Wildcats Baseball Team Falls Out of Second Place Tie With 8-3 Loss at Longview
The Wildcats Baseball Team struggled on the mound and in the batters box in an 8-3 loss at Longview Tuesday night. Longview used two big innings to win the game.
The Lobos scored 5 runs in the bottom of the second and 3 more runs in the bottom of the fourth. The Wildcats managed a pair of runs in the top of the fourth and 1 more in the top of the fifth. The Lobos outhit the Wildcats, 10-3.
Kaden Wallace was the starting pitcher and he took the loss going 1 2/3 innings allowing 4 hits and 5 runs with 3 strikeouts and 2 walks. He also hit 3 batters. Matthew Sherman followed and went 1 2/3 innings giving up 2 hits and 3 runs with 2 strikeouts and 3 walks. Hector Martinez finished up pitching 2 2/3 innings allowing 4 hits and no runs with 5 strikeouts and a walk. With the bats, Blake Vice nearly hit a home run that bounced off the left field wall and he got a double. Dawson Carpenter also doubled right down the third base line. Matthew Singleton beat out an infield ground ball.
Two Wildcats runs scored from third base when Lobo pitching delivered 2 wild pitches that got away from the catcher. A third run was the result of a well executed double steal that allowed Singleton to steal home.
The Longview win gives them sole possession of second place with a 5-2 district record. The Wildcats and Texas High, who lost to Marshall Tuesday, tumble into a third place tie with 4-3 district records. Marshall is just one game behind at 3-4.
The Wildcats season record is 7-13. Next the Wildcats take on Mount Pleasant Friday night at Wildcat Park.
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.
DBA Sponsoring April 17 Spring Market On Main
Chamber Connection- April 7, 2021
By Lezley Brown, President/CEO, Hopkins County Chamber of Commerce
The Chamber is certainly a busy place right now! We are looking forward to a wonderful golf tournament this Friday at Sulphur Springs Country Club. If you would still like to sign up to play, we have room in the morning flight. Here’s to crossing our fingers that the rain stays away, and the day is absolutely beautiful!
Downtown Business Alliance is sponsoring a Spring Market on Main Street
The Downtown Business Alliance is sponsoring a Spring Market on Main Street on Saturday, April 17, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Entry is free. Enjoy spring items inside and out, clothing, crafts, décor, food and gifts.
Ribbon Cuttings
Pacheco Spine & Sport hosted their ribbon cutting celebration on Tuesday, March 30, at noon. They are located at 1067 Gilmer Street, Suite C, in Sulphur Springs. Anthony and Amber Pacheco are now offering chiropractic services to Hopkins County five days a week!
Legacy Power hosted their ribbon cutting celebration on Wednesday, March 31, at noon at the Chamber, located at 110 Main Street in Sulphur Springs. Legacy Power is ready to help you make educated decisions when choosing electricity.
3 Jailed After Bond Revoked
Three people were jailed after their bond was revoked on a controlled substance charge, according to arrest and jail reports.
Denver Jacque Fender was taken into custody at 10:03 a.m. April 5 in the 8th Judicial District Court after having his bond revoked on a March 21, 2020 possession of less than 1 gram of a Penalty Group 1 controlled substance charge and on a May 30, 2020 possession of less than 28 grams of a Penalty Group 3 controlled substance in a drug-free zone charge, according to arrest and jail reports.
The 40-year-old Sulphur Springs man remained in Hopkins County jail April 6, 2021. His new bond was set at $50,000 on the Penalty Group 1 charge and $25,000 on the Penalty Group 3 charge, according to jail reports.
Robert Earl Hawkins Jr. was also taken into custody April 5, 2021, after having his bond revoked on a burglary of a habitation charge, assault of a family or household member impeding breathing or circulation, possession of less than 1 gram of a Penalty Group 1 controlled substance in a drug-free zone and possession of less than 1 gram of a Penalty Group 1 controlled substance charges, according to sheriff’s reports.
The 36-year-old Sulphur Springs man remained in Hopkins County jail Tuesday. His new bond was set at $100,000 per charge on all four charges, according to jail reports.
April 5 was the second time Hawkins has been jailed in Hopkins County in 2021. He was also taken into custody on new year’s day on outstanding burglary of habitation and theft of service warrants. He was released from jail on Jan. 7 on a $50,000 bond on the burglary charge and a $1,000 bond on the theft charge, according to jail records.
Lisa Beth Manning was jailed Monday for revocation of bond on possession of less than 1 gram of a Penalty Group 1 controlled substance charge, according to sheriff’s reports.
Manning (who is also known by Lisa Anderson Manning, Lisa A Manning and Michelle Anderson) was originally arrested on the original controlled substance charge on July 22, 2020, and was released from jail the next day on a $5,000 bond, according to jail reports.
The 57-year-old Powderly woman was remained in Hopkins County jail Tuesday, April 6, 2021. Her new bond was set at $30,000 on the charge, according to jail records.
Some Local Students Experienced Technical Issues When Attempting To Take STAAR Tests
TEA Reports Varied State-Wide Connectivity Issues With The STAAR Online Testing Platform
State testing days can be a tense time for students as well as teaches and parents tasked with preparing students for and administering the tests. On Tuesday, the first of five scheduled state testing days, some students taking the state fourth grade writing, seventh grade writing and English I exams felt that strain even more due to what Texas Education is calling “connectivity issues with the STAAR online testing platform.”
“At 10:17 a.m. CDT today, districts were advised if they were having issues that they should stop online testing for the day while the vendor works to resolve these problems. Online testing will resume tomorrow,” TEA Student Assessment Division reported in a statement issued around noon April 6, 2021.
Students had four experiences when attempting to take their STAAR tests online:
- the student could have successfully submitted the test without disruption;
- the student could have successfully submitted answers but may have noticed unusually slow response times;
- the student could have been prevented from logging in to begin with; or
- the student could have begun to answer questions, but at some point was prevented from continuing, and in this instance, answers were saved every thirty seconds so that these students will be able to pick up where they left off.
While Superintendent Steve Johnson reports no issues with the online today at Miller Grove ISD, Sulphur Springs and and Sulphur Bluff ISD officials reported some of their students did encounter problems while attempting to take the online State of Texas Assessment of Academic Readiness tests.
According to Principal Amy Daniel, three Sulphur Bluff Elementary students were disrupted by the connectivity issues while taking the STAAR. They had a hard time entering the testing site. However, all three will retest Thursday.
Assistant Superintendent Josh Williams reported Sulphur Springs students all four potential situations, some were not able to even start their tests, while others started but the system quit on them.
Williams acknowledged that testing can be a stressful time for students, and interruptions do not help ease that. He praised SSISD staff for “loving on” and reassuring students who did have difficulties taking the test.
“The state is well aware of educator concerns throughout the state that have asked that we not have state testing this year as a result of the chaotic nature that the pandemic has placed on our schools. Ignoring that, the state still mandated testing and added extra stress on teachers during an already incredibly stressful year. After today’s debacle, the testing situation has not only shown weaknesses in the state model for a push for mandating online testing in the near future, but it also caused another set of stresses to an already fragile education system,” Como-Pickton CISD Superintendent Greg Bower stated.
“We understand the frustration this has caused students, parents, teachers, and administrators. What happened today is completely unacceptable. ETS, the testing vendor, experienced problems with their database system, which are in the process of being corrected. The 2021 online administration of STAAR will be ETS’s last for the State of Texas. Beginning next school year, Cambium Assessment will be taking over these critical testing functions to ensure that users have a seamless online testing experience moving forward,” the TEA Student Assessment Division noted in the prepared statement. “All involved in public education in Texas should expect better than what they have experienced today; we are working to ensure that our students do not experience future testing issues.”
While districts will be held “harmless” on state accountability rates which would normally be based largely on state testing results, Texas students are still required to take the STAAR tests this year for districts and the state to measure student growth. The STAAR test results may not necessarily influence students grade level advancement, the data will be used by schools as a measure of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, which closed schools in 2020 after spring break and this year has resulted in some students quarantining at home due to sickness or exposure and others attending Virtual Academy, on individual, grade level, campus, district and state-wide.
Building Maintenance, Wrecking and Salvage Yard Regulations Discussed During Commissioners Work Session
Hopkins County Commissioners during a Monday work session discussed a number of topics, including the outdoor sound stage at the Civic Center, building maintenance, wrecking and salvage yard regulations, and NETEX’s railroad vegetation maintenance proposal.
According to Judge Robert Newsom, the court conferred with Hopkins County Civic Center Manager Lonnie Fox regarding the condition and use of the outdoor sound stage, or Coca-Cola Sound Stage. Fox reported the stage, excluding the past year, hasn’t been used as frequently in recent years as it once was in the past. He also reported on repair needs. While no major changes are planned imminently, the court was asked to consider the possibility in the future of eventually putting another building up in that area to take place of the stage, an area better suited to community use, according to the judge.
The court also discussed the possibility of contracting for a building consulting agreement, one in which someone would go through all of the county’s buildings, piece by piece to see what repairs and maintenance are needed regularly for each. A consultant would be hired to make sure they are maintained with routine maintenance as needed. This would take care of those things that should be checked on a regular basis, but are not necessarily among the daily matters that county maintenance staff tend, such as cleaning leaves from gutters and changing air conditioning filters.
“We want to make sure our buildings are maintained. We can do better than we are doing right now,” Newsom said.
He noted that building consulting agreements are anticipated to be presented for court consideration during a future Commissioners Court meeting.
Also during Monday’s workshop, the Commissioners briefly discussed the need to update the wrecking and salvage yard regulations. The county’s regulations haven’t been updated since 1988, and need to be updated to include any changes made by state and national officials. More work is needed on these before a proposed update is presented to the court for consideration.
The court also discussed railroad vegetation. An official with Northeast Texas Connector (NETC), operator for Northeast Texas Rural Rail Transportation District (known by NETEX), has been contacting counties that share in NETEX to see if each would be willing to assist in clearing of vegetation off or around the railroad tracks through their county. The matter of the county being requested to provide financial assistance has also been discussed by the NETEX Board.
Newsom said no decision has been made regarding what if any assistance Hopkins County will commit to regarding removal of vegetation. No agreements have been reached regarding the matter.
Wildcats Baseball and Lady Cats Softball Have Big District Games in Longview on Game Day Tuesday
The Wildcats Baseball Team and the Longview Lobos are in a big second place tie with Texas High going into their game Tuesday night (April 6). In Longview, there will be a JV game at 4 p.m. The varsity game starts at 7 p.m. This game marks the start of the second half of district play. The Wildcats come in 4-2 in district play after a loss to Hallsville last Thursday. The Wildcats season record is 7-12. Longview is 4-2 in district play and 15-5 for the season. When the two teams played at Wildcat Park back on March 9, the Wildcats scored 7 runs late to take an 8-1 win. KSST Radio will bring you the Wildcats and Lobos live from Longview at 7 p.m. The game is expected to have streaming video and audio. The game will also be videotaped for replay later on Channel 18 on Suddenlink Cable.
The Lady Cats come into their district game at Longview tied for first place with Hallsville. The Lady Cats are 6-1 in district play and 16-3 for the season after defeating Hallsville last Thursday, 3-0. When the two teams played in the first round back on March 12, the Lady Cats won a pitchers’ duel against the Lady Lobos, 1-0. There will be a JV game Tuesday at 4:30 p.m. The varsity game will follow at 6 p.m. KSST’s sister station, KRVA-FM, 10-7.1, will have the Lady Cats and Lady Lobos game starting at 6 p.m. Ross Labenske will do the play by play.
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 Tennis Team Gets Ready For District With Wills Point and Tyler Tournaments
Soon District 15-5A interests will gather together to determine all important seedling for next week’s District Tennis Tournament in Texarkana.
It takes place next Tuesday and Wednesday, April 13-14.
To get ready for district opponents, the Wildcats played in a Wills Point tournament last Thursday (April 1) and in a Tyler tournament Monday.
Wildcats senior Harleigh Stegient broke her wrist when she fell in a singles’ match in a Pleasant Grove tournament on March 26. She continued to play a couple of sets after the incident. She is now in a cast but she is still trying to play. Wildcats Tennis Coach Tony Martinez has switched her to less demanding doubles with some good results. She’s playing with Ella Ray. The pair ended up taking first place in the consolation bracket at both Wills Point and Tyler.
Coach Martinez has moved #1 girls’ player Jeauxleigh Cantu to singles for district play. Cantu took first place at Wills Point and was second at Tyler. Also at Wills Point, the Wildcats’ mixed doubles team of Tate Smith and Paige Miesse took first place in the consolation bracket.
The mixed doubles team of Alex Romero and Emily Dick made it to the semifinals in the main draw at Wills Point. At Tyler Coach Martinez said Tyler Legacy, a top ten team in state in Class 6A, dominated matches. Now Coach Martinez is hoping for some favorable draws for next week’s district tournament.
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.
Drug Paraphernalia Found In Shoe Of Wanted Sulphur Springs Man
Sulphur Springs Police officers reported finding a drug paraphernalia in the shoe of a wanted Sulphur Springs man Monday afternoon.
SSPD Officer Sean Hoffman was made aware of a warrant for 32-year-old David Salvador Luna’s arrest and a possible area he was known to be at. The warrant, Hoffman noted in arrest reports, was related to an SCU investigation in which methamphetamine was allegedly purchased from Luna.
Hoffman began patrolling the area the man was reported to be in. Around 10:30 p.m. April 5, Hoffman saw him walking out of a motel toward an East Shannon Road convenience store and contacted him. A pipe of the kind used to smoke methamphetamine was located in a shoe, Hoffman alleged in arrest reports.
Luna was jailed on the warrant for manufacture or delivery of 1 gram or more but less than 4 grams of a Penalty Group 1 controlled substance, but was not charged Monday for possessing the drug paraphernalia found in the shoe. He remained in Hopkins County jail Tuesday morning, April 6, 2021, in lieu of a $20,000 bond on the charge, according to arrest reports.
April 5 was the second time in the last 5 months that Luna has been booked into Hopkins County jail. He spent Nov. 12-25 in custody on one criminal trespass of a habitation, shelter or other facility and two criminal trespass warrants, according to arrest reports.
KSSTRadio.com publishes Sulphur Springs Police Department reports and news. The Police Department is located at 125 Davis St., Sulphur Springs, Texas. Non-emergency calls can be made to (903) 885-7602.
If you have an emergency dial 9-1-1.
The Sulphur Springs Police Department continues to serve its citizens with pride in its overall mission and will strive to provide the best possible police force in the 21st century.
If you have an emergency, dial 9-1-1
The Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office is located at 298 Rosemont Sulphur Springs, TX 75482. You can reach them for non-emergency matters at (903) 438-4040.
Dallas Man Jailed On Felony Collin County Warrant
A 20-year-old Dallas man was jailed on a felony Collin County warrant Monday night.
Sulphur Springs Police Officer Chad Norris made a traffic stop on a Gray Dodge Ram 2500 in the 300 block of Wildcat Way just after 10:30 p.m. April 5, 2021.
During the course of the roadside interview, Norris contacted Jose Castillo Castillo. A records check using the man’s ID information revealed the Collin County warrant. Castillo was taken into custody and transported by SSPD Officer Cameron Robinson to the county jail, according to arrest reports.
Castillo remained in Hopkins County jail Tuesday morning, April 6, 2021, in lieu of the $25,000 bond set on the Collin County aggravated assault with deadly weapon charge, according to jail reports. The offense, according to arrest reports, occurred on Jan. 2, 2021, Norris noted in arrest reports.
KSSTRadio.com publishes Sulphur Springs Police Department reports and news. The Police Department is located at 125 Davis St., Sulphur Springs, Texas. Non-emergency calls can be made to (903) 885-7602.
If you have an emergency dial 9-1-1.
The Sulphur Springs Police Department continues to serve its citizens with pride in its overall mission and will strive to provide the best possible police force in the 21st century.
If you have an emergency, dial 9-1-1
The Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office is located at 298 Rosemont Sulphur Springs, TX 75482. You can reach them for non-emergency matters at (903) 438-4040.
PJC-Sulphur Springs Enrollment For Summer Session
PJC-Sulphur Springs Center Secretary Jocelyn Sanchez Ambriz assists student Jonathan Orvis as he begins work on his placement test for the college. Enrollment for the summer semester has begun.
For more information about enrollment and educational opportunities, call 903-885-1232.
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.
