Tuesday Game Day Features Both Basketball Teams and Wildcats Soccer at Home
Tuesday, Jan. 11 has both basketball teams on deck, plus men’s soccer at home at Gerald Prim Stadium.
Lady Cats basketball are on the road taking on Hallsville at Bobcat Coliseum.
Women’s basketball had last Friday off and are all too ready to get back on the court.
Last Tuesday, Jan. 4 Coach Erica Delley and her squad hosted Pine Tree, besting the Lady Pirates 49-29 to win their first district contest.
The win over Pine Tree was also the first at home for women’s basketball. Sulphur Springs can extend their win streak to two if they put up points like they did in the win over the Lady Pirates.
Tuesday, Jan. 11’s contest for Coach Delley’s team tips off at 6:15 P.M. in Hallsville at Bobcat Coliseum.
Moving over to the men’s basketball team, Coach Brandon Shaver and his Wildcats are back at home for a huge showdown with Hallsville (23-2).
The visiting Bobcats are 3-0 in district, with Sulphur Springs a game behind at 2-0.
A win for the Wildcats over a dominant Hallsville squad would be huge for Coach Shaver’s team as they look to stay at or near the top of District 15-5A.
The men’s basketball team come in to this Tuesday game day sporting an 18-7 record.
Like women’s basketball, the Wildcats had a bye on Friday before today’s contest.
The District 15-5A showdown between Hallsville and Sulphur Springs tips off at 7 P.M.
The last team up on Tuesday, Jan. 11 is men’s soccer. Wildcats soccer host Terrell at Gerald Prim Stadium.
Coach Alexi Upton’s team had a nice showing in their first tournament of the winter 2021-22 season in Forney, but could not stream together wins.
The men’s soccer coach said his squad controlled all four of their contests in Forney but could not get the ball in the net when it counted, falling to 0-2-2 heading into their Tuesday contest with Terrell.
Sulphur Springs looks to get their first win in the regular season on Tuesday, Jan. 11 versus Terrell.
That game kicks off tonight at Gerald Prim Stadium at 7:15 P.M.
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.
Samson the Horse on Celebration Square
Samson the Horse will be on Celebration Square January 14th and 15th, 2022. He will be happy to pull up to 18 people at one time around the Historic Downtown District. Samson’s owner, Joseph who is the owner of The Barn of Emory wedding venue near Emory, TX, will be on hand to handle the business end of the event.
Samson has partnered the Main Street Theater and the Community Players to help celebrate their Grand Re-Opening Event. Samson will be transporting people in style to the Main Street Theater Grand Re-Opening event.
To purchase tickets to the Grand Re-Opening event click here.
To get a ride with Samson to the Main Street Theater on Friday night, contact Joseph at 903 422 2888.
To catch a ride at all other times, just look for Joseph and his helper in front of Alliance bank at the intersection of Connally and Church St. The times rides will be available will be determined by Samson, but will probably all Friday Evening, and Saturday after 1PM.
The cost per person for a ride around the downtown area will be $10, children under 12 will be $5. Joseph is offering this discounted rate all weekend. Samson would prefer a nice bale of alfalfa, but says cash will be fine too.
Lady Cats Soccer Blows Out Princeton 5-0 For Second Straight Win
Women’s soccer scored early and often, routing the visiting Lady Panthers 5-0 on Monday, Jan. 10 at Gerald Prim Stadium.
The win is the second straight for the Lady Cats.
“The girls are out there having fun,” Coach Aguayo said. The Lady Cats coach said his squad was enjoying the win against a tough opponent in Princeton.
Coach Aguayo said he was very happy with the win.
Sulphur Springs jumped out to a 2-0 lead early as Angel Cruz and Haylee Schultz, with Schultz and Addie Jones respectively assisting.
Women’s soccer scored another goal just two minutes in to the second half thanks to Angel Cruz cashing in on a perfect corner kick from Vanessa Lara.
Haylee Schultz (assisted by Emily Soto) got a goal less than five minutes later to put the Lady Cats up 4-0. Schultz completed the hat trick by getting her third goal in the game, and second in the half in the 72nd minute.
Valerie Flecker assisted on Schultz’s third goal in the victory.
The sophomore’s goal proved to be the last one scored as the Lady Cats blew out Princeton 5-0 at Gerald Prim Stadium on Monday, Jan. 10.
Even though the women’s soccer team has missed more than five starters the last few contests, a number of junior varsity athletes have stepped up and alleviated some of the worries associated with losing several key players.
“I feel like today they kind of left that mentality behind them,” Coach Aguayo said after the win over Princeton.
The women’s soccer coach said JV players stepping up and getting comfortable with the varsity will help the Lady Cats come district time.
Sulphur Springs improves to 2-1-0 after their blow-out victory at home over Princeton.
Next up, Coach Aguayo and his Lady Cats participate in their second tournament of the year in Forney.
That tourney starts Thursday, Jan. 13 against McKinney North at 10 A.M.
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.
Jan. 12 Deadline For Rural Hospitals, Nursing Facilities To Apply For ARPA COVID-19 Funding
AUSTIN – The Texas Health and Human Services Commission is reminding rural hospitals and nursing facilities in Texas to apply for $128 million in federal American Rescue Plan Act funding to help pay for critical staffing needs during the COVID-19 pandemic. The deadline to apply is Wednesday, Jan. 12.
“We’re encouraging health care providers who have worked so hard in responding to the COVID-19 pandemic to take advantage of this opportunity and apply for these funds which can help fill critical workforce shortages or pay for bonuses to retain employees,” said HHSC Chief Financial Officer Trey Wood.
HHSC is distributing approximately $90 million in direct grants to Texas nursing facilities with an active license as of Nov. 8, 2021 under the Nursing Facility COVID-19 in Healthcare Relief Grant (NF-CHRG) program. Each eligible facility will receive $75,000. The grant can be used for critical staffing needs, such as bonuses and employing contracted staff.
The agency is also distributing approximately $38 million or $250,000 to each eligible rural hospital under the Rural Hospital COVID-19 in Healthcare Relief Grant (RH-CHRG) program. The funds are discretionary and can be used by rural hospitals to support staffing, infrastructure, or revenue losses related to the pandemic.
HHSC is administering grant agreements to the legally authorized representatives of the approximately 1,200 eligible nursing facilities and approximately 150 eligible rural hospitals in January 2022. The deadline to apply is Wednesday, Jan. 12. Six months after the award, grantees must submit documentation to HHSC regarding how they used the funds.
Funds for the grant programs were authorized as part of Senate Bill 8, 87th Legislature, 3rd Called Session, 2021. The money comes from the Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Fund (42 U.S.C. Section 802) established under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Pub. L. No. A117-2).
For more information about the Nursing Facility COVID-19 in Healthcare Relief Grant program and the Rural Hospital COVID-19 in Healthcare Relief Grant program, including lists of eligible Texas nursing facilities and rural hospitals, visit: https://www.hhs.texas.gov/business/grants/covid-19-healthcare-relief-grants.
HCMC Provides Landmark 1300th Honors
The Hopkins County Military Coalition (HCMC) recently had the privilege of providing final military honors for the 1300th veteran’s funeral.
HCMC was established in 1998 with the primary purpose of providing this service for any honorably discharged military veteran in Hopkins County and the surrounding area.
HCMC is a Volunteer organization, comprised of veterans from all branches of the Armed Forces.
All veterans are invited to join.
MCMC meets at 7pm every third Thursday of the month at the VFW on Veterans Drive in Sulphur Springs.
For more information contact Commander Gerald Heard at 903 243 4427, or Vice-Commander Gordon Payne 903 439 4557.
10 Personnel Changes Approved For Sulphur Springs ISD
Dates For Candidate filing For May 7 School Board Election Announced
Dates for filing for three seats on Sulphur Springs ISD Board of Trustees were announced and 10 personnel changes were approved during the regular January school board meeting Monday evening.
School Board Election
Candidates filing for the May 7, 2022, SSISD trustees election will begin Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2022 a in SSISD Tax Office, located inside SSISD Administration Building, 631 Connally St. Candidate filing will be conducted from 8 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. Monday-Thursday, and 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday through Feb. 18, 2022.
The trustees election is for three at-large seats on the school board. Currently, John Prickette, Craig Roberts and Leesa Toliver are serving in those seats on the school board. The three candidates receiving the most votes in the May 7 election will serve a full three-year term.
Click here for information about eligibility requirements for candidates.
For a Candidate’s Guide to Primary and General Elections, Click here.
For SSISD election information, click here.
Personnel Changes
SSISD Board of Trustees, following an executive session Jan. 10, 2022, reconvened in open forum, where 10 personnel changes were approved, among them one resignation, two new hires and seven job swaps.
Jamie Sue Young was approved to join the Sulphur Springs Elementary staff as a special education inclusion aide and Miranda Scritchfield as a special education aide at Sulphur Springs Middle School.
Brandy Griffin’s resignation as a high school English teacher was accepted at the Jan. 10, 2022, meeting by the school board. Jamie Young has been approved to make the move from library aide to English (DOI) at SSHS.
At Sulphur Springs Middle School, Amy Anderson will switch jobs, going from the Read 180 program to an eighth grade classroom where she will teach English language arts and reading. Kimberly Chisom in turn is swapping her eight grade ELAR (DOI) classroom for the Read 180 program. Also at SSMS, Tonya Loftice too will change titles, from innovative learning specialist to assume duties as academic specialist.
Becky Ringler-Endsley is the only employee approved for a job swap that will require her to swap campuses. She will leave Sulphur Springs Elementary, where she’d been working as a special education aide, to Rowena Johnson Primary to serve as secretary for the academic specialist.
Joy Shing will remain at Douglass Early Childhood Learning Center, but will go from the classroom as a Head Start aide to the office to become the campus secretary. Carrington Chancellor will also remain at Douglass ECLC campus, but instead of serving as an aide in a prekindergarten class will now work as a Head Start aide.
Emergency Sirens Will Be Tested Today
Emergency sirens will be tested in Sulphur Springs today, Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2022. The test will be conducted by the Sulphur Springs Emergency Management office. The test will be conducted at noon.
The test is to gauge the reliability of the emergency warning system and is conducted to find any potential flaws in the system so they can be corrected prior to a real emergency situation. Recent tests have shown the emergency sires to be a ready source of warning in case of emergencies such as tornados or other threats to safety.
This will only be a test.
Winnsboro Police Department – Jan. 3-9, 2022 Media Report
Winnsboro Police Department provided the following media report for the week of Jan. 3-9, 2022:
Arrests
- Miranda Collins, 35 years of age, of Winnsboro, was arrested on Jan. 4, 2022, for criminal trespass and resisting arrest, search or transport.
- Janice Golightly, 53 years of age, of Quitman, was arrested on Jan. 8, 2022, for driving while license invalid with previous convictions.
Calls for Service
The Winnsboro Police Department responded to a total of 120 calls for service during this reporting period.
Citations
The Winnsboro Police Department issued 27 citations and 39 warnings during this reporting period.
Eligible Texas Voters Must Register By January 31 To Cast A Ballot In A March 1 Primary Election
AUSTIN — Texas Secretary of State John Scott today reminds all eligible Texas voters to make sure they are registered to vote ahead of the January 31 voter registration deadline for the March 1, 2022 Primary Elections in Texas. Voters registered by January 31 can also participate in Early Voting, which begins on February 14 and ends February 25, 2022. In Texas, voters register with their respective county voter registrars, which are housed within Elections Administrator offices or as is the case in Hopkins and other counties in the Tax Assessor-Collector offices.
Secretary Scott encouraged all Texans who are eligible to get registered and get informed as they prepare to head to the polls next month:
“Registering to vote in Texas is easy and straightforward – so long as you are a qualified voter, you can send in a voter registration application to your county’s voter registrar by January 31st and you’ll be eligible to vote in the upcoming Primary Election,” Secretary Scott said. “We want all eligible Texans to participate in all of this year’s upcoming elections, including the Primary Elections in which voters will choose the candidates to appear on the November 2022 General Election ballot. Don’t wait until the last minute – start the registration process today!”
To be eligible to vote in Texas, you must be:
- A United States citizen;
- A resident of the county where you submit the application;
- At least 17 years and 10 months old on the date your voter registration application is submitted, and 18 years of age on Election Day.
- Not finally convicted of a felony (you may be eligible to vote once you have completed your sentence, probation, and parole); and
- Not declared by a court exercising probate jurisdiction to be either totally mentally incapacitated or partially mentally incapacitated without the right to vote.
Texas is an open primary state, which means that voters do not ‘register’ as members of a particular political party. Rather, eligible Texas voters can cast a ballot in either party’s primary election – but not both. Primary Elections are run by the Republican and Democrat parties in each of Texas’ 254 counties. Party chairs in each county are responsible for conducting voting on Election Day, while county election officials administer the Early Voting period.
Texans can check to verify their registration status ahead of the January 31st deadline by visiting the Texas Secretary of State’s My Voter Portal.
Registering to vote for the first time?
To register to vote in Texas, simply complete a voter registration application and return it to your county election office at least 30 days before the upcoming election date. To complete an application, you may:
- Complete an application using the Texas Secretary of State’s online voter registration application module. Simply fill in the required information, print, sign and mail the completed application directly to your county election office;
- Request a printed application. The Texas Secretary of State’s office will mail a postage-paid voter registration application to the address provided; OR
- Contact or visit your county’s voter registrar (Hopkins County Tax Assessor-Collector Debbie Mitchell, P.O. Box 481 Sulphur Springs 75483; (903) 438-4063; her office is located in Hopkins County Courthouse Annex, 128 Jefferson St., Suite. D, Sulphur Springs, Texas 75482) to complete the voter registration process.
Register to vote when renewing your Driver License or State ID card
If you’re not already registered to vote, but have an existing Texas Driver License or state identification card, you can register to vote online when renewing, replacing or changing your contact information for either card through the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS).
Follow the steps on the DPS web portal to update your driver license information, and you will be given the option to register to vote when renewing or updating your information.
Update your voter registration information online
Whether you’ve recently moved or changed your name, you can now update all your information on your voter registration record through the portal on Texas.gov.
Click here to update your voter registration information online. You will need your Voter Unique Identifier (VUID) to log in to the Texas.gov portal. You can find your VUID by visiting the Texas SOS My Voter Portal, then entering your name, county, date of birth and ZIP code to display your voter registration information.
Jettribe Announces 2022 Texas Professional Jet Ski Race Series
Local powersports company Jettribe has announced their return as title sponsor of a professional jet ski race series in the Central USA later this year.
The 2022 Jettribe Mid-America WaterX Championships, Central Nationals Series will have an exciting 7 Round Series with events in Texas, Missouri, Kansas, and Tennessee.
Racers will earn points at each race towards the Central Nationals Championship. The point series will conclude with a 4-Day Event at Lake Coleman in Sulphur Springs, Texas, Aug, 4-7.
Jet ski race classes include beginners, juniors, and professional top-level athletes racing both stand-up and sit down personal watercrafts.
Questions about the series should be directed to Race Organizer Nauti Water Racing at www.facebook.com/officialnautiwaterracing.
Updates will also be posted to the Jettribe website www.jettribe.com/events/
