Dallas Man Leads Police On 8-Mile Vehicle Pursuit On Interstate 30
Hopkins County, TX – August 19, 2020 – A 30-year-old Dallas man lead police on an 8-mile vehicle pursuit on Interstate 30. The chase stretched from the Brashear area to Sulphur Springs.
Sulphur Springs Police Officer Cleve Williams reported attempting to stop a red Kia Sorento at 9:35 p.m. August 19, at mile marker 114 on I-30 east for a traffic violation. Instead of stopping, the driver continued along I-30 with the police officer in pursuit. Williams reported seeing the driver throw items out of the sport utility vehicle as it continued east on I-30.
The SUV continued on I-30 to mile marker 122, where his vehicle was reportedly spiked with spike strips. The vehicle came to rest at the 122 exit ramp. Williams took 30-year-old Deante Shelley Wilson of Dallas into custody at 9:42 p.m. for evading arrest or detention in a vehicle. The SUV was impounded, Williams noted in arrest reports.
Wilson remained in Hopkins County jail August 20; bond was set at $10,000 on the third-degree felony evading arrest charge, according to jail 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.
Interstate 30 Traffic Stop Yielded Cocaine, $109,000, 2 Felony Arrests
Hopkins County, TX – August 19, 2020 – An Interstate 30 traffic stop Wednesday evening yielded cocaine, approximately $109,000 in United States currency and two felony arrests, according to arrest reports.
Deputy Thomas Patterson with Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office reported stopping a silver Chevrolet 1500 truck at 7:30 p.m. on Interstate 30 west at the 126 mile marker. They had observed the pickup cross the center stripe from the inside most left lane.
While talking with the two occupants, Patterson “perceived what I believe to be indicators of deception.” That based on the fact the pair admitted to having a large amount of currency, Patterson asked to search the truck. When the pair refused, he deployed his certified narcotic detection k-9 around the vehicle, the deputy alleged in arrest reports.
The police canine allegedly alerted positively for the presence of narcotics in the vehicle, resulting in a probable cause search by Patterson. The deputy reported finding approximately $109,000 in U.S. currency. He also alleged finding two small baggies containing a substance that field tested positive for cocaine and weighed 2.4 grams, including packaging.
The occupants, identified in arrest reports as 56-year-old Dion Mitchell McClendon of Round Rock and 48-year-old Andrea Byron-Corey Yates of Austin, were jailed on money laundering and possession of 1 gram or more but less than 4 grams of a Penalty Group 1 controlled substance, according to arrest reports. Both remained in Hopkins County jail Thursday morning, August 20, 2021
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.
Como-Pickton Football Schedule Change
Como-Pickton CISD this morning, (Aug. 20), announced a football schedule change. The scrimmages planned for Aug. 20, will not be held tonight. Instead, the game is now planned to begin at 5 p.m. Aug. 21, at Chisum, with the junior varsity scrimmage. The varsity game will follow the JV scrimmage.
Letter Of Thanks From East End Allegiance To All Who Helped Provide Backpacks, Hygiene Kits For Youth
By Bridgette Cooper, President of East End Allegiance: Our Youth
East End Allegiance hosted their 3rd Annual Back to School Event August 16, 2020, at the Pacific Park. We successfully gave 53 backpacks filled with school supplies and 51 hygiene bags including, toothpaste, toothbrush, soap, and deodorant. Each backpack included 6 folders, notebook paper, 2 boxes colors, markers, color pencil, 2 glue, scissors, pencils, and binders. We had excessive supplies which we donated to Lamar Elementary. I am exceptionally grateful for those who donated to make this event successful through, monetary, sharing the news, and donating their time.
The listed donors donated supplies, money (we received $290 in monetary donations), and their time:
Brittnee Porter, Shaniqua Harper, Cherry Johnson, James & Loretta Jones, Terry Williams, Jady Pogue-Martin, Mike & Cindy Bain, Yorri Massey-Chick-Fil-A (Sulphur Springs, TX), Marcie Gammill-Abacus Healthcare, Rikka Fulgham -Bare Bones BBQ & Soul food, Don & Barbara Phillips, Letita Conliffe-Lil 4’s Organization, Ty Rollinson, KJC Beauty Supply-Roderick & Shardae Clayton, DT Graphics, Rikka Smith, Given’s Graphics, Tonia & Eddie Pryor, KSST, and Sulphur Springs News Telegram, and EEA: Our Youth members, Bridgette Cooper, Amber Porter, Lebaron & Erica Crook, Rachandra Berry, Whitney Roland, Alicia Debase, and Tish Debase.
I felt that this article was necessary to highlight and express my appreciation and gratitude to those who self0less gave, and continuously give to the organization. In the community, there is a definite need for activities and mentoring the youth. There is a need for giving back the things that the youth need to be successful. EEA: Our Youth is a community organization. We do not have a staff or payroll. All donations are utilized for the event and put back in the community.
We are to put back into this world the things that we are blessed with. What’s amazing is, there many donors for the amount of stuff we raised; but God said just a few and the faith of a mustard seed.
“Life’s most persistent and urgent question is, What are you doing for others?”
— Martin Luther King, Jr.
Quarterly Tira City Council Meeting Slated Sept. 14
Tira News For Aug. 20, 2020
By Jan Vaughn
The next quarterly Tira City Council meeting will be held on Monday, Sept. 14, due to Labor Day falling on the regularly scheduled first Monday meeting date.
We want to express our sympathy to the family of Troy Watson of Edgewood. He was the son of Leveta (Chapman) Watson and the late William Troy Watson. A private graveside service was held at the Tira Cemetery on Tuesday, Aug. 18. Please be in prayer for Leveta and all of the family.
Wesley and Yvonne Weir went to Destri’s and spent the night on Wednesday, Aug. 1. They stopped on the way to wish Elise (Dacy’s daughter) a happy 12th birthday. On Sunday, Aug. 16, they went back to Dacy’s to see Eli to wish him a happy birthday, too.
Yvonne and Wesley, also, spent the night at Destri’s on Wednesday night, July 29. They swam and walked on a trail in their neighborhood. Dustin and Everly visited while they were there. Sarah and Lucas visited the Weirs on that Saturday.
Linda Ellen Vaughn of Dallas came to visit with Grace, Chip and me over the weekend. She is leaving for a trip up the California coast by train later this month, then, she will visit a long-time friend in Seattle.
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]
Day Of Prayer, Fasting Observed Aug. 19 In Sulphur Springs
More than 50 people gathered around the courthouse steps on Celebration Plaza at lunch Wednesday in observance of a “Day of Prayer and Fasting” in Hopkins County. The prayer session was held in accord with similar prayer meetings conducted across Northeast Texas during the noon hour on Aug. 19, 2020.
Religious leaders from local churches lead the prayer, asking God for the “healing that we need in our nation in both physical coronavirus and spiritual and other ways.”
Judge Robert Newsom said historically, especially in American history over the centuries, when “people of God have been lead by their governmental leaders to humble themselves to pray and seek His face and fast, God has responded.”
“That’s what we’re counting on today. It’s not anything that any of us can do. It’s God. There is no vaccine on the horizons right now for the COVID-19. We need an intervention by God Himself. So that’s what we’re counting on today,” Newsom said, prior to reading a proclamation calling for the day of prayer and fasting. “So as I read this I want you to understand that I am very humbled to be here today, as we all are, before a mighty God, who can stop the COVID-19.”
Newsom started the proclamation citing 2 Corinthians 7:14, scripture for healing of the land. He then noted the manner in which the novel coronavirus 2019 has spread from its detection in China in December 2019 across the world, including to Hopkins County and Texas, to the point it was declared a world-wide pandemic by the World Health Organization on March 11
The virus has affected the general health of people of all ages and groups, especially the elderly, at school, work, churches. It’s affected the economic stability of citizens, homes and families.
Newsom called on the “Creator of All to extend His Favor and Blessings upon the government, the schools, the economy, the health of our community, the businesses, the farmers, our children, our elderly, and all of our citizens with the prosperity, joy and peace that only God can give.”
Newsom concluded the proclamation by urging county residents to “set aside the day of August 19, 2020 as a historic day of humility, prayer, and fasting before God that, by His mercy and grace upon this county, the plague of Covid-19 be broken and that this day we, as His people, repent of our sins personally and as a community, that He might send His refreshing Holy Spirit upon us and heal our people and heal our land.”
The Way Bible Church Pastor Joel Tiemeyer, who helped promote the prayer session, cited James 5:16-18, which emphasizes the power of prayer, “as we gather together and as we unite our faith together.”
In addition to Tiemeyer and Newsom, pastors from 4 local churches and Precinct 3 Commissioner Wade Bartley were among those to offer up a prayer in humbleness for a common cause, in hope for healing through Christ. The session closed with those gathered reciting the Lord’s Prayer.
Wildcats Team Tennis Continues To Prepare For Season Opener On Sept. 8
Wildcats Team Tennis Coach Tony Martinez is playing the cards he has been dealt. Along with other Sulphur Springs High School fall sports, the team tennis season has been delayed until Sept. 8.
Coach Martinez continues to meet with his team for skill work several times a week at the Wildcats Tennis Center. He says the delay for the season has actually been beneficial for his program. Coach Martinez says the team has been able to do a lot of good things this summer.
He says team members have had the option of attending sessions three times a week since The Edge got started on June 8. He has mixed in a week off from time to time.
Coach Martinez says he has watched his players grow and get better this summer. He says the kids want to be there and, he adds, he does too. He says the players have been very coachable this summer.
Coach Martinez usually spends a lot of June and July at University of Texas’ tennis camps. This summer’s experience has been such a productive one, he says he may spend future summers in Sulphur Springs.
The SSHS Team Tennis fall season will begin with a bang. The Wildcats open the regular season with a home district match against Mount Pleasant on Sept. 8.
SSPD Investigating Aggravated Robbery On Freeman Street
Sulphur Springs, TX – August 18th, 2020 – Sulphur Springs Police Department are investigating a suspected aggravated robbery on Freeman Street in Sulphur Springs, TX. The attack resulted in one man being transported to the hospital for what were reported to be non life-threatening injuries, according to SSPD Detective Sgt. Jason Reneau.
Police responded at approximately 12:30 p.m. August 18, 2020, to the 700 block of Freeman Street, where a man was reportedly being attacked. Upon arrival, police reported finding a man who had sustained apparent injuries. He was transported to CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital-Sulphur Springs for treatment of the injuries, which included blunt force trauma to the head and a stab wound to one leg.
Based on their investigation, police are working the Freeman Street altercation as a suspected aggravated robbery. No arrests had been made in connection with the suspected robbery at 1:20 p.m. Wednesday, August 19, 2020.
Police ask anyone who saw anything or who may have any information about this case to contact SSPSD Detective Sgt. Jason Reneau at 903-885-9302 or the police department, 125 South Davis St.
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.
Sulphur Bluff ISD Off To A Good Start With Health, Safety Precautions In Place
District Receives Assistance Purchasing Technology; Adds Full Time Officer To Start Campus Police Department
Sulphur Bluff ISD student began the new school year Tuesday, with multiple health precautions in place, and has some additional safety precautions and renovations in the works including starting a campus police department. The district also received help with purchase of new technology.
Back to School
SBISD’s first day of classes went well, according to Superintendent Dustin Carr, with most students opting to return to campus for in-person classes on Aug. 18. This year’s high school enrollment is one of the largest groups the district has had in a while, with over 85, according to Carr.
The district has numerous safety precautions in place, including social distancing signs, requiring kids from grade four and up to wear face masks or coverings. Electrostatic disinfectant is being used to provide a protective cover on surfaces for 30 days, and daily disinfectant spraying is also being implemented. Hand wipes are used in classrooms. Hand-sanitizer is available inside and outside of each class.
Carr said there have only been a few instances where a student has forgotten to put their masks, but were quick to comply with the reminder to be diligent in the practice as an added precaution for their safety as well as that of teachers, other students and their families.
As of Tuesday afternoon, those at SBISD remain health. No one “involved with the main campus” has had health problems yet, but the district has a plan in place should someone test positive for COVID-19, Carr reported Tuesday afternoon.
Only about a dozen students have opted for the asynchronous online learning option offered this year. The district through the Operation Connectivity offered through TEA was able to order Chromebook laptops and hotspots for half the cost of the devices.
“This is a huge help to our district, by doubling the buying power,” Carr said.
This will be especially helpful for the students who live far out in the county. The district is still waiting on some of the technology to arrive, but is “making do” until then.
Teachers in addition to their conference times, will be working to carve out time during the day to help and interact with the students who are working from home, according to Carr.
He praised the teachers and staff who worked so hard the last couple of weeks to get things ready for the start of classes this year, especially the online learning aspects this year.
“I couldn’t be prouder. I appreciate them. I have a great group of folks here,” Carr said.
New District Teachers
Included among the district employees are three new teachers.
John Toppings is the new special education teacher. He is originally from Paris, where he graduate high school in 1989. He earned an Associate of Science from Paris Junior College, a Bachelor of Arts in Communications at Stephen F. Austin University and a Teacher Certification in Special Education at Texas A&M-Texarkana. He has attained professional development in autism and behavior management. From 2003-2007 he was employed at Clarksville ISD as a Life Skills Instructor. He then spent the next 7 years at Paris ISD working in the area of transition, assessment, inclusion, credit recovery and life skills. For the last 4 years, he was employed as a behavior teacher at New Boston ISD.
Zachry McDaniel is the new high school science teacher and coach. This will be his first year teaching. McDaniel is a 2016 graduate of DeKalb High School. He graduated from Southern Arkansas University in 2020 with a degree in Biology.
Kayla Anderson also joins the faculty as a new elementary physical education teacher, world geography teacher. Anderson also will be the head softball coach and assistant volleyball coach. She is from the Mount Vernon area and attained her education at Texas A&M University-Commerce.
Safety Renovations, Installations
Sulphur Bluff ISD also this year will be implementing several safety renovations and installations.
Film will be placed over doorway window, making visibility one way, from the inside out as a protective measure.
At the end of the month, the district will be putting up fencing thanks to a safety and security grant. The perimeter of the campus will be fenced, which will allow the district to close off the area around the playground at the front of the property, preventing people from just walking from the parking lot onto the playground.
The biggest safety addition this year is the hiring of a full time SBISD police officer, who will officially start a campus police department. SBISD for the past couple of years has worked with local law enforcement agencies, paying off-duty deputies and police officers to serve as school officers.
Carr said he feels “pretty fortunate” to be able to employ Toney Hurley as SBISD’s first full-time officer, who is tasked with obtaining certification from the state to become an officially recognized SBISD Police Department.
Hurley retired from Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office, where he served as a deputy and chief investigation. His career in law enforcement also includes serving Texas and Southwest Cattle Rangers Association as a special ranger. Hurley has been involved with the school district for a long time. He has served on the school board and his children grown up in the school district. He is in the process of . Hurley will serve as police chief once the department is officially established.
Sulphur Springs ISD Free and Reduced-Price Meal Program 2020-2021
Sulphur Springs ISD encourages all students and families of students to check their eligibility for the 2020-2021 Free and Reduced-Price Meals Community Eligibility Provision (CEP).
The USDA has revised the application form, remember to complete it carefully.
You can request a paper copy of the application from the Child Nutrition Department, 631 Connally ST, Sulphur Springs, TX 75482.
The online application is available here.
