Paulo Ferreira Lima Delivers Walk-Off 90-Point Ride to Win PBR Iron Cowboy Major from Fort Worth
Lima’s first Unleash The Beast Victory in more than five years nets the veteran Brazilian 264 points, catapulting him 30 positions in 2021 World Championship race to world No. 16
For the first time in more than five years, veteran Brazilian Paulo Ferreira Lima (Bezerros, Brazil) was standing atop the Can-Am Cage, victorious in premier series competition, when action for the week’s PBR (Professional Bull Riders) Unleash The Beast event wound to a close in Fort Worth, Texas. Punctuating his 4-for-5 effort inside Dickies Arena with a monstrous, walk-off 90-point ride, Lima won the PBR Tractor Supply Co. Iron Cowboy, presented by Ariat, garnering a critical 264 world points to catapult 30 rankings in the world standings.
Making the most of his alternate position in the draw, Lima rose to the occasion in Round 1 Saturday evening, covering Marquis Metal Works Draggin Up (Paradigm Bull Co./Marquis Metal Works) for 87.25 points.
While he was bested in Round 2 by Grand Theft (D&H Cattle Co./Phillip Elkins) in 3.44 seconds, Lima’s opening-round score was enough to position him within the event’s Top 8 and advance him to Round 3.
Lima next climbed aboard Homegrown (Cord McCoy/Chad Reese), regaining his winning form en route to the 8-second whistle and resulting in an 88.25-point score.
As Round 4 got underway, Lima continued his climb up the leaderboard. Winning the round, Lima clinched one of the final two positions in Round 5 when he rode Silver Lining (Stockyards/Winston/Melton Bull Co.) for 88.25 points.
Positioned second in the event, Lima found his name across from that of 2020 ABBI Classic Champion Woopaa’s (Barker Bulls/Hookin’ W Ranch) in the winner-take-all round of the progressive elimination-formatted Major.
With a propensity to propel riders to big scores, Woopaa had been ridden for 93.75 points or more in his last three trips, including his historic, 97.75-point out with 2020 PBR World Champion Jose Vitor Leme (Ribas do Rio Pardo, Brazil) in Tulsa that obliterated the league’s all-time high-marked ride record.
Continuing the streak, Lima matched the powerful bovine athlete jump-for-jump en route to a career-best 95.25-point score. The 90-point ride was the seventh of Lima’s career on the premier series and first since January 2016. Not only did the score elevate Lima to the PBR Iron Cowboy victory, but it also clinched him the $20,000 bonus presented to the high-marked ride of the event.
Lima’s golden finish earned him a check for $126,576.92, along with a critical 264 world points. While he traveled to the event ranked No. 46 in the word, Lima surged 30 positions in the world rankings, now ranked No. 16. Seeking his fifth qualification to the PBR World Finals in 2021, and first since 2018, Lima is now within 1,370.17 points of No. 1 Leme.
After a valiant, hard-fought effort, Eli Vastbinder (Statesville, North Carolina) finished a career-best second in the Lone Star State.
Electric in Round 1, Vastbinder delivered the second-best score of Saturday evening’s 40-rider field when he outlasted Juju (Tommy Julian/D&H Cattle) for a career-best 89.5 points.
As Championship Sunday got underway, Vastbinder vaulted to the top of the event leaderboard when he won Round 2 courtesy of an 87.75-point score atop @PBR on TikTok (Paradigm Bull Co./Lansman Land & Cattle).
Remaining red hot in both Round 3 and Round 4, Vastbinder solidified his position as the No. 1 rider inside Dickies Arena when he covered Oreo (Brian Shaw/Red Laces Cattle Co.) for 89 points and Zorro (Jane Clark/Gene Owen) for 87.5 points.
Vastbinder’s successes, however, came to an abrupt halt in Round 5 when 2019 ABBI Classic Champion Chiseled (Flinn/D&H Cattle Co.) thwarted the North Carolinian’s aspirations of his first Unleash The Beast victory.
Despite appearing in command for the majority of the trip, Chiseled proved the more dominant athlete, brining Vastbinder down in a heartbreaking 7.06 seconds.
The 4-for-5 showing netted Vastbinder a check for $25,344.82 along with a critical 116 points. Not only did the silver finish allow the 30-year-old to gain ground in the race for the 2021 PBR World Championship, but also in the contentious battle for the year’s PBR Rookie of the Year honor.
In the broader world standings, Vastbinder climbed from No. 31 to No. 21, while in the race amongst first-year pros on the elite tour, he is now ranked No. 6, 189 points behind standings leader Chase Dougherty (Decatur, Texas).
Daylon Swearingen (Piffard, New York) regained his championship-contending form in Fort Worth after being sidelined the majority of the first half, undergoing both hip and shoulder surgery following the 2020 PBR World Finals.
Competing via exemptions, Swearingen, who traveled to the event ranked No. 54 in the world, brought the raucous Dickies Arena crowd to its feet in Round 1 when he rode Charlie Brown (Lonnie & Amy Austin) for 86.75 points.
While his Round 2 effort left much to be desired, dispatched by Mezcal (Paradigm Bull Co.) in a quick 1.89 seconds, Swearingen was fast to rebound in Round 3.
Delivering the sixth 90-point ride of his career on the elite Unleash The Beast and first since Round 4 of the 2020 PBR World Finals, Swearingen won the third round of the PBR Tractor Supply Co. Iron Cowboy, presented by Ariat, when he went the distance aboard Diddy Wa Diddy (Cord McCoy/Bill McCarty) for a head-turning 90.75 points.
Swearingen was quick to ready himself for Round 4, but his 6.09-second buckoff atop Nervous Wreck (CG Bucking Bulls/Big Rafter Rodeo) ended his hopes of his first Major win.
The Texas resident’s third-place finished earned him $10,200 and 55 world points. He climbed 11 positions in the world standings to No. 43 and is now within 95 points of the Top 30 and a seeded position on the elite tour.
Fourth was 2019 PBR Rookie of the Year Dalton Kasel (Muleshoe, Texas).
As one of nine riders to deliver a score in Round 1, Kasel advanced to the next round of the progressive-elimination Major via his 87.75-point ride on Schott in The Dark (Julio Moreno/Schott Bucking Bulls).
While his Championship Sunday campaign began with a buckoff in Round 2, dispatched by Bentley (Viducic Bucking Bulls) in 2.73 seconds, Kasel delivered under pressure in the third round, making the 8 atop Monkey Island (Lari Crane/Gene Owen) for 89.5 points.
In visible pain after getting his ankle stepped on by Monkey Island, Kasel was unable to convert on Stetson (CG Bucking Bulls/Big Rafter Rodeo) in Round 4, bucked off at the 2.28-second mark.
Kasel may have concluded his campaign short of the whistle, but his 2-for-4 showing earned him an ever-important 49 world points. He is now ranked No. 15 in the world standings, up two positions after beginning the Major inside Dickies Arena at No. 17.
Rounding out the Top 5 in fifth and keeping his World Championship hopes alive was Cooper Davis (Jasper, Texas).
The 2016 PBR World Champion began his Iron Cowboy Major with back-to-back qualified rides, winning Round 1 via a 90.5 point ride on County Jail (Frontier Rodeo Company) before going the distance on Struttin Stuff (Jane Clark/Gene Owen) for 82.5 points in Round 2.
Davis, however, was narrowly denied a position in Round 4 after being bucked off by Young Man’s Blues (Paradigm Bull Co./Jess Lockwood/Parker McCollum) in 4.85 seconds in Round 3.
The Texan left Dickies Arena with a check for $13,478.26 and a crucial 67 world points. Davis remained No. 3 in the world, but closed within 615.5 points of No. 1 Leme, who went an uncharacteristic 0-for-2 at the Major.
Davis was the lone rider inside the world Top 3 to earn points in Fort Worth. No. 2 and 2018 PBR World Champion Kaique Pacheco (Itatiba, Brazil) was also shut out, going 0-for-2.
In the bull pen, Woopaa earned his league-leading sixth YETI “Built For the Wild” Bull of the Event title, extending his lead over No. 2 Chiseled in the feverish YETI PBR World Championship Bull Race.
For the fourth time this season, Woopaa delivered a score marked 47 points or higher, a feat only two other bulls have achieved in 2021. Woopaa earned 47 points in his trip with event winner Lima.
After beginning the event 0.53 points ahead of No. 2 Chiseled, who was scored 46.25 points in his out with Vastbinder, Woopaa is now 0.59 points out front.
In a season-first, Round 1 of the PBR Tractor Supply Co. Iron Cowboy, presented by Ariat, included a special showcase as three of the top ABBI (American Bucking Bull Inc.) Futurity calves competed at Dickies Arena for their share of a $50,000 purse. Round 1 took place at Cowtown Coliseum Friday afternoon, with the Top 3 calves all earning 93 points or more to advance to Round 2 during the PBR Major.
2021 ABBI American Heritage Futurity Champion Down Payment (Joe & Nina Webb/Zane Walker/BS Cattle Co.) landed a first-place overall finish with his 94.4-point performance and combined score of 187.8 points for $12,500 and the Cowtown Showdown Champion title.
Dirty Beaver (Barthold/Wilson) notched 91.8 points and a total score of 185.6 points for second place and $7,500. Sonny B (Less Than 8 Cattle/Wilson) rounded out the Top 3 with a score of 91 points and an aggregate score of 184 points for $6,000.
PBR RidePass on PlutoTV will offer re-airs and on-demand replays of every PBR Unleash The Beast event. PBR RidePass is available on desktops, laptops and mobile devices via www.pluto.tv. Tune to channel 720 for the latest programming schedule.
Following a one-week break, the PBR Unleash the Beast will next travel to Anaheim, California, and Honda Center for the PBR Monster Energy Invitational, presented by Cooper Tires. The event will be on Friday, September 10 at 7:45 p.m. PDT and Saturday, September 11 at 6:45 p.m. PDT.
Elsewhere in the PBR, after a nearly nine-month hiatus from competition, the elite PBR Canada Cup Series returned in momentous fashion in Lethbridge, Alberta at ENMAX Centre for the two-day South Country Co-op Showdown, presented by VisitLethbridge.com. Backed by a monstrous 90-point ride in the championship round, two-time PBR Canada Champion Zane Lambert (Ponoka, Alberta) clinched the season-launch event victory, catapulting to the No. 1 rank in the race for the 2021 PBR Canada Championship, and accompanying $50,000 bonus.
Lambert began the tour stop in dominant fashion, tying for the Round 1 win compliments of an 84-point effort atop Gandy (Skori Bucking Bulls). As Championship Saturday got underway, however, the Ponoka native was unable to continue his hot streak, dispatched by Bob Rock (Skori Bucking Bulls) in a quick 1.84 seconds.
With his opening-round score enough to secure his spot in the championship round, Lambert drafted a familiar opponent in reigning PBR Canada Bull of the Year Catch My Drift (Two Bit Bucking Bulls/K Rose Ranch). In June, the veteran Canuck delivered the first 90-point ride of the Canadian season atop the striking bovine athlete, scored 91 points in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan. Replicating his past success, Lambert once again matched the bull jump-for-jump, making the requisite 8 for an event-best 90 points in Lethbridge.
For his efforts, Lambert netted a critical 85.5 national points, catapulting him from No. 9 to No. 1 in the race for the 2021 PBR Canada Championship. The 35-year-old now leads No. 2 Nick Tetz (Calgary, Alberta) by a mere 1.34 points.
Should Lambert earn the national title in 2021, he would tie three-time Champion Aaron Roy (Yellow Grass, Saskatchewan) for most Canadian Championships won by one rider in league history. Lambert won the honor in 2013 and 2017, while Roy was the top Canadian in 2008, 2010 and 2012.
Stay tuned to PBR.com for the latest news and results, and be sure to follow the league on all social media platforms at @PBR.
Meal A Day is in Need of Volunteer Drivers as well as Cooks and Medicare Open Enrollment is Approaching for 2022
Meal A Day is in desperate need of an In Town Route Driver on Thursdays. It will only take you about an hour.
Meal A Day is also in desperate need of Cooks on Thursdays. We could use more cooks every day but Thursday is our greatest need right now.The cooks come in at 7:00 and are usually done by 10:00.
If you would like to make a difference in your community please call Karon Weatherman at 903-885-1661 or email her at [email protected].
It is almost time for Medicare Open Enrollment. Please call and have someone check your Medicare D Plans. You might be paying too much. These plans change EVERY year.. It is in your best interest to make sure you are not paying too much.
Lovejoy Leopards Pounce on Wildcats Football Team
The Lovejoy Leopards piled it on early and often, dominating the visiting Wildcats football team 71-7 on Friday, Sept. 3.
Sulphur Springs got the ball to start off the game, but on their first play a ball passed from QB/P Matthew Mitchell to WR Weston Fields was caught by the wide-receiver, but after a great move from a defender to punch the ball loose was recovered by the Leopards, it took only one play for Lovejoy to drive it home.
On a jet sweep to the right, WR #4 Kyle Parker took it 17-yards to the house to open up the scoring on the night.
The Wildcats followed up the Leopard touchdown with a three-and-out, which would become something of a recurring issue for the Sulphur Springs offense in the loss.
On 14 total drives for the Wildcats, eight of them ended in three-and-outs (of note: one was when time was expiring in the first half).
Another issue with three-and-outs is the good field position it gives opponents once the ball has been punted: never a good thing for a team with state championship aspirations like Lovejoy.
More often than not, the Leopards starting field position was on the Wildcats’ side of the 50, which, combined with the high-flying home-run offense that Lovejoy possesses, paved the way for several sub-two minute drives that lead ended in touchdowns.
Add in a punt block that lead to Mitchell falling on the ball in the end zone for a safety, and an ensuing touchdown by the Leopards, and Lovejoy lead 23-0 over Sulphur Springs before the first quarter had hit its half-way point.
When both teams hit the locker room for halftime, Sulphur Springs trailed big 51-0.
Lovejoy would go on to beat the Wildcats 71-7 at Leopard Stadium.
The loss drops the Wildcats season record to 0-2.
The defense, while outmatched by the star power that the Leopards offense possesses, buckled down in the second quarter, forcing Lovejoy to punt on two occasions and junior DB Riley Hammons was able to snag an interception about halfway through the second quarter.
The lone bright spot for the offense came in the third quarter when, trailing big, QB Matthew Mitchell was able to connect on a 56-yard bomb to Fields on a busted coverage for the Leopards for the lone touchdown for Sulphur Springs in the loss.
Next up, the Wildcats football team will be back on the road next Friday when they take on the Kaufman Lions at 7:30 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.
Lady Cats Volleyball Comes From Behind 2-1, Beats Edgewood in Five
Coach Bailey Dorner’s volleyball team came from behind on Friday, Sept. 3 to beat the Edgewood Lady Bulldogs on their home court.
It’s been a long time coming for the Lady Cats volleyball team.
Coach Dorner’s squad has not played on their home court for almost a month; their Tuesday match versus Quintana Ford was cancelled due to the coronavirus on the Panthers part.
With that, the Lady Cats volleyball team had not played on their home court since their season-opening tri-match on August 10.
And the return was all too sweet as even though Sulphur Springs lost the first set 22-25, they rebounded to take set two 25-19 to tie it up at one a piece.
However, the Lady bulldogs would not go down without a fight as they took set three 25-14 to make it a 2-1 Edgewood lead over the Sulphur Springs Lady Cats.
From there, though, Coach Dorner’s team fought relentlessly by cruising through set four 25-16, tying the game once again at two-all.
Not only that, but they also dominated the deciding set five 15-3 to complete the come-from-behind victory over the Lady Bulldogs.
The victory, and homecoming (so to speak) were all too sweet as the volleyball team’s season record increases to 13-10.
Next up, the Lady Cats volleyball team will be back at home when they host the Pleasant Grove Hawks on Tuesday, Sept. 7 starting with 9/JV teams at 4:30, followed by the varsity teams.
Coach Dorner and her team will see if they can keep the momentum going on Tuesday when they host Pleasant Grove at 5:30 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.
2 Jailed in Hopkins County On Firearm Related Warrants
Two people were arrested on firearm related warrants Thursday, Sept. 2, 2021, according to arrest reports.
Cumby Police Officer J. Talley spotted a Cadillac CTS being driven without a properly displayed front license plate on Interstate 30 east near the 110 mile marker. The officer initiated a traffic stop as the vehicle was driven off I-30 near mile marker 111 to the south roadside park around 3:30 p.m. Thursday.
Upon contact, the driver was identified as David Ashad Jones. A records check revealed a Bowie County warrant for the 22-year-old Wake Village man’s arrest on an unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon charge. The Cumby policeman took Jones into custody at 5;54 p.m. Sept. 2, according to arrest reports.
The owner of the vehicle, Talley noted in arrest reports, granted permission for the officer to search it. Talley alleged finding a 9mm handgun. Jones has a prior felony conviction in Arkansas, which would prohibit him from possessing a gun in Texas.
Jones was taken to jail on the Bowie County charge as well as a new charge for possession of a firearm by a felon. He was later also found to be wanted in Miller County, Arkansas on a failure to appear warrant as well. Jones remained in Hopkins County jail Friday, Sept. l3, 2021, in lieu of $35,000 on the Cumby firearm charge.
An 49-year-old Emory woman was also jailed Sept. 2, on a warrant. Jana Christine Combs turned herself in at 10 a.m. at Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office and was escorted into the jail by Deputy Kevin Lester. She was booked on the outstanding warrant for violation of probation on an unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon charge.
Combs, who is also known by Jana Trieb and Jana Christine Gillard Combs, remained in Hopkins County jail Friday, Sept. 3, 2021, on the warrant, according to jail reports.
Hopkins County jail records show Combs was booked into the local jail on Oct. 4, 2020, on an unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon charge as well as a possession of 1 gram or more but less than 4 grams of a Penalty Group 1 controlled substance.. She was released from jail the next day the $10,000 bond set per charge.
October 2020 wasn’t Combs’ first stay in Hopkins County jail. She also spent Aug. 27-Sept. 21, 1999, in Hopkins County jail for violation of probation, and for surety off bond on Hunt County retaliation and robbery charges, according to Hopkins County jail records.
Yantis Man Jailed On Aggravated Assault Charge
A 31-year-old Yantis man was jailed Thursday on an aggravated assault charge, according to arrest and jail reports,
Sean Clay Earle turned himself in at 6:15 a.m. Sept. 2, 2021, at Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office on the warrant. Deputy Dan Turrentine escorted him into the county jail, where he was booked on the outstanding aggravated assault of a date, family or household member with a weapon charge. The offense, according to arrest reports, is alleged to have occurred on on April 19, 2021.
Earle, who is also known as Sean Clay Wallace Earle and Sean Clay Wallace, was released from Hopkins County jail later Sept. 2, on a $150,000 bond on the charge, according to jail reports.
Hopkins County Records – Sept. 3, 2021
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Jettribe Mid America Jetski Race Home Town Racer
Last weekend marked the final round of the Jettribe Mid America Jetski race series, meeting in El Dorado, Kansas. This was the last stop for the IJSBA race tour in the region.
This race series brought in the best Jet Ski racers from Arizona, Kansas, Oklahoma, Ohio, Colorado and New Mexico.
It was a long season which started in Lincoln, Nebraska (June 5 – 6), Lawrence, Kansas (July 17 – 18 ), Pomona, Kansas (August 14 – 15), and finished in El Dorado, Kansas (August 28 – 29). Your Sulphur Springs Jetski racers were Brian Snyder and Andrew Vo, a 12-year old junior racer. Both Andrew and Brian relocated from California in recent years, and now reside in our great city of Sulphur Springs. Andrew and Brian were beginner Jetski racers this summer season who both took first place overall in the Jettribe Texas Jetski race season. They were favored for podium finish at the final round of the final race in El Dorado, Kansas. But racing is racing and luck, of course, plays a huge part in winning or losing.
Saturday, Moto 1, race 1, Brian Snyder had his work cut our for him, he moved up a class to Amateur 4 strokes from the Beginner class. This a tough class, with a stacked line up. The other riders have raced in this class for years, with the only next level for advancement is the Pro class. On the first race of the day, Brian was on the line with his stock 1500cc Kawasaki stand-up Jetski, among a huge line of experienced racers, with fast fine-tuned skis. The next 30 seconds seemed like hours. When the starting line rubber band snapped back, all racers sling-shot down the straight away. Brian was caught behind the pump wash from the other racers and his ski’s intake was sucking mostly air and pump wash, much like a washing machine, along with big wakes. Brian was ejected off his ski, but he stubbornly applied the death grip, and hung on to his 500-plus pound Jet ski, going at 60 MPH. This painfully caused his shoulder
to separate and instantly tore some muscles. After his race, we brought Brian to the on-site Butler County EMT. They
said “No more racing for you”! Brian regrettably sat out the rest of the weekend. Tony from Jettribe always reinforced that we are racing for fun not for any prize money, and since we all have to work on Monday, so stay safe. There
will be other races.
Andrew Vo, came into the final race in the Jettribe Mid America Jetski Series with a sense of confidence. He narrowly earned first place overall in the beginner ski Junior class for the Texas Series and two first place podium finishes from the Mid America Series. For this weekend, at the last minute, Andrew asked the race organizer (Terry
Hebert) if he could race in the men’s beginner stand up ski class also, just to gain some experience. Terry
reluctantly approved for Andrew to race with the adults, but Andrew was advised not to try for the hole shot and stay back for safety reasons. The men’s ski class was stacked with 1500cc SXR Kawasaki stand up jet skis. These are the fastest most power stand up stock jet skis you can buy straight our of the box! Andrew lined up with this 2021 Yamaha Super Jet, with is a 1050cc motor, a 450cc disadvantage but he only weighs 80 Lbs!
His race class all season was the beginner Junior class, and we knew that next season, Andrew will need to graduate
to the next class up. Andrew will have his hands full next season, so getting some practice early was what he wanted to do.
Since the previous rounds this season, all of Andrew’s junior teammates had gotten faster (really fast), and many
were equipped with more powerful jet skis. Andrew fought hard on the race track all weekend throughout his four motos. He managed to steal three Firsts when one of the moto the leaders, Noah (an up and coming junior racer from Kansas), fell off his ski at the back straights. Andrew held a comfortable solid second place and was able to pass the downed rider and snatch the checkered flag! Sunday’s final race day counted as double points, and it all came down this moto. Tristan, an experienced junior racer also from Kansas, got the hole shot on his 1500cc Kawasaki SXR. Andrew fended off the pack and followed around the first lap in second place, charging hard and pushing Tristan for a mistake. But Tristan rode a solid race until the last lap. Andrew took the inside split track and caught up to his teammate, as both fought for their ski to corner the next red buoy. Both riders were coming in hot, and both riders got
ejected off their skis at nearly at the same moment, just like the a scene from the Movie Hot Waters! Both Andrew and Tristan swam to their skis like it was the Olympics, frantically trying to restart their skis to dash for the finish line. As luck would have it, Andrew’s friend and teammate was a faster swimmer and restarted his ski and rightfully won the last moto. Overall points added up on Sunday and amazingly Andrew earned another “First” weekend overall in the Juniors Beginner ski class!!! Congrats to all junior riders, it was a close and narrow points weekend, and luck had
a huge factor in this.
Once again, Lady luck must be watching over Andrew. In men’s ski class Andrew rode his trusty Yamaha Super Jet 1050cc that was slightly under powered. Andrew would swap positions all weekend with the top 3 adult riders on their Kawasaki 1500cc jet skis. At the final race of the weekend, Andrew was doing what he was supposed to do, staying safe, while he chased the adults around for experience. As the extra long race progressed Andrew was in the middle of the pack, then found himself gaining one spot after another as adult racers fell or fatigue kicked in, slowing them down. We guess that Andrew’s playing Soccer in Sulphur Spring Soccer Association helped his endurance. To the crowd’s amazement on the final lap, Andrew, a junior racer in the men’s ski class, found himself reeling in the race leader! For some reason the current race leader fell hard at full speed at the back straights, ejecting himself over a 100 feet away from this stand up jet ski. Andrew holding on to a far second place pounced and skirted past the course
marshal trying to fish the down racer leader. Andrew crossed the finish line taking the win the men’s skis class!
We are proud of Andrew for finishing a long, hard first season of racing in Texas, Kansas and Oklahoma. We watched Andrew grew emotionally and physically while he always stayed humble at this exciting power sport. Next season will be very difficult as Andrew enters a higher class and will face a more experienced group of racers.
Jet ski racing is half luck and timing and the rest is skill. For our next race event site we will travel to Lake Havasu City, Arizona for the IJSBA Jet Ski World Finals, where Andrew will join hundreds of Juniors racers from all over the world in a training camp with the Pro racers. We’re looking forward to the next Race!
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TASB: Legislature Adjourns After Passing Bill Funding 13th Check For Retired Educators On TRS
SB 7, Other Public Education-Related Bill Headed To Governor’s Desk
The Texas Legislature adjourned sine die Thursday night after passing a bill that restored funding to the legislative branch and included funding for the 13th check for retired educators in the Teachers Retirement System ($701 million) and funding to buy down property taxes ($100 million).
Here are bills related to public education that are headed to the governor’s desk:
SB 3 (Hughes) requires the commissioner of education to create a civics training program for teachers and administrators; sets forth items that the State Board of Education must include in the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills related to civic knowledge; and lists several things that teachers cannot be compelled to do and that schools or teachers cannot make part of social studies instruction. Read more.
SB 7 (Huffman) provides for an additional check for retired educators in the Teacher Retirement System. The payment must be paid before Jan. 2022 in an amount equal to the lessor of the gross amount of the regular annuity payment to which the eligible annuitant is otherwise entitled or $2,400.
SB 9 (Huffman) requires public schools to provide instruction and materials relating to the prevention of child abuse, family violence, sex trafficking, and dating violence at least once in middle school and at least once in high school. Districts would also have to amend their dating violence policies to include a clear statement that dating violence is not tolerated at school, reporting procedures and guidelines for students who are victims of dating violence, and information regarding the instruction on the prevention of dating violence. Districts would need to develop procedures for immediately notifying parents of students who are alleged victims or perpetrators of dating violence.
SB 15 (Taylor) allows schools to create their own virtual instruction programs for students who live within their district/charter attendance zones as long as the district or charter has earned at least a C in the state accountability rating system during the previous year or the last time a rating was assigned. Students who spent more than 50 percent of their time last year in virtual courses must have passed their STAAR exams, earned a C or higher in core courses, and did not have unexcused absences that amount to more than 10 percent of that year. Read more.
SH 19 Traffic Stop Yields Methamphetamine, Marijuana And Xanax, 1 Felony Arrest
Woman Caught With Felony Amount Of Marijuana, 3 Others Charged On Marijuana, Controlled Substance, Related Warrants
A Talco man ended up in jail Sept. 2 after methamphetamine, marijuana and Xanax were found in his vehicle. Also arrested this week was a woman caught with just enough marijuana to be charged with a felony offense, and individuals wanted on controlled substance, marijuana and tampering with evidence charges.
A 31-year-old Talco man caught Deputy Chris Baumann’s attention early Thursday morning by weaving from one side of the northbound lane on State Highway 19 south to the other. Baumann initiated a traffic stop on the Buick Encore after it was driven across the striped divider line to turn off of Hillcrest Drive without signaling his intent to turn into a travel center.
As he approached the white vehicle, Baumann reported smelling a strong marijuana odor emitting from it. When asked, driver Corey Redford Branch admitted he had smoked marijuana earlier.
Baumann advised the odor was cause for him to search the vehicle and had Branch step out of it. The deputy noted Branch making furtive movements as he did so, and detained the 31-year-old Talco man in handcuffs prior to searching the four-door vehicle. Baumann found a crystal-like substance he believed to be methamphetamine in the driver’s seat. Baumann then advised Branch he was in custody for having the contraband before continuing his search of the car.
Branch was transported to jail, where a corrections officer discovered he had concealed five bags containing suspected contraband inside of his body. Three baggies containing suspected methamphetamine, one baggy with broken pills identified as Xanax and one bag with a green, leafy substance suspected to be marijuana. Th crystal-like substance found on the driver’s seat and in the three bags all field-tested positive for methamphetamine and weighed 8.68 including packaging. A hole found in one of the bags was suspected to have been caused by the man’s furtive movements, trying to conceal it, Baumann alleged in arrest reports. The Xanax weighed 9.25 grams and the marijuana less than 1 ounce.
Consequently Branch, who jail reported show is also known by Corey Redfearn Branch, Cory Branch and CBreezy, was booked into Hopkins County jail just before 6 a.m. Sept. 2, 2021, for manufacture or delivery of 4 grams or more but less than 200 grams of a Penalty Group 1 controlled substance, manufacture or delivery of less than 28 grams of a Penalty Group 3/4 controlled substance, possession of less than 2 ounces of marijuana and tampering with physical evidence for concealing the substances in his body.
Branch remained in Hopkins County jail Friday, Sept. 3, 2021, in lieu of $102,000 in bonds – $75,000 bond on the Penalty Group 1 charge, $10,000 on the Penalty Group 3/4 charge, $15,000 on the tampering with evidence charge and $2,000 on the marijuana charge.
Earlier this week Destiny Mariona Conley turned herself in at the sheriff’s office on a warrant for tampering with or fabricating physical evidence.
Deputy Drew Fisher escorted the 20-year-old Como woman into the jail, where she was booked at 5:45 a.m. Sept. 1, 2021, on the warrant.
Conley was released from from the county jail later Sept. 1, 2021, on a $10,000 bond on the charge.
Arrested around 10:30 p.m. Sept. 1, 2021, by Emory police on two Hopkins County warrants was Xavier John Hill.
The 21-year-old Sulphur Springs man was transported to the Rains-Hopkins County line, where Deputy Baumann took custody of him. Bauman transported him to Hopkins County jail, where Hill was booked around 11:15 p.m. Sept. 1, 2021, on Hopkins County warrants for assault causing bodily injury and violation of probation on a possession of less than 2 ounces of marijuana in a drug-free zone.
Hill remained in Hopkins County jail Friday, Sept. 2, 2021, in lieu of a $5,000 bond on the July 20, 2019 marijuana charge and $5,000 on the other.
Tranameth Delon Ford remained in Hopkins County jail Friday, Sept. 3, 2021, on two manufacture or delivery of 1 gram or more but less than 4 grams of a Penalty Group 1 controlled substance warrants and one manufacture or delivery of 4 grams or more but less than 200 grams of a controlled substance warrant.
The charges stem from a 1-month Sulphur Springs Police Special Crimes Unit investigation into suspected distribution of methamphetamine by Ford. During that time, SCU Sgt. Joe Scott and Lt. Mark Estes utilized a confidential informant to make several purchases of meth from Ford. The total amount of meth seized was 12.3 grams. SCU investigators obtained warrants for the 42-year-old Sulphur Springs man’s arrest. Officers conducted surveillance of Ford’s residence, and took him into custody upon seeing Ford walking to a Main Street store around 2:45 p.m. Aug. 31, 2021.
Ford’s bonds totaled $135,000 for the three charges – $5,000 each on two charges and $35,000 on the third.
A 61-year-old Texarkana, Texas woman was stopped around 6:40 p.m. Aug. 31, 2021, for failure to drive in a single lane on Interstate 30 east at mile marker 142. Texas Department of Public Safety Trooper Warren Williamson reported smelling an overwhelming odor of fresh marijuana emitting from the vehicle. Un Hui Gathye admitted to being in possession of half a pound of marijuana.
The trooper reported he did indeed find about 8 ounces of a green leafy substance that appeared to be marijuana in a silver bag on the front passenger’s side floorboard of the Nissan Altima. Prescription medications issued to Gathye were also found among the contents, identifying the bag as belonging to the Texarkana woman. The car was impounded and the 61-year-old was transported to Hopkins county jail, for possession of more than 4 ounces but less than 5 pounds of marijuana.
Gathye was released on a $5,000 bond on the charge on Sept. 1, 2021.
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.
