Health Care Foundation, CHRISTUS Hospital – Sulphur Springs Offer Free Mammogram Clinic
Sulphur Springs, Texas – The Hopkins County Health Care Foundation and CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Sulphur Springs are partnering to offer a free mammogram clinic for uninsured women in Hopkins County.
The clinic will run for two days which are Saturday, October 15, and Saturday, October 29, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Appointments will be taken on a first-come, first-served basis.
Participants must be over 40 years of age and reside in Hopkins County. Only a few appointments are left, so don’t delay.
Funding is made possible by part of the proceeds of the third annual Designer Handbag Bingo held in August, as well as a matching grant from Christus Mother Frances Hospital – Sulphur Springs. Bingo players also made donations to aid with this outreach program.
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and a good time for women to schedule their mammograms.
Eligible women wishing to be included in the free mammogram clinic should call 903-438-4325 to make an appointment.
The Hopkins County Health Care Foundation was founded in 1997 and is an IRS designated 501 (c) 3 non-profit that is governed by an independent board of directors. The Foundation exists to assist CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Sulphur Springs in its mission to extend the healing ministry of Jesus Christ.
Lady Cats Cross Country Places Second in Two Straight Competitions
Coach Ross Hicks’s teams had another good outing last weekend.
Saturday, Sept. 10 had both cross country teams returning to their old district course in Hallsville.
The Lady Cats finished second as a team for the second straight competition.
Haylee Schultz, fresh off winning the 4A and under division last week in Pittsburg, finished fifth at 13:44.10.
Not even 30 seconds later followed Edith Martinez, cracking the top-10 in Hallsville at ninth.
Three freshmen followed the sophomore Martinez:
- Abbey Williams, 14:56.60 (26th)
- McKenzie Buckland, 15:09.50 (29th)
- Dylan McKinney, 15:21.10 (33rd)
Cumulating just 62 points, the Lady Cats, who finished second in 4A and under, had a decent gap between them and third place Atlanta (75).
Last week Sulphur Springs took part in something of a district preview, competing at the Troy Segura Classic that just so happened to feature the top-3 teams XC will take on come district championship time.
The Lady Cats placed second, behind host Pittsburg, but did feature Schultz winning her first ever cross country competition. Martinez finished second, with Jolea Moore coming in seventh. Senior Laney Hurst finished 16th.
On the men’s side, the young cross country squad did not have the outing they had hoped for. In a crowded meet of talented competitors, Sulphur Springs as a team did not finish in the top-14.
Two freshman, Mateo Perez and Gabe Mayo, continue to have solid seasons. The Wildcats finished top-30 in yet another varsity competition.
Ivan Gonzalez, the lone returning runner from last year’s team, lead the way in 21st crossing the line at 19:35.50.
The final runner to place for Sulphur Springs, sophomore Jaydon Conner, crossing the line at 20:08.60, finished 42nd.
Next up, both cross country teams head to Longview to participate in Pine Tree’s Mike Darby Invitational.
That meet takes place Friday, Sept. 16.
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Looking to the Future: Water In Hopkins County
By Mario Villarino, Texas AgriLife Extension Agent for Agriculture and Natural Resources in Hopkins County, [email protected]
The importance of water cannot be overstated or overvalued. Though we often take it for granted, access to abundant, clean, safe, and affordable water affects our health, drives our economy, and adds to our quality of life.
Unfortunately, millions of people around the world live in places where water is so limited or in such poor quality that much of their day is spent finding water to meet bare necessities. Water in these regions is essential for survival, but ironically much of this water is contaminated and is a major source of sickness and disease.
Water is important to practically every aspect of our life, and in ways we often do not recognize or appreciate. Water is essential to food production, transportation, sanitation and health, energy production, recreation, and even politics. The most prosperous civilizations have always enjoyed access to fresh water, and the lack of water has been the downfall of others.
To understand the future challenges that faces Texas Water in Hopkins County, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension has scheduled the presentation series, “Looking to the Future: Water in Hopkins County.” In this series, Texas AgriLife Water experts will discuss the way urbanization and growth is affecting Texas water, and how Hopkins County can be a leader in protecting our most valuable resources. During the program, city sprawl, storms and streams, inevitable Texas drought, and citizen and community involvement topics will be discussed.
The event is scheduled for Friday September 23, 2022 at the Gray’s Building located in Pacific Park (413 Beckham St., Sulphur Springs, Texas) starting at 11 a.m. The program is planned to end at 3:30 p.m. Light refreshments will be offered. This program is free and no registration is required.
Chamber Connection – Sept. 14
By Butch Burney, Chamber of Commerce President/CEO, [email protected]
Past cooks have until Friday, Sept. 23, to register for the 53rd Annual Hopkins County Stew
Festival and retain their site from last year.
If you have cooked stew in the past or want to for the first time, now is the time to register for Stew Fest, presented by Alliance Bank. The Stew Festival is Saturday, Oct. 22, with Friday night activities, hosted by Bob Evans Foods, will be going on the night before at Buford Park.
To register for a cook site, go online to the Chamber’s website at HopkinsChamber.org/stewcooks, email i[email protected] or call 903-885-6515. The cost to enter is $100 per stew pot, with $150 coming from the sponsor to pay for ingredients. Register now to reserve your spot from last year.
This year, stew cooks can also pre-order a T-shirt with “Stew Cook” on the back for $15.
We also are taking applications for our vendor market at the stew. Cost is $75 for Chamber members, $100 for nonmembers. Go to our website at HopkinsChamber.org or call Amanda at 903-885-6515 to register.
Homecoming Parade
The Dial Study Club is bringing back the Sulphur Springs High School Homecoming Parade at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 22. The parade, sponsored by Triple Crown Roofing, will begin at Buford Park, go east down Connally Street, turn north on Davis Street and then west on Houston Street to end at the park. It will not go around the square.
Ribeye Roundup
If you’re looking for a great steak, you don’t want to miss the Cattleman’s Classic and Ribeye Roundup on Saturday, Oct. 1, on the downtown plaza.
The event features a steak cook-off which will include an expected 40-plus cook teams, educational trade show, free Bobby Irwin concert and more.
This year there will be a junior cook classification for youth ages 7-17. Go to the Facebook page to learn more.
You can also get a blue Ribeye Roundup T-shirt for just $14 at the Chamber of Commerce, 110 Main St. Come by to pick one up!
Quilt Show
The 21st Annual Quilt Show, presented by the Lone Star Heritage Quilt Guild, is set for Sept. 23-24 at First Baptist Church’s The ROC. Admission is $5 per person (under 12 are free). It will last from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Friday and 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday.
Lisa Erlandson, AQS certified appraiser of Quilted Textiles and historian, will be the special speaker. There will be more than 100 quilts along with door prizes and vendors. For more information, go to SulphurSpringsTxQuilts.com.
Healthcare Night Out
Christus Health is hosting a Healthcare Night Out from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 15, at Corner Grub House. The invitation is extended to job seekers as well as current/new Christus nurses, therapists and techs.
Business of the Week
The Chamber’s Business of the Week for Sept. 14 is Money Law and Title, located at 1335 South Broadway. Follow us on Instagram and Facebook to check out our Business of the Week.
Ribbon Cutting
The Reserve at Sulphur Springs, an apartment complex on League Street, will host a ribbon cutting at noon, Wednesday, Sept. 14. Please come out to welcome them to the community.
Additional Charge Added For Man Jailed Monday For Evading Arrest
An additional charge was added Tuesday afternoon for a Sulphur Springs man jailed on an evading arrest charge Monday, according to arrest reports.
A detective advised Sulphur Springs Police Sgt. Brandon Mayes that Dequarian Terran Pitts was scheduled to be at the police department for an interview, and that a felony warrant had been issued for the 22-year-old Sulphur Springs man’s arrest.
Pitts was among three arrested Monday evening, Sept. 12, 2022, on evading arrest charges following a Calvert Street shots fire call that resulted in a pursuit that ended with Pitts and a Commerce man attempting to run from police, officers noted in arrest reports. Pitts spent the night in Hopkins County jail on the misdemeanor charge, then was released Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2022, on a $10,000 bond.
Mayes contacted Pitts while he was at the police department and took him into custody at 4:30 p.m. on the warrant for violation of probation, which he was on for a Dec. 3, 2020 felony assault of a family or household member that impeded breathing or circulation charge, Mayes noted in arrest reports.
Pitts was transported to Hopkins County jail, where he was booked in at 5:14 p.m. Sept. 13, 2022, and remained Wednesday morning, Sept. 14, 2022, on felony probation charge; his bond was set at $150,000, according to arrest and jail reports.
Jail records also show Pitts has been jailed on two other occasions on charges related to the December 2020 assault impeding breathing charge. He was jailed Feb. 10-March 18, 2021, for surety off bond on the 2020 felony assault charge; and May 4-Aug. 4, 2022, for violation of probation on the assault impeding breathing charge.
KSSTRadio.com publishes Sulphur Springs Police Department reports and news. The Police Department is located at 125 Davis St., Sulphur Springs, Texas. Non-emergency calls can be made to (903) 885-7602.
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.
Sulphur Springs ISD Bond Election To Be Discussed At Town Hall Meeting
The Sulphur Springs ISD Bond Election will be discussed at a special Town Hall Meeting scheduled at 7 p.m. Monday, Sept. 19, 2022, in the Board Room inside SSISD Administration Building, 630 Connally St.
SSISD Superintendent Michael Lamb will lead the discussion. The community is invited to attend to learn more about and ask any questions they may have related to the $81.5 million SSISD Bond Election called for facilities improvements and construction of a new campus.
The bond proposal is the second bond proposal the school district has asked voters to consider this year. A $93 million bond proposal was voted down in May 2022 by SSISD residents.
The current proposal includes some of the same proposals outlined in the $93 million bond proposal which failed on May 7, but has notable differences as well, according to a press release distributed by SSISD Superintendent’s Office Monday afternoon, Aug. 22, 2022, after SSSID Board of Trustees called for Nov. 8 election for the $81.3 million bond proposal.
Several projects in the prior plan, according to school administrators, are being postponed due to inflation. The district, however, would take advantage of “potential improved bond capacity” if the bond passes in November.
The $81.5 million SSISD bond election called for Nov. 8 still calls for a new campus for Travis Primary, but the notice did not specify where the new campus would be located or approximate cost. In the May 7, 2022, bond election, officials and the building improvement committee proposed updates at SSES, as well as constructing a new campus to serve elementary students on the site of what currently serves as a track at the far end of the SSES campus. The spring bond proposal allocated $35 million for the new Travis Primary Campus.
The Nov. 8 bond proposal calls for 8 additional classrooms, additional cafeteria space to accommodate campus needs, as well as improved pick-up and drop-off areas at Bowie Primary. During community meetings for the prior May 7 bond election, officials reported the campus was one of the few that has room to expand out further onto the property across or near the current playground and open field often used by community leagues for sports activities. The campus was allocated $6,000 for improvement on the May bond proposal.
Under the Nov. 8 bond plan, security would be updated by reconfiguring the entrance and front office area at Sulphur Springs Elementary; the building would also get a new roof and upgrades as needed. The prior plan allocated $3 million to SSES for renovations.
On the Nov. 8, 2022 election ballot, as proposed, will be improved parking and upgrades to Barbara Bush Primary, including an improved intercom system. Previously, the district had allocated $1 million to Bush Primary for improvements.
The $81.5 million bond proposal includes upgraded security at Sulphur Springs High School, which would be achieved by creating new front office space; SSHS has also been tabbed in the Nov. 8 election for additions to fine arts spaces, a new roof, as well as painting and parking upgrades as needed. The prior May 7 bond proposal allocated $10 million in renovations at SSHS, as well as a $12 million CTE Center (to house culinary arts, auto shop, health science technology, construction trades and robotics programs) and $12.5 million for fine arts.
As proposed in the Nov. 8 election, the district would finance 10 buses over 5 years, which is half the number proposed in the spring, when costs were projected at $2 million for buses.
Also listed separately in the spring bond proposal as capital improvements across the district was $9 million for roofing and HVAC work. In the fall bond proposal which voters will determine on Nov. 8, roofing work is included in plans listed for SSES and SSHS.
Among the items proposed on the May 7 ballot that the Nov. 8 proposal does not include were $2 million in renovations at Douglass ECLC and $500,000 in renovations to Austin Academic Center/DAEP.
The bond would add 1 cent per $100 property value to SSISD taxes. That would go onto the I&S indebtedness side of the tax rate. The district on Monday, prior to calling for the Nov. 8 bond election, also approved a tax rate of $1.1651 per $100 property valuation. The tax rate is composed of two parts, the maintenance and operations tax rate or M&O tax rate, which is used for salaries and daily operations. The second part of the tax rate is the issuance and sinking or I&S which is the amount levied to pay of bonded indebtedness.
The M&O tax rate passed by the school board on Monday, Aug. 22, 2022, for tax year 2022-2023 was set at $0.85460, which is actually a 1.7 cent ($0.017) per $100 property valuation decrease in the M&O tax rate, in accordance with the state set formula. The I&S tax rate adopted Monday, Aug. 22, 2022, was $0.3105 per $100 property valuation. Should the Nov. 8 $81.5 million bond proposal pass, that 1 cent would be added to the I&S tax, increasing it to $0.3205 per $100 valuation, which would still be a $0.007 per $100 property valuation decrease in the overall tax rate, Superintendent Michael Lamb explained Monday, when presenting the scaled back bond proposal to the school board for consideration.
Methamphetamine Found In Fast Food Cup
More than 7 grams of methamphetamine was reportedly found in a fast food cup during an traffic stop late Monday night along I-30 in Hopkins County, according to arrest reports.
Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office deputies reported stopping the driver of a white Ford F250 at 11:15 p.m. Sept. 12, 2022, on the south Interstate 30 service road at mile marker 135 for failure to maintain a single lane of traffic.
Deputy Drew Fisher, in arrest reports, noted that John Adam McGinn continued to exhibit nervous behaviors, after being told he was receiving only a verbal warning for the traffic violation. Fisher and Sgt. Tanner Steward‘s suspicions, leading the sheriff’s officer to ask the Mount Vernon man for permission to search the pickup.
When McGinn refused, Fisher deployed his narcotics detection canine around the truck. The police K-9 alerted on the pickup, resulting in a probable cause search by deputies, Fisher noted in arrest reports. Discovered in a McDonald’s cup full of Coke was a tin container with two baggies with a crystal-like substance in each, Fisher alleged in arrest reports. Believing the substance in the baggies to be methamphetamine, the deputies took 40-year-old John Adam McGinn into custody at 11:20 p.m. Sept. 12, and transported him to Hopkins County jail. The suspected meth found in the fast food cup field-tested positive for meth and weighed 7.247 grams, the deputies alleged in arrest reports.
As a result, McGinn was booked into Hopkins County jail at 1:06 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2022, on a possession of 4 grams or more but less than 200 grams of a Penalty Group 1/1-B controlled substance, according to arrest and jail reports. The Mount Vernon man remained in Hopkins County jail later Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2022, in lieu of the $50,000 bond set on the felony controlled substance charge, according to jail reports.
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.
Shots Fired Call Results In Pursuit, At Least 3 Arrests
A call reporting shots fired on Calvert Street in Sulphur Springs resulted in a pursuit and at least three arrests — a Malakoff woman on a felony charge, and Sulphur Springs and Commerce men on misdemeanor charges, according to arrest reports and officials.
Sulphur Springs Police Officers Robble Acosta responded at 7:19 p.m. Monday, Sept. 12, 2022, in the 700 block of Carter Street, where dispatchers were told shots had been fired. When Acosta attempted to contact the individuals in a gray Honda Accord, the driver failed to stop.
Acosta advised he was pursuing the car, which continued driving away from the address after he activated the lights and sirens on his patrol vehicle to indicate the car should immediately stop.
SSPD Officers Cameron Robinson and Stephen Lail, and Cpl. Silas Whaley; along with Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office Deputies Isaac Foley, Drew Fisher and Sgt. Tanner Steward had joined the pursuit. At 7:25 p.m. Sept. 12, 2022, officials responded on Calvert Street and Carter Street, according to police and sheriff’s reports. Upon stopping, the occupants allegedly jumped out of the car and attempted to elude officers by running, police alleged in arrest reports.
A 22-year-old Commerce man, one of the passengers from the car, was arrested at 7:45 p.m. within the 700 block of Calvert Street at 7:45 p.m. by Cpl. Whaley. A 22-year-old Sulphur Springs man, another of the passengers from the Accord, was located at 7:45 p.m. and taken into custody at 8:19 p.m. Monday at a nearby Calvert Street address by Cpl. Whaley and Officer Lail. Brookelyn Robyn Purser, the 19-year-old reported to have been driving the car, was detained in the 400 block of Carter Street and taken into custody at 7:48 p.m. Sept. 12, 2022, by Acosta and Robinson.
The 19-year-old Malakoff woman was booked into Hopkins County jail at 9:01 p.m. Monday on an evading arrest or detention with a vehicle charge. The Sulphur Springs man was booked into the county jail at 9:07 p.m. Sept. 12 and the Commerce man at 9:28 p.m., each on a Class A misdemeanor evading arrest or detention charge. The Commerce man was also found to have three warrants for not taking care of three speeding tickets and one ticket for driving on the wrong side of the road.; fees owed on the traffic charges exceeded $726.50, according to arrest reports.
The Commerce man remained in Hopkins County jail Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2022, in lieu of the $10,000 bond set on the charge, according to jail reports, Monday was the second time he’s been booked into the county jail; he also spent Jan. 10-13, 2022, in custody for bond forfeiture on a misdemeanor possession of marijuana charge, according to jail records.
The Sulphur Springs man was released from Hopkins County jail Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2022, after securing the $10,000 bond set on the misdemeanor evading arrest charge, according to jails reports. Monday was also the second time the Sulphur Springs man has been booked into the county jail this year; he also spent May 4-Aug. 4, 2022, in jail for violation of probation on a Dec. 3, 2020 assault of family or household member that impeded breathing charge, according to jail records.
Purser also was released from Hopkins County jail Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2022, after securing the $25,000 bond set on the felony evading arrest or detention in a vehicle charge, according to arrest reports.
KSST does not publish the names or photos of people charged with misdemeanor crimes in staff-generated reports, only those accused of felony offenses.
KSSTRadio.com publishes Sulphur Springs Police Department reports and news. The Police Department is located at 125 Davis St., Sulphur Springs, Texas. Non-emergency calls can be made to (903) 885-7602.
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.
Information from the Paris Junior College Sulphur Springs Campus
Charle Fox, right, secretary at the PJC-Sulphur Springs Center campus, helps new student Destiny Dee Carver of Sulphur Springs prepare to begin her first semester of college.
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.
2022 NETBIO Seventh Annual Cattleman’s Classic And Ribeye Round Up
Texas Heritage National Bank is proud to be the title sponsor for the 2022 Cattleman’s Classic And Ribeye Roundup (CCRR) to be held October 1, on Celebration Plaza. Thirty cooking teams are expected to be competing. With $7,200 in prize money, plus bragging rights, the competition is expected to be intense.
Brandon Bell with Potts Feed Store out of Emory, states, “Every year the teams get better and the scores improve. We have many returning teams, as well as a few new entries this year. A new twist for this year is the creation of the Junior Championship Steak Cookoff, where there will be two divisions of youth competing in a separate event. There will also be a hors d’oeuvre competition.”
Sponsors of the event are also showing a lot of excitement with Medium Rare returning sponsors including Sulphur Springs Livestock Auctions; Jay Hodge Chevrolet; Brookshire’s and Lone Star Ag-Credit. Medium Sponsors for 2022 include Corner Grub House Restaurant and Texas Farm Credit.
Without our sponsors we would not be able to continue this event. We want to thank all of these and the many other sponsors that enable us to showcase area ranchers and promote the beef industry. This industry has a tremendous impact on the Northeast Texas area. The NETBIO participating ranches market 40,000 to 50,000 head of quality feeder calves through 8 sales annually.
Dr. Mario Villarino encouraged everyone to, “Come to the Plaza Saturday afternoon, to go through The Cattle Trail, which will include several informational stations across the plaza with interesting facts and presentations from local Ranchers and Agribusiness representatives. We have some great prizes for children and adults that complete the trail on Saturday afternoon. The cooking teams will also have hors d’oeuvre samplers available throughout the afternoon for visitors completing the Cattle Trail.”
Evening activities include announcement of the winners of the competition, followed by live entertainment provided by Walker Ryder and a Ribeye Steak Dinner for $35.
Micah Newton states, “Tickets may be purchased from Texas Heritage National Bank as long as supplies last. After dinner the crowd will be treated to a concert by Bobby Irwin. Bobby is the winner of the 2021 National FFA Talent Contest and is from Quitman. Bobby is a great entertainer and is a rising star that we are lucky enough to catch on the way up.”
Come learn more about the beef industry. Cheer on your favorite team; have a great ribeye dinner cooked by one of the teams, with sides provided by Lyndsay Palmer. Then, kick back for some great entertainment!
