A Scarlet Fire Dogwood Is Ideal For Small Spaces
By David Wall, Mount Pleasant Master Gardener
Horticulturists are always trying to find something better with regard to plants of all types. Sometimes a “new” variety can be developed in just a few years, but others take much longer. Such an example is the Scarlet Fire Kousa Dogwood (Cornus kousa ‘Rutpink’), which took Rutgers University 45 years to develop. It first appeared in 2016, and its popularity is growing fast. This is a relatively long name, so we’ll just call it the Kousa.
The tree itself grows to about 25 feet tall, 20 feet wide, and is adapted to our Northeast Texas-Southeast Oklahoma area. Kousa can be regarded as an overall tree improvement. It’s more disease-resistant than other dogwoods, grows fast, and blooms at an early age. Kousa produces large numbers of four-petal, pink 4-5 inch flowers with a green flower in the center. Even in strong sunlight, the flowers can last from six to eight weeks. Kousa can be planted in either full sun or partial shade, in preferably fertile soil. Actually, morning sun and afternoon shading is best and will prevent sun scorching.
The Kousa is deciduous flower that blooms occur in late May to early June, when the foliage is medium green. This color will change to burgundy in Autumn.
(Photo: Rutgers University)
Since it is naturally small, pruning should not be required. If an owner feels different, they should restrict pruning until late winter. The tree is low maintenance and tolerates both heat and drought when well established. Watering the first few years will probably be required. Trees can flower at four years.
With its strong spring colors, Kousa is sure to be a standout in your yard. The literature suggests this is the heaviest flowering dogwood. Unfortunately, to my knowledge, all Kousas have to be ordered from distant nurseries, and most local nurseries do not yet have them in stock.
Flag Flying Parade Planned For Sept. 11
A “Flag Flying Parade” is planned for Sept. 11, 2022, in Sulphur Springs by a local group called Freedom Flyers. All are encouraged to show their patriotism by turning out along a designated parade route with flags starting at 4 p.m., with a flag parade slated to begin at 4:30 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 11, according to Mark Maddox, president for the local group.
“My goal is just for us to roll, have a good time, putting a positive message out there for everybody, by u showing support for all those who died that day on Sept. 11, during the attacks on the US,” Maddox said.
The flag flying parade is to begin at the side of Walmart parking lot between the two gas stations in Sulphur Springs. Look for Maddox and his red pickup with flags starting at 4 p.m. Sept. 11, 2022.
The group is plans to depart at 4:30 p.m. from Walmart parking lot, headed north onto South Broadway Street, and continue north as Broadway turns to Gilmer Street. The route would then continue from the Connally at Gilmer Street intersection, onto Jefferson Street, then turn immediately (left) north onto Church Street. The flag flyers then plan to turn left in front of the hospital onto Airport Road, and continue to Hillcrest Drive. After turning south onto Hillcrest Drive, they’ll will continue south to West Industrial Drive.
While the official parade will conclude there, those who wish to are welcome to follow the group to Bass Pro, where they’ll decide on a location to eat.
Freedom Flyers is a Christian-based group of people show who want to show support for troops who serve in the US Armed Forces and the flag they defend, as well as local law enforcement and first responders who put the lives on the line in service and protection of other, Maddox said.
Maddox asks those participating in the Sept. 11 observance to fly the US flag, either in the parade or at their homes or businesses on Sept. 11 to show their patriotism and in remembrance of all who died in the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001. The local Freedom Flyers group is family-oriented, Maddox said, so he asks those involved to refrain from controversial or inappropriate messages or flags, instead display flags and signs of patriotism.
For additional information about the group or event, visit the group’s Facebook page.
Michigan Pair Arrested After Counterfeit Cash; Marijuana Found During I-30 Stop
5 Memphis Men Jailed On Multiple Charges Each, Including Marijuana and ID fraud
A Michigan pair was arrested Friday morning after a trooper found counterfeit cash and marijuana in their vehicle during an I-30 traffic stop, according to arrest reports. Five men out of Memphis, Tennessee were also arrested one week earlier for having contraband that included a stolen firearm, marijuana, a controlled substance and ID that didn’t belong to them, according to jail and sheriff’s reports.
Counterfeit Cash
Texas Department of Public Safety Trooper Warrant Williamson reported stopping a white Jeep with Maryland license plates at 8:20 a.m. Aug. 26, 2022, for following too close to another vehicle east of Sulphur Springs on Interstate 30 west. William son reported detaining both the driver and passenger upon contact, “due to their movements in the vehicle at the time of the stop.” The trooper alleged smelling a strong burnt marijuana odor emitting from both Montego Marquis Braxton-Woods and Kindle Lynn-Simone Dye and from the vehicle.
During a probable cause search of the vehicle, Williamson found counterfeit currency — numerous forged $100 bills — concealed in the center console, glovebox and passenger Dye’s purse, as well as one additional fake $100 bill in Braxton-Woods pocket. Also located was large pink bag containing a small bag with less than two ounces of a green leafy substance the highway patrol believed to be marijuana, the Williamson alleged in arrest reports.
Both suspects from Detroit admitted they knew the marijuana was in the vehicle and demonstrated they were knowingly in possession of the substance, the trooper noted.. Dye and Braxton-Woods
were arrested for possessing less than 2 ounces of marijuana.
At the time of arrest, a records check showed driver Braxton-Woods had two active warrants for his arrest, one each for concealing stolen property and forgery, Williamson noted in arrest reports. However, the issuing agencies did not confirm the warrants due to extradition limitations. The vehicle was towed and stored by American Towing. Dye and Braxton-Woods were transported to the Hopkins County jail, where they were released to jail staff without incident.
Williamson contacted a detective with Monroe Police Department, the agency that issued the forgery warrant. The detective advised the DPS trooper the warrant was a case in which Braxton-Woods was passing fictitious US currency in the Detroit, Michigan area. The detective also advised Williamson that Braxton-Woods has several cases involving this same criminal behavior.
Based on this information which identifies Braxton-Woods as an individual known for possessing and passing or attempting to pass fraudulent US currency with the intent to harm or defraud another, Williamson said he believed that Braxton-Woods and Dye possessed the forged “writings” (the counterfeit cash) with the intent to harm or defraud another. Both subjects were subsequently charged with forgery of a government document, national instrument, money or security.
Dye remained in Hopkins County jail Saturday, Aug. 27, 2022, in lieu of the $11,000 bond set on the charges — $10,000 on the forgery charge and $1,000 on the marijuana charge. Braxton-Woods also was still in Hopkins County jail; his bonds, however, totaled $110,000 — $100,000 on the forgery charge and $10,000 on the marijuana charge, according to jail reports.
Cache Of Contraband
Five men out of Memphis, Tennessee were arrested on no less than four charges each one week before Dye and Braxton-Woods.
Eric Montreal Anderson, Jermaine Santrel Edwards Jr., Darius Deshun Ewing, Ricky R. Miller and Edarius Jaquez Rogers were each booked into Hopkins County jail Aug. 19, 2022, on manufacture or delivery of 4 grams or more but less than 200 grams of a Penalty Group 1-B controlled substance, theft of a firearm, possession of 4 ounces or more but less than 5 pounds of marijuana and fraudulent use or possession of identifying information charges.
Anderson, 22, was also charged Aug. 19 with evading arrest or detention with a vehicle and was determined to be wanted in Shelby County, Tennessee for violation of probation on an assault charge, according to sheriff’s reports.
Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Josh Davis obtained a warrant for Anderson’s arrest on a charge of criminal mischief resulting in $2,500 worth or more but less than $30,000 worth of damage. Davis served Anderson, who is shown in jail reports to also be known by EBG-Jizzle, with the felony warrant at 2:11 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2022, at the county jail. The offense is alleged to have occurred on Friday, Aug. 19, 2022, according to arrest reports.
Anderson remained in Hopkins County jail Saturday, Aug. 27, 2022. His bonds totaled $160,000 — $100,000 on the controlled substance charge, $20,000 on the evading arrest charge, and $10,000 each on the four other charges, according to Hopkins County jail reports.
Miller, 22, too was determined to be wanted in Shelby County, Tennessee for failure to appear on a fleeing charge, according to sheriff’s office reports. Miller remained in Hopkins County jail Saturday, Aug. 27, 2022, in lieu of the $130,000 in bonds set on the local charges — $100,000 on the controlled substance charge and $10,000 each on the three other charges.
Rogers, 19, was released from Hopkins County jail Monday, Aug. 22, 2022 after securing the $130,000 bond set on the four charges — $100,000 on the controlled substance charge and $10,000 each on the firearm, marijuana and fraud charges, according to Hopkins County jail reports.
Edwards and Ewing, both 22, like Anderson and Miller, also remained in Hopkins County jail Saturday, Aug. 27, 2022, jail records reflect.
As was the case with Rogers, bonds totaled $130,000 each for Ewing and Edwards — $100,000 on the manufacture or delivery of a controlled substance charge, $10,000 each on a manufacture or delivery of 4 grams or more but less than 200 grams of a Penalty Group 1-B controlled substance charge, $10,000 on a theft of a firearm, $10,000 on the possession of 4 ounces or more but less than 5 pounds of marijuana charge and $10,000 on the fraudulent use or possession of identifying information charge, according to jail reports.
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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.
Lady Cats Volleyball Wraps Up Tournament Play
Coach Bailey Dorner’s volleyball team wrapped up tournament play Saturday after finishing participation in the Edgewood tournament.
The Lady Cats went 1-3 against stiff competition, never relenting in contests that might have been blow-away losses, instead fighting back to give their opponents all they had.
Volleyball played in two contests Thursday, against Wills Point and Brownsboro.
“We lost two really close games [Thursday],” Coach Dorner said.
All sets were close, as volleyball fell in each set to Wills Point by two. Even facing deficits at 12-5 and 10-6, her squad “battled their way back, [we] just couldn’t finish it in the end,” the volleyball coach said Thursday following the losses.
Following that game early Thursday, the Lady Cats played a dominant Brownsboro squad who now stands at 13-4. Coach Dorner’s squad won a tight set one, 26-24, before falling in two straight to end Thursday. Volleyball trailed in set two 8-1, battling back before ultimately falling short.
“[We] just dug ourselves [into] some holes that we couldn’t get out of,” Coach Dorner said.
Sulphur Springs played well from an individual standpoint, but could not put it all together to get team wins.
Addison Wall had 12 kills in a round, Rainey Johnson tallied five blocks, and in the Wills Point match Mary Taylor recorded eight kills and five blocks, and senior Mali Maeker recorded six aces in the loss.
While all of these are fantastic game-stats, Coach Dorner just wants her squad to put it all together to play consistent enough to find a rhythm and get some wins.
“Saw some good things today, but we just couldn’t get firing at the same time. That’s one thing I’d like to see us improve on, just… all of us playing well at the same time,” the volleyball coach said Thursday.
Returning to Edgewood Saturday, first playing against Miller Grove for the second time this season in the consolation bracket, and for the second straight time, the Lady Cats bested the Lady Hornets to pick up their first win Saturday.
While the best-of-three win allowed Sulphur Springs to move on, the excitement ended there as the Lady Cats fell in two-straight, getting swept at the hands of Blue Ridge to end their tournament season.
Coach Bailey Dorner’s team went 1-3 over the two day tournament.
Below are post-tournament articles for each tournament for Lady Cats volleyball:
- Sulphur Springs hosts home tourney, going 5-1
- Lady Cats volleyball plays in Wills Point, starting strong at 2-1 before slipping to 2-3
In totality, their record from three volleyball tournaments is 8-7. Including a come-from-behind victory in Commerce, and a win over Ford, and a busy three weeks has Sulphur Springs’ season record at 11-8.
Coach Dorner’s team hits the road this week for two away games:
- Tuesday, Aug. 30 at Canton (6:30 PM)
- Friday, Sept. 2 at Lindale (4:30 PM)
Following the those two contests, volleyball returns to the Main Gym for three-straight home matches.
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Meal A Day Menu – Aug. 29-Sept. 2, 2022
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 Aug. 29-Sept. 2, 2022 includes:
- Monday – Chicken Parmesan On a bed of Egg Noodles, Italian Vegetables and Garlic Toast.
- Tuesday – Ham and Potato Casserole, Pinto Beans and Brussels Sprouts.
- Wednesday – Cheesy Chicken and Rice Casserole, Broccoli and Pickled Beets.
- Thursday – Meatloaf, Mashed Potatoes, Green Beans and a Roll.
- Friday – Corny Dogs, Cole Slaw and Pork ‘N’ Beans.
The Sulphur Springs Senior Citizens Center is a place where Senior Citizens age 50 and over can have a good time with old friends and make some new ones. Meal-A-Day is just one service the center provides. The coffee pot is always on and a smile is on each face. The SCC has a full library with all different kinds of reading books that can be taken, read and returned. Take as many as you like and bring some of your books in to share with others. Click here to find more information for seniors citizens.
Open House Was Held at the Sulphur Springs Paris Junior College Campus
OPEN HOUSE
Cason Cowden attended open house at the PJC-Sulphur Springs Center campus with his mom, Stephanie, center, and collected the robotic car and equipment he used when he participated in the recent robotics camp held at the campus. Helping him gather up his equipment was office manager Dana Smock, right.
Paris Junior College — located in Paris, Texas, about 100 miles northeast of Dallas — has been a part of the Lamar County community since 1924.
Paris Junior College offers Associate in Arts, Associate in Science and Associate in Applied Science degrees, as well as Certificates of Proficiency in technical/workforce fields. The college has expanded its academic curriculum through the years to encourage associate degree and university transfer candidates. Since establishing its first vocational program — jewelry and watchmaking in 1942 — the college has been aggressive in adding technical/workforce programs that will benefit students entering the workforce.
The campus of 54 tree-shaded acres includes 20 major buildings and residence halls and provides students a unique and pleasant environment for learning.
Paris Junior College also operates centers in Sulphur Springs, Texas, and in Greenville, Texas.
Vision
To be the educational provider of choice for the region.
Mission
Paris Junior College is a comprehensive community college serving the region’s educational and training needs while strengthening the economic, social and cultural life of our diverse community.
Hopkins County Records — Aug. 27, 2022
Land Deed Transactions
The following land deed transactions were filed and posted between Aug. 4-6, 2022, at Hopkins County Clerk’s Office:
- Jim Edward Brattan and Jennifer Brooke Goggans to Billy Paul Bratten; tract in the HL Ward survey
- Gretchen Roberts, independently and as independent executor for the William Archie Highfield Estate, to Cole Boseman and Elyssa Boseman; tract in the John S. Richey survey
- Jana Dodd to Andres Hervert; tract in the S. Coy survey
- SWC Group Ventures LLC to Kim Lindsey and John D. Nguyen; tract in the J. Y’Barbo survey
- Jacquelyn Jae Crump and John Crump to Austin D. Crouse; tract in The Griffin Addition
- Corine Catherine Aycock to Catherine L. Fish and Raymond P. Guimond; tract in the Isaac C. Burson survey
- Brandi Caddell and Logan Caddell to Shawn A. Endsley and Becky Ringler-Endsley; tract it the Nacogdoches University survey
- Ballout LLC to Tenet Equity TRS LLC; tract in the MA Bowlin survey
- Joselyne Guadalupe Sanchez Ambriz and Edward Gonzales to SPNR Equities Corp; tract in the Century Estates
- David T. Ferguson to Hugh W. Martin and Julian A. Martin; tract in the Mockingbird Hill Estates
- CP Assets Limited & CP19 Tx LLC and Harriett Fletcher, substitute trustee, to (H.K.) Obigator Limited; tract in the Mary Ann Bowlin survey
- Kyle Robinson and Lisa Robinson to Johnny Richard Peoples and Kristin Middleton Peoples; tract in the Santos Coy survey
- Jacquelyne Hamilton Brice to Greggory L. Quick; tract in the MA Bowlin survey
- Emily A. Schendel and Travis Schendel to David L. Morris and Raygan Taylor McMorris; tract in the Jose Y’Barbo survey
- Harlan H. Hammond and Paula Hammond to Christy Schumacher; tract in the J. Y’Barbo survey
- Christy Schumacher to Harlan H. Hammond and Paula Hammond; tract in the J. Y’Barbo survey
Marriage Licenses
The following individuals filed applications for marriage licenses at Hopkins County Clerk’s Office between Aug. 19 and Aug. 25, 2022:
- Joshua Mark Clark and Courtney Megan Embry
- Zachary Lee Loyd and Frances Nicole Vaughn
- Demetris Dwayne Powell and Desiray Jeannet M. Finney
- Benjamin Alexander Holt and Brittany Nicole Manuel
- Michael Ray Loriaux and Dawn M. Melendez
1 Person Injured In Tractor Accident
One person was reported to have been injured in a tractor accident Friday evening.
Hopkins County 911 dispatchers received a call at 5:25 p.m. Aug. 26, 2022, from County Road 4708, where a man said a tractor had fallen on someone and was pressing on the individual’s abdomen and legs. Emergency responders reported tractor had flipped over onto one person, resulting in possible injury to the lower and chest portions of the body. A medical helicopter was requested.
A medical helicopter landed in a field near the overturned tractor on CR 4708, picked up the individual, who was then flown to an area trauma center for treatment of injuries. The injured was reported by community members to be a man.
No additional information regarding the tractor crash and injured person and the individual’s condition were available Saturday, Aug. 27, 2022.
Dike Man To Serve Commitment For Assault Of Public Servant Offense
Nine Others Jailed On Felony Warrants
A 52-year-old Dike man was taken into custody to serve a commitment for an assault on a public servant offense, and nine others were jailed on felony warrants over the last week.
Arrested In District Court
Jerry Mack Price Jr. was taken into custody in the 8th Judicial District Courtroom at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2022, after being sentenced to serve a commitment for a 2021 assault on a public servant charge.
The court docket showed the 52-year-old Dike resident was to appear in court at 8:30 a.m. Aug. 23, 2022, for sentencing on the 2021 charge. Jail and arrest records did not list the length of the commitment.
Price allegedly resisted deputies when they tried to arrest him for assaulting his 51-year-old girlfriend, injuring one deputy’s hand and causing another deputy’s knees to be injured during the tussle at his County Road 3520 residence, sheriff’s officers wrote in Price’s Oct. 3, 2021 arrest report.
Price indicted in December 2021 on two assault on a public servant charges and one attempt to take a weapon from an officer charge, all stemming from the Oct. 3, 2021, incident, according to court records.
Price, who is also known by JJ Price and the alias Kerry Mack Price Jr., was escorted from the District Courtroom to Hopkins County jail, where he was booked in and has remained since Aug. 23, 2022, according to jail and arrest reports.
Gerald Gavin was taken into custody by HCSO Jail Officer Courtney Steward in District Court at 9:30 a.m. Aug. 22, 2022, on a warrant revoking his bond on an evading arrest or detention with a vehicle charge. Gavin was slated to appear in court Aug. 22, 2022, at 9 a.m. for a hearing on the state’s motion to deny bail for a civil case related to a criminal case, according to jail reports.
Monday was the second time in less than a week the 18-year-old has been booked into Hopkins County jail. The Cooper teen also spent the night Aug. 16, 2022, in custody for evading arrest or detention on a motorcycle. When deputies attempted to stop him for speeding, he continued south on SH 19 north a distance, engaging officers in a short pursuit before stopping on the shoulder.
Jail records show Gavin, who is also known to spell his name Gerld Gavin, also is held in the county jail without bond on a Delta County evading arrest or detention with a vehicle warrant.
Additional Charges
Conner Lee Hogan was served by Officer Courtney Steward at the county jail at 11:44 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 25, 2022, with a warrant for stalking, according to arrest reports.
The 21-year-old Sulphur Springs man has been in custody in Hopkins county jail since his arrest June 24, 2022 on assault against a public servant and a warrant for insufficient bond on a June 15, 2022 criminal mischief charge (for throwing a tire into a woman’s vehicle window).
He’d just been released June 23, 2022, on the criminal mischief offense. Police attempted to detain the man they’d just dealt with 2 hours before at a Texas Street address. One officer reported seeing the man hold a knife aggressively against his body when they tried to detain and talk to him. A scuffle ensued in an effort to get the knife away from the man; during the struggle, Hogan cut the top part of one police officer’s forearm with the knife, officers alleged in Hogan’s June 24, 2022 arrest report. Bond on the stalking charge was set at $75,000, according to jail reports.
Jail Officer Steward also served Johnathon Lee Goldsmith at 11:34 a.m. Aug. 25, 2022, at the jail with a warrant for indecency with a child by exposure. The 49-year-old Cambridge, Ohio man has been in Hopkins County jail since his arrest Aug. 18, 2022, on an aggravated sexual assault of a child charge, according to arrest and jail offenses.
Goldsmith is also known to use two alternate spellings of his name first name, Johnathan and Jonathon. His bonds total $275,000, according to jail reports. The indecency offense is alleged to have occurred on or about April 4, 2013, according to arrest reports.
Jail Transfers
Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Steve Huffman took Adam Blake Smith into custody at 9:57 a.m. Friday, Aug. 26, 2022, at LeFlore County Detention Center in Poteau, Oklahoma. The 31-year-old was transported to Hopkins County jail, where he was booked in at 3:33 p.m. Friday on warrants for theft, unauthorized use of a vehicle, bail jumping and failure to appear, and bond forfeiture on a resisting arrest, search or transport charge, according to arrest reports.
Smith, who is also known by the aliases Adams Smith and Stephen Cole Smith, remained in Hopkins County jail Saturday, Aug. 26, 2022. The evading arrest and stolen vehicle offenses are alleged to have occurred on July 1, 2020, according to jail records.
HCSO Deputy Terry Thompson took Kerry La Terry Gotcher into custody at 8:45 a.m. Friday, Aug. 26, 2022, at Gregg County jail and transported him to Hopkins County jail. The 35-year-old Sulphur Springs man was booked in at 12:13 p.m. Friday for surety off bond on a 2021 possession of less than 1 gram of a controlled substance charge. Gotcher also is wanted in Harris County on a theft charge.
Gotcher, who is also known by the alias Kerry Leterrys Gotcher, remained in Hopkins County jail Saturday, Aug. 26, 2022, in lieu of $36,000 bond — $35,000 on the controlled substance charge and $1,000 on the Harris County charge, according to jail reports.
Deputy Steve Huffman took Kobe Lewis into custody at 10:20 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 25, 2022, at Saline County jail in Arkansas, and transported the 20-year-old Little Rock man to Hopkins County. Lewis was booked in at 2:23 p.m. Aug. 25 for bond forfeiture on an April 23, 2022 theft of firearm charge.
Lewis, who is also known by Colby Lewis and Joseph Adams, remained in Hopkins County jail Friday, Aug. 26, 2022. His new bond on the charge was set at $10,000, according to jail reports.
Deputy Steve Huffman also took Brayden Lynn Brown into custody at a TDCJ facility in Henderson at 10:25 a.m. Aug. 23, 2022, and transported the 20-year-old Sulphur Springs man to Hopkins County jail.
Brown was booked in at 1:07 p.m. Aug. 23, 2022, on the warrant for violation of probation which he was on for burglary of a habitation. According to jail reports Tuesday was the third time Brown has been in the county jail for violating probation on the charge.
HCSO Arrest
Rebecca Mae Matlock, a wanted woman, turned herself in at 4:40 p.m. Aug. 21, 2022, at HCSO on two warrants. Deputies Michael Change and Aaron Chaney placed her into custody and escorted the 25-year-old Pickton woman into the county jail. She was booked in at 5:20 p.m. for violation of probation, which she was on for two June 5, 2019 possession of a controlled substance charges
Matlock, who jail records show is also known by Dixie Matlock, Rebecca Maec Matlock, Rebecca Mae Bain and Becky, remained in Hopkins County jail Saturday, Aug. 27, 2022. Her bond on the charges was set at $50,000 each. According to jail records, last Sunday was the second time Matlock has been jailed for violating her probation on the charges; she also spent Aug. 16-Sept. 3, 2022 in custody on warrants for violating her probation on the 2019 charges.
Traffic Stop
Sulphur Springs Police Officers Francisco Castro and Tyler Francis arrested Kirk Victor Childs at 2:38 p.m. Aug. 22, 2022, on a warrant for violation of probation on an evading arrest or detention with a vehicle charge. The 51-year-old Sulphur Springs man and a woman were observed walking on Elm Street, which intersects the street where officers were working a vehicle crash. The driver of the wrecked car had left the scene, Castro and Francis noted in arrest reports.
The pair claimed they did not know who had been driving the black Honda Civic when it crashed, but said the car belonged to them. They said they’d just come from their Calvert Street residence. A records check showed the man to be wanted on the outstanding charge; he was taken into custody. The car was towed from the location by the on-call wrecker service, the SSPD officers noted in arrest reports.
Childs was booked into Hopkins County jail at 3:19 p.m. Aug. 22, 2022, on the Hunt county warrant for violation of probation on an evading arrest or detention with a vehicle charge, according to arrest reports. The Sulphur Springs man remained in custody in Hopkins County overnight on the Hunt County warrant, according to jail records.
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Wildcats Football Opens Season With Solid 21-6 Win Over Jacksonville
Friday, Aug. 26 saw Sulphur Springs pick up a dominant 21-6 win over Jacksonville at home to begin their season.
The Wildcats played with confidence in their season-opening win.
The defense got off the field early several times, forced a crucial three-and-out to set up a potential last-minute scoring drive to end the first half, and the offense stayed consistent enough to not only score points, but in turn also giving their defense plenty of time to rest.
In the first game under new head coach Brandon Faircloth and his staff, the Wildcats picked up two touchdowns early in the game. QB Brady Driver used his legs to get the offense going, rushing 33 yards on the first drive.
The junior had himself a solid night, going 12/20 through the air and combining for over 200 yards in the win. Driver missed part of the game due to an apparent injury, but was well enough to return late in the game, passing a beautiful touchdown to put the game away.
Both opening drives for the Wildcat offense were capped off with a Malachi Roland rushing touchdown. The junior RB rushed for 108 yards in the victory.
Even though both PAT’s on the two opening drives for Sulphur Springs were blocked by the Indians, the Wildcats still led 12-0.
The start for the offense is a far cry from last year’s unit, who struggled to stay consistent and string pays together for scoring drives.
Jacksonville had a shot at getting back in to their season opener, scoring on a beautiful 43-yard pass from QB Ryan McCown to trail 12-6, but the ensuing PAT was blocked and returned for two to propel momentum right back to the Wildcats, leading 14-6.
Another touchdown, courtesy of freshman WR Jaxon Haire on a great pass from Driver, iced the game away as Sulphur Springs won their season opener 21-6.
While the offense scored three touchdowns on the night, consistently making big plays and stringing them together to keep their defense off the field, the real MVP of the season-opening win for the Wildcats was the defense.
Sulphur Springs forced several punts, also picking off Jackonsville QB McCown twice; once each in the first half (Riley Hammons) and second (Brayden Morris).
Special teams errors were also a big factor in the win Friday. Sulphur Springs missed two PAT’s, both blocked, but Jacksonville also almost lost a fumble on a punt return, had one of their PAT’s blocked and returned for two, and missed a field goal. While the Wildcats left two points on the field, Jacksonville left four to five points on the field due to special team gaffes.
The win is the first for Wildcats football in almost two years, dating back to the end of the 2020 season. Sulphur Springs went 0-10 last season before Head Football Coach/Athletic Director Coach Faircloth was brought in as Greg Owen’s replacement.
And in the new coach’s first game, in a new era of Wildcat football, it all culminated with a Sulphur Springs win, giving the Wildcats a 1-0 record to begin their season.
It’s also the first time Sulphur Springs has started the season 1-0 since 2018, winning their season opener over Frisco Wakeland.
Next up, Coach Faircloth and Wildcats football prep for a rivalry game with Mount Pleasant.
The Tigers come to town on Friday, Sept. 2 to Gerald Prim Stadium at 7:30 P.M.
Friday’s match-up with the Tigers is the first time the two schools have played each other since the 2017 season, when Sulphur Springs won 31-14 at Mount Pleasant when the schools were district rivals.
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