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Ladybug, Ladybug … 450 Of 5,000 Species Are Native To North America

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Ladybug, Ladybug … 450 Of 5,000 Species Are Native To North America

Submitted By Phyllis Kitten, Hopkins County Master Gardener

Are there ladybugs flying around your house? Maybe inside as well? It may feel like an invasion. Where do all the ladybugs come from? They seem to be everywhere in the fall. Are they a sign of a harsh winter to come? Are they bringing good luck?

Adult lady beetle eating aphids. (Photo: Pat Porter)

Ladybugs are actually beetles, not bugs. And, while they are sometimes called ladybirds or ladybeetles, of course, they are not all female. They belong to the class Insecta and are members of the Coccinellidae family of beetles (Coccinellidae means “small red sphere” in Latin).

Ladybugs have oval-shaped bodies and appear in various colors, including red, yellow, gray, black, brown and even pink. They may or may not have spots or stripes.

Ladybugs are beneficial insects that play a major role in keeping down populations of insects that feed on plants, especially plants that are infested with aphids. A ladybug can eat several thousand aphids over its lifetime. They can also help to rid your garden of other soft-bodied insects such as mites, and mealybugs along with insect eggs – even ants.

There are approximately 5,000 ladybug species found worldwide. About 450 are native to North America. Adults mate in early spring (when temperatures reach above 65 degrees F) and again in June if the aphid population is plentiful. When aphid populations decline, ladybugs migrate to another area.

Ladybugs hibernate in the winter months and will not fly when temperatures fall below 55 degrees F. They live on stored fat through the winter. Ladybugs are not preyed upon by birds or other insects because they exude a very distasteful fluid from joints in their legs; their distinctive colors are reminder to would-be predators they taste “bad”. When threatened, ladybugs will play dead. Also, if threatened, they can pull their head into their shell just like a turtle.

While you may have heard the superstition that ladybugs bring good luck, they don’t seem to have any winter weather-predicting ability. There is no significance between the number of ladybugs and the upcoming winter forecast. Fall infestations of these beetles are more a sign of winter’s approach. As the temperatures begin to cool, these bugs will swarm on a sunny day seeking heat. If it’s a warm autumn day, you may see tons of ladybugs on the sunniest side of your house.

They mean no harm. They can, however, damage carpets and furniture with their secretions. And if your home is really infested, you may smell them. When they die they can be all over everywhere. Best way to get rid of them? Vacuum.

For more information, go to Agrilifeextension.tamu.edu.

SSHS Jazz Band Gearing Up For 2021 Christmas Tour

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SSHS Jazz Band Gearing Up For 2021 Christmas Tour

The Sulphur Springs Jazz Band is gearing up for a busy week, with seven performances – four public performances and three private performances – over a 10-day period as part of the 2021 Wildcat Jazz Christmas Tour.

The Jazz Band will begin spreading holiday joy at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 4, during Christmas in the Park at Hopkins County Historical Society’s Heritage Park.

The band will travel downtown Dec. 7 for an 11 a.m. concert at Alliance Bank, for all who wish to stop by. Later, the Wildcat Jazz students will perform during a Region 8 dinner.

The Christmas Tour will continue Dec. 8 with a performance at a local church, and a special performance at another campus the next school day.

The Wildcat Jazz students will perform two sets during the SSISD Band Christmas Concert in SSHS Auditorium Dec. 9, one at 6:15 p.m. and the other at 6:45 p.m.

The Dec. 9 Band Christmas Concert kicks off at 6 p.m. with selections from the SSMS Beginning Band and Concert Band, sounds of the SSMS Symphonic Band and Wind Ensemble, then conclude with a performance by the full SSHS band at 7 p.m. All are invited to attend the SSISD Band Christmas Concert Dec. 9 at the Auditorium, to hear sounds of the season and show support for these fine arts students.

The 2021 Wildcat Jazz Christmas Tour is currently scheduled to conclude on Dec. 13, with a 1 p.m. concert at Sulphur Springs Middle School. This concert was originally slated to kickoff the Christmas tour on Dec. 3. That concert, SSISD Director of Bands Spencer Emmert reported Tuesday afternoon, will now be held 10 days later in the SSMS band hall.

SSHS Jazz musicians performing for trustees during a February 2020 SSISD Board of Trustees meeting.

Both Basketball Teams in Action on Tuesday Game Day

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Both Basketball Teams in Action on Tuesday Game Day
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Tuesday, Nov. 30 is a good day for Wildcats and Lady cats basketball.

Both teams will be in action, with the men at home taking on Rockwall and the women making the trip south to Canton to take on the Lady Eagles.

Coach Brandon Shaver’s varsity squad has been on a tear since their season began; the Wildcats come in to Tuesday’s home contest 5-0, looking to make it six straight wins if they can get the victory over Rockwall tonight.

Sulphur Springs got their fifth win on the season last Saturday, two days after Thanksgiving when they hosted Henderson. The Wildcats routed the Lions 73-43 to bring their record to 5-0.

Coach Shaver’s squad will see if they can continue to build on their impressive start when they host Rockwall (2-3) tonight on Tuesday, Nov. 30.

Freshmen will begin at 4:30 P.M. against the Yellowjackets, followed by JV at 6 P.M. and varsity at 7:30 P.M.

Tuesday’s Sulphur Springs-Rockwall non-district match-up will be broadcasted on to KSST 1230 AM.

If given permission, we will also be live-streaming the game on to KSST Radio’s Youtube channel.

Sulphur Springs Wildcats logo

Moving over to the women’s team, the Lady Cats will be on the road taking on the Lady Eagles of Canton.

Coach Erica Delley’s squad are still looking to get their first win of the winter 2021-22 season.

The team has struggled with injuries; add in a reshuffling of the roster due to players unable to suit up, and this team is still developing a chemistry. While that has made it tough to put together wins for the squad, the women’s varsity team has found ways to score, demonstrated in their close loss last week in Mineola to the Lady Yellowjackets.

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Coach Erica Delley’s squad had a busy week last week, falling to the Lady Yellowjackets in Mineola before losing at home to Liberty Eylau last Tuesday.

The team no doubt enjoyed having the rest of Fall Break off so that they could tend to their wounds and heal a bit before resuming action a week later in Canton on Tuesday, Nov. 30.

The Lady Cats basketball team come in to Tuesday’s contest in Canton with an 0-9 record. They will no doubt be looking for that evasive first win when they take on the Lady Eagles in Canton.

The junior varsity will get the action going today at 5 P.M. followed by the varsity. 


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If Approved, Grant Would Allow City To Include Wish List In New Senior Citizens Center Design

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If Approved, Grant Would Allow City To Include Wish List In New Senior Citizens Center Design

A Texas Community Resiliency Program grant from Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs would allow the City of Sulphur Springs to not only enlarge the new Senior Citizens Center building to be constructed on 301 Oak Ave., but if fully funded at the requested amount, would include all wish list items for the new facility, according to Sulphur Springs City Manager Marc Maxwell.

Sign for the current Senior Citizens Center, outside the existing facility, on Martin Luther King Drive

Maxwell, in his regular manager’s report to the City Council on Nov. 2, noted city staff’s intent to begin the process of applying for a grant which would allow the new planned Senior Citizens Center to be built even larger than originally approved. The Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs the month before announced a grant program called the Texas Community Resiliency Program that awards grants between $500 thousand and $5 million for qualifying projects. Senior citizen centers were specifically noted as qualifying projects.

During a special meeting of the City Council later in the month, the elected officials were asked to approve a resolution amending the city’s contract with REES for expansion of base services to the contract for the Senior Citizens Center project. The architectural firm is already working to adapt the design for the new Senior Citizens Center, making it bigger than originally planned due to available funding for the project and including other items requested for the facility as well. The grant, Maxwell said, “would allow us to do all of the wish list.”

The city accepted proposals for grant administration services for the project through 10 a.m. today (Nov. 30). Any proposals received will be presented to the City Council, along with any recommendations among businesses, at their regular meeting on Tuesday, Dec. 7, 2021. If approved, the contract period would begin on Dec. 8, 2021.

The RFP notes the project is to be a new 8,000-plus square foot activity building for senior citizens’ activities, events, educational opportunities, and to house the Meal A Day program.

“The design and construction plans for this project are nearing completion and will be complete prior to grant application submittal making this project a shovel ready project. The City has approximately $1,400,000 to contribute to this project in addition to requested grant funds. The City anticipates requesting between $500,000 and $900,000 in grant funds making the total cost of the completed project
between $1,900,000 and $2,300,000,” the RFP Project Overview posted on the City of Sulphur Springs website states.

The deadline to submit an application is 5 p.m. Jan. 19, 2022, with estimated award announcements to be made March 10, 2022 and estimated grant contracts starting March 15, 2022.

The project has been delayed several months due to the high cost of materials, which would make the project cost much more than originally budgeted.

Police Department Phone System Down

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Police Department Phone System Down

Currently, Sulphur Springs Police Department’s phone system is down, including 911. Anyone who has an emergency in the city of Sulphur Springs should call the Hopkins County Sheriffs Office at 903-885-2768 for assistance, SSPD Chief Jason Ricketson said at 11:20 a.m. Nov. 30, 2021.

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Things To Keep In Mind Before Starting Livestock Enterprises

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Things To Keep In Mind Before Starting Livestock Enterprises

Rural areas in Texas are being rapidly developed and urbanized. Many urban dwellers want to escape to the country to live a quiet, peaceful life or enjoy recreational opportunities on their own land. As a result, large tracts in rural areas are being divided into properties of 5 to 100 acres; many are fewer than 20 acres. New rural landowners almost always want to maintain or obtain an ad valorem tax exemption, which is most often granted for agricultural use of the land.

They often decide to start livestock enterprises to meet tax exemption requirements. However, most taxing authorities require one to demonstrate that such an enterprise is economically viable. In other words, owning one animal as a family pet will not qualify property for the tax exemption.

An ideal enterprise for small acreages requires:

  • minimal facilities (both in construction, expense and space required);
  • minimal labor (both time and physical effort); and
  • minimal animal husbandry expertise.

They also have readily accessible markets for excess production or unwanted animals.

The most important concern of any landowner, big or small, is good stewardship of the land. The three livestock enterprises discussed here are the most environmentally compatible with small acreages.

Sheep (Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service photo)

Livestock enterprises almost always depend, at least to some degree, on having forage for the animals to eat. As a livestock producer, forage is your primary product. No livestock enterprise can be economically viable for long if grazing destroys the forage growing on the land.

Because livestock enterprises depend upon forage, the most critical decision you may make is the appropriate stocking rate for your land. Stocking rate is the number of animals per unit area of land. It is typically expressed as acres per animal unit. An animal unit consumes 26 pounds of forage daily.

For an example, one 80-pound ewe of a hair sheep breed equals 0.12 animal unit equivalent. So, eight ewes are one animal unit (meaning that eight ewes consume about 26 pounds of forage daily). If you own 20 acres, but only 10 acres produce forage for grazing, you would need to determine how many pounds of forage those 10 acres were producing to know how many ewes you could graze on the land.

Small acreage landowners usually overestimate the carrying capacity (sustainable stocking rate) of their property. Landowners who graze too many animals for a long period of time will destroy the productivity of their land.

Overgrazing has these consequences:

  • Desirable, nutritious plants disappear and undesirable plants multiply, so animals do not perform well without costly supplemental feed.
  • With the loss of native range plants, rainfall can not percolate into the ground easily and tends to run off. Run-off causes soil erosion and pollutes surface water. The regeneration of just 1 inch of topsoil will require several lifetimes.

Each property is unique, with different soil types, topography and plants. Therefore, general recommendations for appropriate stocking rates or carrying capacities are not included here.

You will need help to determine your stocking rate accurately. Contact your county Extension agent or a representative of the Natural Resource Conservation Service. These professionals have guides to the forage production capacity of every county in Texas, and can help you determine the amount of forage your land is likely to produce. They will advise you about the number of acres of your land that will be required to support an animal unit with minimal supplemental feed.


Submitted by Mario Villarino, Hopkins County AgriLife Extension Agent, Ag./Natural Resources. Dr. Villarino may be contacted at [email protected]; at the Hopkins County AgriLife Extension Office, 1200-B West Houston St.; 903-885-3443; or P.O. Box 518, Sulphur Springs, TX 75483.


Additional information on this topic, including stock rates for goats and cattle, can also be found in “Livestock for Small Acreage Landowners,” by Richard V. Machen and Robert K. Lyons’

No Friday COVID Vaccine Clinics Offered On Christmas Eve, New Year’s Eve At CMFH-SS

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No Friday COVID Vaccine Clinics Offered On Christmas Eve, New Year’s Eve At CMFH-SS
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CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Sulphur Springs Business News

By Holly Ragan, Senior Market Development, CMFH-SS, [email protected]

Sulphur Springs, Texas, November 30, 2021 – CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Sulphur Springs

Flu Shots: Do not Delay, Get Yours Today!

Flu shots are available at CHRISTUS Trinity Clinic, 105 Medical Plaza. We welcome walk-ins or by appointment; to schedule call 903.885.3181.

Thank you for your patience!

With a spike in COVID-19 cases in Hopkins County, please expect “longer than usual” wait times in the Emergency Department. Rest assured we are doing everything we can to provide high quality care in a timely manner. Thank you in advance for allowing us to provide for your healthcare needs, while extending grace to our staff.

COVID Vaccine Clinics

CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Sulphur Springs offers a COVID Vaccine Clinic every Friday morning from 9 a.m. to 12 p.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.

Please note: There will be NO COVID Vaccine Clinic on Dec. 24 or Dec. 31, due to the holidays.

CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital-Sulphur Springs lobby entrance

Hospital Visitation

Please note the following guidelines:

  • Visitors must acquire masks themselves prior to entering our facility; cloth masks are acceptable. Masks must cover both the nose and the mouth. Visitors must remain masked during their time in the hospital.
  • Minor-age visitors must be accompanied by an adult, be free of symptoms and able to comply with masking and hygiene expectations throughout the visit.
  • Emergency Department entrance open 24/7
  • Main Entrance open 5 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday – Friday
    • Gift Shop open
  • Visiting hours are 7 a.m. to 9 p.m.
    • Types of Visitors:
      1. COVID receiving aerosol treatments: via tele-visitation only;
      2. COVID not receiving aerosol treatments: 1 Essential support person for the duration of hospital stay – Essential support person will be given a visible wrist band for identification purposes;
      3. ICU/ER: 1 Essential support person only;
      4. All other patients may have 1 Essential support person and 1 visitor (up to 2 persons in room at a time)

Services

CHRISTUS Trinity Clinic Urgent Care – Sulphur Springs

Please Note Due to limited staffing, the Urgent Care may be forced to change its hours without notice. … We recommend calling prior to your arrival to check the status of availability. We apologize for the inconvenience.

The CHRISTUS Urgent Care Hours of Operation is as follows:

  • In-Person Care Hours: Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday, Closed
  • Virtual Visit Hours: Monday-Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
    • To schedule a virtual visit, please visit urgentcare.christushealth.org, then select your location and click “Virtual Visit.”

The Urgent Care is located at 1339 South Broadway, and the phone number to call is 903.951.1001.

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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 Continue CARE 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 Continue CARE Hospital at CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital

Mount Pleasant Man Accused Of DWI With Child Passenger

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Mount Pleasant Man Accused Of DWI With Child Passenger

A 38-year-old Mount Pleasant man was accused of DWI with a child passenger in the vehicle. Messages texted to 911 operators helped deputies located the alleged drunk driver on I-30 Saturday evening.

Adam Joseph Hamblin AKA Adan Hamblin (HCSO jail photo)

Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office Communications operators reported someone had texted to 911 a report that the man was driving while intoxicated with other occupants in the vehicle, and a request for them to “send help.” Officials continued to receive updates of the vehicle’s location as it progressed on Interstate 30. When HCSO Deputy Aaron Chaney spotted a white Chevrolet Silverado at mile marker 108 on I-30, he confirmed the license plate and initiated an investigative stop because of the number of travelers on the road at 5:06 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 27, 2021. The truck stopped between the 107 and 108 mile markers.

While speaking with the male driver, Chaney noted the 38-year-old Mount Pleasant man had slightly slurred speech, talked as if his tongue was thick, and insisted on exiting the pickup to locate his insurance instead of reaching across the cab and grabbing it. When he exited the truck, however, he almost lost his balance, appeared unsteady on his feet and walked as if his feet were heavy.

The deputy asked him to stand behind the vehicle and while he investigated. He agreed to perform standard sobriety tests. He showed 6 of 6 possible clues of intoxication on horizontal gaze nystagmus tests, and three clues each of intoxication on two additional tests, resulting in Adam Joseph Hamblin being placed into custody at 5:38 p.m. Saturday for drunk driving.

A child younger than 15 years of age was also observed in the truck. The vehicle and the child were released to Hamblin’s mother-in-law on site.

At the county jail, Deputy Zack Horne who is a certified intoxilyzer operator conducted the breath test on Hamblin. The Mount Pleasant man, who is also known by Adan Hamblin, tested 0.137 and 0.145, well over the legal 0.08 limit for the breath test and was booked into jail for driving while intoxicated with a child younger than 15 years of age in the truck. Hamblin was released from jail Sunday, Nov. 28, 2021, on a $5,000 bond on the felony DWI charge, according to jail reports.

If you have an emergency, dial 9-1-1

The Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office is located at 298 Rosemont Sulphur Springs, TX 75482. You can reach them for non-emergency matters at (903) 438-4040.

County Road 4734 Disturbance Results In DWI And Stalking Charges

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County Road 4734 Disturbance Results In DWI And Stalking Charges

A County Road 4734 disturbance compliant resulted in DWI and stalking charges for a Sulphur Springs man, according to arrest reports.

Toby Buie

Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to a disturbance on County Road 4734, where a man was reported to be intoxicated and possibly discharging a firearm at a residence. While en route to the address, deputies spotted a vehicle fitting the description the man was alleged to be in and conducted a traffic stop at 5:49 p.m. Nov. 27, on State Highway 11 west at County Road 4731. Upon contact with the sole occupant, deputies alleged they could smell alcohol emitting from the Dodge Ram 1500; a rifle was also visible in the truck. Given the nature of the complaint, the man was ordered out of the pickup, Deputies Drew Fisher and J. Davis noted in arrest reports.

After he did, the deputies reported smelling a strong alcohol odor on his breath. When asked, he refused to perform standard field sobriety tests. One deputy placed the 50-year-old Sulphur Springs man into custody at 6:15 p.m. Saturday, for suspicion of DWI, while others went to the address to speak with a person potentially involved there, according to arrest reports.

A woman told deputies that the man in the truck, Toby Buie, was her soon-to-be ex-husband. Earlier in the day he had sent a harassing text and drove by the Cumby address she was at the time. Cumby Police were notified and extra patrol was requested. She reportedly received more threatening and harassing text messages, and later found her at the County Road 4731 address, where he pulled past the residence and discharged a firearm several times from the roadway, deputies noted in arrest reports.

Once Buie arrived at the sheriff’s office, he agreed to perform a breath test. Deputy Zack Horne, a certified intoxilyzer operator, administered the test. The 50-year-old Sulphur Springs man tested 0.146, and 0.144, well over the legal 0.08 limit for the breath test.

“Given the fact that the subject on more than one occasion engaged in conduct that would constitute harassment and the above subject cause the victim, who is his wife, to be placed in fear of bodily injury or death, the above subject was also booked into jail for stalking,” Fisher and Davis alleged in arrest reports.

Buie was released from Hopkins County jail Nov. 28, 2021, on a $1,000 bond on the second offense driving while intoxicated charge and a $5,000 bond on the felony stalking charge, according to jail reports.

Jail records also show Buie was booked into Hopkins County jail Sept. 30, 2018, for DWI and driving while license invalid; he was released later that day on a $1,000 bond on the misdemeanor DWI charge.

If you have an emergency, dial 9-1-1

The Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office is located at 298 Rosemont Sulphur Springs, TX 75482. You can reach them for non-emergency matters at (903) 438-4040.

Argumentative Como Woman Allegedly Concealed Drug Paraphernalia

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Argumentative Como Woman Allegedly Concealed Drug Paraphernalia

An argumentative Como woman arrested after drug paraphernalia was found in her car ended up being charged with tampering with evidence after jail staff discovered she had also concealed drug paraphernalia in a body cavity. Early Monday morning, a 24-year-old Sulphur Springs man was also arrested at the location just before midnight Sunday, Nov. 28, 2021, for public intoxication.

Concealed Drug Paraphernalia

Maegan Deleyn Strawn

Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office Sgt. Tanner Steward and Deputy Elijah Fite reported seeing a woman driving a Ford F150 pickup on South Broadway Street at 11:15 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 28, 2021. While on a traffic stop, Steward said he didn’t see a turn signal used when the woman changed from the right to the left lane.

Fite, who was closer to the truck in question, saw it pull into a gas station in the 1200 block of South Broadway Street and exit the truck. So, he too pulled in at the station, then contacted the driver. Dispatchers advised the Maegan Deleyn Strawn did not have a valid driver’s license. The 26-year-old Como woman allegedly became argumentative when the deputies tried to explain the reason he was contacting her. Sgt. Steward approached and asked permission to search the vehicle due to her behavior.

Sulphur Springs Police Officer Buddy Williams responded, when requested, with his canine partner at the location. Kilo gave a positive alert on the vehicle for contraband. A probable cause search of the truck yielded a pink container with a crystal-like residue the officers believed to be methamphetamine; it came back positive for meth using a field-testing kit.

When asked if she was concealing anything illegal on her, Strawn replied ‘no’. She was then reportedly taken into custody for possession of drug paraphernalia.

While being processed into the county jail, officials discovered she had concealed paraphernalia, specifically a glass pipe of the kind commonly used to smoke methamphetamines. It was allegedly found protruding out of the woman’s rectum. The Como woman then allegedly admitted to lying to deputies by concealing the glass pipe in her body cavity.

Strawn was also charged with tampering with physical evidence. She was released from Hopkins County jail Monday afternoon, Nov. 29, 2021, on a $10,000 bond on the tampering charge.

Monday was the second time in just under a month Strawn has been booked into the county jail. She was also arrested on Halloween for not having a driver’s license.

Public Intoxication Arrest

While on scene at the other call, deputies reportedly notified SSPD Officer Victor Reyna that they were out with a man who was suspected to be intoxicated.

The 24-year-old Sulphur Springs man was reported at 11:53 p.m. to display indicators of intoxication, including slurred speech, being unsteady while walking and standing. An Alcoholic beverage odor also allegedly emitted form the man.

Horizontal gaze nystagmus testing was attempted, but the man was unable to follow instructions and, thus, unable to complete HGN testing.

The Sulphur Springs man was booked into Hopkins County jail at 1 a.m. Nov. 29, 2021, and released later Monday on a public intoxication charge.

Nov. 29, 2021, was the fifth time the 24-year-old Sulphur Springs resident has been booked into Hopkins County jail, all this year (April 18, July 3 and Oct. 13, 2021) except the first, on March 25, 2021, when he was jailed on a drug paraphernalia charge.

If you have an emergency, dial 9-1-1

The Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office is located at 298 Rosemont Sulphur Springs, TX 75482. You can reach them for non-emergency matters at (903) 438-4040.

KSSTRadio.com publishes Sulphur Springs Police Department reports and news. The Police Department is located at 125 Davis St., Sulphur Springs, Texas. Non-emergency calls can be made to (903) 885-7602.

If you have an emergency dial 9-1-1.

The Sulphur Springs Police Department continues to serve its citizens with pride in its overall mission and will strive to provide the best possible police force in the 21st century.

If you have an emergency, dial 9-1-1

The Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office is located at 298 Rosemont Sulphur Springs, TX 75482. You can reach them for non-emergency matters at (903) 438-4040.