Weather Impacting Some Friday Sports Contests
With potential storms in the forecast, all games on this game day Friday (April 9) should be considered weather permitting and the threat of bad weather has already led to changes. Both the Wildcats Baseball Team and Lady Cats Softball Team are taking on Mount Pleasant in big district games.
The Wildcats meet the Tigers at Wildcat Park. Due to weather worries. The JV game has been canceled. The varsity game has been moved to 4 p.m.
The Wildcats, with a 4-3 district record, are tied for third place with Texas High with Marshall just a game back. The Wildcats are 7-13 for the season.
Mount Pleasant comes in tied for sixth place with a 1-6 district mark. They are 7-12-1 for the season. When the two teams played at Mount Pleasant back on March 16, the Wildcats won 15-6.
The Lady Cats Softball Teams game at Mount Pleasant as of now, has not changed with the JV game at 4:30 p.m. and the varsity at 6 p.m., weather permitting.
This game is a big one with the Lady Cats 7-1 in district play and Mount Pleasant at 7-2.
Their first district meeting was back on March 16 and the Lady Cats won that one at home, 4-0.
Since then, the Lady Cats have won six straight games, five of which came against district foes. On top of that, Coach Carrillo’s squad is riding an eight game win streak.
The Lady Cats are 17-3 for the season and Mount Pleasant is 17-6.
There has also been a change for the playoff soccer game at Gerald Prim Stadium. The two teams, Frisco Wakeland, coached by former Wildcat player and head coach Andy Holt, and Longview, have decided to play their match on Saturday starting at 11 a.m.
The Regional Final match marks the return of Coach Holt to The Prim. The winner of their Saturday match will join three other regional champs for the State Tournament.
Coach Holt left Sulphur Springs after the 2016 season and then he promply won back to back State Championships at Wakeland. In 2019, Coach Holt’s Wolverines lost in the State Final game. Due to coronavisrus concerns, there were no playoffs last year.
Coach Holt watched the Wildcats and Longview Regional Quarterfinal match at Lindale on April 1. The Lobos just got by the Wildcats in overtime, 3-1. Earlier this week, Longview defeated Frisco, 3-2 while Wakeland defeated Nacogdoches, 2-0.
Again the Wakeland and Longview match has been moved to Saturday at 11 a.m. due to weather concerns.
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4.4 Kilos Of Cocaine Found On A Bus Stopped On I-30
SH 19 Traffic Stop Yields Methamphetamine, 1 Felony Arrest
Deputies located 4.4 kilos of cocaine on a bus stopped west of Sulphur Springs on Interstate 30 Thursday night. Another traffic stop April 8 on State Highway 19 north of Sulphur Springs yielded a small amount of methamphetamine and a Klondike woman’s arrest, according to sheriff’s reports. A Tyler woman was also transferred to Hopkins County jail on a controlled substance related warrant.
Cocaine Found On A Bus
Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Thomas Patterson conducted a traffic stop on a blue Volvo bus with Mexico license plates around 9:30 p.m. April 8, 2021, near mile marker 137 on Interstate 30 east. During the course of the stop, Patterson deployed his canine partner, Chiv. The police K-9 alerted to the presence of narcotics in the lower baggage storage area of the bus.
Patterson instructed all occupants to grab their luggage from the storage area on the bottom of the bus. One bag remained unclaimed. Patterson noted one man, a 30-year-old from Laredo, did not retrieve any luggage from the storage compartment, but did have a bag with him in a passenger compartment in the bus. The tag on the unclaimed bag matched the tag on the bag the Laredo man had in the bus.
A look inside the unclaimed baggage revealed 4.4 kilograms of a substance which field tested positive as cocaine, Patterson alleged in arrest reports. Consequently, 30-year-old Angel Hernandez of Laredo was taken into custody and transported to Hopkins County jail. He was booked in at 12:29 a.m. April 9, 2021, on a possession of more than 400 grams of a Penalty Group 1 controlled substance.
Hernandez remained in Hopkins County jail late Friday morning, April 9, 2021, on the felony controlled substance charge for the 4.4 kilos of cocaine found on the bus. Bond was set at $100,000 on the charge.
Methamphetamine Found In A Wallet
HCSO Deputy Elijah Fite reported stopping a Ford F150 just before 8:30 p.m. Thursday on State Highway 19, about half a mile north of Loop 301 in Sulphur Springs, for a traffic violation. Upon contact with the woman in the pickup, Fite noted the 70-year-old Klondike resident displayed nervous behavior, moving around in her truck while talking to him. She allegedly struggled to find her license and insurance, but agreed to let deputies search her vehicle, which she admitted contained marijuana.
Fite reported finding a wallet with a small baggy containing a crystal-like substance which later field tested positive for methamphetamine. Consequently, 70-year-old Charlotte Ruth Toothman was taken into custody about 20 minutes later and transported by HCSO Deputy Nick Marney to jail for processing. The pickup was impounded and the suspected methamphetamine was seized as evidence. It weighed 0.38 gram, including packaging.
Toothman was booked into jail just before 10:30 p.m. April 8, 2021, for possession of less than 1 gram of a Penalty Group 1 controlled substance. She remained in the Hopkins County jail Friday morning, April 9, 2021; bond on the felony controlled substance charge was set at $2,500.
Transferred On Warrant
HCSO Deputy Amanda Weatherford took 28-year-old Tyler woman into custody at Plane State Jail, where she was held on a detainer for Hopkins County. Weatherford transported Brandy Kay Franklin to Hopkins County jail, where she was booked at 3 p.m. Thursday on warrants for possession of drug paraphernalia and violation of probation, which she was on for a possession of less than 1 gram of a Penalty Group 1 controlled substance, according to arrest reports.
She remained in Hopkins County jail Friday morning, April 9, 2021, on the probation charge, according to jail reports. The original controlled substance and paraphernalia offenses were alleged to have occurred on Feb. 19, 2017, according to jail reports.
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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.
Man With Large Pipe Wrench Arrested On Intoxication Charge
A 49-year-old Sulphur Springs man found holding a large pipe wrench in the middle of Georgia Street, near a location where a disturbance had been around 7:30 a.m. Thursday, was arrested on an intoxication charge, according to police and arrest reports.
According to Sulphur Springs Police, the Georgia Street resident’s tone and emotions kept changing while investigating the complaint. The man appeared to police to be under the influence of some type of intoxicant. Police also alleged in arrest reports that the man could not stand still and was slow to respond to officers’ questions.
The Georgia Street man was also alleged to have already assaulted one person in the street. Officers are investigating a claim that he assaulted a 49-year-old female family member at their residence between April 6 and April 8; the woman reportedly had visible minor injuries, according to arrest and police reports.
Based on the man’s behavior and officers’ observations, police believed the man to be intoxicated to the point he would likely harm himself or others if left at the location, the arresting officer noted in arrest reports.
As a result, the 49-year-old was taken into custody just before 8 a.m. Thursday, April 8, 2021, on a Class C misdemeanor public intoxication charge. A report was made for the alleged minor assault, according to arrest and police reports.
The man remained in Hopkins County jail Friday morning, April 9, 2021, on the PI charge, according to jail reports, which also indicate Thursday wasn’t the first time the Sulphur Springs resident has been accused of assault. He was jailed March 31-April 1, 1996, in Hopkins County on an assault causing bodily injury charge, the jail records reflect.
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Secondary Principal Brian Lowe Named North Hopkins ISD Superintendent Finalist
North Hopkins Independent School District Board of Trustees this week announced Brian Lowe as the lone finalist for superintendent of schools. District officials announced the opening after trustees on March 1 accepted Darin Jolly’s letter of resignation as North Hopkins ISD superintendent.
Dr. Jolly’s resignation as superintendent was effective March 4, 2021, allowing him to begin serving as assistant superintendent of accountability and operations, overseeing the daily operation of Ennis ISD, beginning March 5. Jolly indicated the move allows him to be closer to several relatives and family members. Jolly agreed to return to North Hopkins the week of March 15, during Ennis’ spring break, to provide transitional leadership for the district, officially concluding his service to NHISD on March 23. He did, however, offered to be available, as needed, periodically in future days this semester, to assist the district and help a new superintendent become acclimated to NHISD, Jolly and NHISD trustees noted in a March 2 press release.
NHISD received 31 applications from educators interested in becoming the district’s superintendent, and called the top six candidates for interviews. North Hopkins ISD Board of Trustees at an April 6, 2021, board meeting named Brian Lowe as the lone finalist to become superintendent of North Hopkins ISD. By law, the Board must wait at least 21 days before issuing a contract.
Lowe has been the secondary principal at North Hopkins Secondary since 2017, but is completing his 24th year in education.
He has held a variety of different position during his career as an educator. He served as an English teacher and coach in Sonora, Lake Dallas, Lewisville, Waskom and Marshall school districts.
He started his administrative career as an assistant principal/student interventionist in Marshall ISD, then served as a middle school principal in Alpine ISD and Winona ISD. Lowe later served as the high school/secondary school principal in Winona ISD before become the secondary principal at North Hopkins ISD, according to a release from James Morton, who is serving as interim superintendent for North Hopkins ISD.
The superintendent finalist is a 1997 graduate of Ballinger High School in Ballinger, Texas. He received a Bachelor of Science from Angelo State University in 1997, a Master’s of Education in Educational Leadership from the University of Texas at Tyler in 2011, and completed his superintendent certification through the Ratliff Academy at the Region 8 Service Center in conjunction with Texas A&M Texarkana in 2019.
Brian Lowe also served in the Armed Forces in the Air Force Reserve from 2004 to 2012.
He and wife Amber have been married for 13 years and have three children,7-year-old Lynnex), and Xander and Trinity, who are both 4.
“When not at the school, I enjoy spending time with my family. I also enjoy fishing, working on or building things around the house, and working on my vehicles,” Lowe stated on his profile page on the NHISD website.
Lady Cats Softball Keeps Rolling, Beating Mt. Pleasant 4-1
The Lady Cats softball team took advantage of a few scoring opportunities throughout the game to win at Mt. Pleasant on Friday, Apr. 9 by a score of 4-1.
Coach David Carrillo and his squad were held scoreless through three innings. The only hit that was allowed through three were hits by Parris Pickett in the second and Nylah Lindley in the third. Neither hits turned in to runs.
It was not until the fourth inning that the Lady Cats bats came alive. Addison Caddell, lead-off batter for Sulphur Springs in the fourth frame, was walked by Mt. Pleasant starting P Bre’Asia Hargrave. Two batters later, LF Nicole Higgins crushed a ball beyond the center field wall to get Caddell home. The 2 run home-run allowed the Lady Cats to take a 2-0 lead.
The Lady Tigers, feeling a sense of urgency due to playoff seeding and the potential of getting swept by potential district front runner Sulphur Springs, were able to get a home run off of Lady Cats P Crimson Bryant in the bottom of the sixth to make it 2-1 in favor of Coach Carrillo’s team.
It would not be enough, though, for Sulphur Springs responded by getting two more runs in their next at-bat in the top of the seventh, thanks to 2B Matti Smith’s sac fly to get DP Addison DeSmet home from third to make it once again a 2-run lead at 3-1. Nylah Lindley crossed home thanks to a wild pitch from Lady Tiger P Hargrave to make it 4-1. Mt. Pleasant threatened to score, but a few controversial calls from the umpire gave the Lady Cats two outs and a final KO from Bryant allowed Sulphur Springs to leave Mt. Pleasant with a strong 4-1 win over district foe the Lady Tigers.
Crimson Bryant got the win at Mt. Pleasant, pitching a complete 7 inning game, allowing only 1 run off of 4 hits. Bryant struck out 14 Lady Tigers and did not walk a single Mt. Pleasant batter.
With the win, the Lady Cats season record improves to 18-3 overall (8-1 district). The win allows Sulphur Springs to keep pace with district foe Hallsville, who after Friday’s 2-0 win at Longview also have an 8-1 district record. The loss drops Mt. Pleasant’s district record to 7-3.
Next up, the Lady Cats softball team will be back at Lady Cat Park to host district foe Texas High on Tuesday. That game is set to tee off at 6 P.M.
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2 Jailed April 7 On Felony Warrants
Two people were jailed April 7 on felony Hopkins County warrants, according to arrest and jail reports.
Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Amanda Weatherford traveled to Jefferson Parish, Louisiana and took custody of Calise Maurice Frazier at the Parish jail at 11:36 a.m. April 7, 2021. Weatherford transported the 27-year-old Metairie, Louisiana man who was wanted on a Hopkins County warrant to Sulphur Springs, where Frazier was booked into Hopkins County jail just before 8 p.m. April 7 on the warrant for violation of probation, which he was on for tampering with or fabricating physical evidence.
Frazier was held in Hopkins County jail Thursday, April 8, 2021, without bond, according to jail reports. He was arrested Nov. 13, 2016, for tampering with evidence and possession of less than 1 gram of a Penalty Group 1 controlled substances. He was released the next day on bonds totaling $15,000.He was jailed July 17-Oct. 9, 2017 for bond forfeiture on both charges. He was returned to Hopkins County jail May 14-June 27, 2018 to serve 45 days on tampering charge and again from May 6 to May 15, 2019 to serve 10 day son a tampering charge, according to jail records.
HCSO Corrections Officer Courtney Steward took Carlotta Fiona Davis into custody at 9:15 a.m. April 7, in the 8th Judicial District Courtroom and transported her to Hopkins County jail on outstanding possession of less than 1 gram of a Penalty Group 1 controlled substance warrant and surety off bond on a possession of less than 1 gram of a Penalty Group 1 controlled substance charges, according to jail reports.
The 46-year-old Commerce woman remained in Hopkins County jail Thursday, April 8, 2021, in lieu of a $5,000 bond on the controlled substance charge and a $50,000 bond on the other charge, according to jail reports.
Jail reports show Davis, who is also known by Carlotta Fiona Noyes, Carlotta Davis Noyes and Carlotta Fiona Noyes Davis and Carlotta Fiene Noyes, has been booked into Hopkins County jail more than a dozen times before, most recently on July 4, 2020 on a possession of less than 1 gram of a Penalty Group 1 controlled substance and public intoxication; she was released later Independence Day 2020 on a $2,000 bond, according to jail records.
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.
April 8 COVID-19 Update: No New COVID-19 Cases, 1 Fatality Reported For Hopkins County
Hopkins County seems to still be headed in the right direction as far as COVID-19 is concerned. Thursday was another day with no new COVID-19 cases reported in Hopkins County residents, but had 13 residents reported to have recovered from their bout with COVID-19. Despite the ever increasing number of people receiving COVID-19 vaccines, the virus is still not gone from Hopkins County: 123 residents were estimated Thursday afternoon to still have the virus and another Hopkins County resident was confirmed April 7 to have died from COVID-19.
| COVID-19 Category | December | January | February | March | April (1-8) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monthly New Case Count (Confirmed & Probable) | 483 | 400 | 188 | 98 | 17 |
| Estimated Additional Doses Of Vaccine Administered | 256 | 1,852 | 1,178 | 6959 | 851 |
| Estimated Additional Fully Vaccinated | 0 | 324 | 772 | 2613 | 590 |
| Fatalities Occurring During the Month | 26 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
While Texas Department of State Health Services April 8 COVID-19 Case Counts dashboard showed no new novel coronavirus 2019 cases, either confirmed or probable, reported for Hopkins County three days this month, three have been 11 new lab-confirmed cases so far in April: one each on April 2, 3 and 7, but eight on April 1. There have also only been four new probable cases (those in which an individual tested COVID-19 positive on an antigen test or or have a combination of symptoms and a known exposure to someone with COVID-19 without a more likely diagnosis) in the last 7 days , but there have been six probable cases so far this month.
So far this month there have been 25 recoveries, four each April 1-4, then eight on Wednesday and 13 Thursday. That’s eight more recoveries during the first eight days of April than were reported March 1-8.
Cumulatively, that’s 3,036 Hopkins County residents who have contracted the virus since March 21, 2020, including 3,005 who have recovered from the virus.
Unfortunately, 108 Hopkins County residents have died as a result of COVID-19 since July 2020. The first death wasn’t recorded until July. The latest death was confirmed by death certificate, filed with Texas Vital Statistics office and announced by DSHS April 7. The latest death is reported to have occurred on April 1, marking 26 days between the most recent COVID-19 fatalities.
As the number of Hopkins County residents has continued to increase since December, the number of new COVID-19 cases and deaths has continued to decline each month.
December concluded with 26 fatalities, 256 people in Hopkins County receiving the first dose of COVID-19 vaccine, and 483 new COVID-19 cases (290 new confirmed COVID-19 cases, as well as 193 probable cases reported Dec. 11-31). Reported for Hopkins County in January were 15 deaths, 400 new COVID-19 cases (247 confirmed and 153 probable) and 1,852 additional doses of COVID-19 were administered (1,528 first doses and 324 second doses). A total of 188 new COVID-19 cases were reported in February (135 confirmed and 134 probable), 5 fatalities, and 1,178 additional doses of COVID-19 in February. Only 98 total new COVID-19 cases were reported in March 2021 (60 confirmed and 38 probable), three fatalities and approximately 6,500 additional does of COVID-19 vaccine had been administered to Hopkins County residents. So far in April, recoveries outpaced new cases 25 to 17, and the number of vaccines administered to Hopkins County residents has risen from 10,497 to 11,354 (6,955 who’ve received the first dose of the vaccine and 4,399 who are fully vaccinated for COVID-19.
Compared to the eight other counties within about 100 miles driving distance, Hopkins County has the second highest fatality rate among confirmed COVID-19 cases, was fourth for most fatalities and fifth for most cases, as of April 7, 2021. Of the 1,580 confirmed COVID-19 cases reported through Wednesday for Hopkins County, 108 residents died from the virus, giving the county a 6.84 percent fatality rate among infected individuals.
Tira Residents Celebrate Birthdays, Easter with Family And Friends
By Jan Vaughn, Tira News correspondent
We want to express our sympathy to the family of Jimmy Don Goldsmith. He passed away on Sunday, April 4, 2021, and his funeral was held on Wednesday, April 7, at the Murray-Orwosky Funeral Chapel. Please be in prayer for his family.
Landon, Laiken, Rylan, Brailon, and Slaiden Joslin spent Easter weekend camping at Cooper Lake. They had an early birthday celebration for Rylan while there.
The boys came to our house on Sunday afternoon and hunted Easter eggs and stayed for supper. Our grandson, Kenden Joslin, and his girlfriend, Emma Hall, joined us, too.
Chip and I helped our grandson, Morgan Joslin, get settled in his apartment in Dallas. He is working at Business Jet Center at Love Field fueling planes. We enjoyed a delicious meal at Mia’s Mexican Restaurant. Chip’s mother, Grace, stayed with her daughter, Linda Ellen Vaughn, and then we picked them up and went to the Dallas Arboretum, which was beautiful with all the colorful spring flowers in bloom.
Destri Weir wants to extend an invitation to a birthday celebration in honor of Yvonne Weir’s 70th birthday on Saturday, May 1, 2021, from 2-4 p.m. at Heritage Park, 416 North Jackson St. in Sulphur Springs. A picnic lunch and cake will be served. Text or call Destri at 940-367-3322 to RSVP.
I always need and appreciate input from my friends to help keep me informed of news in our community. If you have any news pertaining to Tira residents, past or present, please contact me, Jan Vaughn, at 903-438-6688 or [email protected].
Summer Registration Open at Paris Junior College
Paris Junior College is offering five terms this summer, ranging from three to 13 weeks in length starting May 17 until August 17.
The May Mini-Term and Summer Long Term both begin on May 17; Summer I and Summer Extended terms begin June 1, and the Summer II Term starts on July 12.
The scholarship for free tuition to a Summer I or Summer II class should be applied for prior to that term’s starting date.
“We have many options to fit the needs of any student,” said PJC President Dr. Pam Anglin.
“There are in-person and online classes,” Dr. Pam Anglin said. The PJC President noted that “There are also many courses that transfer to Texas universities and many courses that will give a student a head start towards a great career.”
To see offered classes, go to www.parisjc.edu/schedule.
To apply to PJC, go to www.parisjc.edu/apply or email [email protected].
Paris Junior College — located in Paris, Texas, about 100 miles northeast of Dallas — has been a part of the Lamar County community since 1924
Paris Junior College offers Associate in Arts, Associate in Science and Associate in Applied Science degrees, as well as Certificates of Proficiency in technical/workforce fields. The college has expanded its academic curriculum through the years to encourage associate degree and university transfer candidates. Since establishing its first vocational program — jewelry and watchmaking in 1942 — the college has been aggressive in adding technical/workforce programs that will benefit students entering the workforce.
The campus of 54 tree-shaded acres includes 20 major buildings and residence halls and provides students a unique and pleasant environment for learning.
Paris Junior College also operates centers in Sulphur Springs, Texas, and in Greenville, Texas.
Vision
To be the educational provider of choice for the region.
Mission
Paris Junior College is a comprehensive community college serving the region’s educational and training needs while strengthening the economic, social and cultural life of our diverse community.
City Asked To Consider Naming Area Of Pacific Park In Memory Of Prince Beachum
Sulphur Springs City Council was asked this week to consider naming an area of Pacific Park in memory of the Prince Beachum.
Patricia Morgan addressed the City Council during the regular April meeting on behalf of the Juneteenth Committee and community to make the request in recognition of the contributions Beachum, who died in March, made to the community.
“Prince was a great guy. He did a lot for our community. We are here asking in consideration that you would consider naming a part of the new Pacific Park, a part to be called the Prince Beachum Sports Pavilion,” Morgan said, noting the renovations and new building to be constructed as part of the park renovation project. “We know the Grays Building is a historic part of the park. We’re coming to you just to ask that some part of what they’re building to be considered to be named as part of Prince Beachum.”
Morgan noted that Beachum was instrumental in getting the annual Juneteenth Celebration started in 2011. The annual event started relatively small coordinated by Beachum and a couple of friends. Barbecue at Pacific Park is now held annually and has grown in size. The annual project is now helmed by a committee consisting of 23 members, including Morgan and approximately half a dozen others who attended the April 6 meeting to show support for the request.
“This is a nonprofit organization. Everything we do, we do out of our members’ pockets. So we have this barbecue at the park. Everybody in the city comes. I want to tell you it’s gotten so big the people from Dallas to Texarkana come to tis celebration,” Morgan told the council Tuesday night.
Morgan said that was one of the area in which Beachum contributed to and left a lasting mark on the community.
In addition to the Juneteeth Celebration, Beachum helped with Mel Haven Cemetery Society He was member of Mitchell Chapel Church of God In Christ but leant assistance to any church in town that needed help.
“He did the sports, he would made donations. He was part of the gala. Prince was a well known guy, a very young guy. It’s something that’s touched our hearts. A lot of his friends were at a lost for words,” Morgan said of Beachum’s death, which she described as sudden.
“Before we knew it, Prince was gone. So tonight, we come to you to ask if you would put in consideration to name something in the Pacific Park area for him, Prince Beachum Sports Pavilion. We’d like to ask that you’d do that for our community,” Morgan concluded.
