Lady Cats Basketball Team Faces Another Strong Team on the Road on Game Day Friday
The Lady Cats Basketball Team returns to action against another tough team on the road on this game day Friday (December 20). The Lady Cats travel to Princeton to play the Lady Panthers. There will be a JV contest at 4:30 p.m. with a varsity game to follow at around 6 p.m. According to Max Preps, the Lady Panthers are 11-5 for the season with victories over Texas High and Greenville. The Lady Cats are 4-11 for the season after a loss at Pleasant Grove last Friday. The Lady Cats are trying to break a five game losing streak that started in a Glen Rose tournament earlier this month. Lady Cats Coach Brittney Tisdell hopes by playing tough non-district foes, the Lady Cats will be better prepared for district play which begins in January.
Wildcats Basketball Team Hosts Dallas Jesuit on Friday Game Day
The #17 ranked Wildcats Basketball Team takes on another Class 6A team as Jesuit of Dallas comes to the main gym at Sulphur Springs High School Friday night (December 20). There will be a freshmen game at 5 p.m., a JV contest at 6:15 p.m. and the varsity game at around 7:30 p.m. The Wildcats come in with a season record of 11-5 after Tuesday night’s loss at home to Denton Guyer, 70-64. Guyer is ranked #5 in Class 6A. The loss was the first for a Wildcat team on their home court in almost two years. Before Tuesday, the Wildcats last home at home to Mount Pleasant back on January 13, 2017. Coach Clark Cipoletta is ready to start a new streak against Jesuit tonight. On line websites have Jesuit of Dallas with a season record of 4-7. KSST Radio will have the Jesuit and Wildcats game beginning at around 7:30 p.m. It will feature live video streaming and live audio streaming. The game will also be videotaped for replay later on Channel 18 on Suddenlink Cable. The game will also be posted to YouTube.
Former Wildcat Triston Abron Reflects on Paul Pewitt at State Championship Football Game
Former Wildcat player, assistant coach and defensive coordinator Triston Abron, now the Head Football Coach at Paul Pewitt, is back home Friday (December 20) after Thursday night’s Class 3A, Division II State Championship Game at AT&T Stadium in Arlington which saw Gunter get past Paul Pewitt in the second half to win state, 43-22. Coach Abron with a hoarse voice and after about 3 hours of sleep told KSST Sports that the state game experience was awesome and unbelievable but perhaps still a bit of a blur. The Brahmas practiced all this week in the Sulphur Springs High School Multipurpose Building to get ready for Jerry’s World in Arlington. Coach Abron said he was delighted to see his players experience being in a hotel and visiting Dallas restaurants. Then there was also the chance to play in the home of the Dallas Cowboys. All of these experiences he knows his players will never forget. He said he was proud of his guys for what they were able to accomplish this season. Coach Abron said he wants to get back to the state championship game. He gives Gunter credit for being a very good team that did a great job in the championship game. He said many of their players had been to the title game before and they played that way. In the game, Coach Abron said his Brahmas came out a bit awestruck but then he said they settled down and starting doing what they do. He said they made some defensive plays that kept them in the game. The score was tied 22-22 at halftime. Coach Abron said Gunter used a defense that the Paul Pewitt coaches had never seen them play. The teams traded three films but this Gunter defense was not on any of them. He said his offensive staff had to scramble but did a heck of a job changing offensive blocking schemes for the defense. In the second half, Coach Abron said the Brahmas had to punt on the first drive. Then Gunter scored. He said the wind seemed to go out of the Brahmas’ sails a little at that time. Coach Abron said he will lose three or four keys guys on offense and defense but he said he believes he has kids that can take up the slack. Coach Abron said this might not be the end of the road for Paul Pewitt saying they might just have the chance to get back to the state championship game again.
6 Jailed On Felony Warrants
At least six people were booked into Hopkins County jail on felony warrants over the last three days, according to arrest and jail reports.
Michael Allen Coker, 52, of Sulphur Springs was contacted at his Holiday Drive residence at 11 a.m. Dec. 19, by Hopkins County Sheriff’s Deputy Aaron Chaney and Sgt. Shea Shaw. A records check confirmed the warrant for his arrest for violation of probation, which he was on for unauthorized use of a motor vehicle.
Coker was taken into custody on the warrant; he remained in the county jail Friday morning, Dec. 20, according to arrest reports.
Michael Antonio Gabriel, 31, of Dallas was taken into custody at 9:56 a.m. Dec. 19 at Bradshaw State Jail and transported by Deputy Elijah Fite to Hopkins County jail, where he was booked on warrants for engaging in organized criminal activity, theft of property valued at $2,500 or more but less than $30,000, and Collin County organized retail theft and theft warrants, according to arrest and jail reports.
Gabriel remained in the county jail Dec. 20 on $15,000 bond on the engaging in organized criminal activity charge and $5,000 each on the other charges, according to jail reports.
Officers received information Joe Anthony Gotcher, 31, of Sulphur Springs could be located at his East Industrial Drive residence. Officers knocked on the door at the location early Friday morning, Dec. 20. When residents opened the door, officers saw Gotcher running to the bathroom inside the room; offices entered the residence and “used the least amount of force necessary to gain control of” Gotcher and put him into handcuffs, Sulphur Springs Police Officer Zachary Brown alleged in arrest reports.
Gotcher was placed under arrest and jailed on a warrant alleging failure to comply with sex offender registration requirements, a third-degree felony offense, according to jail reports. He remained in the county jail later Friday, according to arrest and jail reports.
Sara Nichole Pitchford, 30, of Hugo, Oklahoma turned herself in at the sheriff’s office at 12:20 p.m. Dec. 17 on warrant for violation of probation, which she was on for a March 14, 2017 possession of less than 1 gram of a Penalty Group 1 controlled substance charge. Hopkins County Deputy Nicholas Marney escorted her into the county jail, where she was booked on the charge, according to arrest and jail reports.
Pitchford, who is also known by the last name Gaston, remained in Hopkins County jail Friday morning, Dec. 20, on the charge, according to jail reports.
Patricia Jean Raymond, 37, of Mesquite was taken into custody at Ellis County jail at 4:44 p.m. Dec. 17 by Deputy Elijah Fite, who transported her to Hopkins County jail, where she was held on warrants for surety off bond on an Aug. 8, 2018 possession of less than 1 gram of a Penalty Group 1 controlled substance charge and for bail jumping/failure to appear, according to arrest reports.
Raymond remained in Hopkins County jail Friday morning, Dec. 20. Bond was set at $25,000 on the bail jumping/failure to appear charge and $5,000 on the other, according to arrest and jail reports.
Kristopher Paul Thomas, 24, of Texarkana, Arkansas was taken into custody at 10 a.m. Dec. 17, at the jail in Miller County, Arkansas and transported by deputy Fite to Hopkins County jail, where he was booked on warrants to revoke bond on July 30 possession of less than 1 gram of a Penalty Group 1 controlled substance and tampering with or fabricating physical evidence with intent to impair charges, according to arrest reports.
Thomas remained in Hopkins County jail Friday morning, Dec. 20, in lieu of $100,000 bond per charge, according to jail reports.
DBA 'Jingle Mingle' Produced Shopping, Holiday Fun!
About 70 people gathered inside Hope Smith Interior Design showroom on Thursday night to mix and mingle and be on hand for the giveaway of prizes donated by downtown merchants and eateries. Besides several smaller giveaways which went to individuals, the Grand Prize was a large basket filled with gift cards, decor and fashion gifts and more from over 25 different downtown merchants. Amy Sproles, who had frequented many of the shops that evening, was the winner of the Grand Prize Basket.
Odessa Woman Jailed Following I-30 Crash In Hopkins County
A 35-year-old Odessa woman was taken to Hopkins County jail following a crash on Interstate 30 east of Sulphur Springs Thursday night, according the sheriff’s and arrest reports.
Hopkins County sheriff’s deputies were dispatched at 10:30 p.m. Dec. 19, and Hopkins County, Brinker, Saltillo and Pickton-Pine Forest firefighters at 10:37 p.m. between the 138 and 139 mile markers on Interstate 30 east, where a red pickup was reported to have gone off the road into a tree line, according to dispatch and arrest reports.
Deputies reported finding the woman sitting in the driver’s seat of a red Dodge Ram. On contact, deputies alleged an odor of an alcoholic beverage could immediately be smelled emitting from the truck. When asked about her travels and what caused her vehicle to exit her lane f travel and end up in a ditch, the woman was “very confused on where she was and why she was not on the correct route to her location,” deputies alleged in arrest reports.
Following standard field sobriety tests, the woman was taken to jail for further investigation of drunk driving and her truck was towed from the crash site. A state trooper arrived at the jail to operate the intoxilyzer instrument to obtain a breath sample from the woman for testing. She was arrested for driving while intoxicated, as well as an Angelina County warrant for family violence assault causing bodily injury, according to arrest reports.
The Odessa woman remained in the county jail Friday morning, Dec. 20. Bond was set at $2,000 on the misdemeanor DWI charge and $5,000 on the misdemeanor warrant, according to jail reports.
North Hopkins FCCLA Students Spread Christmas Warmth, Cheer Through a Donation of Blankets
The North Hopkins FCCLA classes made and donated 20 beautiful blankets for some special Senior Citizens. This is the 2nd year these classes have made blankets for senior citizens, according to Senior Citizens Center Director Karon Weatherman.
Shown L. to R. Jessica Garcia, Jaci Wyatt, Miracle Ramon, Madison Joslin and Monse Lozano
Sulphur Springs Man Jailed On Burglary Warrant
December 20, 2019 – A disturbance complaint lodged to police resulted in a 25-year-old Sulphur Springs man’s arrest on a felony warrant early Friday morning.
Sulphur Springs police contacted Demarquez Dijuan Darnell Wrice at 1:35 a.m. Dec. 20, at his Tate Street residence regarding the disturbance complaint. A records check showed the man to be wanted in Hunt County on a burglary of a habitation charge, SSPD Officer Derrick Williams alleged in arrest reports.
Consequently, Wrice was jailed on the felony home burglary warrant. He remained in the county jail late Friday morning in lieu of $150,000 bond on the charge, according to jail reports.
Another Gift to the Community; a Free Lunch at Evening Chapel CME Dec 24
A Christmas Lunch is offered to everyone on Tuesday December 24, Christmas Eve day, served starting at 11 am in the dining hall of Evening Chapel CME CHurch. The meal will be hosted by the pastors of two churches, Evening Chapel at 199 Putman Street, and by the New Beginnings Healing and Deliverance Ministry, newly located at 717 Jefferson Street. Back in 2017, Reverend Gailyn McCurdy was appointed to Evening Chapel by the Bishop of the region. Pastor Debra Sharper, a minister for over 40 years, first established her church in Cooper, Texas in 2009, and moved it to the Sulphur Springs address earlier this year. Recently, Pastor Sharper has completed studies to be certified as a Clinical Christian Counselor and Therapist as a part of her ministry.
Vender Wright, who is 2019 Ms. Hopkins County Senior, is a member of Evening Chapel CME and a longtime friend of Pastor Sharper. Vender also loves to cook! So she organized a plan to prepare the food and for both churches to sponsor the free meal at the Evening Chapel dining hall. Anyone who attends can meet both pastors, request prayer, and receive spiritual encouragement. The meal is a gift with a heartfelt wish for a blessed holiday in celebration of the birth of the Christ Child, the Reason for the season.
The menus is to be Chicken and Dressing, green beans, potato salad and rolls plus a variety of southern-style desserts! You may eat in or take out, and the meal is absolutely free to everyone until all the food is gone.
