Commissioners Agree To Undisclosed Settlement With Delek For Road Damages
Hopkins County Commissioners Court Monday morning, Dec. 27, 2021, agreed to an undisclosed settlement with Delek Logistics for county road damages caused by heavy trucks used during the removal of diesel fuel spilled from a 2019 pipeline rupture.
A 6-inch pipeline reportedly had diesel flowing through it after a two-month maintenance program. The pipe ruptured, spilling diesel ran into the nearby waterway on Oct. 2, 2019. The pipeline was shut down and mitigation was started to contain the diesel. Luckily, the creek bed was mostly dry and the spill was contained before it could spread into any other water way, thanks to the quick work of county and emergency responders, local emergency management officials reported in 2019.
A remediation company was contracted to place a boom to prevent the spill from traveling downstream. Local community volunteers under the direction of the Hopkins County Office of Emergency Management built a temporary earthen barrier in the event the boom was insufficient, emergency management officials reported Oct. 4, 2019.
The State of Texas State Operations Center on Oct. 4 reported 10,000 to 15,000 barrels of product were to have been released during the incident.
Much of the creek bed along the 1.25-mile stretch of Turkey Creek was dry, with only a few pockets of water, which helped stop the spread before it got into the drinking water. Some fish in those small pockets of water were found dead after the first day or response, officials reported.
On Monday, Oct. 7, a total of 24,186 barrels of substance had reportedly been removed from the area. However, Hopkins County emergency management officials reported not all contained product, some were mostly water. An estimated 10,048 barrels were diesel.
According to EPA officials at the command center on Oct. 11, the quick response to contain the spill and remove the product so quickly, was expected to result in no long term damage to the creek and surrounding environment. An area of soil around the pipeline leak would have to be replaced, but the creek itself wasn’t expected to have to be remediated, according to the EPA official.
“We provided anything they asked for and we did have a gentlemen’s agreement that they would take care of our roads, which now they are not following through,” Precinct 1 Commissioner Mickey Barker said during a December 2020 Commissioners Court session.
However, Delek Logistics has not honored the agreement to restore county roads damaged in the cleanup effort, county officials contend. In addition to the gentlemen’s agreement, federal environmental regulations regarding hazardous material incidents stipulate that the company is responsible for paying 100 percent back to take care of damages, including county roads, county officials contended.
In December 2020, the Commissioners Court put Allison, Bass & Magee, LLP, on retainer to try to move the legal process of getting Delek Logistics to honor their gentleman’s agreement for the company to see that the roads damaged by their contractors and responders are repairs.
“Commissioner Price and myself have been negotiating with some Delek lawyers,” Barker said Monday, Dec. 27, 2021.
“Mickey, I don’t believe I have to talk to you, but there is a confidentiality agreement about the amount, and the lawyer wanted me to remind you the lawyers have an agreement not to put the amount out there,” Judge Robert Newsom said.
Barker said he and Price have negotiated with the Delek attorneys over the last year and have now come to a “resolution,” for costs for road repairs.
“Moneys will be spent on those particular roads that were identified – 2 miles of road in Precinct 1 and then 4.6 miles in Precinct 4,” Barker said.
“We are going to divide it equally according to the mileage,” Price said.
“It comes out to certain dollar amount per mile, divided up between Precinct 4 and Precinct 1,” Barker added.
The motion to approve the undisclosed agree upon amount per mile negotiated with Delek Logistics to go toward costs of repairs on county roads in Precincts 1 and 4 used by overloaded trucks during the 2019 cleanup efforts received unanimous approval of the 4 members of the Commissioners Court in attendance at the Dec. 27, 2021 meeting. (Precinct 2 Commissioner Greg Anglin did not attend the meeting).
Fire Marshal Andy Endsley said that would conclude Delek’s financial obligations to Hopkins County. The clean up at Turkey Creek, however, is ongoing. Monitoring is expected to continue for 1-2 additional years in private wells throughout the Turkey Creek area, as well as along Turkey Creek through the point where it meets Lake Fork.
“I don’t have a time line on that actually. That’s between the EPA and TCEQ and us on the local level, we’ll be the one to give the final approval that it’s clear and cleaned up, but it will be ongoing,” Endsley said at the Dec. 27, 2021 Commissioners Court meeting.
Barker pointed out that Turkey Creek is currently dry, but asked if there would be any repercussions from rainy seasons in the future.
Endsley said heavy rains and flash creek events actually help continue to flush the area out, where there is residual diesel fuel on the embankment and sides of the creek.
“This has take up quite a bit of Commissioner Price’s time and funds, and also mine. So, we are glad to see that this is coming to an end,” Barker said.
Price said work likely won’t begin on those impacted Precinct 4 roads until June, due to current weather conditions. Barker said that’s likely the case for Precinct 1 roads as well.
Newsom thanked the Commissioners and Endsley on their work to see the lawsuit settled, as well as to the emergency and other responders who worked quickly at Turkey Creek to stem the flow of fuel to keep it from spreading further along Turkey Creek, which feeds into Lake Fork on Oct. 3, 2019.
Deputies Seize 5 Kilos Of Methamphetamine, Arrest 1 And Still Searching For Other Suspect
Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office deputies seized more than 5 kilos of methamphetamine, arrested on suspect and are still searching for one suspect who ran from deputies during an early morning traffic stop Monday, Dec. 27, 2021.
According to Hopkins County Sheriff Lewis Tatum, deputies initiated at traffic stop on a vehicle just before 1 a.m. at the 116 exit on Interstate 30 east near Brashear. When the deputies asked the driver to exit the vehicle, the driver threw the vehicle in drive and took off, traveling for about a mile before pulling over.
The driver and his passenger, then immediately jumped out of the vehicle near U.S. Business 67 and the south Interstate 30 service road and took off running, according to sheriff’s reports. A large amount of methamphetamine, reported by the sheriff to be more than 5 kilograms, allegedly located in the vehicle.
The passenger was reportedly caught quickly. A search was launched, but the driver of the vehicle in reportedly remained at large at 10 a.m. Monday.
A Texas Department of Public Safety helicopter scanned the area and Texas Department of Criminal Justice dogs were reported to have been called in and were searching the ground in the area at 7 a.m. Monday.
The suspect was last seen wearing a blue long sleeved shirt, blue jeans and a white mesh hat with a gray bill. The sheriff’s office released two photos (see below) of the suspect reported to have been driving the vehicle inside which the deputies found 5 kilos of methamphetamine.
Anyone who sees the suspect who was still at-large late Monday morning is instructed not to approach the man, but to call 911.
Lady Cats Basketball and Wildcats Basketball Both in Holiday Tournaments
The Lady Cats basketball team and Wildcats basketball team are in action for this Monday, Dec. 27 game day.
Women’s basketball are in Kaufman for their Holiday tournament, and tour the host city as they play two games in two different arenas.
Kaufman’s Holiday tournament features a round-robin set-up, where they play two opponents, West Mesquite and Tyler High, on Monday, Dec. 27. Coach Erica Delley’s squad are the first game up at O.P. Norman Junior High School, taking on one of two of their pool proponents in West Mesquite.
The Lady Cats get the action going at the JH gym at 9 A.M.
After their opening game at the junior high, Sulphur Springs travels to Kaufman High School to take on their second and final opponent in Pool B in Tyler High School.
The third game at Tyler High tips off at 11:40 A.M.
The women’s basketball team comes in to Monday’s Holiday tournament with an 0-17 record (0-3 district).
Moving over to the men’s team, Wildcats basketball are in Allen at the In-n-Out Holiday tournament.
Coach Shaver and his athletes take on tough and talented teams from 5A and 6A in their pool-play.
In their round-robin tournament Sulphur Springs plays Frisco Memorial, Mesquite Horn, Lake Travis, and Rowlett.
Monday, Dec. 27 has the Wildcats taking on Lake Travis for their first game of pool B action, tipping off tonight at 6:30 P.M. at the Allen High School gym.
The men’s basketball team continue their participation in the Allen tournament until Wednesday, Dec. 29.
Sulphur Springs comes in to the holiday tournament with a 15-5 record after their blow-out of Marshall in their district opener last Tuesday, Dec. 21.
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.
Slight Increase in County Retirement Plan, NETEX Donation Among Items On Dec. 27 Commissioners Court Agenda
A slight increase in the Hopkins County Retirement Plan and NETEX donation are among the items on the Dec. 27, 2021 Hopkins County Commissioners Court agendas.
The Commissioners are expected to consider a 1 percent cost of living raise for the Hopkins County retirement plan.
The Commissioners Court is also expected to present to NETX (Northeast Texas Rural Rail Transportation District) a donation for railroad maintenance.
Among the contracts proposed for court consideration are a radio tower lease between the county and East Texas Broadcasting Inc., memorandums of understanding between Sulphur Springs ISD and Hopkins County Emergency Management and Hopkins County Fire Department, and action concerning pending litigation against Delek Logistics.
In addition to the routine payment of bills and payroll, department reports, and consent agenda comprised of prior meeting and work session minutes and a request from Farmers Electric Cooperative to construct electrical power distribution facilities over County Road 3538, the Commissioners too are scheduled to consider the 8th Judicial District Regional SART Resolution.
The regular meeting of Hopkins County Commissioners Court will begin at 9 a.m. Monday, Dec. 27, 2021, in the Commissioners Courtroom on the first floor of Hopkins County Courthouse , 118 Church St. in Sulphur Springs.
Immediately following the regular session (estimated to begin around 9:30 a.m.), Hopkins County Commissioners Court will move to the third floor meeting room inside the courthouse for a work session, where they are slated to discuss operations, review and expenditures, and any proposed improvements and repairs for Hopkins County Fire Department, Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office, and Hopkins County Civic Center. They too will meet with the environmental inspector to discuss any environmental concerns and a budget work session.
Meal A Day Menu – Dec. 27-31, 2021
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 Dec. 27-31, 2021, includes:
- Monday – Chicken Nuggets, Mashed Potatoes, Green Beans and a Roll.
- Tuesday – Cheeseburgers with Lettuce, Tomato, Onion and Pickles, Baked Beans and Potato Chips.
- Wednesday – Corn Flake Chicken, Macaroni and Cheese, Broccoli and a Roll.
- Thursday – Ham, Black-Eyed Peas, Corn Bread and Normandy Vegetables.
- Friday – Closed for New Year’s.
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.
Commissioners To Consider Pending Litigation In Connection With Turkey Creek Fuel Spill
Hopkins County Commissioners Court will be asked to consider taking action against Delek Logistics, the company involved in the Turkey Creek pipeline fuel spill in October of 2019.
Approximately one year ago, Hopkins County Commissioners Court sought legal assistance in attempts to get Delek Logistics to pay for damages reportedly caused by heavy trucks using Precinct 1 and 4 roads while responding to the Oct. 3, 2019, fuel spill. A six-inch pipeline ruptured, after diesel was pushed through the pipeline after a two month maintenance program. Diesel ran into the nearby waterway. The pipeline was shut down and mitigation was started to contain the diesel. The creek bed was dry and the spill contained before getting into any other water way, thanks to the quick work of county and emergency responders.
A remediation company was contracted to place a boom to prevent the spill from traveling downstream. Local community volunteers under the direction of the Hopkins County Office of Emergency Management built a temporary earthen barrier in the event the boom was insufficient, emergency management officials reported Oct. 4, 2019.
The State of Texas State Operations Center on Oct. 4 reported 10,000 to 15,000 barrels of product were to have been released during the incident.
Much of the creek bed along the 1.25-mile stretch of Turkey Creek was dry, with only a few pockets of water, which helped stop the spread before it got into the drinking water. Some fish in those small pockets of water were found dead after the first day or response, officials reported.
On Monday, Oct. 7, a total of 24,186 barrels of substance had reportedly been removed from the area. However, Hopkins County emergency management officials reported not all contained product, some were mostly water. An estimated 10,048 barrels were diesel.
According to EPA officials at the command center on Oct. 11, the quick response to contain the spill and remove the product so quickly, was expected to result in no long term damage to the creek and surrounding environment. An area of soil around the pipeline leak would have to be replaced, but the creek itself wasn’t expected to have to be remediated, according to the EPA official.
“Hopkins County employees and their equipment did a lot of work the night of that spill to keep that flow of diesel from going into Lake Fork. We provided anything they asked for and we did have a gentlemen’s agreement that they would take care of our roads, which now they are not following through,” Precinct 1 Commissioner Mickey Barker said during a December 2020 Commissioners Court session.
“His crew did really save the day for us out there. It was hours out before they ever got any equipment in there. His crews already had it stopped, diked and dammed. They did an outstanding job,” Hopkins County Fire Marshal Andy Endsley said in 2020 as well.
Once crews contracted by the company arrived, they began to clean up the fuel that was spilled, requiring heavy trucks to travel on county roads.
Endsley emphasized the subcontractors who performed the cleanup did a “good job on it” and “were on top of their game.” He said he has no complaint with their efforts.
However, Delek Logistics has not honored the agreement to restore county roads damaged in the cleanup effort, county officials contend. In addition to the gentlemen’s agreement, federal environmental regulations regarding hazardous material incidents stipulate that the company is responsible for paying 100 percent back to take care of damages, including county roads, county officials contended.
Barker and Precinct 4 Commissioner Joe Price had to spend quite a bit of money repairing roads damaged and at some places completely destroyed, and others the base beneath the the county roads were destroyed by the more than 500 overloaded trucks that traveled up and down the county roads during the clean up, Barker noted in December 2020. Price at that time also reported 4 miles or county road in Precinct 4 were heavily damaged by the heavy, overloaded trucks. The Precinct 4 Commissioner had at that time spent over $10,000 to repair one short strip of road where the trucks stopped to enter FM 275. Barker in December 2020 had spent $30,000 in materials to patch roads and crushed culverts.
In December 2020, the court approved County Fire Marshal Andy Endsley’s recommendation put Allison, Bass & Magee, LLP, on retainer to try to move the legal process of getting Delek Logistics to honor their gentleman’s agreement for the company to see that the roads damaged by their contractors and responders are repairs.
During the 9 a.m. meeting Monday, Dec. 27, 2021, Hopkins County Commissioners Court will be asked to consider and take action concerning pending litigation against Delek Logistics pursuit to Texas Government Code Section 551.071.
Hopkins County Records -Dec. 24, 2021
Land Deed Transactions
- Archie Braddy and Asia Braddy to Wynar Unique Home Care; tract in the MA Bowlin survey
- Wynar Unique Home Care, Asia Braddy, to James Davis and Schella Shaun Johnson; tract in the MA Bowlin survey
- Preston A. Saddler who is also known by Preston Sadler to John Heilman and Ron Plaxco; tract in the Southside Addition
- James Eugene Lewman Estate, Ruth Lewman independent executor, to Ruth Lewman; tract in the MA Bowlin survey
- AAAGJ Properties LLC, Antoon Jacobs, Jacobs Dairy LLC, Jose Jacobs, Johanna Jacobs to Outpost 6 Cattle Company LLC; tract in the James Gahagan survey
- Douglas S. Glossup to Gary Glossup; tract in the B. Lucinger survey
- Bristol Family Trust, Jean H. Bristol Estate, John H. Bristol executor and successor trustee to trustees John W. Bristol, Mark A. Bristol Trust, Mark A. Bristol Trustee, Robert A. Bristol Trust, Robert A. Bristol trustee
- Swatsell Investments LLC and Polly Swatsell to Mal Technologies LLC; tract in the Mary Ann Bowlin survey
- Larry Mack Jones to Cassie Mund; tract in the Manuel Y’Barbo survey
- D. Burkham who is also known as Deborah Leigh Burkham to Richard Wayne Lynch, Alison Jeanne Osborn and Bryan Edward Osborn; tract in the Francis Hopkins survey
- Susan A. Stearns to Brigadier Enterprises Inc.; tract in the MA Bowlin survey
- Kyle Seale to Brandon Zavala
- Gary Odom and Patricia Odom to Triad Learning Systems Inc.; tract in the MA Bowlin survey
- Robert Chapman and Karen Jan Enabnit to Lindsey Nicole Cheshire, who is the same person as Lindsey Nicole Demidio, and Jason Brien Demidio; tract in the Francis Hopkins survey
- Lucille Painter Revocable Living Trust, Mark N. Painter trustee, Marvin Painter Revocable Living Trust and Stephen M. Painter trustee to Cynthia Diane Stinson and Ricky Lynn Stinson; tract in the JW Hatchell survey
- James David Carter and Suzi Cirocco Furlanetto to Mica Kucera and Tomas Kucera; tract in the Juan Palvedore survey
- Karmon Porter Fralin, Bobby Porter, Jana Porter and Michael Porter to Martin Murillo Medina and Monica Medina; tract in the MA Bowlin survey
- Delores Morgan and Don W. Morgan to Angela Sue Morgan and Michael Don Morgan; tract in the JW Matthews survey
- Johnnie J. Dark and Robert L. Dark to John H. Heilman; tract in the JW Matthews survey
- Nick G. Turner to Alicia Lynn Hooks and Randy Allen Hooks; tract in the Daniel Fuller survey
- April Jenkins and Thomas Jenkins to Kurtis Putman; tract in the MW Matthews survey
- Mary Ellen Griffith Kobdish to Tas Royalty Company
- Mark Thomas and Stephanie Thomas to Ameritex Homes LLC; tract in the Mary Ann Bowlin survey
- V. Neils Agather as agent and trustee, Patricia McMackin Doswell trustee, Anne Windfohr Grimes trustee, Dee J. Kelly Jr. trustee, John L. Marion trustee for The Burnett Foundation to Art Kimball Foundation; tract in the Nacogdoches University survey
- Cathy Lynn Sells Morphew and Bryan Sells to Julie Anna Sells Stewart
- Elwyn R. Denson to SS&JRS Land Development LLC; tract in the BN Hampton survey
Applications for Marriage Licenses
- Tanner Ray Ramirez and Megan Nicole Bishop
- Isaias Correa Munoz and Jose Cruz Alvarez
- Clinton Raif Ford and Mecca Rachelle Sellers
- Mike Allen Nolen and Pennie Renee Lobin
A Love Affair With Western Swing Music
Enola Gay Mathews shares her own story of how Western Swing music, the Official Music of Texas, became a career-long interest for her, and her plans to continue following the music genre.
I’ve got a love affair going with Western Swing music. According to my mom, I probably heard it before I was even born, as she danced to it in her youth back in wide, wild West Texas. Western Swing is uniquely Texan, although you may hear polka, waltz, boogie woogie, swing, bohemian or schottische interpretations. It’s free-spirited as a mustang with the durability of a Longhorn. Derived from a tangle of varied roots, Western Swing music salutes our singular pride in being Texan, whether we were born here or not, and celebrates the swagger and the tenderness of love that remains forever young. It’s timeless, yet always timely and exciting for dancers of any and all ages. No wonder it’s the official music of Texas! My latest rendezvous with Western Swing was at the Cowtown Birthplace of Western Swing Festival in Fort Worth, ‘Where the West Begins’.
As a radio DJ, I’ve been blessed to play country music for Northeast Texas radio listeners daily for decades. But in 1999, on a chance visit to the Stockyards of Fort Worth, I personally ‘discovered’ Western Swing, and immediately married my inherent love for the music into my career. In due course, recognition by various Western Swing associations came along for my support of the genre, including a Western Swing Hero and a Cowtown Hall of Fame induction. So, not surprisingly, when I heard in that the origin of Western Swing was being researched for a full-length documentary film, I jumped at the chance to attend the exclusive preview!
The Cowtown Birthplace of Western Swing Festival would be host of a 3-day invitational event in…where else but Fort Worth, Cowtown!…and would include a symposium, tours of historic venues, celebrities, entertainment, dining, dancing and the private film viewing. Mike Markwart, President of the new CBWS Association, delivered an epic experience with a who’s who in Texas entertainment and the finest Western Swing and traditional country music bands in the Southwest, each performing onstage at the grand old National Hall historic venue on Fort Worth’s northside. The spacious solid oak dance floor and in-house Western Swing museum put me in my element! Per my VIP status, festival day trips included a chartered excursion to the Stockyards, live audience seating at a taping of RFD-TV The Cowboy Channel, plus lunch and live entertainment at the historic Longhorn Saloon. Each night, (night started at 4pm!) there were 8 hours of dancing to three different bands as well as a lavish dinner prepared by a popular Czech chef. The final day featured the exclusive pre-showing of the groundbreaking documentary film – The Birth & History of Western Swing. I gave it five stars! And I got a special personal thrill when I saw Bob and Joe Shelton and the Sunshine Band (founders of the Reilly Springs Jamboree) spotlighted along with other early influencers of the music! The Birth & History of Western Swing was to debut in the Metroplex in October 2021, with a PBS premiere expected in early 2022. Markwardt believes the 110-minute film on this American form of music rivals Ken Burns’ 2019 ‘Country Music’ in scope. You can see the film’s trailer on a link below.
Birth of Western Swing To document the footpath of the beloved music was a long-held dream for Markwardt, Fort Worth businessman and music enthusiast. History shows that in 1931 in Fort Worth, Texas, two great talents formed the beginning of the dance music genre. Neither of them had a band of their own at the time. Soon, Milton Brown, a Texas bandleader and vocalist, was said to be first to fuse hillbilly, jazz and pop together into a uniquely, distinctly American hybrid. His brief but unforgettable career would, long after his death, rightfully honor him with the title of “Father of Western Swing”. His upbeat hot-jazz string band sound was developed at Chrystal Springs Dancehall (and Swimmin’ Hole) in Fort Worth from1931 to 1936. Along with Bob Wills, with whom he’d played early on, Brown’s Musical Brownies Orchestra made the sound and style of Western Swing popular, and for awhile was more in demand for dances than Wills’ Texas Playboys! Sadly, Brown’s career was cut short in a fatal car crash in 1936, just as he was poised to break into national stardom. As a Texan and lifelong fan of Western Swing, it became Markwardt’s vision to mark the product of their collaboration by commemorating the music’s 90th anniversary.
In a search of the website birthplaceofwesternswing.com, the genre is described. “The Birth & History of Western Swing is an ambitious film project that seeks to document an important development in 20th century popular music that has yet to be examined in a feature-length study. The reasons why such a project hasn’t yet been done, after 90 years since its birth in a ramshackle dancehall on the outskirts of Fort Worth, Texas, are what make it uniquely important in American music. Western swing combined elements of black, white, and ethnic music styles in a way that historians have never known where to place it. Is it jazz? Is it country? Is it folk? The answer to all of these questions is yes, it is all of these things, but western swing’s marginality to each of those genres has been such that it has always been put on documentarians’ back burner.” You may access the film trailer at the following link: http://historyofwesternswing.com/ .
My love affair with Western Swing is never going to die. “It gets down into your soul,” said championship fiddler and bandleader Jody Nix, who grew up traveling with his dad in Bob Wills’ band. I can’t imagine life without the music. Some of my own favorite Western Swing selections which have received mainstream radio play include “Route 66” by Asleep at the Wheel, “Oklahoma Hills” by Hank Thompson and the Brazos Valley Boys, “Got That Old Fashioned Love in My Heart” by Michael Martin Murphy with Suzy Bogguss, “Cherokee Maiden” by Merle Haggard, Willie’s version of “Stay All Night, Stay a Little Longer” and the Playboys’ arrangements of “Take Me Back to Tulsa” and “The Kind of Love I Can’t Forget, Dear”. They’re favorites because of the dance-ability as well as the romance of the lyrics. Listen to your favorites again on Youtube or from your home library, even on vinyl! And dance if you still can! Start your own love affair with the music. You’ll want to be ready as the star of Western Swing claims even greater heights! I’d love to get input on your affection for Western Swing at [email protected].
Enola’s final music stop of the year was on December 16, 2021 for the annual “Cowboy Christmas Ball” at Anson, Texas. First held at Christmastime in 1885, the Ball has endured through several wars, Depression, prohibition, droughts and fierce winters. The historic Texas social event is colorfully illustrated in Michael Martin Murphy’s million-seller recording of “The Cowboy’s Christmas Ball”. The traditional three-night event is held at Pioneer Hall in the heart of ranching country in Jones County, Texas and is an experience you won’t forget, even if you aren’t a dancer. If you’d like to get tickets to attend next year, go to texas ccb.com.
Murphey’s newest endeavor is a movie based on his hit ballad “Wildfire” which was recorded in the 1970’s. Titled “Wildfire, the Legend of the Cherokee Ghost Horse” it is a family movie based on a young girl’s friendship with a horse. Many the horses which appear in the movie are descendants of Murphy’s mare he named Wildfire, and on which he based the hit song.
Fun and Friends At KSST Retirement Reception For Enola Gay Mathews, 32-Year Employee
On December 22, 2021, just two days before her last day on the air, KSST owners and staff held a Retirement Reception in Enola Gay Mathews’ honor in the KSST Channel 18 TV studio.
Sulphur Springs Mayor John Sellers read a proclamation from Sulphur Springs City Council, recognizing Enola Gay for her long tenure and outstanding performance as a disc jockey at KSST, her notoriety for her love of Western Swing music, her commission as a Yellow Rose of Texas and various local awards for community service.
Over a two hour period, many friends drifted in to say “congratulations,” enjoy a sandwich plate and slice of cake, and visit awhile with Enola and friends.
Enola Gay was hired in August 1989 and soon became the Good Morning Show host. After 32 1/2 years, she’s decided it’s time to spend more time with grandchildren and to continue writing, a skill she enjoys and hopes to improve by doing more!
Friends, listeners, business associates and well-wishers dropped in during the 2-hour come and go event.
KSST Station Manager and Owner Chad Young read a heartfelt email submitted by Kelly Grimes, noting Enola’s early days at the station, and the way she has become a member of the Bradford family. Kelly and Dwayne Grimes were unable to attend the event, but made sure to express their congratulations.
Chad Young will take over the microphone to continue to inform and entertain KSST listeners on KSST’s Good Morning Show beginning next week.
“As we move forward, we will continue to keep our KSST listeners informed in the way they have been accustomed,” he said.
Woman Accused Of Trying To Attack Her Boyfriend With Knife During Fight
An 18-year-old Sulphur Springs woman was accused of tryin to attack her boyfriend with a knife during a fight on Randolph Street residence Dec. 23, 2021, according to arrest reports.
Sulphur Springs Police Officer Edward Jaime responded to a physical disturbance reported at 3:09 p.m. Thursday on Randolph Street. The sparring pair was separated and officer talked to the parties involved, Jaime noted in arrest reports.
Breanah Green allegedly admitted she attacked her boyfriend. The boyfriend advised Green pushed him and slapped his face, then ran toward him with a knife, attempting to attack him with it. He told police he was able to get the knife away from Green and walked away until police arrived. A witness reportedly told police that Green, as they arrived, found the knife and attempted to hide it from them. Green then admitted she slapped the boyfriend and ran at him with a knife, Jaime alleged in arrest reports.
The 18- year-old Sulphur Springs woman was placed into custody, transported to jail and booked on an aggravated assault of a date, family or household member with a weapon, according to arrest reports. Green remained in Hopkins County jail Christmas Eve. Her bond was set at $75,000 on the first-degree felon assault charge, according to jail reports.
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