Atmos Energy Addresses Customer Bills Following Historic Winter Storms
In response to concerns expressed regarding the impact the extremely cold winter weather and storms experienced in Texas the week of Feb. 14, Atmos Energy issued the following news release this week:
Atmos Energy understands customer concerns that the recent extreme weather may affect their natural gas bills, so we want to assure customers that bills in the near-term will not include any of the unusually high gas prices from the historic winter storms.
Atmos Energy does not set the market pricing for natural gas. There is no profit added to the gas cost. We have been and will continue working with regulators to find solutions that will minimize the impact on monthly bills. Until those solutions are identified, the gas cost portion of a customer’s bill will reflect normal, seasonal gas prices.
February and March bills may still be higher than recent months based on the amount of gas used during the bitterly cold weather.
Atmos Energy offers installment plans that spread out payments of the total balance over time with no added charges or fees. To set up an installment plan, visit www.atmosenergy.com, log in to the Atmos Energy Account Center and select the Payment Assistance tab, or call the Atmos Energy customer service team at 888.286.6700 Monday through Friday between 7 a.m. and 6 p.m. central time.
Federal assistance funds are also available through the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP), in addition to Atmos Energy’s Sharing the Warmth funds. Sharing the Warmth is a program that leverages the generosity of customer donations with additional contributions by Atmos Energy to amplify the amount of assistance offered. Atmos Energy then partners with local agencies to offer program funds to eligible customers.
Financial assistance is available on a first come, first served basis to eligible residential customers through a local energy assistance agency. To locate an agency, visit atmosenergy.com/assistance or call 211. Customers needing solutions to keep up with their monthly natural gas expenses are encouraged to contact Atmos Energy’s customer service team at 888.286.6700 or visit the account center.
NETLA 2021 Hopkins County Junior Market Broiler Show Results
Northeast Texas Livestock Association’s annual Hopkins County Junior Livestock Show resumed Friday morning with the Broiler Show. The Swine, Heifer and Steer Shows continued into the evening Friday.
Penelope Deterding exhibited the Grand Champion broilers at Friday’s show. Micah Flemens not only earned Senior Showmanship honors but also showed the Reserve Champion broiler Friday morning. The will be first and second during the The Sale Of Champions, to be held Saturday afternoon, Feb. 27, in Hopkins County Civic Center Arena. Just as there was no buyer’s luncheon on Thursday NETLA has opted not to hold a stew/chili on Saturday.
Miley McCormack earned the Intermediate Showmanship award in the Broiler ShowThe Junior Showmanship award in the Broiler Show went to McKenna Post.
See the slide show list in the slideshow below for additional place ranking of exhibitors in Friday’s Broiler Show.
Wildcats Baseball Team Still Seeking Their First Win After Two Tournament Losses Friday
The Wildcats lost a pair of games Friday (February 26) in the 30th annual Rose City Classic in Tyler at Mike Carter Field. The Wildcats ended up on the wrong end of a 1-0 pitchers duel against Lindale and then struggled for a second day against Tyler Legacy losing 9-1.
Lindale scored a run in the top of the second and made it stand up to get the 1-0 win. The Eagles outhit the Wildcats 7 to 3. The Eagles made the game’s only error.
The Wildcats got solid pitching from East Texas Baptist commit Aiken Owens and Dawson Carpenter. Owens, who took the hard luck loss, pitched the first 4 innings allowing 6 hits and 1 run with a strikeout and a walk. Carpenter pitched a strong 3 innings allowing only 1 hit and no runs while fanning 4. Kaden Wallace was 2 for 3 and Carson Fenton was 1 for 3. Jake Armstrong and Colby Albritton both drew walks. Matthew Singleton was hit by a pitch and he stole a base.
In the Wildcats’ rematch with Tyler Legacy, the Red Raiders scored in all four innings. They outhit the Wildcats 9-8. The Wildcats made the game’s only error. Three Wildcats pitched. Matthew Sherman took the loss going 3 innings and giving up 8 hits and 4 earned runs while striking out 1 and walking 2. Wallace went a third of an inning in the fourth allowing 1 hit and 4 runs with a strikeout and 4 walks. Armstrong also threw a third of an inning allowing no hits or runs while striking out 1 and walking 2. Singleton was 2 for 2 with an RBI and a triple. Mayer Millsap was 2 for 2 with a run scored. Wallace was 1 for 1 with a double and a walk. Carpenter was 1 for 2. Blake Vice was 2 for 2 with a double. Ty Stroud drew a walk. Griffin Crawford got a stolen base.
The Wildcats are 0-3 for the season. They have back to back games in the tournament Saturday morning. They face Forney at 10 A.M. and Hallsville at noon with both games at Mike Carter Field.
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.
Big Late Rally Puts Lady Cats Softball Team in the Win Column at Allen Tourney Friday
The Lady Cats Softball Team snatched victory from the jaws of defeat Friday, Feb. 26 at the Allen Varsity Tournament. The Lady Cats came into the top of the six inning trailing John Paul II, 8-2. Then the Lady Cats exploded for 7 runs to take a 9-8 lead.
When Addison Caddell held John Paul scoreless in the bottom of the sixth, the Lady Cats had a 9-8 win. John Paul actually outhit the Lady Cats 8-7. Both teams made 2 errors.
Caddell was the winning pitcher going 6 innings allowing 8 hits but just 3 earned runs with 8 strikeouts and just 1 walk. Addison DeSmet was 1 for 3 but her hit was a triple. She also drove in 3 runs and scored a run. Nylah Lindley was 2 for 4 with 2 RBI’s, a run scored and a stolen base. Nicole Higgins was 1 for 3 with an RBI, a run scored and with a walk and stolen base. Parris Pickett was 2 for 3 with a run scored. Jadyn Harper scored 2 runs, walked twice and stole 2 bases. Matti Smith scored a run. Caddell drew a walk. Anahi Velasquez was 1 for 2 with a walk. Grace Magnuson walked and scored a run. Kinz Smallwood scored a run.
The Lady Cats are now 3-1 for the season. They will play back to back games Saturday morning in the tournament. The Lady Cats are scheduled to play Cedar Hill at 9 A.M. and Dallas W.T. White at 11 A.M. with both games at Allen Station Park Field #3.
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.
NETLA 2021 Hopkins County Junior Market Goat Show Results
The Northeast Texas Livestock Association’s annual Hopkins County Junior Livestock Show started with an agriculture mechanics project show and contest on Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2021.
The NETLA junior market show then got into full swing Thursday with FFA and 4-H members from across Hopkins County showing their lamb and goat projects. The afternoon began with the lamb show and concluded with the goat show which featured eight classes, three showmanship categories and the naming of grand and reserve champions.
Isaac Taylor exhibited the Grand Champion goat, a Class 7 project with which the Cumby FFA member also earned first place in Class 7 and his second consecutive Intermediate Showmanship award. Taylor’s Class 2 goat finished fifth.
Sulphur Springs FFA member Caroline Coker’s Class 6 goat not only won first in class but was named Reserve Champion. She also received the Senior Showmanship award with her Class 6 project.
Camille Coker, also a member of Sulphur Springs FFA, received the Junior Showmanship award with her third place Class 7 goat.
2021 Goat Show Results
Class 1
- Kouper Sawyer, Miller Grove FFA
- Savannah Allen, Sulphur Springs FFA
- Sophie Pickett, Hopkins County 4-H
- Jemma Jennings, North Hopkins FFA
- David James, NHFFA
- Katelyn Roach, NHFFA
- Kaydence Poe, Cumby FFA
- Leah Hatley, NHFFA
- Blaine Allen, SSFFA
Class 2
- Kenna Lane, NHFFA
- Hallie Lawerance, SSFFA
- Hallie Lawerence, SSFFA
- Jesse Bearden, NHFFA
- Isaac Taylor, CFFA
- Brooklin Jordan, NHFFA
- Kendall Dobsn, CFFA
Class 3
- Liberty Weatheread, NHFFA
- Gunner Campbell, CFFA
- Parris Pickett, Hopkins County 4-H
- Brooks Burgin, SSFFA
- Susie Tynes, NHFFA
- Chiesa Weatherford, HC4H
- Reed Williams, HC4H
- Gunner Campbell, CFFA
- Lily Neidhart, MGFFA
Class 4
- Landon Lambert, Sulphur Bluff FFA
- Hattie Bland, NHFFA
- Kennedi Lambert, SBFFA
- Cole Willis, HC4H
- Joseph Hatley, NHFFA
- Leah Hatley, NHFFA
- Trenton Jordan, NHFFA
Class 5
- Lilly Campbell, CFFA
- Chloe Willis, HC4H
- Belle Bankston, SSFFA
- David James, NHFFA
- Kyle Taylor, CFFA
- Jessica Hatley, NHFFA
- Chloe Willis, HC4H
- Lilly Campbell, CFFA
- Jamie Hatley, NHFFA
- Braxton Purser, MGFFA
Class 6
- Caroline Coker, SSFFA, Senior Showmanship, Reserve Champion
- Griffin Crawford, SSFFA
- Brooks Burgin, SSFFA
- Keegan Callihan, NHFFA
- Sophie Pickett, HC4H
- Georgia Glenn, HC4H
- Lily Neidhart, MGFFA
- Cole Willis, HC4H
- William Ebel, HC4H
Class 7
- Isaac Taylor, CFFA, Intermediate Showmanship, Grant Champion
- Beau Bankston, SSFFA
- Camille Coker, SSFFA, Junior Showmanship
- Kathryn Taylor, CFFA
- Slayton McClendon, SSFFA
- Landri McCoy, HC4H
- Kennley Russell, SBFFA
- Kate Monk, HC4H
- Alaina Johnson, HC4H
Class 8
- Lindsey Faulks, NHFFA
- Keegan Callihan, NHFFA
- Braxton Purser, MGFFA
- Jonathan Hatley, NHFFA
- Reed Williams, HC4H
- Alaina Johnson, HC4H
- Colbie Glenn, SSFFA
- Lucas Massey, SBFFA
The Junior Market Livestock Show resumed Friday morning at 7:30 a.m. with the Broiler Show. Swine, Heifer and Steer Shows continue into the evening Friday. The Sale Of Champions will follow Saturday afternoon, Feb. 27, in Hopkins County Civic Center Arena. N
For those unable to attend the Sale of Champions, the 2021 sale can be viewed on Facebook Live. Add-on money may also be contributed on the NETLA Facebook page. NETLA also opted this year not to hold the annual buyer’s luncheon on Thursday nor a stew/chili on Saturday.
Note: All results are based on listings provided Thursday night by NETLA.
NETLA 2021 Hopkins County Junior Market Lamb Show Results
Northeast Texas Livestock Association’s annual Hopkins County Junior Livestock Show started with an agriculture mechanics project show and contest on Tuesday, then got into full swing Thursday with FFA and 4-H members from across Hopkins County showing their lamb and goat projects. The lamb show started the show, and featured five classes, three showmanship categories and concluded with the naming of grand and reserve champions.
Annie Horton not only showed and placed first in Class 2 and Class 5 with her lambs. The Sulphur Springs FFA member also won the Senior Showmanship award with her Class 2 project, and her Class 5 project was named Grand Champion Lamb, marking the fourth year in a row she has exhibited the top lamb at the county show.
Hopkins County 4-H member Reese Ragan’s lamb not only won first in Class 3 but was named the 2021 Reserve Champion Lamb.
Ramsey Ragan, a Hopkins County 4-H member, earned the Intermediate Showmanship award with a third place Class 2 lamb. Ramsey earned the Junior Showmanship award with a lamb last year.
Ryan Ragan earned the Junior Showmanship award with a first place Class 1 lamb. The Hopkins County 4-H member also showed the first place Class 4 lamb, which will be shown third overall at the Sale of Champions.
2021 Lamb Show Results
Class 1
- Ryan Ragan, Hopkins County 4-H, Junior Showmanship
- Danny James, North Hopkins FFA
- Dallas Davidson, NHFFA
- Tatum White, Cumby FFA
- Kenna Lane, NHFFA
- Brisa Miranda, NHFFA
Class 2
- Annie Horton, Sulphur Springs FFA, Senior Showmanship
- Brett Boatman, Hopkins County 4-H
- Ramsey Ragan, HC4-H, Intermediate Showmanship
- Trenton Wood, Cumby FFA
- Baylor Boatman, HC4H
- Maurie Flecker, SSFFA
- Rachel Davidson, NHFFA
- William Jr. Sallee, HC4H
Class 3
- Reese Ragan, HC4H, Reserve Champ
- William Jr. Sallee, HC4H
- Dallas Davidson, NHFFA
- Jaci Wood, CFFA
- Laney Bankston, SSFFA
- Zoey Strickland, CFFA
Class 4
- Ryan Ragan, HC4H
- Lilly Bankston, SSFFA
- Shaelynn Sampson, HC4H
- Laney Bankston, SSFFA
- Rachel Davidson, NHFFA
- Kannon Gibson, HC4H
- Kollyn Gibson, HC4H
Class 5
- Annie Horton, SSFFA, Grand Champion
- Ashlyn Hudston, CFFA
- Jessie Rivera, HC4H
- Madison Kellogg, HC4H
- Ashlyn Hudson, CFFA
- Jaxon Hudson, CFFA
The goat show followed the lamb show Thursday night. The Junior Market Livestock Show resumed Friday morning at 7:30 a.m. with the Broilers show. Swine, heifer and steer shows were slated to continue into the afternoon Friday, with the Sale Of Champions following Saturday afternoon, Feb. 27, in Hopkins County Civic Center Arena. For those unable to attend the show, this year’s sale can be viewed on Facebook Live; add-on money may also be contributed on the NETLA Facebook page. NETLA also opted this year not to hold the annual buyer’s luncheon on Thursday nor a stew/chili on Saturday.
Note: All results are based on listings provided Thursday night by NETLA.
Friday Game Day Includes Baseball, Softball and Golf
Both the Wildcats Baseball Team and Lady Cats Softball Team continue play in tournaments on this game day Friday, Feb. 26.
The Wildcats, in the 30th annual Rose City Classic at Mike Carter Field in Tyler, will be playing back to back games. They take on Lindale at 2 P.M. and then have a rematch with host Tyler Legacy at 4 P.M.
The Wildcats opened their season Thursday with an 11-1 loss to Tyler Legacy in the tourney.
The Lady Cats, in the Allen Varsity Tournament, play John Paul II at 1 P.M. at the Allen Station Park Field #4. Thursday the Lady Cats lost to Rockwall, 12-2 but then rebounded to squeeze by Sherman, 10-9 in the tourney.
The Lady Cats are 2-1 so far this season.
In a correction of sports news reported here Thursday, the Wildcats Golf Team will actually be starting play in a two-day tournament at Squaw Valley Links Course in Glen Rose on Friday, not Thursday. The Burleson Centennial sponsored tourney concludes on Saturday.
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.
Paris Man Accused Of Tossing Pills, Marijuana Out Of SUV
A 26-year-old Paris man is accused of tossing pills and marijuana out when deputies attempted to stop him for speeding and failure to stay in his lane on State Highway 19 north Thursday night, according to arrest reports.
Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office Sgt. Tanner Steward alleged that Devonta Qukashawn Brown did not immediately stop, but instead continued north on SH 19 north across the bridge into Delta County. Brown admitted to tossing 28 grams of marijuana and about 30 Alprazolam (Xanax) pills out the Tahoe’s windows, Steward reported.
HCSO Deputy Drew Fisher, who assisted Steward on the traffic stop, retrieved a large pill bottle with rectangular pills and a shiny purse containing marijuana inside of it from the location Steward indicated the items landed after going out the window, according to arrest reports. The marijuana weighed 1.1 ounces including packaging, the pill bottle contained 37 whole and one split pill, which weighed 8.47 grams including packaging, Steward alleged in arrest reports.
As a result, Brown was arrested at 11:10 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 25, on a tampering with or fabricating physical evidence with intent to impair, possession of less than 28 grams of a Penalty Group 3 controlled substance and possession of less than 2 ounces of marijuana. He was booked at 1:09 a.m. Friday, Feb. 26, 2021, into Hopkins County jail, where he remained late Friday morning.
Feb. 26 is the second time this year and third time in the last 5 months that Brown has been booked into Hopkins County jail. He was last arrested on Jan. 2, 2021 on a possession of less than 28 grams of a Penalty Group 3 controlled substance in a drug-free zone charge; he was released on a $5,000 bond on Jan. 4 on that charge. He also was arrested Oct. 9, 2020 for no insurance/failure to maintain financial responsibility and no valid driver’s license; he was released from jail the next day on both charges, 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.
Lady Cats Soccer Team Plays Hallsville Close Thursday But Comes Up Short, 4-3
The Lady Cats Soccer Team has had a district campaign that has featured highs and lows. That continued Thursday night (February 25) in a 4-3 loss at Hallsville.
For the first 20 minutes of the game, the Lady Cats took a 2-0 lead. Haylee Shultz scored both goals, one assisted by Janine Yamaguchi and the other unassisted.
Then over the next 15 to 20 minutes, the Lady Bobcats answered with 3 goals of their own. Lady Cats Coach Javier Aguayo said he felt like his team had some dominating moments in the second half but he said errors kept hurting the Lady Cats. After one error, Hallsville scored a second half goal to go up, 4-2. The Lady Cats fought back and got a goal back. Angel Cruz scored on a set piece to cut the deficit to 4-3. The Lady Cats were unable to get the tying goal over the last 6 minutes of the match.
The Lady Cats are 3-3 in district play with one of their wins in a shootout. The Lady Cats season record is 8-7-4.
The Lady Cats open the second half of district play Saturday against Longview at Gerald Prim Stadium. Plans call for the Varsity game at 10 a.m. Saturday followed by a JV contest at around noon.
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.
Carrolton Man Attempted To Pass A Forged Check At Sulphur Springs Bank
A 40-year-old Carrollton man allegedly attempted to pass a forged check, at a South Broadway Street bank during the noon hour Feb. 25. He then allegedly compounded his troubles by taking off running when police arrived and called for him to stop just inside the bank.
After a short chase, Christopher Andrew Stachel was taken to the ground and arrested. He was suspected to be impaired from methamphetamine; a pipe of the kind used to smoke meth was found in his jacket pocket, Sulphur Springs Police Sgt. Brandon Mayes noted in arrest reports.
Stachel was checked at the hospital for a scrape on his head, then transported to jail. He then agreed to talk to officers and admitted to trying to pass a check for more than $6,000. Consequently, the Carrollton man was jailed for public intoxication; evading arrest, search or transport; possession of drug paraphernalia; and forgery by passing, according to arrest reports.
Stachel remained in Hopkins County jail Friday morning, Feb. 26, on all four charges, 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.
