Summer Season: Careful With the Heat! By Mario Villarino 7-9-2019
Developed by Dr. Mario A. Villarino, County Extension Agent for Agriculture and Natural Resources Hopkins County, Texas The high temperatures of the summer are here to stay for a little while. Learning how to work with high temperatures is critical. According to Texas A&M AgriLife Disaster Education Network, whether you work outdoors in agriculture,...
DCTF Expects Cumby to Finish Second in Football District
Dave Campbell’s Texas Football Magazine predicts the Cumby Trojans will finish in second place in their four team District 9-2A in Division II but don’t be surprised if Cumby confounds the experts. The Trojans have a lot going for them. The Trojans, coached again this fall by Tom Dracos, were 5-6 last season including a bi-district loss. They were 3-1 in district play. Texas Football has Muenster first, Cumby second, Era...
Flowers Foods Inc. Recalls Hamburger & Hot Dog Buns, Other Baked Items
If you’re planning to have a burger or hot dog, or to serve dinner rolls, you’ll want to be sure to check the packaging as numerous brands produced by Flowers Foods Inc. are being recalled. Flowers Foods Inc. issued the voluntarily recall of certain hamburger and hot dog buns and other bakery products on July 9 due to the potential presence of small pieces of hard plastic that may have been introduced during production....
SCU, CPS Investigation Results In Warrant Arrest
Patrick Mondrell Hood A 45-year-old Sulphur Springs man was arrested at 1:16 p.m. Tuesday on an abandoning or endangering a child charge following an investigation by Special Crimes Unit investigators and Child Protective Services officials, according to police reports. Sulphur Springs Police Officer Adrian Pruitt along with SCU investigators were aware of the warrant for Patrick Mondrell Hood’s arrest. Pruitt contacted him by...
Greenville Woman Jailed For Possessing Marijuana, Methamphetamine
Virginia Lynn Chapman Virginia Lynn Chapman was arrested after admitting the marijuana and methamphetamine found in a vehicle during a traffic stop was hers. Texas Department of Public Safety Trooper Rebekah Saathoff stopped a vehicle Tuesday afternoon on State Highway 11 west for speeding. The passenger rolled down the window as the trooper approached the car on that side. The highway patrol reported smelling a marijuana odor....
Downtown Business Alliance Plans ‘Brick Street Market’ to Coincide with ‘Quilt Show’
Bringing business to local merchants is part of the vision of the Downtown Business Alliance. Knowing that the Bright Star Quilt Guild’s two-day ‘Quilt Show’ at The Roc brings a volume of visitors to Sulphur Springs annually, DBA members have designed an attraction to further enhance ‘shopping local’! Brick Street Market, an outdoor vintage market, is set for Saturday September 21, 2019 and designed to...
Como Man Arrested After Crashing Pickup Into Como Residence
A 23-year-old Como man was taken into custody after allegedly eluded troopers and crashed his truck into a Como house, which he then tried to hide behind, according to arrest reports. A Texas Department of Public Safety trooper around 11:30 a.m. Tuesday noticed as he passed a Ford F250 pickup, the driver was not wearing a safety belt. As the trooper turned around to make a traffic stop, the truck turned on to FM 69 north and continued...
Man Accused Of Choking Assault Of Wife While She Was Holding Their Child
Juan Ines Peralta Juan Ines Peralta, 27, of Sulphur Springs was arrested for allegedly choking, throwing to the ground and dragging his wife, who was holding their child. Sulphur Springs Police were dispatched about 10 a.m. Tuesday to the 500 block of Plano Street, to a disturbance in which a woman could be heard screaming for help, according to reports. Upon arrival, Sgt. Brandon Mayes spoke with a man and a woman identified as his...
Camp Brave Heart Helps Kids Deal with Grief, Loss
Chaplain Mark Davenport with KSST’s Enola Gay Cypress Basin Hospice Chaplain Mark Davenport explained this summer’s Camp Brave Heart during Wednesday’s KSST Good Morning Show. The two-day camp is designed for children who have experienced grief or loss. It is free, and will be offered in Sulphur Springs on July 18 and 19 at First United Methodist Church. Contact cbhospice.org to find out more. There are also camps in...
