March 8-12 Meal A Day Menu
Although the Sulphur Springs Senior Citizens Center remains closed due to COVID-19, volunteers continue to work five days a week preparing and delivering meals to shut-in elderly in the community. The March 8-12 Meal A Day Menu includes:
Monday – Sweet and sour chicken on a bed of rice, egg rolls, Oriental vegetables
Tuesday – Beef spaghetti, Italian blend vegetables, garlic sticks
Wednesday – Hopkins County stew, crackers, cheese cubs
Thursday – Sliced ham, potato salad, baked beans, cole slaw, roll
Friday – Cornflake chicken casserole, broccoli with cheese sauce, roll
The Sulphur Springs Senior Citizens Center is a place where Senior Citizens age 50 and over can have a good time with old friends and make some new ones. Meal-A-Day is just one service the center provides. The coffee pot is always on and a smile is on each face. The SCC has a full library with all different kinds of reading books that can be taken, read and returned. Take as many as you like and bring some of your books in to share with others. Click here to find more information for seniors citizens.
Lady Cats Soccer Team Completes Three Win Week With 9-0 Win Over Marshall Saturday
It took the Lady Cats Soccer Team a little while to get in sync against Marshall in a breakfast special soccer game Saturday morning at sun splashed Gerald Prim Stadium.
For the first 11:20 of the game, neither team scored. Then over the next 28:40, the Lady Cats found the net 9 times.
Rebekah Stanley scored the first two goals. Senior Janine Yamaguchi scored the third goal. Stanley earned a hat trick with the fourth team goal. Anna Williams scored to make it 5-0. Haylee Shultz scored the sixth and seventh Lady Cats goals. Yamaguchi had the next two goals for a hat trick and the score was 9-0. The teams played a scoreless second half.
It’s been quite a week for the Lady Cats with a Tuesday home win over Mount Pleasant, a Thursday come from behind win at Texas High and then the Saturday win over Marshall at home.
The Lady Cats are now 6-4 in district play with one win of the shoot out variety. The Lady Cats season record is now 11-8-4. Tuesday the Lady Cats travel to Pine Tree for another key district game. When the two teams played at The Prim on February 12, the Lady Pirates surprised the Lady Cats getting a 5-0 win.
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.
Wildcats Soccer Team Earns Big District Win on the Road 6-0 at Marshall Saturday
As the Wildcats Soccer Team comes down the stretch in the district race, each game is important. Saturday morning (March 6), the Wildcats traveled to Marshall and shutout the Mavericks, 6-0.
Angel Andino scored the first Wildcats goal after an assist by Uriel Santa Cruz. David Moreno had the team’s second goal assisted by Aubrey Camacho.
Wildcats Coach Alexi Upton said Camacho earned his first point with the helper. Santa Cruz scored the Wildcats third goal assisted by Alejandro Diasdado. Omar Hernandez scored the Wildcats next two goals both assisted by Moreno. Santa Cruz had the sixth goal, an unassisted one.
Coach Upton said it was a very good game. He said he was proud of his guys who did a lot right.
The Wildcats improve their district record to 5-5. They are 14-9-1 for the season. The Wildcats have Senior Night on Tuesday night as they play Pine Tree at Gerald Prim Stadium. When the two teams played in the first half on February 12, the Pirates got a 2-1 win in overtime at home.
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 Softball Wraps Up Successful Canton Tournament With Win over Canton on Saturday
The Lady Cats Softball Team tuned up for district play by winning four games out of five at a Canton Tournament. The Lady Cats won four games in a row including a solid 7-1 win over host Canton Saturday morning (March 6).
The Lady Cats scored the first seven runs in the game. Canton scored an unearned run in the bottom of the sixth.
Crimson Bryant got the pitching win throwing 91 pitches over 6 innings allowing only 1 hit and no earned runs while striking out 10 and walking 2.
The Lady Cats had 8 hits. Grace Magnuson drove in two runs and was 1 for 1 with 2 runs scored and 2 walks. Nicole Higgins had 2 RBI’s and was 2 for 2. Bryant helped her own cause getting an RBI and going 2 for 3. Parris Pickett had an RBI and was 1 for 2. Nylah Lindley hit a triple and was 1 for 2 with 3 runs scored and 2 walks. Addison DeSmet was 1 for 3. Jadyn Harper scored a run. Kinz Smallwood scored a run and drew a walk. Addison Caddell had a walk.
The Lady Cats will enter district play with a good 9-2 season record. Tuesday the Lady Cats open district play at Hallsville at 6:30 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.
Airplanes & Coffee At Sulphur Springs Municipal Airport
Sulphur Springs Municipal Airport held an “Airplanes & Coffee” fly-in from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. More than 60 planes had landed at the airport by midmorning and more were expected later.
Limited group tours of the American Legend Aircraft Manufacturing Facility were also be available on March 6. Masks were required inside of the FBO and when taking tours of American Legend.
High Speed Vehicle Pursuit Winds Through Hopkins County To Winnsboro
A high speed vehicle pursuit that wound through Hopkins County from east of Como to Sulphur Springs, eventually concluded in Winnsboro with one arrest early Friday morning, according to arrest reports.
Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Aaron Chaney reported stopping a westbound maroon Honda Accord that had an obscured temporary license plate, a defective license plate light and was being driven in the turn lane as it passed the deputy near Como-Pickton school on State Highway 11 east at 1:30 a.m. March 5, 2021.
The driver, identified in arrest reports as Mark Fitzgerald Cooper, advised Chaney he was attempting to call 911 to report a vehicle for following and shooting at him while he drove through the Pickton area. When consulted, Hopkins County dispatchers reported they had received 911 calls from someone but the caller kept hanging up, Chaney noted in arrest reports. The 55-year-old Dallas man allegedly claimed the other driver had, at some point, turned around and was last seen headed east on State Highway 11 east.
While talking with the man, Chaney reported finding his story odd and asked him to step out of his car to talk with him further. Instead of getting out of the car, Chaney reported seeing the man attempt to move an item from under his crotch area to further conceal it on the right side of his body. When told to show the deputy his hands and get out of the car, Cooper allegedly put his hand on the gear shift. Chaney said he told the man to stop and reached in to try to remove the car keys. Instead, Chaney reported, Cooper accelerated the car forward with the deputy inside the window. Chaney, in arrest reports, alleged he was able to plant his feet and remove himself from the window as the man sped off.
Chaney notified dispatchers he was in pursuit of the car and began trying to catch up to and stop it. The Honda Accord continued west on State Highway 11 east, reportedly reaching speeds in excess of 100 miles per hour. As the pursuit approached Como, Cooper allegedly turned abruptly north onto FM 69 north. Chaney continued following the car as it continued north, with speeds exceeding 120 mph more than once. The deputy reported seeing items being discarded out the car window. Deputies were unable to locate any items discarded along 69, however, Chaney noted.
As the car approached the Interstate 30 overpass Cooper reportedly slammed on his brakes, causing the car to slide into the ditch on the north side of the intersection, then continued west onto the service road, then onto I-30 west at the 131 mile marker, Chaney noted in arrest reports.
As Chaney continued to pursue the car on I-30, he alleged Cooper slammed on his brakes several times, in what he deputy believed was an attempt to end the officer’s pursuit of him. The car traveled in the middle of the road on several occasions, in disregard for the safety of the public and law enforcement, the sheriff’s deputy alleged. The chase continued to Sulphur Springs, where Cooper allegedly drove through the ditch on to the service road and over College Street then onto the service road, Chaney recounted in arrest reports.
HCSO Sgt. Scott Davis entered the chase, which progressed west along the service road to Broadway Street. Cooper then reportedly exited South Broadway Street, drove through Taco Bell parking lot onto Duckworth Street, then south onto Mockingbird east onto State Highway 11 east. Cooper then reportedly continued east on SH 11 east at high rates of speed, sometimes in the westbound lane of traffic, Chaney and Davis alleged in arrest reports.
As the pursuit continued on SH 11 east, Winnsboro Police units reported they had “stop sticks” set up on SH 11 east at FM 3019. The sticks made contact with the car’s tires, which began losing air as the vehicle approached Broadway Street in Winnsboro. The car eventually stopped on SH 11 near Chestnut Street in Winnsboro. Cooper was taken into custody and placed in Chaney’s patrol vehicle while officers conducted an inventory of the car. A small white rock and a bag of the kind used to package narcotics were located; the substance field-tested positive for cocaine and weighed 0.17 gram, Chaney alleged in arrest reports.
Cooper was transported to jail, where he was booked on an evading arrest with a vehicle charge, a possession of less than 1 gram of a Penalty Group 1 controlled substance in a drug-free zone charge due to the vehicle’s location about 690 feet from a park in Winnsboro, and a tampering with or fabricating physical evidence charge, according to arrest reports.
Cooper, who is also known by the aliases Johnny Johnson, Mike Anthony Cooper and Shorty, remained in Hopkins County jail at lunch time Saturday, March 6. Bond was set at $25,000 on the evading arrest charge, $10,000 on the controlled substance charge and $10,000 on the tampering with evidence 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.
Denton Man Jailed After Bond Revoked On Stolen Vehicle Charge
A 44-year-old Denton man was jailed Friday, after his bond was revoked on a 2020 stolen vehicle charge, according to arrest reports.
Odis Clint Farrar was taken into custody at 2:05 p.m. March 5 in the 8th Judicial District Court in Hopkins County and escorted to the county jail by sheriff’s office staff, according to arrest reports.
Farrar was accused on March 18, 2020, of stealing a pickup from the 1200 block of South Broadway Street in Sulphur Springs, crashing it into a tree on County Road 2307 and attempting to walk away from it. A witness allegedly talked to Farrar and confronted him about the crash. Farrar, who listed a Ponder address at the time, was taken into custody around 7:10 p.m. March 18, 2020 on an unauthorized use of a vehicle charge. A warrant for violation of parole was also issued for Farrar, according to the 2020 arrest reports. He remained in Hopkins County jail until his release on July 28, 2020, according to jail reports.
Farrar, who is also known by the alias Odis Clint Fauce, Otis Clint Farrar and Clint Odis Farrar, remained in Hopkins County jail at noon Saturday on the March 5 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.
Paris District Road Report for the Week of March 8, 2021
Paris — Here’s a look at work planned in the district during the week of March 8, 2021. These schedules are subject to change due to weather conditions, equipment failure or other unforeseen issues. Motorists are advised to remain alert and pay special attention to all signs, barricades and traffic controls, and reduce their speed as they approach and travel through work zones. They should also avoid distractions such as cell phones, eating, drinking, or car audio or navigation systems.
Sherman Area (Fannin, Grayson Counties)
Contacts: Sherman Area Office (903) 892-6529; Grayson Co. Maintenance (903) 893-8831; Fannin Co. Maintenance (903) 583-7566.
US 75, Grayson County: from FM 1417 to SH 91 (Texoma Parkway). Watch for shoulder closures and lane shifts on the northbound and southbound US 75 main lanes between Center Street and FM 1417 as crews work on building new main lanes and the new South Travis Street Bridge. Watch for lane closures on the frontage roads between FM 1417 and SH 91 as crews work on building detours and installing drainage structures. The northbound exit ramp for Houston and Lamar Streets (SH 56) is currently closed, and exiting traffic is requested to use the Park Avenue exit ramp. The northbound North Travis Street exit ramp (FM 131) is currently closed and exiting traffic is requested to use the Washington Street exit ramp. The southbound exit ramp for Park Avenue is currently closed and exiting traffic is requested to use the Houston/Lamar Street (SH 56) exit. The southbound Washington Street exit ramp is currently closed, and exiting traffic is requested to use the North Travis Street exit. The northbound frontage road from South Travis Street to near Park Avenue is closed for crews to work on building the remaining portion of the retaining wall along US 75 at the South Travis Street intersection. Traffic is requested to use the US 75 mainlanes during this closure. A reduced speed limit of 60 mph on the US 75 mainlanes has been set for this construction project.
The westbound US 82 exit ramp for Loy Lake road is currently closed for crews to work on widening the US 82 frontage road. This exit ramp is expected to be closed through July 2021. Traffic wishing to access Loy Lake Road is requested to take the SH 91 exit ramp (#643), or the US 75 exit ramp.
Beginning early in the morning on March 6, eastbound Lamar Street (SH 56) at the US 75 intersection will be closed to through traffic in order for crews to perform pavement improvements in the left lane of the northbound and southbound US 75 frontage roads. Traffic on Lamar Street will be able to make a right turn only onto the southbound frontage road and will detour to the Center Street intersection. Lamar Street is expected to re-open to traffic on March 14. The same process will occur at the Houston Street intersection in subsequent weeks. This work is weather dependent and may be adjusted due to unfavorable weather.
The US 75 pedestrian bridge near Pecan Street in Sherman is closed to pedestrian traffic. The east side over the frontage road has been removed. The remaining pedestrian bridge will be removed at a later time. Pedestrians wishing to cross US 75 are advised to cross at the Houston Street signalized intersection.
FM 1417, Grayson County: from US 82 to SH 56. Watch for lane shifts and shoulder closures between US 82 and SH 56 while crews are working to construct the second portion of the new Sand Creek bridge and the approaches to the bridge. Watch for occasional daytime lane closures as crews perform utility work. A reduced speed limit of 45 mph has been set for this construction project.
US 75 full depth concrete repair, Grayson County: Beginning March 14, crews will be working on US 75 each week from Sunday night through Thursday night. Lane closures will be present at night for crews to replace failed concrete. Lane closures will begin at 7:30 p.m. but should be reopened to traffic by 6 a.m. This work will extend from the Collin-Grayson County line northward to the Red River.
US 69/US 75, Grayson County: at the Red River bridge. Watch for daytime lane closures as crews work on altering the striping to prepare the project for lane shifts on the northbound and southbound mainlanes. This project will upgrade and replace the existing bridge railing on the bridge and approaches on the northbound and southbound bridges at the Red River. This work will require occasional daytime lane closures for some stages of construction, and will require lane shifts to be implemented during construction.
FM 121, Grayson County: from Jim Jones Road to FM 3356. Watch for occasional daytime lane closures as crews work to build portions of the new bridges and roadway. Watch for lane shifts and narrow lanes throughout the project as crews have moved traffic to the temporary detour section. The ultimate roadway will be a five-lane section consisting of concrete pavement when the project is completed.
US 377, Grayson County: Willis Bridge at the Oklahoma State line. Watch for occasional lane closures on the existing bridge as workers pour concrete for the new bridge structure.
US 377, Grayson County: from US 82 to FM 901. Watch for temporary daytime lane closures and shoulder closures as workers install sloped end treatments on pipes and install guardrail.
US 75 debris pickup, Grayson County: from Collin County line to Oklahoma State line. Watch for mobile lane closures as workers pick up debris from the roadway every Monday and Thursday during the daytime.
FM 697, Grayson County: between FM 2729 and US 69. Watch for daytime lane closures as maintenance crews blade level the roadway.
FM 1753, Grayson County: between FM 1897 and FM 120. Watch for daytime lane closures as maintenance crews work on performing base repairs.
FM 1753, Grayson and Fannin County: from FM 1897 to SH 78. Watch for temporary one-lane closures as workers rehab and widen the roadway.
FM 898, Fannin County: from the Grayson County line to SH 121. Watch for temporary one-lane closures as workers rehab and widen the roadway.
FM 824, Fannin County: from SH 56 in Honey Grove to the Lamar County line. Watch for temporary one-lane closures as workers rehab and widen the roadway.
FM 1550, Fannin County: from County Road 3330 to SH 34. Watch for temporary one-lane closures as workers rehab and widen the roadway.
SH 121, Fannin County: from the Collin County line to SH 56. Watch for temporary daytime lane closures and shoulder closures as workers install sloped end treatments on pipes and install guardrail.
US 82, Fannin County: from SH 121 to the Lamar County Line. Watch for slow moving construction equipment as crews work on widening US 82 from a two-lane roadway to a four-lane divided roadway. Westbound US 82 traffic has been shifted to the new pavement for the entirety of the project from the Lamar County line to SH 121. Eastbound traffic will remain in its current lane, while crews work on the inside lane to build crossovers and turn lanes and overlay the future left lane. Drivers who frequent this roadway are advised that all driveways, county roads and farm-to-market roads approaching the new westbound main lanes on US 82 will have a full stop before crossing over to the median.
FM 1553, Fannin County: from SH 78 to US 69. Watch for daytime lane closures as maintenance crews work on performing pavement repairs.
Sulphur Springs Area (Hopkins, Franklin Counties):
Contacts: Sulphur Springs Area Office (903) 885-9514; Franklin Co. Maintenance (903) 537-4976; Hopkins Co. Maintenance (903) 885-4031.
I-30, Hopkins & Franklin Counties: From Titus County Line to Hunt County Line. Watch for lane closures and short traffic delays as crews upgrade metal beam guard fence.
FM 3389, Hopkins County: From IH 30 to FM 1567. Watch for lane closures and short traffic delays as crews begin work on rehabilitation of the roadway.
Paris Area (Delta, Lamar, Red River Counties)
Contacts: Paris Area Office (903) 784-1357; Delta Co. Maintenance (903) 395-2139; Lamar Co. Maintenance (903) 785-4468; Red River Co. Maintenance (903) 427-3561.
FM 137 at Loop 286, Lamar County: Watch for lane closures while crews mill existing pavement and place new hot mix surface.
FM 1507, Lamar County: from South Collegiate Drive to Loop 286. This roadway is closed while crews rehabilitate and resurface the existing roadway.
BU 82H (Bonham Street/Lamar Avenue), Lamar County: from 19th Street SW to 33rd Street SE. Watch for crews performing safety improvements to traffic signals.
FM 1487, Red River County: from FM 909 to FM 910. Watch for temporary lane closures while crews widen and rehabilitate the existing pavement and improve drainage structures.
FM 911, Red River County: from BU 82K (Avery) to FM 44. Watch for temporary lane closures while crews rehabilitate the existing pavement and improve drainage structures.
SH 37, Red River County: from US 271 (Bogata) to Franklin County Line. Watch for daytime lane closures as crews mill existing pavement, upgrade bridge rail, and place new hot mix.
BU 271D, Red River County: from US 271 to SP 38 (Bogata). Watch for daytime lane closures while crews rehabilitate the existing roadway.
US 82, Red River County: from FM 1159 to Bowie County Line. Traffic is shifted to the north side of the roadway between FM 44 and FM 1699 while crews perform pavement widening work on the south side.
Greenville Area (Hunt, Rains Counties)
Contacts: Greenville Area Office (903) 455-2363; Hunt Co. Maintenance (903)455-2303; Rains Co. Maintenance (903) 473-2682.
SH 276, Hunt County, from FM 36 to SH 34 (Quinlan Bypass): The contractor has begun placing project barricades and will begin preparing the right-of-way, and clearing and grubbing the project limits. Crews will begin placing drilled shafts at proposed bridge location.
FM 499, Hunt County: at Lynn Creek. Road closures began on Nov. 30 and will continue throughout the duration of this project. The contractor is finishing placing rock gabions and rip-rap for drainage protection. Once the existing soils dry up work on roadway items will begin. Please be aware of lane closures, and watch for workers and work zones when traveling in this area.
FM 1566, Hunt County: from FM 272 near Celeste to State Highway 34. The contractor is currently placing the first course surface treatment of the proposed roadway on a two-mile stretch of roadway rehabilitation beginning at FM 272. Please be aware of lane closures, and watch for work zones and workers when traveling in this area.
SH 66 at FM 1570, Hunt County: The contractor has finished prepping the right-of-way for this project. Roadwork will begin once the existing soils and ground dry up. Two message boards were installed on Feb. 23. Please be aware of lane closures, and watch for work zones and workers when traveling in this area.
SH 34, Hunt County: 3.5 miles south of Quinlan. TxDOT has placed a temporary concrete traffic barrier to protect travelers from the damage caused by an 18-wheeler accident. The contractor has placed traffic control and barricades; the bridge rail repair has begun with removal of damaged concrete. Please be careful when traveling in these areas, watch out for workers and maintain a safe distance from work crews.
Maintenance crews in Hunt County will be performing pothole repairs, mowing and metal beam guard fence repairs around the county, and removing debris from I-30 early this week. Maintenance crews will sweep US 69 between Greenville and Lone Oak. Crews will be fixing roadway edge conditions at various locations on I-30 frontage roads. Maintenance crews plan to continue repairing potholes at various locations in Hunt county. Please be careful when traveling in these areas, watch out for workers and maintain a safe distance from work crews.
Maintenance crews in Rains County will be performing various sign installations, potholing and debris removal. Maintenance crews will perform patching work on FM 515 from FM 2795 to the Wood County Line. Please watch for lane closures, work zones and workers along the roadway, and maintain a safe distance from work crews.
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Two Jailed Early Saturday Morning On Felony Warrants
Two people were jailed early Saturday on felony warrants, according to arrest reports.
Randolph-Lamar Street Arrest
Sulphur Springs Police Officer Shawn Albright and Officer Francisco Castro responded at 1:40 a.m. March 6 found a 66-year-old Sulphur Springs man out in public while intoxicated to the point he posed a potential danger to himself or others.
A records check showed Joseph Hodges also had an outstanding warrant for his arrest for violation of parole.
Hodges, who is also known by the aliases Ike Hodge, Isiah Jermaine Hodge, Tony Jones, Joecash and Jojo, was taken into custody and jailed early Saturday morning for public intoxication and violation of parole, according to arrest reports. He was still held at 11 a.m. March 6 in the county jail on the charges, according to jail reports.
County Road 4592 Arrest
Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office Deputies Nick Marney, Zack Horne and Elijah Fite just after 1:30 a.m. March 6, 2021, were made aware of a warrant for a 47-year-old Sulphur Springs man’s arrest. The deputies contacted Cody Ray Self at a County Road 4592 address and took him into custody, according to arrest reports.
Self, who is also known by the aliases Cody Rey Self and Edward Dean Self, was jailed early Saturday for bond forfeiture on a possession of less than 1 gram of a Penalty Group 1 controlled substance charge.
He remained in Hopkins County jail just before noon Saturday, March 6. Bond on an Aug. 19, 2020 possession of controlled substance charge was set at $5,000. His new bond on was set at $10,000 Saturday, according to Hopkins County jail reports.
Sulphur Springs Man Allegedly Evaded Police At High Rate Of Speed Through Residential Area
A 59-year-old rural Sulphur Springs man allegedly evaded police by driving at a high rate of speed through a residential area of town early Saturday morning.
Sulphur Springs Police Officer Francisco Castro attempted to stop a Chrysler 200 at 12:25 a.m. March 6 on Freeman Street at Como Street for failure to signal 100 feet prior to a lane change. Instead of stopping, the driver continued at a high rate of speed from the 800 block of Fuller Street and did not stop until he reached the 600 block of Lamar Street, according to arrest reports.
The driver, identified as Michael Oneal Harrison, was arrested at 12:33 a.m. Saturday for evading arrest or detention with a vehicle. He was issued a warning for the traffic violation and a citation for failure to maintain financial responsibility, according to police reports.
Harrison remained in Hopkins County jail at 9:30 a.m. Saturday. Bond on the second-degree felony charge was set at $10,000, according to jail reports.
