Time to Give to the Golden Agers Gift Tree at Seniors Center!
Each year, Karon Weatherman hosts a Golden Agers Gift Tree at the Sulphur Springs Seniors Center. Each of the individuals who have a tag on the tree are housebound and may have wishes for personal needs at Christmas time. If you would like to “adopt” a Senior Citizen whose name is on the tree, just purchase some of the items needed by that person, which are listed on their Golden Agers tag on the tree. Frequent requests are slippers, robe, bath and personal needs items, games and snack foods. The gifts you select need to be wrapped and brought back to the Senior Citizen Center between December 6th and December 17th. Then, the gifts will be distributed during Christmas week by Seniors Center volunteers. According to Karon, your gift may bless a Senior, but you will reap the biggest blessing as the anonymous giver!
Happy Thanksgiving From The Sulphur Springs CHRISTUS Family To Yours
By Holly Ragan, Senior Market Development, CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Sulphur Springs
[email protected]
Happy Thanksgiving!
From our family at CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital and CHRISTUS Trinity Clinic Sulphur Springs to yours, we are thankful for the opportunity to serve this community through our mission of ‘extending the healing ministry of Jesus Christ’. It is our honor and privilege, every single day.
Carter BloodCare Blood Drive: The current blood supply is severely low
Carter BloodCare is hosting a blood drive in the CBC bus at CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Sulphur Springs in the front parking lot on Wednesday, November 24, 2021, from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Call or Text (800) 366-2834 or visit their website at www.carterbloodcare.org. As a thank you, donors will receive a long-sleeved shirt.
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 Vaccines
Due to the holiday, there will be NO COVID Vaccine Clinics this week
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:
- COVID receiving aerosol treatments: via tele-visitation only;
- 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;
- ICU/ER: 1 Essential support person only;
- All other patients may have 1 Essential support person and 1 visitor (up to 2 persons in room at a time)
- Types of Visitors:
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, 9-5; Saturday and Sunday, Closed
- Virtual Visit Hours: Monday-Friday, 8-5
- 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 S. Broadway, and the phone number to call is 903.951.1001.
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
Police Find Wanted Man While Following Up On A Suspected Burglary In Progress
Sulphur Springs Police responded to a possible burglary in progress on South Locust Street at 11:50 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 20, 2021. Upon arrival, they observed a man inside the residence in question.
The 28-year-old Como man did not have the owner or lessee’s permission to be there. He allegedly exited the back window of the residence, where he was detained by officers. EMS was contacted and responded at the location after the man complained of arm pain, but the officers indicated it did not appear to be broken, SSPD Officer Silas Whaley noted in arrest reports.
A records check showed the man, identified in arrest reports as Jovanni Vargas, to have an outstanding warrant for his arrest for an assault of a family or household member that impeded circulation or breathing, Whaley noted in arrest reports. The Como man was arrested at 12:17 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 21, 2021, and transported to jail, and booked for criminal trespassing as well as the warrant for the March 2019 felony assault charge.
Vargas’ bond was set at $2,000 on the trespassing charge, but was held Monday evening, Nov. 22, 2021, on the other.
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.
Wildcats Basketball Gets Good Win in Sherman Against the Bearcats 87-51
Coach Brandon Shaver got good scoring from his team en route to a huge 87-51 win in Sherman against the Bearcats on Monday, Nov. 22.
The Wildcats finished the victory with six players in double figures.
Kordrick Turner lead the way with 18 points, and two more Sulphur Springs players (Justin Haire and Malachi Myles) ended up with 16 in the win in Sherman (3-1).
The men’s basketball team led 18-14 after one and while both teams scored 13 in the second, the Wildcats still led 41-27 at the half.
After that, it was all Sulphur Springs all the time as Coach Shaver’s team cruised by the Bearcats, outscoring the opposition 46-24 to the tune of a huge 87-51 win over Sherman.
Three more Wildcats ended in double figures; Branson Lynn and Caleb Alexander both finished the game with 11 points and Jackson Darrow added 10 in the win. Cason Arrington scored five versus Sherman.
The win over the Bearcats brings the men’s basketball team’s season record to 4-0.
Next up, Coach Shaver and his squad will be back in action on Saturday when they take on Henderson at the SSHS Main Gym.
That contest on Saturday, Nov. 27 is set to begin starting with junior varsity at noon, followed by the varsity teams at 1:30 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.
911 Call From Inactive Phone Results In Search Of Residence, 3 Controlled Substance Arrests
A 911 call from an inactive phone to emergency dispatchers Sunday night ultimately resulted in sheriff’s officers responding at a Cumby address, where a search resulted in three controlled substance arrests.
Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Justin Wilkerson, Sgt. Scott Davis and Deputy Bobby Osornio responded at 6:26 p.m. Nov. 21, 2021, on Williams Street in Cumby. They were told a 911 call had been made using an inactive phone, the female caller was identified only as a person who frequents the residence before the call was disconnected. Sheriff’s office records showed officers had responded previously at the location to reports of threats and disturbance calls, deputies noted in arrest reports.
Upon arrival, the deputies observed the 48-year-old resident, Rodney Edward Petrea Sr.; 45-year-old Carmen Celeste Pickle of Gainsville; and two children exit a camper trailer. They advised the officers they did not contact authorities. Petrea agreed to let officers search the trailer to verify there were no other females inside. They also contacted 58-year-old Buddy Louis Sikes of Lone Oak, who was reportedly asleep in a van at the address, according to arrest reports. Buddy Louis Sikes is a registered sex offender.
While the officers didn’t locate another woman, they did allege finding a pill bottle with a bag of suspected marijuana and other drug paraphernalia in plain view. They exited with the suspected marijuana and asked for Petrea’s permission to search the trailer further for additional contraband. When he refused, the deputies contacted HCSO Chief Investigator Corley Weatherford, who sought a search warrant for the Williams Street address in Cumby,
A records check by dispatchers showed Pickle, who is also known by Carmen McAfee and Carmen Pickle-Scaggs, to be wanted by Austin Parole Division on two warrants for violating probation, which she was on for a possession of 4 grams or more but less than 200 grams of a Penalty Group 1 controlled substance and fraudulent use or possession of identifying information. Pickle was transported to Hopkins County jail. The children were released to a guardian who later arrived at the address.
Deputies remained on scene at the location until Weatherford secured the search warrant. The sheriff’s officers located additional drug paraphernalia of the kinds used to smoke marijuana and methamphetamine, multiple empty baggies and digital scales of the kind commonly used to weigh and package the substances. A bag containing a crystal-like substance believed to be meth was also located; a small label-less bottle with a pink liquid suspected to be methadone was found in Pickle’s purse inside the trailer.
All suspected contraband was seized, and Petrea and Sikes were taken into custody and transported to jail. The crystal-like substance field-tested positive for meth and weighed 9.02 grams, including packaging. The suspected methadone, according to arrest reports, weighed 21.63 grams, including the container.
Petrea, Sikes and Pickles were all booked into the county jail early Monday morning and there Monday evening, Nov. 22, 2021, in lieu of $35,000 set on the felony possession of 4 grams or more but less than 200 grams of a Penalty Group 1 controlled substance charge.
Bond for Pickles, was also set at $35,000 on the additional controlled substance charge. She was held on the warrants for violating probation on possession of 4 grams or more but less than 200 grams of a Penalty Group 1 controlled substance and fraudulent use or possession of identifying information.
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.
Lady Cats Basketball Drops Close One to Mineola, 40-29
The Lady Cat’s basketball team fought all the way through in a match with the Lady Yellowjackets on Monday, Nov. 22 but lost 40-29 in Mineola.
Coach Erica Delley’s squad had a tough game against a good opponent in Mineola (5-4) but ultimately could not pull it out in a close one to the Yellowjackets.
The loss drops the women’s basketball team’s season record to 0-8.
Sulphur Springs has dealt with injury issues dating back to last year, but add in a few more and Coach Delley has been forced to readjust the varsity roster and as a result are young and still learning how to mesh.
The Lady Cats have found ways to score and stay in games, as proved in Mineola on Monday, Nov. 22.
Unfortunately for the women’s basketball team, the Lady Yellowjackets pulled away to take the victory and had the Lady Cats another tough loss.
They have the chance to put some of those losses behind them and get their first win on the season when they get back on their home court tomorrow.
The Lady Cats basketball team will get right back on the saddle when they host Texarkana’s Liberty Eylau tomorrow on Tuesday, Nov. 23 at 12:45 P.M. Junior varsity will get the action going at the SSHS Main Gym tomorrow at 11:30 A.M.
Tuesday’s Lady Cats-L.E. 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.
KSST is proud to be the official Wildcat and Lady Cat Station. We broadcast Sulphur Springs ISD games year round live on radio. When allowed, we also broadcast games via our YouTube channel.
Winnsboro Police Department Media Report – Nov. 15-21, 2021
Winnnsboro Police Department’s media report for the week of Nov. 15-21, 2021, included the following:
(Wood County jail photos)
Arrests
- Jonnie Bradley, 42 years of age, of Winnsboro, was arrested on Nov. 16, 2021 on multiple Winnsboro Municipal warrants.
- Shaunin Maynard, 40 years of age, of Winnsboro, was arrested on Nov. 18, 2021, for possession of less than 1 gram of a Penalty Group 1 controlled substance. (Released Nov. 22, 2021. Bond set at $20,000)
- Jeremy Guerrera, 34 years of age, of Winnsboro, was arrested on Nov. 18, 2021 for driving while license invalid.
- Lydia Hunt, 23 years of age, of Winnsboro, was arrested on Nov. 18, 2021, on Wood County warrants for possession of less than 2 ounces of marijuana and driving while license invalid with previous convictions.
- Rickey Wright, 48 years of age, of Winnsboro, was arrested on Nov. 19, 2021, on Wood County warrants for burglary of a building/failure to appear. (Still in Wood County jail Nov. 22, 2021. Bond set at $90,000)
Calls for Service
The Winnsboro Police Department responded to a total of 155 calls for service during this reporting period.
Citations
The Winnsboro Police Department issued 35 citations and 56 warnings during this reporting period.
Two-Vehicle Crash Temporarily Closes Section Of East Industrial Drive Sunday Night
A section of East Industrial Drive was closed for a short time Sunday night, due to a two-vehicle crash just east of the Broadway Street overpass in Sulphur Springs.
A red Camaro was reported to have just taken the 124 exit off of Interstate 30 west and entered Industrial Drive around 10 p.m. Nov. 21, 2021. A suburban was reported to have been traveling the wrong direction on the one-way service road when the two vehicles collided in the roadway. The Chevrolet went off Industrial Drive and ended up across the embankment off the north ditch with the crumpled front of the vehicle facing the highway. The Camaro stopped at an angle across the exit lane on Industrial Drive, with the front driver’s side tires just off of the pavement.
While the impact caused the air bags in both vehicles to deploy and scattered car parts in the right lane of Industrial Drive where the exit lane merges with the turn lane, no life-threatening injuries were reported. Both drivers, reported to be the only occupants in the vehicles, had reportedly gotten out of the damaged autos when Sulphur Springs Police and Firefighters arrived.
That section of Industrial Drive east of Bill Bradford Road to Mockingbird Lane, and the 124 exit ramp roadway were closed while police made a crash report, fire and emergency services personnel checked the condition of the two men, and while the wreckage was cleared from the roadway.
Newly Crowned Miss UPRA Ashlyn Williams Begins a Year of Travel, Appearances Across Texas and the Southwest
At the November 2021 UPRA Rodeo Finals, Ashlyn Williams was crowned Miss UPRA. She also won the Photogenic Award, High Sales Award and Best Horsemanship recognition. The People’s Choice Winner was Brelyn Carillo, Ms. Ag Pro Rodeo. Miss Congeniality was Kaila McAnally, representing the Mount Vernon Sheriff’s Posse.
In Spring 2021, Ashlyn Williams entered the Miss UPRA competition as Miss Champion Rodeo. In representing the Buffalo, Texas Champion Rodeo Company for the year of 2020, and earlier in 2019 representing a Denton, Texas organization as Miss Teen North Texas Fair and Rodeo, Ashlyn got plenty of practice in honing her skills in public speaking, horsemanship and handling the travel required for the title. Ashlyn also served as Miss UPRA Teen in 2015, and is the third-ever contestant to win both titles. A fifth-generation rodeo contestant in her family, Ashlyn competes with her twin brother in collegiate rodeo. And as a 13-year-old, Ashlyn wore a crown of rodeo royalty at 44 rodeos in just one summer! During the UPRA Finals, Ashlyn rose above three other well-qualified contestants, and on Saturday November 20, she received the crown and met the audience as Miss UPRA 2021. Congratulations Ashlyn! as you hit the road to lots of fun and new experiences in the new year!
Because of the COVID-19 pandemic which struck the nation in Spring 2020, a lot of changes came to the rodeo world and other areas of sport and entertainment. The last Miss UPRA selected was Shara Dalton of Winnsboro, Texas who was crowned in November 2019. Soon after Shara began her year of representation, the effects of the pandemic brought a pause to her reign. Thus, due to the unprecedented changes, there was no Miss UPRA contest held in 2020 and no Miss UPRA was crowned in 2020.
County Road 4724 House Heavily Damaged By Blaze
A County Road 4724 residence was heavily damaged by a blaze Sunday night. A resident was home, but managed to escape without injury.
A neighbor reported seeing smoke through his window around 10 p.m. Nov. 21 a large amount of flames down the road from his CR 4724 residence and contacted neighbors to see if it was a controlled burn or from a residence. The owner, who lives just down from the structure, looked, saw the rent house on fire and instructed the neighbor to call 911.
The resident and her canines had gotten out of the flaming structure when neighbors arrived. She told fire personnel she noticed flames at that end of the house and got out of the structure. She and her pets were uninjured.
Cumby, Hopkins County, Commerce, North Hopkins and Miller Grove firefighters responded at the location. Hopkins County EMS was also reported to have responded at the fire for a short time. Cumby Volunteer firefighters arrived and began working with limited manpower until the additional units arrived. Firefighters knocked the fire down quickly and made a quick stop on the fire.
The damage to the County Road 4724 house was significant, and likely will be considered at total loss. Fire investigators returned to the address Monday, Nov. 22, 2021, to inspect the charred structure to try to determine the cause of the fire.
The local chapter of the Red Cross was requested late Sunday night to respond to assist the resident with immediate lodging and necessities.
