Lady Cats Soccer Goes 1-1 Through First Two Scrimmages
With Christmas approaching, both soccer teams in Sulphur Springs are now in action, getting their pre-season (or scrimmage play) underway on Saturday, Dec. 11.
The Lady Cats opened their season last Saturday in Athens by beating the Lady Hornets 3-2 thanks to last-minute score by Sulphur Springs.
Coach Javier Aguayo said his team played well.
“They went out there and gave it their all,” the Lady Cats coach said. Coach Aguayo said his student-athletes were all too ready to get back on the pitch.
Last night on Monday, Dec. 13 the women’s soccer team made the short trip west on I-30 to take on a good Royse City team, falling to the Lady Bulldogs 2-1.
“They’ve always been a tough opponent to play against,” Coach Aguayo said.
Royse City got the scoring going to take a 1-0 lead over Sulphur Springs, but his team was able to tie the match 1-1.
Halfway through the second though, the Lady Bulldogs scored their second and final goal to take the 2-1 win over the Lady Cats soccer team.
Coach Aguayo said the last two games proves his team can hang with the best of them.
He complimented his squad for their touches with the ball and playing as a team, all while giving the two aforementioned season-opening scrimmages their all.
He said that while the scrimmage-opening win last Saturday was invigorating for his team, the loss brought his team back down to Earth a bit.
Coach Aguayo said that even though his squad lost on Monday, his athletes were excited.
The Lady Cats soccer coach said the loss to a talented Royse City squad gives the team a good gauge of what they can work on moving forward as the season continues to roll.
“We have a long road ahead of us,” Coach Aguayo said.
The road continues Saturday when women’s soccer hosts a tournament on Saturday, Dec. 18 when they host a slew of talented (and ranked) 4A schools at Gerald Prim Stadium.
The tourney will run from 9 A.M. to 3 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.
At Advanced Heart Care & CHRISTUS Trinity Mother Frances Our Hearts Are Here For Yours
By Holly Ragan, Senior Market Development, CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Sulphur Springs, [email protected]
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 9am to 12pm 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 December 24 or 31, due to the holidays.
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
Our hearts are here for yours
Advanced Heart Care and CHRISTUS Trinity Mother Frances have delivered heart care in Northeast Texas for over 40 years. Together, we will continue to provide leading-edge heart care to the communities we serve. You can be confident that your heart is in the best hands with the experienced team of board certified cardiologists at Advanced Heart Care.
The scope of their services include: Cardiology, Heart Rhythm Specialists, Concierge Services, Heart Attack & Stroke Prevention, and Second Opinion Clinic. Within the hospital, we have 24/7 STEMI coverage and 24/7 Cath Lab.
If you are experiencing signs of a heart attack, don’t wait – come see us and our team of specialists at CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital. To reach Advanced Heart Care local office, call 903.885.3059.
Cardiac Calcium Score
A test that is proven to save lives is available right here in Sulphur Springs. CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital offers Cardiac Calcium Scoring at a flat rate of $75.
Self-referrals are allowed for males (40-65 years) or females (45-70 years) who have at least one of the following: current smoker, obesity, family history of heart disease, cholesterol level greater than 160/LDL, blood pressure greater than 140/90. If you do not fall within these guidelines, the test is still an option, but you should visit with your Primary Care Physician for more information.
The number you should call to schedule this test is (903) 438-4543.
We love our patients, and it shows!
CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital Sulphur Springs strives to make sure every patient and their family feel like they are important and receiving the highest quality of care. This success is reflected in our Patient Experience Scores.
Every patient will receive a survey following their encounter in our hospital or clinics. Please take the time to let us know how we are doing, and how we might better serve you. We appreciate your feedback!
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
SSISD Receives Superior Financial Rating, Unmodified Audit
Sulphur Springs ISD received a superior financial rating and an unmodified audit trustees were told during their regular December meeting; the school board also received an update on legal and local policies that will be presented for district approval in January and heard from a woman who expressed concern for school safety at schools
Financial Reports
Sulphur Springs ISD Business Manager Sherry McGraw during the noon board meeting on Dec. 13, reported that SSISD received a perfect score of 100 on the Financial Integrity Rating System of Texas.
SSISD is one of only 856 out of 1,020 districts rated across the state to receive a superior achievement rating by earning an overall 90-100 score on the FIRST criteria which includes seven indicator questions about cash investments, two indicators dealing with student ratios, and five regarding business practices.
Each year it becomes harder for schools to meet these standards as times are hard and dollars are stretched very thin, McGraw noted.
Robert Lake reported that Rutherford, Taylor and Company, PC, rendered an unmodified opinion, the best report a district can receive on its annual financial and compliance report for the fiscal year ending Aug. 31, 2021. He reported no finding, weaknesses or significant deficiencies on overall compliance and control systems.
TASB Update
Assistant Superintendent Josh Williams presented to trustees Texas Association of School Boards Localized Policy Manual Update 118, which includes 120 legal changes and 12 local changes. Williams said campus principals and directors received the update and have looked it over. This will give trustees a month to look over the policy changes that came out of the last Legislative session.
One legal change is the policy regarding which school employees are required to have cyber security training. The updated policy does not require all faculty and staff to have the training. The district plan filed with the state, however, states that the district does require the training.
Another local policy has to do with wording of who resignation notices should be submitted to. The policy current stipulates that resignation letters should go to either the superintendent or the elementary or secondary assistant superintendents. Proposed in the policy is a language change that stipulates the documents announcing intent to leave the district go to the superintendent or an assistant superintendent.
Counselor’s work is also noted in the policy. At least 80% of their work should go toward work making sure kids’ needs are met, whether the need is phycological, physical or emotional. The district has already been working toward this, lightening additional duties so counselors are available to meet with studies regarding those needs.
A requirement for an audio recording of meeting minutes is addressed in update 118.
Students 15 and older are to be excused from classes if they are out taking a driving test. Also, the policy update notes that students who miss several days due to severe personal illness that requires them to miss school will not have those absences count against them, Williams said.
One local policy would correct the address for SSISD special services department.
Public Forum
Frances Spillman addressed SSISD Board during public forum regarding concerns for children’s safety in schools, especially following a disturbance in the class her son was in. She feels that alternative classrooms should be equipped with video cameras, for the protection of kids.
She said the issue last week involved racism, which she did not appreciate, but did not elaborate further on the matter. She said with the dangerous situations reported on campuses across the country, some involving shootings, se feels the cameras are necessary, especially in ISS which can include children who are disturbed or had disabilities.. She said her aunt who was a teachers encouraged her to address the school board regarding the issue.
SSISD Board of Trustees President Robert Cody said district personnel will evaluate and investigate the incident more. They had not been briefed about any incident. Once SSISD officials have additional information, Cody told Spillman, someone will contact her about it.
Wreaths Across America Will ‘Remember, Honor and Teach’ Nationally, Locally Saturday Dec. 18
Everyone is invited to the Sulphur Springs City Cemetery at 11 a.m. on Saturday December 18, 2021, for an observance which honors fallen military laid to rest in cemeteries across America. At the conclusion of a brief ceremony, hundreds of beautiful live fir wreaths adorned with red bows will be distributed throughout the cemetery to be placed on graves marked with a small flag.
Anyone who would like to be part of the local observance is welcome. Families with children are welcome, as the mission of Wreaths Across America is to Remember, Honor and Teach. The act of placing the wreath and speaking the soldier’s name aloud can be a teaching moment for young Americans, as well as a rewarding act for anyone of any age. The outdoor event will begin at 11 a.m. at most locations, and conclude when all the wreaths are placed. Rain is forecast, so please bring an umbrella or rainwear and dress appropriately for wet weather.
Gafford Chapel and Shooks Chapel, however, will have their ceremonies at little bit earlier. Ceremonies at these locations will begin at 10 a.m. Dec. 18, 2021.
Dena Loyd headed up the first local participation in Wreaths Across America three years ago, and she remains involved. Now, several cemeteries across Hopkins County have joined in, and volunteers will be observing the date of December 18 in those communities’ cemeteries as well.
Success! Blue Santa Serves 341 Hopkins County Families with Toys, Bicycles For Christmas While More Monetary Donations Continue to Arrive!
On Saturday December 11, 2021, the Blue Santa spirit was alive and well as Distribution Day finally arrived in Sulphur Springs! That day, volunteers had the joy of packaging and placing the asked-for items into the vehicles of the families being served. A massive process in itself, Distribution Day marked the end of a 5-week campaign involving local law enforcement, business, industry, churches, charities, non-profits and individuals in the public. It opened with a sign-up period where income-qualifying families could registered to receive Blue Santa assistance this holiday. Next was filling (and frequently emptying!) the Blue Barrels all around the county as shoppers placed new unwrapped toys inside them. Then there were two full days of the Blue Santa Toy Drive and one night at the Lions Club Christmas Parade where anyone could personally hand over the toys they’d purchased to donate. Then, after all the toys were gathered, they were taken to First United Methodist Church Gym where they were matched up with the wish-lists of the 341 families which would be served.
Last of all in the process, families lined up downtown at the CNB drive-thru lanes, then proceeded across to the FUMC west parking lot, then wound their way around the church single-file to the covered drive where their vehicle number was matched up with the numbered boxes and tagged bicycles. At the drive thru, volunteers from the Hopkins County Sheriffs Posse and Sulphur Springs Police Department placed them in the truck bed, trunk or back seat of the vehicles. The final step will take place at home, where the unwrapped toys will be safely stored, then wrapped and tucked under the Christmas tree as a surprise from Santa!
For Christmas 2021, it really took a village! Of the 341 families, it was estimated that about 800 toys and about 200 bicycles would be needed. Numbers of families applying for the assistance have grown following the effects of the COVID pandemic. Thanks go out to everyone who found it in their hearts to give! Funds for the Blue Santa campaign are accepted all year, so if you’d like to make a tax-deductible donation now or anytime, contact the Hopkins County Sheriff’s Department at 903-438-4040 for details.
Boedigheimer Selected To Become SSMS Principal
AD Retiring, Assistant Superintendent Resigning, 16 Additional Personnel Changes Approved by SSISD Trustees
Sulphur Springs ISD Board of Trustees approved 19 personnel changes, including promoting Joseph Boedigheimer to SSMS principal, notices of retirement from the athletic director and an academic secretary, nine resignations, four new hires and three other personnel changes too.
Joseph “Joe” Boedigheimer was selected to become the new SSMS principal, replacing Jena Williams, who last month notified officials of her intent to retire at the end of January. Boedigheimer comes to Sulphur Springs from Minnesota, where he taught fifth grade, before that he was a middle school math teacher. He has been employed at SSISD for the past 4 years, starting at SSMS. He had the opportunity to take an administrative position last year at Barbara Bush Primary as an academic specialist, then transferred back to SSMS this year.
He works well with Jena Williams, and being at the same campus will allow them to work until the end of January to make the transition go as smooth as possible. Williams’ retirement will become effective on Jan. 28, 2022 and and Boedigheimer will officially step up on Jan. 31, 2022.
As reported, Athletic Director Greg Owens notice of intent to retire by mid June 2022, which should give administrators sufficient time to determine who will direct district athletic programs from that point forward.
Also turning in a notice or retirement was Mary Taylor. The Douglass Early Childhood Learning Center academic secretary plans to retire as soon as school is out for the holiday.
Assistant Superintendent Kristin Monk, who began her career in education as a teacher and worked her way up to campus, then district administrator, submitted her letter of resignation, which will become effective on Jan. 28, 2022.
Also submitting letters of resignation were Barbara Bush Primary special education aide randy Rhudy, Sulphur Springs Elementary special education aide Lisa Barclay, High School special education aide Jordyn Pennington, and Middle School special education aides Chanta Givens and Jada Goodson. Instructional aide Amanda McDonald is resigning her post at Austin Academic Center and 8th grade English teacher Shealee Morgan also is resigning. Most resignations will be effective at the midterm, although some aides have already left their positions. Givens is slated to leave in mid January.
Approved by SSISD trustees to join the staff are Nallely Carreon as a bilingual instructional aide at Travis Primary, Destinee Clark as a special education aide at SSES, Jerica Hankins as special education aide at SSMS and Ryan Feagley as special education aide at SSHS.
Kimberly Chisom will be bumping up from special education aide to eighth grade English language arts teacher at SSMS. Sean Ditto too will be moving up from special education aide to special education teacher at SSMS. Barbara Bloodgood will be moving from SSES, where she is a special education aide, to Austin Academic Center, where she will work as an instructional aide.
New aides who have not already assumed new roles will do so in the second semester.
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.
Woman Jailed On Felony Theft Charge
A 36-year-old Sulphur Springs woman was jailed on a felony theft charge Sunday night at Walmart.
Asset protection staff reportedly detained Shaukiquia Tralynn Ford at the store after she passed all points of sale with several items, which reportedly included two packages of meat and clothing, which she did not pay for. The merchandise she was accused accused of shoplifting was valued at less than $100 total, which would normally result in a misdemeanor charge. However, Ford had at least 2 prior theft convictions on her record, which resulted in the charge being enhanced to a felony offense.
Ford, who is also known by the Kiki, Shauiquia Traclynn Ford and Shaukiquia Rogers-Ford, was taken into custody by Sulphur Springs Police Cpl. Chris Rosamond at 9:17 p.m. Dec. 12, 2021, and transported to Hopkins County jail, where she was booked just after 10 p.m. for theft of property valued at less than $2,500 with two or more prior convictions. She remained in Hopkins County jail Dec. 13, 2021. Bond on the felony charge was set at $30,000.
Jail records also show Ford was indeed jailed locally on Jan. 5-6, 2011 on an Irving theft of property warrant; and May 12-13, 2017 and July 2-3, 2018 on theft of property with two or more previous convictions charges. She was sentenced and spent April 25-May 8, 2019, as part of a 6-month month state jail commitment on one of the local theft charges.
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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.
Sulphur Springs Man Jailed For Violating Parole
A 54-year-old Sulphur Springs man was jailed Saturday morning on a warrant for violating parole.
Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office Deputies Richard Brantley and Alvin Jordan were made aware of the warrant for Troy Glen Fouse‘s arrest. They located him at a FM 71 east residence, took him into custody at 9:47 a.m. Dec. 11, 2021, and transported him to jail on the Austin warrant charge.
Fouse was held in Hopkins County jail Monday, Dec. 13, 2021, on the warrant for violation of parole, which he was on for burglary of a habitation.
According to jail records, Dec. 11, 2021, was the sixth time since 2014 that he’s been jailed for violating probation on the charge. He too spent Feb. 27-April 9, 2014; Feb. 26-April 7, 2015; April 27-Jun 2, 2016; Aug. 30-Oct. 12, 2017; and Jan. 5-April 20, 2020 in the county jail for violation of parole.
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.
Lewisville Woman Attempted To Assault The Officer Who Tried To Cite Her For Speeding
A Lewisville woman allegedly attempted to assault the officer who tried to cite her for speeding on Interstate 30 Sunday afternoon, Cumby Police alleged in arrest reports.
Cumby Police Lt. Paul Robertson reported stopping a Honda Accord at 4:02 p.m. Dec. 12, 2021, that was traveling 93 miles per hour in a 75 mph speed zone on Interstate 30 west at mile marker 111. After talking with the 26-year-old Lewisville woman who was driving outside of the car, he asked Brittany Lashae Herrera to sit in her car.
When he asked her to sign a citation for speeding, she allegedly became upset, exited the cart, walked to the passenger’s side where Robertson was standing. Robertson wrote in arrest reports that he tried to calm the woman, but she pushed him, looked at the female passenger and stated she was going to beat the officer.
Robertson resisted by pushing back at him when he instructed her to put her hands on the trunk of the car. While trying to handcuff Herrera, she continued to resist the officer, pulling away from him. Robertson said he took the woman to the ground to gain control of her when she continued resisting.
Herrera reportedly turned over and began pushing at the officer with her feet, getting dangerously closer to oncoming traffic, causing the officer to be in danger from oncoming traffic. He reported pulling the woman away from the shoulder of hte road for her safety and his, then secured her into handcuffs.
Robertson said his finger was cut during the altercation. Thus, Herrera was arrested for assault on a peace officer and resisting arrest, search or transport.
Herrera remained in Hopkins County jail Monday, Dec. 13, 2021. Bond was set at $20,000 on the felony assault of public servant charge and $2,000 on the misdemeanor resisting arrest 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.
