Oct. 5-9 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 Oct. 5-9 Meal A Day Menu includes:
Monday — King Ranch Beef Pasta, Green Beans and a Roll
Tuesday — Barbecue Rope Sausage, Mashed Potatoes, Baked Beans and Normandy Vegetables
Wednesday — Parmesan Chicken On a Bed of Pasta, Stewed Squash and Garlic Toast
Thursday — Frito Chili Pie, Corn and Cole Slaw
Friday — Fish, Hush Puppies, Seasoned Pinto Beans, Okra and Tomatoes
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.
SSHS Class Of 2000 Time Capsule — A Fun Look Back
At least a dozen people participated Saturday, Oct. 3, 2020 in the unearthing and opening of the Sulphur Springs High School Class of 2000 time capsule.
The time capsule was filled by Sulphur Springs High School Class of 2000, when the students were fifth graders at Douglas Intermediate School. It was buried on the grounds of Hopkins County Historical Society’s Heritage Park on May 18, 1993. The plan had been for the time capsule to be opened on May 18, 2020. However, due to COVID-19 and other scheduling issues, the time capsule opening was pushed back to Oct. 3, 2020, held in conjunction with the Hopkins County Historical Society’s Annual Indian Summer Day and John Chester Dutchoven Cookoff held at Heritage Park Saturday.
Classmates, teachers and friends took part in the time capsule reveal. Among the representatives of the Senior Class of 2000 were Bradley Edge, Melissa Pryor, Chris Wilson, Lyndsay Palmer, Shannon Pennington, Sara Mellady, Katy Seller Ramirez, Lauren Burchfield; and Mary Lou Foster, mother of 2000 graduate David Foster. School staff included Betty Allain, Linda Mabe and Martha Hatcher.
As the group began to gather, the SSHS Class of 2000 and their former teachers had fun trying to remember and guess what they and other had placed into the container in 1993.
The capsule had been dug up, but still had to be removed and opened. Edge and Wilson, working together managed to unbolt and pry the lid off the metal capsule, secured using bolts and a tight seal, which made it air-tight, protecting it from moisture.
Once opened, the students found a treasure trove filled with items important or meaningful to the Douglas 5th graders who composed the capsule. Among the childhood mementos were Troll dolls, baseball and basketball cards, other sports memorabilia, a class newsletter, a yearbook, photos from different school classes such as language arts, a CD soundtrack to Footloose, friendship bracelets, school t-shirts, a book featuring sports stars of the 1990s, newspaper clippings, a GI Joe action figure, a cassette tape, a VCR tape from the class, a spirit award. There was a form to subscribe to Columbia House on a plan to receive music and pictures of popular culture at a discounted rate. There were even a couple of bags of rocks, a black and white photo of Bill Clinton and even a New Testaments that had been given to a student by Gideons before school. One packet included photos of local businesses and important community buildings in the 90s, including a former grocery store, a video store, a church, old movie theater and restaurants.
In various packets were writings from students. The students wrote, designed, drew pictures, included magazine cutouts and photos explaining and illustrating of what the then Douglas students thought cities and the world would be like in 2020. Some were laminated, some bundled in sealed plastic storage bags or large manila envelopes.
Students had fun looking for the papers they and other classmates had handwritten information about themselves, including their many of their favorite: foods, things to do, people to be around; and where they envisions themselves in 2020. The students got a kick out of looking back to 1993.
Several members of the Class of 2000 videoed and took photos of the capsule opening — technology far more advanced than the students were used to in 1993. At least one classmate live-streamed the opening and discovery to the Sulphur Springs High School Class of 2000’s social media page so those classmates who were unable to attend the capsule opening could watch. The class hopes to photograph and make a list of the things found in the capsule, then post numerous photos on the class social media account.
After spending a little while reminiscing and examining the items in the capsule, the students helped package the small pieces of their history, so they can be displayed at Hopkins County Historical Society’s Museum for other classmates and interested community members to view for the next few months, then preserved for future viewing.
2020 John Chester Dutchoven Cookoff Winners Announced
The gathering at Hopkins County Historical Society’s Heritage Park may not have been as large this year, but the Annual John Chester Dutchoven Cookoff and Indian Summer Day and unearthing of a time capsule were successful events. Those attending shared laughs and appreciation for the variety of creative Dutchoven edibles.
A man strolled Heritage Park playing music, a few vendors offered their wears including hand-crocheted animals, paintings, jellies and home décor. A train offered tours through the park, the General Store was open for old fashioned items and deserts were offered in the bakery. Demonstrated on the grounds were old fashioned apple-butter making and pottery, archery and a woman provided artwork. Cards and card-making information were also available.
Everyone attending was asked to wear a mask and signs were posted throughout the park reminding people of the COVID-19 precaution. The cookoff featured Dutchoven cooks behind a taped off line. Instead of taking one plate or bowl to the various sites for a healthy helping of the entries, samples of each dish were provided in small containers on tables at each cook site for people to take. Each container could then be pitched in to one of the many trash barrels located every few campsites, and another picked up if seconds were desired, in an effort to limit contact between individuals, cooks and campsites.
Dutchoven entries were submitted at 11 a.m. for judging, with winners announced during the lunch hour. Prizes were awarded for 1st-3rd place, as well as best overall meat, vegetable, bread and dessert, and Best in Pot.
First place went to Margie For of Oklahoma, second to Benji Brown and third to Donnie Peters. These winners received a plaque as well as a tote bag filled with cutlery donated by Northeast Texas Farmers Coop.
Edward Etmus went home with the award for Best in Pot. His site featured chocolate pecan cobbler, sour cream and onion cornbread biscuits, country ribs and potatoes. He received a plaque for his achievement.
The Best Bread in the 2020 John Chester Dutchover Cookoff was entered by Beth Jones. Melinda Hitt’s carrot cake, which included pineapple and raisins won the award for Best Dessert 2020 Wanda Crist cooked the Best Vegetable in her Dutch oven. Lanney Wilhite, entering the contest for the very first time, won the award for Best Meat. These winners also received a plaque.
4 Arrested On Controlled Substance, Marijuana Charges
August 3, 2020 – Four people were arrested on controlled substance and marijuana charges during the last 2 days, according to arrest and jail rpeorts.
Arrest on SH 11 East in Como
A 40-year-old Alexander, Arkansas man was reported around 9:30 p.m. Oct. 2 by other motorists for driving a white SUV on the wrong side of the highway. Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office Deputies Drew Fisher and Justin Wilkerson attempted to locate the Chevrolet Equinox, motorists reported the SUV was driven into and parked in the parking lot of Joe Bob’s in Como.
When deputies arrived, they observed what appeared to be a man asleep behind the steering wheel in an Equinox. When awakened, Ronnie L. Tucker Jr. reported told the sheriff’s deputy he was headed to see his girl in an unknown Texas city. He allegedly avoided the deputy’s questions and appeared to the deputy to be very nervous.
Tucker agreed to let sheriff’s officers search his vehicle, then admitted to having contraband in his pocket, Fisher alleged in arrest reports. A vial containing a crystal-like substance suspected to be methamphetamine was revealed. Deputies allegedly located a hypodermic syringe loaded with what Tucker admitted was meth and his blood, as well as two clear vials containing a clear liquid that tested positive for methamphetamine in the vehicle.
A records check showed Tucker to be wanted in Arkansas for violation of parole. Tucker was jailed on the warrant as well as a new possession of 4 grams or more but less than 200 grams of a Penalty Group 1 controlled substance.
Tucker’s bond on the controlled substance charge was set at $40,000; he was held Saturday, Oct. 3, in Hopkins County jail on the Arkansas warrant.
Arrest on Interstate 30
Texas Department of Public Safety troopers stopped a Dodge 1500 around 5:45 p.m. Oct. 1 on I-30 at mile marker 118 for a defective brake light. Upon contact with the 52-year-old Grand Prairie man driving, the trooper reported smelling a fresh marijuana odor emitting from the vehicle and seeing marijuana residue on the front of the driver’s clothes.
A probable cause search revealed a prescription bottle with no label containing 10 pills identified as Clonazepam in the backseat floorboard and another bottle with 2 different pills, one of which was identified as hydrocodone acetaminophen.
Consequently, the Grand Prairie man was arrested Oct. 1 on two Class A misdemeanor possession of less than 28 grams of a Penalty Group 3 controlled substance charges. He was released for jail Oct. 2 on $2,000 per charge.
Warrant Arrest at Sheriff’s Office
Sanitago Saul Jimenez, 31, of Sulphur Springs was taken into custody at 11 a.m. Oct. 1 in the lobby at Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office by Deputy Jason Lavender on a warrant for bond forfeiture on a possession of less than one gram of a Penalty Group 1 controlled substance and booked into jail on the charge.
The offense, according to arrest reports, was alleged to have occurred on June 15, 2019.
Jimenez remained in Hopkins County jail Saturday, Oct. 3. His bond on the felony charge was set at $10,000.
Thursday was the second time recently that Jimenez has been booked into Hopkins County jail. He was jailed July 14 on a driving while intoxicated warrant, as well as warrants for no driver’s license and not paying a no driver’s license fine.
Main Street Marijuana Arrest
A Sulphur Springs Police officer saw a 25-year-old Sulphur Springs woman driving a red Pontiac Solstice on Main Street just before 9 p.m. Oct. 1. Recognizing her as a woman he knew to have a suspended driver’s license, he conducted a traffic stop and took the woman into custody. (According to jail reports, she was previously arrested on Jan. 31 on warrants for not taking care of a failure to maintain financial responsibility charge and driving while license invalid.)
She allegedly voluntarily admitted to having a marijuana joint in the vehicle. A probable cause search revealed additional contraband.
The 25-year-old Sulphur Springs woman was jailed for possession of less than 2 ounces of marijuana. A drug-free zone enhancement was added to the charge due to the proximity of the stop to a school, according to arrest reports. She was released from Hopkins County jail Friday, Oct. 2, on a $2,000 bond on the Class A misdemeanor charge.
KSST does not publish the names or photos of people charged with misdemeanor crimes in staff-generated reports, only those accused of felony offenses.
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.
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.
2 New, 13 Total COVID-19 Deaths For Hopkins County
Texas Department of State Health Services reports show 2 more Hopkins County residents have died from COVID-19. Combined with the deaths reported on Oct. 1, that’s 5 Hopkins County coronavirus fatalities reported this week and 13 total COVID-19 deaths for Hopkins County since July when the state began using death certificate data submitted to the office of Vital Statistic to determine COVID-19 fatalities.
All 5 Hopkins County deaths are reported to have occurred in September: 2 on Sept. 22 and one each on Sept. 24, Sept. 25 and Sept. 28. Two Hopkins County residents were reported to have died as a result of COVID 19 in July, one on July 17 and another on July 22. Six additional county residents died from the virus in August: 2 on Aug. 17, Aug. 2, Aug. 4, Aug. 7 and Aug. 28, according to the DSHS reports.
Wildcats Offensive Coordinator Discusses Wakeland Loss and Upcoming Home Opener
“It was kind of an up-and-down night,” Wildcats offensive coordinator Matt Young said of the season-opening 38-10 loss to Frisco Wakeland last Friday night.
“We had one three-and-out in 11 drives [Friday night]” OC Matt Young said, but added there was still plenty of room to improve.
Coach Young said the Wildcats offensive efficiency rating “was 49 percent,” but added that the group tries to keep it around 55.
According to Coach Young the team is a little off in terms of execution, and that is exactly what the coaching staff stressed to the varsity squad this week.
“The big thing that hurt us [last Friday] is turnovers,” Coach Young said, and, according to the offensive coordinator, “if you have 3 turnovers you can’t win the game.”
That they will have to work on just that if the team has any hope of defeating the Lucas Lovejoy Leopards as they come to town tonight to play the Wildcats at Gerald Prim Stadium at 7:30 P.M.
Last Friday Lovejoy beat John Paul II as the turnover prone JPII offense allowed the Leopards to build a 24-0 lead, and never looked back.
JPII tallied three interceptions in the first half between a pair of signal callers, and could not overcome early mistakes, losing to Lucas Lovejoy 52-22.
The three INT’s given up by JPII to Lovejoy last Friday is the exact number of turnovers the Wildcats gave up in the season-opening loss to the Frisco Wakeland Wolverines.
The game against Lucas Lovejoy (1-0) tonight will be the home opener for the Wildcats (0-1), as they hope to secure their first victory of the still-young season.
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Wildcats Football Defensive Coordinator Discusses Wakeland Loss and Upcoming Home Opener
On Wednesday KSST met up with Wildcats defensive coordinator Alex Guerra to discuss last week’s game against Frisco Wakeland.
While the outcome may not have gone as hoped for the varsity squad, each coach for the Wildcats football team thought there were positives and negatives to take away from Friday night’s 38-10 loss to the Frisco Wakeland Wolverines.
“We came out wide-eyed in the very beginning on the first drive,” Coach Guerra said, adding that the Wildcats defense blew a couple of assignments, which in turn let the Frisco Wakeland Wolverines drive 75-yards to score to start the game.
Not exactly the ideal situation for any defensive coordinator. However, there’s a silver lining behind every cloud, as the Wildcats coach pointed out.
“We had a slow start, then we came back, putting it together [later in the game],” Coach Guerra said, thanks in part to a couple of 3-and-outs, commenting that the effort to regroup was “pretty decent.”
All credit for Wakeland’s victory should go to them, Coach Guerra said, adding that Wakeland has some good receivers, a good quarterback, and that the loss was still “A good game [to a] good team.”
The game, Coach Guerra said, was a good challenge for the team as they look toward not only tonight’s game, but moving forward.
Coach Guerra said the defensive unit still has to work on the deep pass.
That they will have to if they have any hopes of defeating the Lucas Lovejoy Leopards as they come to town tonight to play the Wildcats at Gerald Prim Stadium at 7:30 P.M.
Last Friday Lovejoy beat John Paul II as the turnover prone JPII offense allowed the Leopards to build a 24-0 lead, and never looked back. JPII tallied three interceptions in the first half between a pair of signal callers, and could not overcome early mistakes, losing to Lucas Lovejoy 52-22.
The game against Lucas Lovejoy (1-0) tonight will be the home opener for the Wildcats (0-1), as they hope to secure their first victory of the still-young season.
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.
Oct. 2 COVID-19 Update: 3 New Cases, 6 Recoveries, 35 Positive Antigen Tests
Hopkins County/Sulphur Springs Emergency Management officials in the Oct. 2 COVID-19 update reported 3 new COVID-19 cases and 6 new recoveries among Hopkins County residents, just before 3 p.m. Friday, Oct. 2
That’s 14 fewer new cases on Friday than were reported on Thursday, Oct. 1. With twice as many new recoveries reported as new cases, the active case count dropped from 87 to 84 on Friday. That means 297 of the 381 Hopkins County residents who have tested positive have recovered from COVID-19.
One more patient was reported to be in the COVID-19 unit at CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital-Sulphur Springs on Friday, Oct. 2, than the 8 reported on Oct. 1, according to the HC/SSEM Oct. 2 COVID-19 update
Another 73 COVID-19 tests were conducted Thursday, Oct. 1, at the free testing center located at 128-A Jefferson St. (the small building behind the Tax Assessor/Collector and Justices of the Peace Offices). Overall, that’s 284 COVID-19 tests preformed at the location since Sept. 25. The free testing will continue to be offered from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays, and from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. each Monday-Friday through Oct. 24 . To register, go online to GoGetTested.com. Walk ups are also accepted.
HC/SSEM also reported that 35 Hopkins County residents tested in facilities within the county tested positive for COVID-19 on antigen tests during the week beginning Sept. 25 and ending at 2:30 p.m. Oct. 2. That’s 16 fewer antigen positives than reported one week before and 6 fewer than the week of Sept. 12-18.
It should be noted that positive antigen results do not count toward the daily case counts reported by HC/SSEM and the state, as those cases reflect positive molecular-PCR test results only.
There were no changes in COVID-19 case counts for Sulphur Springs nursing homes; there continued to be 21 active employee cases and 15 active resident cases at Carriage House Manor on Sept. 18, according to the Oct. 2 Texas Health and Human Services nursing facilities report.
The Oct. 2 HHS assisted living facility report showed no active cases of COVID-19 at Sulphur Springs assisted living facilities as of Sept. 18.
No active employee or students COVID-19 cases were reported at licensed child care centers in Hopkins County on Oct. 1, according to the HHS report.
The Texas Department of State Health Services COVID dashboard had not been updated as of 3:45 p.m. Oct. 2. The latest update was 6:15 p.m. Oct. 1 when 3 new COVID-19 fatalities were assigned to Hopkins County, for a total of 11 Hopkins County residents who have died from COVID-19 since July.
Wildcats Tennis Coach Tony Martinez Discusses Victory Over Pine Tree Tuesday
On Tuesday night the Wildcats Tennis Team traveled out to Longview for a district match against Pine Tree.
The Wildcats Tennis Team ended up running away with the victory, toppling the Pirates 14-5 on Pine Tree’s home turf.
Early in the match, though, it looked as though the victory could go either way.
“I was looking maybe for a 12-7 victory,” Coach Martinez said Thursday, adding that he thought the match was going to be real-close in the beginning.
The team fell behind in doubles in the very beginning, down 4-3 at one point.
Coach Martinez said in tennis you want to have the upper-hand after doubles, but unfortunately for the Wildcats they lost 2 or 3 matches in 10-point tiebreakers for the third set.
The Tennis team managed to win some strong matches in singles thanks to the heroics of the boys pulling through in some strong matches.
Coach Martinez said he was not expecting the team to win some matches Tuesday, but since they did, he responded with that efforts like that are “What it takes.”
Shane Henley, who was the last match on, finishing up at 9 P.M. on Tuesday, played a good match according to Coach Martinez, adding that his performance against the Pirates in that effort was “Some of the best Tennis I’ve seen him play.”
Coach Martinez has been working with Henley since middle school.
Tate Smith, Junior, was another Wildcat tennis player that had a stand-out night. There are no senior Wildcat tennis players on the team. Smith on Tuesday won what Coach Martinez calls the “10th point,” in that once you get 10, you win the match.
Tate also won in three sets, also. Wildcats Team Tennis had 7 matches Tuesday night go to 10-point tiebreakers, luckily ending up winning 4 of those nail-biting matches.
The victory over the Pirates Tuesday should insure the Wildcats of a playoff spot. The Wildcats are now 2-2 in district play and 3-2 for the season.
Next up the varsity squad will travel to Van High School on Saturday, Oct. 3 for a non-district match starting at 9 A.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.
Arkansas Man Caught Violating Protective Order
A 38-year-old Pine Bluff, Arkansas man was caught violating a protective order early Thursday morning, police alleged in arrest reports.
Sulphur Springs police stopped a Nissan Altima at 12:03 a.m. Oct. 1 on Interstate 30 east near mile marker 132 for a traffic violation. Upon identifying the passenger, officials learned a protective order had been issued prohibiting the 38-year-old Pine Bluff, Arkansas man from being around the driver and owner of the car.
Consequently, the Arkansas man was taken into custody and jailed on a violation of a protective order charge. He was released from jail Friday, Oct. 2 on a $2,000 bond on the Class A misdemeanor charge, according to jail reports.
KSST does not publish the names or photos of people charged with misdemeanor crimes in staff-generated reports, only those accused of felony offenses.
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.
