten
- Hexagon Outdoor Swing: 1st place in class
- Shown By: Emma Knight, Katelyn Pence,
Mika Gray, Kelsey Sepulveda - Fire Truck Bed: 2nd place in class
- Shown By: Alessandro Alvarez , Will Sallee,
K.C. Delcampo, & Beaux Ruff - Truck Flatbed: 1st place in class
- Shown By: Braxton Northcutt
- Metal Outdoor Bench: 4th place in class
- Shown By: Aubrey Stewart
2023 MGFFA International
Broiler:
- Grand Champion- Chloe Ivy
- Reserve Champion- Braxton Northcutt
- Showmanship- Allissa Sallee
Swine:
- Grand Champion- Danielle Garrett
- Reserve Champion- Aubrey Stewart
- Showmanship: Katelyn Pence
Lambs:
- Grand Champion- Will Sallee
- Reserve Champion- Allissa Sallee
- Showmanship: Will Sallee
Goats:
- Grand Champion- Titus
- Reserve Champion- Caddie Ivy
- Showmanship: Olivia Kelley
Heifers:
- Grand Champion- Abbie Melton
- Reserve Champion- Katie Alexander
- Showmanship: Mika Gray
Woman Slaps Her Nursing Home Bound Mother
March 1, 2023 – GOLDEN, LAQUANTA CELISSE was arrested and charged with assault of an elderly person. The incident occurred at an assisted care facility in Sulphur Springs, TX. The alleged victim is her mother.
Around 10am, Sulphur Springs Police were dispatched to a Sulphur Springs care home on a report of a disturbance. Staff reported 37 year-old Golden was visiting her mother at the facility, and had slapped her in the face. This reported assault occurred while the victim was crying.
Golden remained inside the facility after the incident. Staff and residents feared Golden might attack them next. At the time of her arrest, Golden advised law enforcement that the reason she slapped her mother was, “Because she is the devil”.
Golden was arrested and transported to the Hopkins County jail without further incident.
This is not the first time Golden has been in Hopkins County Jail. She was arrested in 2022 for assault causing bodily injury. Her bond at the time was set at $5,000. She was arrested for bond forfeiture on that charge in January of 2023. Her bond was then set at $15,000. Golden reports herself as homeless and unemployed, but a public records search shows her to be a Sulphur Springs, TX resident.
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If you have an emergency dial 9-1-1.
The Sulphur Springs Police Department continues to serve its citizens with pride in its overall mission and will strive to provide the best possible police force in the 21st century.
If you have an emergency, dial 9-1-1
The Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office is located at 298 Rosemont Sulphur Springs, TX 75482. You can reach them for non-emergency matters at (903) 438-4040.
Wildcats Golf Wins Mount Pleasant Tournament
Coach Jeremy DeLorge and his squad won their second competition of the spring semester.
In Mount Pleasant at their district course come late-March, Sulphur Springs teed off with most of their district foes, and yet again beat the competition.
“It was a great day despite all the conditions that we had to deal with, so everything’s great,” the men’s golf coach said following his team’s outing.
Caleb Kesting shot 80, a team-low and placing second individually.
Nick Burney and Noah Newsom got 81, finishing fourth and fifth respectively.
“Having a first place varsity team, and also getting three of the five guys to medal in the top five? That’s a very good day with all of the conditions as they were,” the golf coach said Tuesday afternoon.
Coach Jeremy DeLorge said his squad faced gusts of wind up to 40 mph. He also said with the freeze and cold weather coming through recently, as a result the greens are very slick.
With those winds as well, anything on the greens that is not grass meant balls would roll.
Some golfers watched as six-foot putts rolled off the green.
“It was crazy, but it was a good test for the guys to say, ‘hey, even though some of these conditions are pretty crazy, we gotta find a way to fight through and battle through and still persevere and come out on top.’
The golf coach said a team can’t let the obstacles cloud their minds too much, bringing them down too much and not let the squad play their game.
“The guys did that. They rose to the occasion. They fought through, they battled through even with all those crazy conditions,” Coach DeLorge said.
The JV squad placed second as well, falling in a scorecard playoff. Only four players from the unit travelled to Mount Pleasant, but two of them medaled Monday. Tatum Tran placed second individually, with senior Tripp Smith getting fifth in the JV division.
“We’re very, very happy to see the different strides and improvements… these guys are hungry for what they want. They’re never satisfied with what they’ve got, so they always want to get more out of their game, out of themselves, out of the team. It’s really fun to watch,” Coach DeLorge said.
The golf coach said to see the team knows the course, so to play so well in those conditions the team can chalk up to a learning experience. Sprinkle in the fact that Sulphur Springs played and beat most of their district competitors Monday, and Coach DeLorge likes where his team is headed.
“It’s a good stepping stone… now we’re 3-0 against all of our district opponents that we’ve played in tournaments at the same time, so it’s nice to have that,” the golf coach said.
Sulphur Springs takes some time prior to their next contests.
The men’s golf coach next takes his team to Pine Tree for a multi-course tourney. Friday, Mar. 3 has Coach DeLorge and his squad playing 36 holes that day at Wood Hollow CC. The following day, Saturday, Mar. 4 the tournament continues at Pinecrest CC for another 18.
The Sulphur Spring coach expects teams from not only all over East Texas, such as Regional and District competitors, but even some from Arkansas, Louisiana too.
“It’s a good measuring stick on where we stack up against the best teams,” Coach DeLorge said.
Not only that, but that following Monday, men’s golf heads to Celina for even more action.
The program enjoys the calm before the storm, where the Wildcats play 72 holes over four days beginning next weekend.
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Woman Arrested for a Fraudulent Narcotics Script
March 1, 2023 – MCNEAL, DEAJENAE DERIEN was arrested and charged with submitting and collecting a fraudulent prescription for a Codeine-Promethazine containing drug. The 21 year-old Georgia resident, who reports herself as unemployed, is charged with a Third Degree Felony.
The script was allegedly sent from a Waco, TX physician to a Sulphur Springs pharmacy. McNeal arrived at the pharmacy and collected the medication in person. She was allowed to leave the pharmacy. Pharmacy staff then contacted the prescriber to confirm the validity of the script. The physician denied issuing the prescription.
The defendant’s description and vehicle information were relayed to police. Law enforcement quickly located the accused and a traffic stop was initiated at a nearby gas station. McNeal was Mirandized and allegedly confessed to the crime, stating that she was picking up the medication “For another person.” After her admission she then exercised her right to remain silent.
She was transported to Hopkins County jail without incident. The vehicle was released to the driver.
If you have an emergency, dial 9-1-1
The Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office is located at 298 Rosemont Sulphur Springs, TX 75482. You can reach them for non-emergency matters at (903) 438-4040.
8 Individuals Arrested During Wood County Bust
Feb. 28, 2023- A large scale marijuana grow farm was busted last week in Wood County, 8 individuals were arrested during the bust. Wood County Sheriffs seized nearly a ton of marijuana at the site.
Search warrants were executed at multiple sites resulting in the arrest of two Russian nationals and three Bolivian nationals, as well as three East Texans according to the Wood County Sheriff.
On Thursday, the sheriff’s office executed a search warrant at a residence on County Road 1350 near the Lake Quitman area. Investigators had received information of a large indoor grow operating at a residence in that area. Approximately 1,000 pounds of marijuana was seized, some of which had been partially harvested.
Ivan Pozdeev and Natalia Semenova, both Russian nationals, were arrested on-site. Also arrested were Russell Rothe, of Mineola, and Abdil Kulseitov, of Quitman. All were charged with delivery of marijuana greater than 50 pounds, less than or equal to 2,000 pounds, a first-degree felony.
On Saturday, the sheriff’s office executed another search warrant at a residence on County Road 1573 where approximately 600 pounds of marijuana were seized. Oscar Mier, Mirizabel Mier, Carmila Mier, all Bolivian nationals, and property owner Gilbert Maynard, were all arrested on a charge of delivery of marijuana greater than 50 pounds, less than or equal to 2,000 pounds.
Parnell Violates Probation: Back in Hopkins County Jail
February 28, 2023 – Bryer Ray Parnell turned himself in to authorities and was arrested on a warrant for a probation violation. He was taken into custody without incident. His bond is currently set at $150,000.
The Como, Tx man reached an agreement with Hopkins County and plead guilty February 23, 2021 to theft of a firearm. As part of that agreement, three pending controlled substance charges were dropped. Parnell received a sentence of 10 years deferred adjudication and community supervision and a $1,500 fine on the theft of firearm charge.
Parnell was arrested in April 2021 and charged with Felony Organized Criminal Activity.
Parnell was arrested in February 2020 after a traffic stop and vehicle search revealed a bag of MDMA .
If you have an emergency, dial 9-1-1
The Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office is located at 298 Rosemont Sulphur Springs, TX 75482. You can reach them for non-emergency matters at (903) 438-4040.
2023 CTE Final Feature: Family and Community Services
Editor’s Note: February is Career and Technical Education Month, a public awareness campaign to celebrate the value of CTE and the achievements and accomplishments of CTE programs across the country. To help Sulphur Springs High School celebrate CTE Month 2023, KSST has compiled short videos featuring a few of the CTE programs offered at SSHS.
Students interested in family and community services can take Debbie Stribling’s Principle of Human Services class.
The program has a wide-reach, including psychology, sociology, child development.
Practicum in Human Services, the highest level in the program that seniors take, allows soon-to-be-graduates to take the information they have learned over the past three years and apply it in the real world.
The SSHS instructor believes this is crucial to not only the learning experience, but also for the betterment of society at-large.
“I like to teach my students to give back to others, and to realize that there are other people out there who need help and assistance more than you do. And for that one person, you can change their world,” Stribling said last week in an interview with KSST.
The SSHS instructor said numbers in the program continue to grow under her watch, something Stribling hopes continues to increase due to the socio-economic climate.
“What we have seen in our society is that, especially in the last 3-4 years, [is] that we do need more human services employees out there and people out there willing to help other people with their problems,” the SSHS family & community services instructor said.
Some things students learn in the CTE-featured program is leadership skills. Another benefit to the classes is students having a completed resume ready to use going forward.
A big stressor in the program though is human relations, such as customer service relations and how to deal with people. Stribling said Thursday one of the things students were examined on is dealing with different scenarios in the human service industry, and how each student would relate to each one.
One of Stribling’s students, Kadence Nash, has put what she has learned to good use while in the program. At the practicum level, where she takes what she has learned and applies it in the real-world, has the SSHS student at Sulphur Springs Health & Rehab.
The Family & Community Services instructor has been told that folks there love the SSHS student.
Stribling advises any students interested in a career in helping others, “Whether that be working in cosmetology, whether that be working in funeral homes, nursing homes… that they give this a try, just enroll in the class. If you find out that the course isn’t right for you, you will still learn some valuable leadership skills and real-world work skills that will help you in the future.”
Brooklynn Person, an SSHS student enrolled in the program, knew she wanted to be involved with family & community services because she loves to help people.
Another student and senior in the program, Kadence Nash, echoed Person’s sentiments and said she looks to be a psychologist or working at CPS (Child Protective Services) once she enters the work force.
Nash quickly signed up for the program upon realizing what all the work would entail, as well as the ability to be off-campus. Interning at SS Health & Rehab, getting valuable life-experience, and the ability to put this work on her college resume are all big selling points for the senior.
Nash works with the activities director at the nursing home.
Both students recommended the program. Kadence Nash said its a great learning experience and looks good to colleges.
While there is no certification currently for the program, Stribling is actively working to move towards that goal.
The SSHS instructor said that would more than likely involve students working on the computer in a program that each tester would have to go through doing modules and taking a test.
If students taking the exam pass, once the high school acquires the right to certify these students, would make those who pass legally certified as a human service worker in the state of Texas.
Be sure to stay tuned to KSST Radio 1230 and Suddenlink Channel 18, check out www.KSSTradio.com, the KSST Radio 1230 AM YouTube Channel and other KSST social media accounts to ensure you don’t miss these 2023 CTE features. Just watch for the “2023 CTE” heading throughout the month.
If you missed any of the features, be sure to click the links below to catch up:
Kick Off Event: Sulphur Springs High School Kicks Off CTE Month 2023 With Mayoral Proclamation
Feature 1: Applied Agricultural Engineering
Feature 2: Digital Communications
