The March 8th 2020 Boom
KSST has gathered reports from our region of Texas regarding the ‘Boom’ heard and felt on March 8th, 2020. The form to report information was open to anyone on the internet. A link to the form was included in a post on KSSTRadio.com. The post was then shared by tens of thousands of people via facebook in a six state area, centered on Sulphur Springs, TX.
Here is what we all agree on
Almost everyone responding says it happened March 8th, 2020 between 8:50pm and 9:00PM.
50% percent rated the level of the ‘boom’ as 9 of 9. 38% rated it a 7 or 8.
The majority of respondents claimed Sulphur Springs (75482) as the city they were in when they heard the ‘boom’.
The most common response for what people felt caused the noise was a ‘sonic boom’.
KSST Agrees
KSST believes this was a sonic boom.
It was heard over a huge area of Texas. Almost everyone said it was the same subjective level. i.e no one ‘barely heard it’. The matches with the dynamics of a sonic boom. The shock wave spreads out over a wide area as the object moves across the sky.
Although people were quick to point out that Super Sonic flights were ‘oulawed’ in the 1970s… Super sonic flights do occur.
KSST believes this sonic boom was caused by an aircraft, rather than a meteor or falling space debris. Primarily because no one reported see any trails or lights. The government usually knows when large onjects are set to re-enter the atmosphere, and provides a warning.
What we know it was not: Tannerite, cryoseism, cannons… None of these fit with circumstances of the event. No seismic events were reported. The ‘boom’ rattled the windows, but not the ground.
So there you go: The March 8th, 2020 ‘boom’ was an aircraft generated sonic boom.
Thanks to everyone who responded, and keep looking up!
NETBIO Sale Pre-Conditioned Weaned Calf and Yearling Scheduled March 18
The Northeast Texas Beef Improvement Organization, in cooperation with the Sulphur Springs Livestock Commission, will kick off the spring season with its annual March NETBIO pre-conditioned weaned calf and yearling sale to be held on Wednesday, March 18, 2020.
Over 5,000 head of quality pre-conditioned cattle have already been consigned to the sale by NETBIO producer/members.
The sale, held at the Sulphur Springs Livestock Auction Market, will begin at 1 p.m. The cafe will be open, and the cattle will be penned for viewing before the sale begins, so come out early and make a day of it.
This auction will be broadcast on the Internet and the Sulphur Springs Livestock Auction will be accepting bids at LMAAuctions.com. Internet buyers should register in advance in order to bid.
For more information about the NETBIO sales, call the Sulphur Springs Livestock office at 903-885-2455 or visit their Website at www.sslivestockauctions.com.
Career and Community Resources Expo 2020
Job seekers and local businesses took positions at the March 10th, 2020 Career and Community Resources Expo. The event was held at The Roc.
A wide range of local business were hoping to fill a spectrum of open positions. Some of the vacancies were entry level factory jobs, radiology technicians, construction, law enforcement and many others.
Staffing agencies were also busy accepting resumes and even testing applicants onsite.
Texas Workforce Solutions has a variety of programs to help get people back to work. If your business would like to take part in a program, contact them here. Currently there is a push to encourage business to put convicted felons back to work. A steady job is critical to breaking the cycle of recidivism.
Early Morning Traffic Stop Results In Controlled Substance Arrest
An early morning traffic stop Tuesday resulted in location of suspected marijuana and cocaine, and a Paris man’s arrest, according to arrest reports.
Hopkins County Sheriff‘s Deputy Bobby Osornio reportedly stopped a silver car after 12:30 a.m. March 10 on State Highway 19 north after noticing the car’s license plate light was out.
Upon contact, the driver allegedly showed signs of nervousness, which lead the deputy to request permission to search the car. The driver, identified in arrest reports as 41-year-old Clement Demount McCarty of Paris, refused.
Osornio alleged he could see McCarty clinching his right hand while sitting in the car. When McCarty open his hand, at the deputy’s request, Osornio alleged the Paris man to be holding a small plastic bag containing a substance suspected to marijuana.
A probable cause search of the car allegedly revealed two small baggies containing a white, powder-like substance the deputy suspected to be cocaine. Consequently, McCarty was arrested for possession of less than 1 gram of a Penalty Group 1 controlled substance and the car was impounded, Osornio noted in arrest reports.
McCarty, who is also known by Clement Lamont Mc-Carty, remained in Hopkins County jail later Tuesday. Bond on the controlled substance charge was set at $5,000, according to jail reports.
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.
Pickton Man Jailed For Second Time In 9 Months On Violation Of Parole Warrant
Deputies arrested a 50-year-old Pickton man Monday at his rural residence on a violation of parole warrant, marking the second time in less than a year he’s been jailed locally on the charge, according to sheriff’s reports.
Officers, after being made aware of the warrant, went to David Keith Harrison’s Pickton residence to serve it Monday. Harrison was “located in a bedroom laying behind a bed,” Hopkins County Sheriff’s Cpl. Todd Evans and Sgt. Tanner Steward alleged in arrest reports. Harrison was taken into custody at 1:25 p.m.and jailed at 2:42 p.m. March 9, 2020, on the charge, according to arrest reports.
The arrest marks at least the fourth time in 10 years Harrison has spent time in the Hopkins County jail, following his arrest for violation of parole, according to jail reports.
The 50-year-old Pickton man was last arrested on June 3, 2019, on a violation of parole warrant after deputies found him trying to hid behind a chair in the living room of his residence. He remained in the county jail until June 3-19, 2019 on the charge, according to arrest and jail reports. He also spent from July 30-Oct. 13, 2010, and July 1-Aug. 14, 2014 in Hopkins County jail for violation of probation, according to jail reports.
David Keith Harrison’s criminal history in Hopkins County includes charges dating back to 1987, including theft of livestock, traffic charges, burglary of a vehicle and unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon charges. In November of 2006, he was sentenced to 11 years in prison on a burglary conviction, according to jail reports.
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.
Board Appointment, Grant Application Approved By Commissioners Court
Subdivision Query Posed By Potential Developer
Hopkins County Commissioners Court Monday morning approved a board appointment and gave the go ahead for the district attorney to apply for grant funding, and answered a query regarding the county’s subdivision rules.
Victims Assistance Grant
District Attorney Will Ramsay asked the court to approve a resolution which would allow his office to apply for funding from Victims of Crime Act Formula Grant Program for victim assistance coordinator services and legal assistant services.
The funds help fund the salary of his victims assistance coordinator and partially pay for another of the district attorney’s office employees.
“We match 20 percent of that” for the victims assistance coordinator. The funding is “a great deal” for the county and DA’s office, because it allows them to hire the coordinator, while only having to pay only 20-cents for every $1 of her salary.
The DA’s Office will appear before a group in April to request the funding. In order to be eligible to apply, the county must support the application, according to the DA.
Ramsay extended thanks to Auditor Shannah Aulsbrook and Kelly Kaslon, with HR and county administrator, for their support of the District Attorney’s Office, working with the and their willingness to be available to assist the DA’s office.
County Judge Robert Newsom extended thanks to the DA, sheriff’s office and police department, which he credited as huge factors in the low crime rates in Sulphur Springs and Hopkins County.
Lakes Regional Board
Hopkins County Judge Robert Newsom recommended to the board that Dana Sills be appointed as Hopkins County’s representative on the Lakes Regional Community Center Board of Trustees, the board that oversees mental health and Intellectual and Developmental Disability services facilities in 15 counties, including Hopkins County. Sulphur Springs has facilities on Airport Road, Hillcrest Drive and Industrial Drive.
The proposal to appoint Sills as the county’s representative on the board first appeared on the Feb. 24 Commissioners Court agenda, but was postponed at that time. Newsom, who had been involved in the recommendation process, was unable to attend the Feb. 24 meeting, so the commissioners opted to postpone any decision regarding the appointment until information could be gathered.
Newsom on Monday, March 9, told the commissioners that he’d been involved in the process of selecting a recommendation. Interviews were conducted. Following that process, Sills was the recommendation for the appointment, the judge explained.
The court approved the recommendation of Sills To represent Hopkins County on the Lakes Regional Community Center Board of Trustees.
Racial Profiling
Precinct 1 Constable Norman Colyer submitted to the court a document regarding racial profiling. He reported that he does not in the normal course of his duties make traffic stops, and is therefore exempt from having to file a racial profiling report. The exemption was submitted to Texas Commission on Law Enforcement; a copy of the document was submitted to the court to be filed as part of the official county record.
Subdivision Query
Joe Jennings appeared in Commissioners Court to find out if they the court is firm on the subdivision rules established for the county.
“The rules and regulations that y’all have passed, I just wanted to make sure that was going to stand; if anybody did do a subdivision, that it’s not going to be something that’s moving back and forth, that would possible change the cost for whoever was going to develop,” Jennings queried.
Jennings said he was not appearing to try to change the minds of the court members regarding the current rules, but to seek assurance that the regulations will remain unchanged.
Precinct 2 Commissioner Greg Anglin said that’s the reason for drafting the subdivision regulations and as far as he is concerned, they stand.
Precinct 1 Commissioner Mickey Barker said the impetus behind the subdivision rules was to support the individuals buying lots and moving into house in subdivisions. He said the rules were not intended to put an extra burden on the developers. He acknowledged that there could be criteria that comes up and require addressing on a lot by lot basis, but overall, the standards will remain the same as far he’s concerned too.
Precinct 3 Commissioner Wade Bartley said he doesn’t immediately see it changing, but 10-20 years down the line something could arise that would improve conditions in subdivisions. Change could happen, but none is currently planned.
When asked how quickly he anticipate starting development of a subdivision, Jennings said he does not have a timeline yet. He is still getting prices together but, in doing so, wanted to make sure there were no planned changes that would allow another developer to put in a subdivision and sell their lots considerably cheaper. Jennings said wanted to ensure the same standards would be upheld.
“I don’t when you say there still may be change, I don’t know how much assurance you are giving me,” Jennings said.
“There is no intent to change the rules that we have put in place,” Barker. “I’m going to say we would stick with those subdivision rules and regulations. Just like Wade said, things could change with different people sitting in these benches here as things go forward 20 years from now. I guess what we’re trying to tell you going forward we have no intent to change anything, and we will support you in your endeavor.”
Newsom pointed out that Steve Hudson actually helped develop the subdivision rules, raising the requirements which would result in better services such as better roads and better access.
“A lot of thought went into this. In fact, we worked on it well over a year. It was about a year and a half before we ever finally passed these rules. So, I can speak, I believe, for the five of us, Joe. We worked hard on these rules and we believe they are in the best interest of the county. So, the five of us would say we’re going to stick by the rules that we have right now. Ten years from now, 20 years from now, there will be a different set of commissioners and a judge. I don’t think we can speak for the, Joe. We speak for this one. That’s all you can ask, I believe,” Newsom said.
“Yes, that is what I’m asking,” Jennings said. “I thank y’all very much.”
“He’s in my precinct. I’ll say this. He’s got a pretty place to build, a nice place and should be some attractive homes, about a half mile off highway 19, I would guess. As a matter of fact, you can see it from highway 19,” Precinct 4 Commissioner Joe Price said.
Consent Agenda
The Commissioners Court also as part of the consent agenda Monday approved:
- Minutes for a regular meeting on Feb. 24 as well as work sessions on Feb. 18, March 2 and Feb. 24; and
- Request from Farmers Electric Cooperative, Inc., to construct electric power distribution facilities which will cross County Road 4131, south east of the Interstate 30 service road in Precinct 4, and across County Road 3341, south of County Road 3625 in Precinct 3.
Another Record Year for the NETLA Sale of Champions, at $474,302.33!
The culmination of the ‘county livestock show’ put on each Spring for 4H and FFA students in the Hopkins County Junior Market Livestock Show is ‘the Sale’. That’s where the high-point ag mechanics and livestock projects in each specie is placed in the sale ring and offered to the highest bidder. Long ago, Hopkins County began a strong tradition for helping youth see a reward for their efforts in raising quality livestock. But it was with the establishment of NETLA, or Northeast Texas Livestock Association more than fifteen years ago, which has taken the local agriculture tradition over the top with the Sale of Champions.
The 2020 Sale of Champions yielded another record year when it was held on Saturday February 29, 2020. 134 youth projects were selected to be in the sale, based on points earned during judging in the Market Show. The 2020 total in sales and add-on money is $474,302.33. That beats the 2019 total of $458,208. as well as every year since 2005 when NETLA record-keeping began. Everyone benefits from the Sale of Champions, most especially the youth who are earning money for their college funds through selling successful livestock and ag mechanics projects. Congratulations are in order for the 4H and FFA students, their families and club advisors, organizers of the Hopkins County show, volunteers and board members of NETLA, Extension staff, the bidders and buyers and many, many others. Hopkins County is fostering a great agricultural legacy!
Below is the list of Livestock Showmanship winners in age groups: six Junior, six Intermediate and six Senior, and acknowledges their club or chapter. Also listed are Grand Champion and Reserve Champion Heifers and the top Ag Mechanics and Showmanship Projects, which often are not offered for sale. Also listed are the purchase prices for the ten Grand and Reserve Champion animals placed in the Sale.
Former Wildcats Football Stand Out Named Head Coach At Commerce
Former Wildcats Football standout Johnny McSheffery has been named the new head football coach at Commerce.
Coach McSheffery replaced Cody Farrell who left Commerce to become Athletic Director at Hallsville. Coach McSheffrey was promoted from Commerce Defensive Coordinator to Head Coach on March 3. He has been on the Tigers staff for several years.
Prior to that, Coach McSheffery was a Wildcats football assistant. Coach McSheffrey was a standout on the Wildcats football team that won the Class 4A, Division II State Championship in 2008. Coach McSheffrey played college football at West Texas A&M in Canyon.
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 Baseball Team Plays Well in Wylie East Tournament But Final Game Is Disappointing
After a nice tournament run to get into the championship game at the Raider Classic in Wylie East, the Wildcats Baseball Team came close to winning but a late rally by Dallas Lake Highlands spoiled the day Saturday, March 7.
Jaxon Chaney drove home two runs in the bottom of the fifth to give the Wildcats a 3-1 lead. Lake Highlands scored three runs in the last two innings to win, 4-3.
After the game, Wildcats Coach Jerrod Hammack expressed disappointment. He said he expected more than five hits off of Lake Highland’s pitchers. He said too many Wildcats’ hitters were easy outs. The Wildcats hit into double plays in both the sixth and seventh innings. With the late lead, Coach Hammack said he was hopeful for a win especially with the solid pitching he was getting from Jace Evans.
He said the defense was playing pretty well until a sixth inning error. He also said there was a mental error when an outfielder threw to the wrong base allowing two Lake Highland’s runners to get into scoring position. Unfortunately, only one of them scored in that inning. Coach Hammack said the Wildcats just did not play well down the stretch.
Overall, the Wildcats went 3-1-1 in the tournament tying Frisco Liberty and defeating Dallas Lake Highlands, North Forney and Frisco Liberty before losing to Lake Highlands.
The Wildcats are now 7-3-1. They open district play Tuesday night at home against Royse City at Wildcat Park.
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Lady Cats Softball Coach David Carrillo Sees Team Making Progress After Wylie Tournament
At a Wylie tournament this past weekend, March 5-7, the Lady Cats Softball Team won 4 and lost 2. They evened their season record to 8-8, after opening the regular season 1-4.
Lady Cats Coach David Carrillo said his Lady Cats played well in the tournament for the most part. Rather than wins and losses, Coach Carrillo said he is more concerned with the team learning and getting better. He said his team got better during the six game tournament. He said the Lady Cats are doing all that he is asking of them.
Coach Carrillo called his team’s record, a good 8-8, indicating that the Lady Cats have played some good teams.
He said he wants to have his team ready by the start of district play. District play begins on March 24 as Royse City is coming to town.
Saturday’s last tournament game was a bummer for the Lady Cats as they were defeated handily by Sachse. Before the Lady Cats last at bat, trailing 11-1, Coach Carrillo challenged them to do what they could to get better. The Lady Cats responded with some hard hits base hits as they scored 4 runs.
Coach Carrillo said he is proud of his pitchers Addison Caddell and Denver Wyatt, who he said continue to battle in the circle. He said the offense is trying to make contact and get on base.
He said the team’s attitude, for the most part, has been good. Coach Carrillo said he is encouraging his players to operate out of love and to learn how to have mercy and grace for each other. He said if they learn that, they will be winners. He said he likes where the team is at, considering the loss of 10 seniors off of last year’s team.
The Lady Cats play a non-district game at Sherman Tuesday night.
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.
