Virtual Storm Spotter Training Program Planned Feb. 17 For Hopkins And Rockwall Counties
The 2022 severe weather season is not too far away, and the National Weather Service and local public safety officials want you to be ready. The National Weather Service will be conducting a free, virtual severe weather training class for Hopkins County on Thursday, February 17, 2022, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Officially called the SKYWARN Storm Spotter Class, the program will be held in partnership with the Sulphur Springs Police Department. Registration for this online class can be found at: https://www.weather.gov/fwd/skywarnmap. There is no cost to attend this class. This virtual class is being combined with Rockwall County.
This class is for anyone with an interest in severe weather, established storm spotters, and/or anyone who wants to learn more about the severe weather threats in North and Central Texas and how to be prepared. This class is part of a regional severe weather preparedness campaign. Other classes in the region can be found on the full schedule: https://www.weather.gov/fwd/skywarnmap.
This year’s program will feature an in-depth review and study of the various threats posed by severe thunderstorms. The program will also review thunderstorm characteristics and features associated with severe and non-severe storms. Additionally, the program highlights severe weather safety and how you can report severe weather information to the National Weather Service Fort Worth Office and local public safety officials.
“By participating in this training session, you will gain a better understanding of Texas’ severe weather season,” says Tom Bradshaw, Meteorologist-in-Charge of the NWS Fort Worth Office. “Waiting until storms are on your doorstep is not the time to start thinking about severe weather preparedness. We hope you attend these free classes to learn more about the severe storms that impact the region every year.”
The Hopkins County severe weather program is one of several training sessions the Fort Worth National Weather Service Office will conduct between January and March 2022. The National Weather Service in Fort Worth provides forecasts, warnings, and weather services for 46 counties in North and Central Texas.
For more information on severe weather, visit our website at https://weather.gov/fortworth, or find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NWSDallasFortWorth and on Twitter: @NWSFortWorth.
3 Jailed On Felony Warrants For Offenses Against Others
Feb 7, 2022 – Three people were jailed over the weekend on felony warrants for offenses against others, according to arrest and jail reports.
Probation Warrant
Layton Wes Keller arrived at Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office at 4:55 p.m. Feb. 5, 2022, to turn himself in. Deputy Aaron Chaney was notified. Communications confirmed The 21-year-old Sulphur Springs man did indeed have an active warrant for violation of probation, which he was on for a Nov. 7, 2020, assault of a pregnant person charge.
Chaney took Keller into custody and walked him into the jail, where he was booked in on the warrant. Keller was held in Hopkins County jail on the charge Monday, Feb. 7, 2022, according to jail reports.
The offense, Chaney noted on arrest reports, is alleged to have occurred on Jan. 31, 2022.
Winnsboro Police Arrest
Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office was notified Jessie Craig Swanner, was arrested by Winnsboro Police Feb. 6, 2022, and held on a Hopkins County warrant. Deputy Zack Horne met Winnsboro Police Officer J. Rich at 10:45 p.m. Feb. 5, 2022, and took custody of Swanner.
Horne transported the 61-year-old Scroggins man to Hopkins County jail, where he was booked in early Sunday morning on a stalking warrant. Swanner remained in Hopkins County jail Monday, Feb. 7, 2022, in lieu of $200,000 bond on the third-degree felony stalking charge, according to jail reports. The offense, according to arrest reports, occurred at on Nov. 23, 2021.
Wildcat Way Traffic Stop
Sulphur Springs Police Officer Jameison Hawkins stopped a a Ford F150 pickup at 11:54 a.m. Feb. 6, 2022, on Wildcat Way for an expired registration.
A records check using the driver’s ID information showed Kyle Wayne Hurley to be wanted in Red River County on two felony warrants for offenses against others. After receiving confirmation the warrants were active, the 36-year-old Deport man was taken into custody and transported to jail; the truck was impounded. Officer Zack Davis assisted with the stop, according to arrest reports.
Hurley was booked into Hopkins County jail Sunday on the Red River County aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and abandoning or endangering a child warrants. He was held in Hopkins County jail until Monday on the charges. Bond was set at $25,000 on the assault charge and $5,000 on the child endangerment charge, according to jail reports.
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Sulphur Springs ISD Long Range Facilities Planning Committee Recommends Calling For May 7 Bond Election To Address District Needs
Sulphur Springs ISD’s Long Range Planning Committee Monday afternoon recommended trustees call for a May 7 bond election to begin addressing $93 million worth of needed upgrades, improvements and additions identified during a series of meetings and campus walk-throughs.
Dr. Lizzy Johnson of TransCend4, a ground formed to help “Texas school districts that may be struggling to keep their board aligned and projects on track, facilitate bond committees, special projects, and school board professional development to keep superintendents, school boards, and communities aligned in order to create lasting positive outcomes for students,” explained that she has worked with SSISD’s long range planning committee during regular meetings to evaluate and prioritize school needs. The committee then on Monday after compiling the findings made a recommendation to the school board during a special called meeting.
The committee consisted of 50 different community and educational representatives, including parents and grandparents, business leaders, civic leaders, educators and administrators, volunteers, retirees, alumni and students with campus principals serving as table facilitators.
Dr. Johnson commended SSISD committee on just how engaged they were, diligent to be at each meeting and involved in each phase of the process. The members showed “a lot of faith” in the superintendent, school board and district as whole.
Johnson explained that the SSISD Long Range Facilities Planning Committee was charged at each meeting with making recommendations that:
- consider the needs of all students;
- support the district mission, values and beliefs;
- strive for equity of facilities, defined as not being the same, but rather as supporting common educational goals of the district, including safety and security; and
- use facts, data and financial resources to make informed decisions.
The group met at least six times. The first meeting, the committee focused on process, timeline, vision and goal, charge from the school board, gradients of decision making model and school finance 101.
The second meeting focused on demographics reports and district needs presentation
Meeting three involved a facility needs assessment and educational adequacy review.
The committee also on a Saturday morning took a facility tour, walking the various campuses to what each has and needs, and how each is utilized.
The fourth meeting was project priority presentation, what was thought to be the most important things identified.
During meeting five, the committee saw a presentation from a financial advisor.
Finally, in meeting six the committee focused on bond package development with CoVoice.
Sulphur Springs High School students Katie Tiemeyer found the planning process an “amazing experience” she was blessed to be part of. She was able to tell those at her table at each meeting what she thought of certain things, to draw on her experiences attending SSISD from pre-kindergarten through 12th grade, and recommend change that will benefit future students.
She appreciated being included in the process and that those who are more seasoned in life genuinely wanted to hear and listened to her opinions and recommendations. She said she thinks many issues were brought to light, and recommendations made to improve them for the education, health and safety of all students and staff.
Shannon Barker, a mom who also served as committee liaison, felt it was important that so many different voices from different segments oft he community were involved in the process, none considered above or more than others, as all were needed to identify what is needed for the district to be successful and to do what’s right for all students.
Touring the campuses, seeing the differences and different needs, the willingness of all involved to equip teachers to help students learn better.
Jason Haire, a parent who also served as a committee liaison, said he went in with the idea that he could make recommendations for a new gym at hte high school. In the end, after seeing needs across the district, a new high school gym did not factor into the Long Range Facilities Planning Committee’s recommendations.
While he is disappointed the gym did not make it on the recommendations list, Haire said there are far greater needs that require more immediate attention than a new high school gym. He added that he would be even more disappointed, however, if the school board does not call for a bond in the near future and the community does not rally to support it so that the district can provide the tools needed for students and the district to be successful.
Ultimately, the committee recommended calling for a bond election to be held on May 7 in conjunction with the trustees election to raise funding to begin addressing the $93 million in addition, upgrades, improvements and renovations.
Overall, those recommendations presented by the Long Range Facilities Planning Committee to the school board at the special Feb. 7 meeting, included the following (along with cost estimates for each):
- Travis Elementary Replacement – $35,000,000
- Bowie Elementary Classroom Additions – $6,000,000
- Bush Elementary Renovations – $1,000,000
- Sulphur Springs Elementary Renovations – $3,000,000
- High School CTE Center – $12,000,000
- Fine Arts Addition – $12,500,000
- Buses – $2,000,000
- Capital Improvement Projects across District – $9,000,000
- Austin/DAEP Renovation – $500,000
- Douglas Early Childhood Renovations – $2,000,000
- High School Refurbishments – $10,000,000
Since the recommendations were given as a presentation Monday, no action could be taken on the recommendation to call for a bond election.
The school board is expected to consider the matter further, then, at the next board meeting, scheduled at 6 p.m. Monday, Feb. 14, consider calling for a May 7 bond election to begin the process of meeting the facilities recommendations made by the planning committee. If SSISD Board of Trustees does call for an election early voting would be April 19-27, 2022
An Evening of Jazz Hosted by the Community Players Inc.
The Community Players, Inc. will have the pleasure of hosting Jeff and J.B. Smith along with Ben Scarbourgh on Saturday, February 12 at Main Street Theatre for a second night of celebrating Valentine’s Day in Sulphur Springs with an evening of jazz that can be enjoyed by anyone who likes music.
The Doors will open at 6:30 P.M., and the show begins at 7:00 P.M. with an intermission for refreshments and mingling with the homegrown musicians. The ticket price is $15 available on The Community Players’ website: www.communityplayersinc.com and their Facebook page: Main Street Theatre.
The Community Players, Inc., is really looking forward to this event and many others at Main Street Theatre as they house and sponsor a greater variety of programs since the renovations of the exterior walls and redecoration of the lobby.
Understanding Frosts And Freezes
By Dr. Mario Villarino, Texas AgriLife Extension Agent for Agriculture and Natural Resources, Hopkins County, [email protected]
Two types of cold events can damage plants in Texas: advective freezes (“freezes”) and radiative frosts (“frosts”).
Texans are familiar with the term blue norther, a windy cold front that moves south from Canada through the Great Plains. The technical term for these events is advective freezes.
Advective freezes bring sudden, steep plunges in temperature, wind speeds of more than 4 mph, and masses of cold air from 500 to 5,000 feet deep. They may bring clouds and precipitation at the onset and can take 1 to 3 days to make their way out of Texas.
These freezes create uniformly cold temperatures throughout the plant canopy, sometimes damaging the plants from their lowest to highest points. The harm is caused by low temperatures and drying, sometimes relentless, winds.
Some of the most serious plant-damaging cold events recorded in Texas have been advective freezes. Most frequent in the winter, they occasionally wreak havoc in the fall as they usher in winter suddenly before the plants have time to acclimate. Freezes generally become less numerous and less severe as spring arrives, although it takes only one serious freeze late in the spring to damage tender transplants and spring-blooming fruits.
Radiative frosts occur when the sky is clear and winds are less than 4 mph. During the day, the sun’s radiation heats the plants and soil; at night, they lose radiation back to the sky. Plants and other objects cool faster when skies are clear because of the unimpeded loss of radiation.
Depending on the amount of radiation that the plants gain during the day, they may cool steadily at night to the freezing point before sunrise. This can occur on clear-sky nights in the winter, spring, or fall. On cloudy nights, the clouds reflect radiation back toward earth, which slows plant cooling and reduces frost injury.
The most severe radiative frosts occur when the weather is cloudy during the day and clear at night. The clouds reduce the amount of radiation absorbed during the day; if they dissipate late in the day or early during the night, intense cooling and plant freezing may be experienced.
Because the tops of the plants are most exposed to the open sky, they are the likeliest parts to be injured by radiative frost. The leaves at the top of the plant slow the radiation loss from the lower sections, so the cold damages the plant’s outer and upper parts most on frost nights.
Under radiative conditions, the leaves, stems, and other plant structures that have full sky exposure can be as much as 5 degrees colder than the recorded air temperature. This is why some plants show frost injury even when the recorded air temperatures did not drop below 32°F.
Radiative frosts are accompanied by temperature inversions, which occur when the ground cools quickly but no wind mixes the air, leaving layers of cold air close to the ground. Depending on the topography and inversion strength, a cold air inversion may be 50 to 150 feet deep.
Low-lying topography is colder in radiative frosts because of the inversion and the tendency for cold air, which is heavier than warm air, to settle into “frost pockets.” Avoid planting cold-sensitive plants in frost pockets. Monitor the temperature near the ground, which can be a few degrees colder in a radiative inversion.
Radiative frosts occur often in winter and can seriously damage delicate and marginally adapted plants. They generally occur one or more nights after an advective freeze has left the region. Although fewer frosts occur in the spring, they are the ones chiefly responsible for damage to spring-blooming fruit crops or early-spring vegetable transplants.
Although a radiative frost does not last long—as little as 1 to 4 hours—the damage can be disastrous.
After a freeze or frost, the leaves of damaged herbaceous plants may immediately appear withered and water soaked. However, the freeze injury to the twigs, branches, or trunks often doesn’t appear on shrubs and trees right away. Wait a few days and then use a knife or thumbnail to scrape back the outer bark on young branches. Freeze-damaged areas will be brown beneath the bark; healthy tissues will be green or a healthy creamy color. Delay pruning until time reveals the areas that are living and dead and until the threat of additional frosts or freezes has passed. Leaving dead limbs and foliage at the tops of plants will help protect the lower leaves and branches from nighttime radiation loss. Pruning after a freeze does not improve the outcome. Also, plants that are pruned tend to be invigorated more quickly, which may set them up for further damage in Texas’s unpredictable cycling of warm and cold temperatures.
For more information on this or any other agricultural topic please contact the Hopkins County Extension Office at 903-885-3443 or email me at [email protected].
CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Sulphur Springs Partners With NETX Public Health District To Offer Pediatric COVID-19 Vaccinations
Sulphur Springs, Texas, February 7, 2022 – CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Sulphur Springs will be partnering with Northeast Texas Public Health District to provide COVID vaccinations for children ages 5 through 11. The vaccine clinic will be held in the MMU tent located in the parking lot north of the hospital (between Dr. Arnecke and Podiatry offices) from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. during the week of February 7. The second vaccine in the series will be available 4 weeks later during the week of March 7 at the same time from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m.
Adult vaccinations, both Moderna and Pfizer, will also be offered during the same time and location of the pediatric vaccinations. There is no cost to receive the vaccine and no appointment required. Please note, the hospital will still offer the weekly adult COVID vaccine clinic on Friday from 9-11 a.m., but if a child needs a vaccine, the attending adult will have the opportunity to receive one at the MMU tent location.
This event was originally scheduled for last week, January 31; however, due to inclement weather was closed after Wednesday.
CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Sulphur Springs continues to offer a COVID Vaccine Clinic every Friday morning from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. in the main lobby of the hospital until further notice. The available vaccines include Moderna (2-doses, ages 18 and older) and Pfizer (2-doses, ages 12 and older) and Johnson & Johnson (1-dose, ages 18 and older).
***This includes all three brands of boosters for fully vaccinated people. Appointments not required, but parent/guardian must accompany anyone 17 and younger.
CHRISTUS Trinity Mother Frances Health System includes CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospitals – Tyler, South Tyler, Jacksonville, Winnsboro and Sulphur Springs, the CHRISTUS Trinity Mother Frances Louis and Peaches Owen Heart Hospital – Tyler, CHRISTUS Trinity Mother Frances Rehabilitation Hospital a partner of Encompass Health, Tyler ContinueCARE Hospital at CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital, a long-
term acute care facility, and CHRISTUS Trinity Clinic. CHRISTUS Trinity Clinic is the area’s preferred multi-specialty medical group, with more than 400 Physicians and Advanced Practice Providers representing 36 specialties in 34 locations serving Northeast Texas across 41 counties. For more information on services available through CHRISTUS Trinity Mother Frances Health System, visit christustmf.org
- Bed count – 402 – CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Tyler
- Bed count – 8 – CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – South Tyler
- Bed count – 25 – CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Jacksonville
- Bed Count – 96 – CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Sulphur Springs
- Bed count – 25 – CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Winnsboro
- Bed count – 94 – CHRISTUS Trinity Mother Frances Rehabilitation Hospital
- Bed count – 96 – CHRISTUS Trinity Mother Frances Louis and Peaches Owen Heart – Tyler
- Bed count – 51 – Tyler ContinueCARE Hospital at CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital
Monday Game Day Brings Senior Night for Lady Cats Basketball, Golf and Baseball Spring Openers
Monday, Feb. 7 is a busy one for Sulphur Springs sports.
Four different squads are in action for this Monday game day.
Both golf teams had their usual early start, but today are in Rockwall for the Regional Preview to begin their seasons.
Lady Cats golf had a solid fall season, placing third in all four of their fall competitions, including a contest at home in mid-October.
Hosting a tournament on Oc. 18, both men and women’s golf finished third.
With both teams having good to solid fall seasons, the bar has been set for both golf squads to improve upon now that their spring seasons are upon them.
Those matches begin today in Rockwall at 8 A.M.
Moving over to women’s basketball, the Lady Cats host Hallsville today for the program’s senior night. The game was originally scheduled to be played Friday in the SSHS Main Gym, but icy weather over the weekend forced the game to pushed back to Monday.
As a result, Coach Erica Delley and her squad host the Hallsville Lady Cats for Senior Night on this Monday game day.
The game tips off tonight in the SSHS Main Gym at 6:15 P.M.
Women’s basketball were officially eliminated from post-season contention last Tuesday when fourth-placed Hallsville beat Pine Tree 58-51. The win over the Lady Pirates put Hallsville 3.5 games ahead of Sulphur Springs with two games left to eliminate Coach Delley’s squad.
After the Lady Cats host Hallsville on this Monday game day, women’s basketball concludes their season on the road Tuesday in Longview.
Shortly after the Lady Cats tip-off their Senior Night contest with Hallsville, baseball tees off their scrimmage season on this Monday game day.
Coach Jerrod Hammack and his squad look to start off their pre-season right when they host Sherman.
That game tees off Monday, Feb. 7 at Wildcat Park at 6:30 P.M.
Coach Hammack and his team play two more scrimmages this week in back-to-back days:
- Friday, Feb. 11 vs Terrell at 6 P.M.
- Saturday, Feb. 12 at Bullard at 1 P.M.
The final pre-season contest for baseball is Friday, Feb. 18 versus North Lamar.
Wildcats baseball last season missed out on the postseason after finishing 11-15 while going 6-6 in district play.
KSST is proud to be the official Wildcat and Lady Cat Station. We broadcast Sulphur Springs ISD games year round live on radio. When allowed, we also broadcast games via our YouTube channel.
Winnsboro Police Department Media Report – Jan. 31-Feb. 6, 2022
Winnsboro Police Department provided the following media report for the week of Jan. 31-Feb. 6, 2022:
Arrests
- Damien Cassio, 26 years of age, of Pittsburg, was arrested on 2-1-2022 for Possession 1 gram or more but less than 4 grams of a Penalty Group 1/1-B controlled substance.
- Amber Douglas, 21 years of age, of Winnsboro, was arrested on 2-1-2022 for Assault Family Violence- Impeding Breathing or Circulation.
- Jakayla Hawkins, 22 years of age, of Winnsboro, was arrested on 2-1-2022 for Assault Family Violence- Impeding Breathing or Circulation.
- Erick Sorrosa, 22 years of age, of Mineola, was arrested on 2-4-2022 for Possession of less than 2 ounces of Marijuana and Fail to Identify Fugitive/Intent to give false Information.
- Wayne Hall, 35 years of age, of Pickton, was arrested on 2-4-2022 for Possession of 4 ounces of more but less than 5 pounds of Marijuana in a Drug-Free Zone.
- Jakeithon Medlock, 25 years of age, of Tyler, was arrested on 2-4-2022 for Possession of less than 2 ounces of Marijuana.
- Jessie Swanner, 61 years of age, of Winnsboro, was arrested on 2-5-2022 on a Hopkins County Warrant for Stalking.
Calls for Service
- The Winnsboro Police Department responded to a total of 128 calls for service during this reporting period.
Citations
- The Winnsboro Police Department issued 28 citations and 49 warnings during this reporting period.
2022 CTE Month Feature 1: Pharmacy Technician Certification Program
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 2022, KSST has compiled short videos featuring a few of the CTE programs offered at SSHS. One will be featured each week during CTE Month.
Six students are currently enrolled in the pharmacy technician clinical class offered this school year for the first time at Sulphur Springs High School. Five of the six have already been accepted into major universities.
In order to be eligible to apply for the course, students take a “starter” or principles course as freshmen and a medical terminology course as sophomores. Pharmacy technician students then as juniors take health science theory, which allows them to get some hands-on experience providing basic case such as checking vital signs.
As seniors, the students would be able to apply to take the pharmacy course after completing the self-paced online curriculum and spend 2 days weekly at a local pharmacy or clinical site such as the hospital receiving work-based hands-on training. Those who qualify can apply to take a certification test in April; the pharmacy technician certification is good for 2 years. Those students who pass would then begin college with one certification, which they can you to earn money as they continue their training or to make a living. If they don’t pass in April, they can work under their trainee certifications for up to two years, giving the student additional time to study for and retest.
“Two students are also already working in a local pharmacy, observing and assisting, gaining valuable insight and skills that can be applied toward a future job if the students pass the certification test,” according to instructor Lacie Stracener.
This program would help prepare students for numerous career paths in related fields.
“I knew going into the medical field with patient to patient contact with bodily fluids was not my department. I don’t think I could handle that so I figure the medicine route, and knowing what kind of medicine people need to take would be beneficial. I’m the student who wants to take the nutritional route,” Tiemeyer said. “I figure no matter what I learn in this class, the medical side would benefit any career path I decide to go into.”
While she does not currently work at a participating pharmacy, Tiemeyer does participate in the weekly shadowing program, which she enjoys, and said has provided beneficial knowledge.
For instance, Tiemeyer has a driving desire to help others. Inspired by a family friend who a nutritionist, she plans to study to become a dietician for a sports team, perhaps helping student athletes or other learn how to fuel their bodies correctly so they can be their healthiest.
Understanding how different medications impact the body, positively or negatively, is important, making the class very beneficial. For instance, it’s taught her time management skills, how to read labels carefully, to read the directions and administer them correctly, and how to package medications. She has learned the different classifications of medications, how dangerous they are and different levels people would need.
“I think that it’s held me learn a lot, whether it’s going in the pharmacy clinic or being in here in that she’s really good at teaching life skills,” Tiemeyer said of the class. “I would say its been super duper helpful in that a lot of stuff that I’ve learned on the clinic side – whether its going from the hospital or more at say Medicine Chest where you’re working more in the back room. That’s been a lot of information, being hands on in the back room, seeing how they distribute medication, how professional they are. It’s been a good experience.”
Victoria Mejia has been in the health science endorsement program all four years of high school. She knew she wanted a career in the medical field, but until last year, wasn’t sure exactly what she wanted to do. She, like Tiemeyer, knew she wanted a career that would allow her to be around and help people, but wasn’t interested in a career involving lots of bodily fluids.
“I figured getting into pharmacy would be an interesting way to test another outlet and I ended up loving it and I’m still doing it right now,” Mejia said. “I actually want to go to school to become a pharmacist. I got accepted to go to college at UT-Tyler so I plan on going there in the fall. Then, I also work at Cody Drug right now, so I also have experience here that I’m getting, and I also have experience that I’m getting on my own time outside of school.”
She said the class shadowing program not only enabled her to work at Cody Drug, but has provided her with a more comprehensive idea of what will be required of in a pharmacist program. Mejia has appreciated most the hands-on practical experience working with the medicines, reconstituting and packaging. A people person, she’s enjoyed working directly with people who come into the retail pharmacy on a regular basis.
“It just kind of make sit a little bit more real life and situational. You can see how people react when you’re talking to them and how to work with the pharmacist and other technicians. It’s just a lot of hands on learning,” Mejia said.
Working in a pharmacy through the school program, will allow Mejia to attain certification so she can work her way through college, with a goal of eventually becoming a pharmacist – after 4 years at UT-Tyler and 4-6 years in pharmaceutical school, as well as work in the field before she can attain a master’s degree.
“This is our first year doing it, but so far I think it’s a great program. It’s already opened up a lot of opportunities for all of us. We have a great teachers and a lot of community support, a lot of school support, even parental support,” Mejia said. There’s just so much potential for this program, watching it grow is going to b e a really good thing for our high school and for the community.
“Our kids have had major support from our community. Every one of the pharmacies our kids have gone to are all people who live within our community and have all had nothing but good to say about our kids,” Stracener said. “We are grateful our kids are at least given the opportunity to do this. There is lots of community support.”
Another student is interested in pursuing a career in pharmaceutical sales.
Be sure to stay tuned to KSST Radio 1230, check out www.KSSTradio.com and the KSST social media accounts to ensure you don’t miss these weekly CTE features. Be sure to watch for the “2022 CTE” heading throughout the month.
If you missed the kickoff feature, be sure to it out at the link below:
Sulphur Springs High School Kicks Off CTE Month 2022 With Mayoral Proclamation
Meal A Day Menu – Feb. 7-11, 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 Feb. 4-11, 2022, includes:
- Monday – Chicken Fried Chicken, Mashed Potatoes with Pepper Gravy, Green Beans and Roll.
- Tuesday – Oven Omelet, Sliced Bacon, Mandarin Oranges and Carrot Cake Muffins.
- Wednesday – Beef Stroganoff, English Peas and Garlic Sticks.
- Thursday – Sour Cream Chicken Enchiladas, Refried Beans, Chips and Salsa, and Tossed Salad.
- Friday – Hopkins County Stew, Crackers and Cheese Cubes.
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.
