Hopkins County Records – Nov. 19, 2021
Land Deed Transactions
- Larry D. Shaw to Kathryn Crookston and Robert Crookston; tract in the Mary Ann Bowlin survey
- Belinda Viers and Clyde L. Viers to Harrell B. Hettich and Jana Ruth Hettich; tract in the Elizabeth Melton survey
- John R. Buchanan and Patricia Buchanan, independently and as independent executors for the Susie Buchanan Estate and Lewis Buchanan Estate, to Dereck J. Klemptner and Nicole V. Klemptner; tract in the Levi P. Dikes survey
- Jacqueline Power and Michael Power to Timothy Joseph Power; tract in the G. Harrison survey
- Charles Helm and Sharon Helm to Monica Shay Glenn and Dustin Chase Helm; tract in the MA Bowlin survey
- Marcia Medeiros to Randy Lynn Willeford; tract in the Henry N. Quirk survey
- Anna L. Randolph to Justin Jay Roberson and Jennifer Nicole Skeen; tract in the Thomas Lee survey
- Cathy J. Wallace and Larry T. Wallace to Cathy J. Wallace and Larry T. Wallace, trustees for the Wallace Family Trust; tract in the Andrew S. Young survey
- Brigitte Campbell who is also known by Brigette Campbell to Lewis Craig Swindler; tract in the MW Matthews survey
- Jeffrey Jordan, who is also known by Jeffry Jordan, and Nell Ann Jordan to Carolyn Woolverton and Terry Woolverton; tract in the WB Stout survey
- Carlie Withrow Aten to Donald Mason Aten
- Alice Ann Bryant Bain Rose Estate, Leeta Mattison independent executor, to Richard Keith Bain; tract in the David Waggoner survey
- Randall Lee Taylor and Renee Suzanne Taylor to Randall Lee Taylor; tract in the MA Bowlin survey
- Randall Lee Taylor to Logos Holdings LLC; tract in the MA Bowlin survey
Applications for Marriage Licenses
- Jordan Lane Owens and Kendall Bryce Bain
- Kevin Robert Whillock and Alyssa Faithe Benton
- Edward Jaime and Yesenia Guadalupe Castillo
- Ricardo E. Olmedo Garcia and Cintya Guadalupe Pryor
- Peyton Cody Vickery and Morgan McCary Maynard
- David Wayne Winstead and Hannah Nicole Caudle
Instruction From English Instructor Ken Haley at the Paris Junior College-Sulphur Springs Center
Luz Correa and Jesilyn Kelley receive some personal instruction from English Instructor Ken Haley at the PJC-Sulphur Springs Center. For information about enrolling at the Center, call 903-885-1232.
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.
FDA Expands Eligibility For COVID-19 Vaccine Booster For All Individuals 18 Or Older
Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration amended the emergency use authorizations (EUA) for both the Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccines, authorizing use of a single booster dose for all individuals 18 years of age and older after completion of primary vaccination with any FDA-authorized or approved COVID-19 vaccine. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices will meet later today to discuss further clinical recommendations.
“Throughout the course of the COVID-19 pandemic, the FDA has worked to make timely public health decisions as the pandemic evolves. COVID-19 vaccines have proven to be the best and highly effective defense against COVID-19. Authorizing the use of a single booster dose of either the Moderna or Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for individuals 18 years of age and older helps to provide continued protection against COVID-19, including the serious consequences that can occur, such as hospitalization and death,” said Acting FDA Commissioner Janet Woodcock, M.D.
Prior to today’s authorizations, a single booster dose of the Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccines was authorized for administration to individuals 65 years of age and older, individuals 18 through 64 years of age at high risk of severe COVID-19 and individuals 18 through 64 years of age with frequent institutional or occupational exposure to SARS-CoV-2. Today’s action expands the use of booster doses of both vaccines to include all individuals 18 years of age and older at least six months after completion of the primary vaccination series of the Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine or Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine or at least two months after completion of primary vaccination with the Janssen COVID-19 Vaccine.
“The FDA has determined that the currently available data support expanding the eligibility of a single booster dose of the Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccines to individuals 18 years of age and older,” said Peter Marks, M.D., Ph.D., director of the FDA’s Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research. “Streamlining the eligibility criteria and making booster doses available to all individuals 18 years of age and older will also help to eliminate confusion about who may receive a booster dose and ensure booster doses are available to all who may need one.”
Data Supporting Effectiveness
The EUA for a single booster dose for individuals 18 years of age and older for the Moderna (administered as half of the dose of a primary series dose) and Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccines is based on the FDA’s analysis of immune response data that supported use in the previously authorized populations for boosters.
For the Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine booster dose, the FDA analyzed the immune response data from 149 participants 18 years of age and older from the original clinical studies who received a booster dose at least six months after their second dose and compared it to the immune responses of 1,055 study participants after completing their two-dose series. The antibody response against the SARS-CoV-2 virus 29 days after a booster dose of the vaccine demonstrated a booster response.
For the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine booster dose, the FDA analyzed the immune response data from approximately 200 participants 18 through 55 years of age who received a single booster dose about six months after their second dose. The antibody response against the SARS-CoV-2 virus one month after a booster dose of the vaccine when compared to the response one month after the two-dose primary series in the same individuals demonstrated a booster response.
FDA Evaluation of Benefits and Risks
Since Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech initially submitted safety and effectiveness data on a single booster dose following primary vaccination to the FDA, additional real-world data have become available on the recently increasing number of cases of COVID-19 in the U.S. and on the risk of myocarditis (inflammation of the heart muscle) and pericarditis (inflammation of the outer lining of the heart) following vaccination with these vaccines. These additional data enabled the FDA to reassess the benefits and risks of the use of these vaccines in the general adult population. The FDA has determined that the benefits of a single booster dose of either the Moderna or Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccines outweigh the risks of myocarditis and pericarditis in individuals age 18 years of age and older when used following completion of primary vaccination to provide continued protection against COVID-19 and the associated serious consequences that can occur including hospitalization and death.
Both Pfizer and Moderna are conducting post-authorization/post-marketing studies to assess known serious risks of myocarditis and pericarditis. In addition, the FDA and the CDC have several systems in place to continually monitor COVID-19 vaccine safety and allow for the rapid detection and investigation of potential safety concerns.
The fact sheets for both vaccines for recipients and caregivers and for healthcare providers contain information about the potential side effects, including the risk of myocarditis and pericarditis. The most commonly reported side effects by individuals who received a booster dose of the vaccines were pain, redness and swelling at the injection site, as well as fatigue, headache, muscle or joint pain and chills. Of note, swollen lymph nodes in the underarm were observed more frequently following the booster dose than after the primary two-dose series.
The FDA did not hold a meeting of the Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee on these actions as the agency previously convened the committee for extensive discussions regarding the use of booster doses of COVID-19 vaccines and, after review of both Pfizer’s and Moderna’s EUA requests, the FDA concluded that the requests do not raise questions that would benefit from additional discussion by committee members.
The amendments to the EUAs were granted to ModernaTX Inc. and Pfizer Inc.
55 SSHS Students Inducted Into Gladys Alexander Chapter Of National Honor Society
Fifty-five new members were inducted into and recognized 57 students serving in their second year as members of the Gladys Alexander Chapter of the National Honor Society during the annual induction ceremony held earlier this week at Sulphur Springs High School.
National Honor Society’s motto is noblesse oblige or nobility obligates. The organization is built upon four pillars: scholarship, leadership, character, and service. SSHS students who achieve a weighted GPA of 3.2 or higher can fill out an application that lists their community involvement, volunteer projects, and any extracurricular activities they are involved in. These applications are then reviewed and qualifying students invited to be a part of the National Honor Society.
The SSHS Honor Society Chapter is named in honor of Gladys Alexander, the teacher who not only founded the organization in 1940 but also the Student Council, and aided in the organization of the Lee Willis Chapter of the Future Teachers of America. She taught band, drill team, football, Latin, English, history and almost every subject except agriculture. She retired in 1961, but her contributions to education didn’t end there. She became a substitute teacher and taught summer school after retirement. In 1966, the SSHS National Honor Society Chapter was named after Gladys Alexander to honor the tradition of excellence in academic she started at the school.
SSHS NHS President President Matthew Sherman, Vice-President Katie Tiemeyer, Secretary Paige Bimmerle, Treasurer Litzy Chacon and Parliamentarian Luke Dietze conducted the Nov. 15, 2021, induction ceremony, each lighting candles to symbolize the organization’s purposes: scholarship, service, leadership and character.
The 55 new members inducted into the Gladys Alexander Chapter of the National Honor Society include: Jayla Abron, Carols Alba, Lithzy Alvarez, Jack Bain, Mattie Bridges, Brylee Brock, Aubrey Camacho, Nick Cantillo, Luke Caton, Artesia Cheak, Matthew Clarke, Alexander Cooper, Catherine De La Rosa, Daniel Elam, Miley Fisher, Andres Flores, Jonah Foster, Kinley Friddle, Colbie Glenn, Martha Gonzalez, Makayla Grinnan, Cole Haney, Jadyn Harper, Zoe Haywood, Hector Hernandez, Ashland Hooten, Laney Hurst, Jillian Jumper, Chloe Kerns, Branson Lynn, Mali Macker, Kamilah Martinez, Alexis McCoy, Trentin McKinney, Mykylie Meador, Matt Mitchell, Ryan Mitchell, Lausen Ost, Ella Ray, Jose Manuel Rodriguez, Mattye Schmidt, Brooklynn Shackelford, Madelyn Sherman, Robert Smith, Sallee Spraggins, Rebekah Stanley, Isabelle Thesing, Danielle Verlander, Briley Vice, Addisyn Wall, Parker Whisenhunt, Merrin Williams, Olivia Worth, Jocelyne Yanez and Khira Young.
Members of SSHS NHS are obligated to behave honorably, generously and responsibly to others. Their primary focus is literacy.
Recognized Monday night as two-year members of the Gladys Alexander Chapter of the National Honor Society were Alaisha Alvarado, Harley Archer, Brooklyn Ameson, Trinity Ashford, Emily Atkinson, Connor Bailey, Beau Bankston, Ashtyn Bettis, Paige Bimmerle, Alex Botello, Clayton Boykin, Bailee Burnett, Claire Bybee, Addison Caddell, Dawson Carpenter, Litzy Chacon, Fernando Adrian Chimal, Anayeli De La Cruz, Emily Dick, Jason Luke Dietze, Carson Fenton, Alex Flecker, Jaslyn Galvan, Priscilla Gaspar, Cable Glenn, Mayra Gudino, Justin Haire, Peyton Hammack, Benjamin Hatcher, Juan P. Hernandez, Vanessa Lara, Baylie Large, Savannah Lilley, Madison Martin, Jose R. Mejia, Kirsten Paige Miesse, Mayer Millsap, Carter Owen, Macy Pepys, Fabian Perez, Reese Rabe, Shelby Ray, Marco Rivera, Katelyn Robinson, Ashley Rodriguez, Aidyn Rogers, Paige Seagraves, Jacob Semler, Matthew Sherman, Imani Smith, Katie Tiemeyer, Michelle Tijerin, Jadyn VanWinkle, Joel Villarino, Tyler Warner, Jessica Yanez and Emily Zarco.
Good News Christian Bookstore Celebrates a 31-Year Business Journey on Friday November 19 at Noon
GOOD NEWS! The Christian Bookstore in Sulphur Springs has moved to the Spring Village Shopping Center 1181 South Broadway Street in Sulphur Springs, TX. Previously, GOOD NEWS! was located in the VF Outlet Mall. On Friday, November 19th, 2021 GOOD NEWS! will celebrate our 31 years in business with a 31% discount off everything in the store! We will also have free drawings every 31 minutes, including drawings from Good Treasures, a crafter/vendor mall located inside GOOD NEWS! Refreshments will be served and there will also be a ribbon cutting by the Hopkins County Chamber of Commerce on Friday, November 19th at 12 noon. Please stop in and share our joy! Store phone: 903-885-6946
The Last Tira News Column
By Jan Vaughn
After several weeks of no news to report, I decided that the Tira News has run its course.
I want to express my appreciation to all who contributed reports throughout the years and all who shared with me that they enjoyed reading about our community. Also, a special thanks goes out to all who made sure that our news was published.
I will sign off with my sincere wishes for you all to have a wonderful Thanksgiving, a merry Christmas, and many blessings in the coming months and years.
Winnsboro Police Department Media Report – Nov. 8-14, 2021
Winnsboro Police Department released the following activity report for Nov. 8-14, 2021:
Arrests
- Mark Gleixner, 57 years of age, of Winnsboro, was arrested on Nov. 8, 2021, for possession of a Penalty Group 1 controlled substance, 1 gram or more but less than 4 grams.
- Jeffery Hamilton, 32 years of age, was arrested on Nov. 10, 2021 on multiple Winnsboro Municipal warrants for driving while license invalid, expired registration, and vehicle without required equipment or unsafe condition.
- Louis Boyd, 21 years of age, of Winnsboro, was arrested on Nov. 14, 2021, for reckless driving, evading arrest or detention with vehicle, and unlawful carrying of a weapon.
Calls for Service
The Winnsboro Police Department responded to a total of 181 calls for service during this reporting period.
Citations
The Winnsboro Police Department issued 62 citations and 59 warnings during this reporting period.
PUBLIC NOTICE: Public Hearing For Como-Pickton School’s 2021-2022 FIRST Report
Como-Pickton School Board will conduct a public hearing on Monday, December 13, at 6 p.m. in the Como-Pickton Conference Center, 13017 Texas Hwy 11 East, Como, Texas, to discuss results from the 2020-2021 Financial Integrity Rating System of Texas (FIRST) report.
2 Men, 2 Women Sentenced This Week In District Court
The four people, two men and two women were sentenced this week in the 8th Judicial District Court on felony offenses, according to court and jail reports.
Janice Leigh Fite arranged to plead “not contest” Nov. 15, 2021, in the 8th Judicial District Court, to one of the four aggravated assault with a deadly weapon cases she faced.
As part of the agreement, the 56-year-old Sulphur Springs woman was placed on 5 years of deferred adjudication probation with several specially negotiated conditions, according to ADA Harris.
One condition requires Fite to vacate her current residence and have no contact with the victim of the case she pled no contest to nor any member of his family or household. That condition covers everybody who the State alleged that she threatened, including in the cases that were dismissed as all of the indictments stemmed from a single incident.
The woman was accused at 1:25 p.m. Sunday Dec. 20, 2020, of telling a man she would kill him, then threatened the man’s wife and their two adult daughters while displaying a handgun and pointing it at the four during a confrontation outside her County Road 4615 residence. She was arrested at 3:15 p.m. Dec. 20, 2020, at the residence on four counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. She was released from Hopkins County jail Dec. 23, 2020, on $35,000 per charge. She was indicted during the February 2021 Grand Jury session on all four aggravated assault charges.
She arranged to make the plea in court on Nov. 15, 2021, and was sentenced to the 5 years of deferred probation, which requires her to stay away from the individuals she was accused of threatening. If Fite violates the conditions of her probation, she will be facing 2 to 20 years in the penitentiary.
Belinda Jean Nash arranged to plead guilty Nov. 17 on a possession of less than 1 gram of a Penalty Group 1 controlled substance.
The 52-year-old Arlington woman was arrested following a one-vehicle rollover crash on State Highway 11 east Nov. 30, 2019. She allegedly failed to drive the pickup in a single lane, entered a bar ditch and rolled through a fence. She refused medical treatment and displayed indicators of intoxication. She allegedly admitted to consuming two shots of alcohol and smoking marijuana before beginning her trip. She didn’t meet the clues on standard field sobriety tests for being intoxicated. A trooper found a bottle of Jaigermeister, two marijuana roaches, a pipe containing suspected methamphetamine residue and a glass vial containing suspected meth, trooper alleged in the 2019 arrest reports.
Nash was booked into Hopkins County jail Dec. 1, 2019, on a possession of a controlled substance charge, possession of drug paraphernalia, open container and traveling on the wrong side of the road and not passing. She was released later that day on a $10,000 bond on the controlled substance charge, according to jail reports. She was indicted in May 2021 on a controlled substance charge.
Deante Shelley Wilson was tried and convicted by a Hopkins County Jury for evading arrest or detention with a vehicle. The 31-year-old Dallas man received a 7 year sentence from the court after a sentencing hearing on Nov. 15, 2021.
Assistant District Attorney Zachary Blackmon tried the case during the guilt/innocence phase of the trial and Assistant District Attorney Matt Harris the sentencing hearing. According to court reports, the defendant exercised his Constitutional right to represent himself in court.
Wilson, who is also noted in jail reports to be known by the alias Deankhte Solamun Bey, was arrested Aug. 19, 2020, after allegedly leading Sulphur Springs Police Officer Cleve Williams on an 8-mile vehicle pursuit on Interstate 30 from the Brashear area to Sulphur Springs. Williams attempted to stop the man for a traffic violation in an SUV. Instead of stopping, he continued from the 114 mile marker to the 122 mile marker, where officials spiked his tires and the SUV stopped at the I-30 exit ramp. He allegedly threw items out the SUV window as he continued on I-30, Williams alleged in the 2020 arrest reports. Wilson He was arrested around 9:45 p.m. Aug. 19, booked into the jail early Aug. 20 and released the next day on a $10,000 bond.
The Hopkins County jury reportedly found Wilson guilty after deliberating for approximately four minutes. According to ADA Harris, in no way meant the jurors did not take their duty seriously. The evidence was “absolutely overwhelming against him.” The entire crime was captured on video, according to Harris.
The prosecutors extend thanks to the jury “for upholding the rule of law in this community.” Harris commended Blackmon for a “fantastic job presenting this case to the jury.”
The Court then sentenced Deante Wilson to 7 years in prison at the conclusion of his sentencing hearing on Nov. 15, 2021, and taken into custody and jailed on the evading arrest conviction.
Phillip Lynn Wilson arranged to plead guilty Nov. 16, 2021 in court on third or more offense driving while intoxicated charge. The 43-year-old Dallas man received 10 years in prison, to be probated for five years. He must have an ignition interlock device on any vehicle that he owns or operates. He too was ordered to undergo a substance-abuse evaluation and follow any treatment recommendations.
Wilson was arrested just before 2 a.m. Feb. 10, 2021, on West Industrial Drive on the DWI charge. Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Chris Baumann stopped him on West Industrial Drive for failing to stop at a designated stopping point. He allegedly walked unsteadily, spoke incoherently when Baumann and Deputy Justin Wilkerson (who was assisting, tried to have a conversation with him. Deputies didn’t detect alcohol on the man, but were observed in his vehicle. Based on Wilson’s “erratic behavior and emotions during conversation” the deputies believed the man to possibly be intoxicated and under the influence of of a controlled substance or drug.
He allegedly failed horizontal gaze nystagmus tests and was unable to perform other standard field sobriety tests. He agreed to provide a blood sample for testing; it was taken and the man was jailed on the felony DWI charge, deputies alleged in February 2021 arrest reports.
Phillip Wilson was released from jail May 10, 2021, on a $10,000 bond, on May 10, 2021. He was returned to Hopkins County jail on Oct. 8, 2021, for bond forfeiture on the Feb. 10, 2021, third or more DWI charge, and remained in the county jail until his sentence on the third or more DWI charge on Nov. 16, 2021.
A&M-Commerce Hosts Successful Conference For Texas Association Of Future Educators
COMMERCE, Texas —The Texas A&M University-Commerce campus bustled with aspiring young educators recently when the university hosted more than 600 high school students for the Texas Association of Future Educators (TAFE) Area 11 conference on Nov. 5.
Established in 1984, TAFE is a co-curricular statewide organization that provides students with an opportunity to explore the teaching profession and make informed decisions about pursuing a career in education.
Conference attendees packed the Ferguson Social Sciences Auditorium for a welcome message from A&M-Commerce President Mark Rudin, Provost John Humphries and Dean Kimberly McLeod with the College of Education and Human Services.
McLeod described the event as a great success.
“There is no greater honor than providing support, encouragement and inspiration for the next group of leaders tasked with teaching, growing and training our nation,” McLeod said. “I’m proud to say that A&M-Commerce continues to provide fertile ground to cultivate the next crop of teacher leaders for the state of Texas and beyond.”
Students participated in various competitions and breakout sessions throughout the day in Rayburn Student Center and Sowers Education South. The future college students also attended a session called, “What I Wish I Knew,” where they received advice from a panel of current A&M-Commerce students.
A&M-Commerce began its local TAFE chapter earlier this year under the leadership of Dr. Carol Revelle, assistant professor of curriculum and instruction at A&M-Commerce.
Revelle reports that three members of the A&M-Commerce TAFE chapter won two events at the conference and will advance to state competition in March 2022. Chapter President Caitlynn Moniz and Cayce Parris of Saltillo qualified in the children’s literature category. Moniz and Erin Bankston qualified in the educational leadership fundamentals test.
“We were honored to host this conference during our first year as an organization, and we are excitedly preparing our three local TAFE students to attend our first state competition,” Revelle said. “We are eager to demonstrate that education programs at A&M-Commerce train the best teachers in the state of Texas!”
Learn more about TAFE and the organization’s A&M-Commerce chapter.
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About Texas A&M University-Commerce
Texas A&M University-Commerce serves rural and metropolitan East Texas with a dedicated mission to Educate. Discover. Achieve. With an enrollment of 10,966 students, the university is the third-largest member of The Texas A&M University System. The 2,100-acre Commerce campus provides many opportunities for students to learn and grow. The university offers more than 130 academic degrees at the undergraduate and graduate levels. A vibrant student experience includes a thriving Greek system, over 120 student-led organizations and 14 NCAA Division II athletic teams. The university will join the Southland Conference in July 2022 and begin a transition into NCAA Division I. A&M-Commerce offers classes online and on-site in Commerce, Corsicana, McKinney, Frisco, Mesquite and the newest location at 8750 North Central Expressway in Dallas.
