City Approves 35 MPH Speed Limit For The Section Of Mockingbird Lane South Of I-30
In the future, you’ should be able to legally drive a little bit faster along Mockingbird Lane, south of Interstate 30. Sulphur Springs City Council on Dec. 6, 2022, approved Ordinance No. 2819, which sets a prima facie speed limit of 35 miles per hour along Mockingbird Lane.
The change followed a request by a City Councilman to look into the speed limit on Mockingbird Lane from East Shannon Road to Posey Lane, as traffic through the area sometimes backs up, creating traffic congestion. A speeding profile was developed by placing a machine that gauges speed of motorists as each vehicle passed it on Mockingbird Lane. Information was also pulled from police records regarding traffic crashes at that location.
Sulphur Springs Police Chief Jason Ricketson presented the data collected during the speed survey of Mockingbird Lane to the City Council during their regular meeting on Nov. 1, 2022.
Using Texas Department of Transportation guides, the study showed the average vehicle was traveling at 33 to 34 mile per hour on that section of Mockingbird Lane (from East Shannon Road to Posey Lane. Of the more than 61,000 vehicles that passed the speed detecting trailer, 85% were rolling at speeds just over the current 30 mph speed limit for Mockingbird Lane, but under 35 mph. Based on the occupation along that stretch of roadway — which is heavily populated, and has a primary school, restaurants and a shopping center — city officials said even without a posted limit, the average person would reasonably slow down to that speed to accommodate the traffic and pedestrians in the area.
The school zone would not be impacted by the proposed ordinance change, as the school speed limit would still be enforced just as it currently is during peak school hours. Councilman Gary Spraggins on Nov. 1 proposed approving Ordinance No. 2819 amending Chapter 25 of the traffic ordinances by adding to section 25-35 a prima facie speed limit of 35 mph on Mockingbird Lane from the south service road to SH 11 east. Councilman Harold Nash seconded the motion, which was approved on first reading at hte Nov. 1 meeting.
The addition states:
Beginning at the north end of Mockingbird Lane at the intersection of East Shannon (Frontage Road) to the south end of Mockingbird Lane at the intersection of Posey Lane (Highway 11), a speed limit of 35 miles per hour; except that a school speed limit of 20 miles per hour will be effective on school days only at the school crossing zone that is approximately 0.08 to 0.22 miles south on Mockingbird Lane from East Shannon.
On Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2022, Place 5 Councilman Spraggins again made a motion, which Place 2 Councilman Nash seconded, to approve on second and final reading Ordinance No. 2819, changing the prima facie speed limit on Mockingbird Lane from 30 to 35.
A Year in Review – Master Wellness Volunteers
By Johanna Hicks, Texas AgriLife FCH Extension Agent, Hopkins County, [email protected]
This is the fourth in a series of program impacts conducted by the Family & Community Health Extension agent.
Relevance
Volunteers are the backbone of Texas A&M AgriLife Extension. Hopkins County has a strong group of 14 Master Wellness Volunteers who have received 40 hours of training in the areas of health and wellness, nutrition, working with diverse audiences, identifying reliable internet sources, food safety, and other topics. Numerous programs and educational opportunities are available through AgriLife Extension. However, there is a limit to the amount of programming the Extension Family and Community Health agent can implement. The Master Wellness Volunteers serve as advocates and substantially increase the scope and impact of the Family and Community Health program.
Response
Three new volunteers joined the elite rank of Master Wellness Volunteers in 2022. Eight issues of “Volunteer Connection” newsletter were delivered to volunteers recognizing their involvement, announcing upcoming volunteer opportunities, and providing a professional development segment. Partnerships and collaborators with the Master Wellness Volunteers included Texas A&M AgriLife specialist Andy Crocker, Retired Teachers’ Association, Senior Citizen’s Center, and Cumby and Sulphur Springs ISD’s. Volunteers are expected to earn 10 hours of professions development which includes assignments for research, reading reputable articles, and visiting reputable websites.
Results
In 2022, Hopkins County Master Wellness Volunteers contributed 1,413.5 hours (as of December 5, with more hours to be added during December). Their efforts reached 7,365 individuals. They served as presenters in the following events:
- Summer Youth Day Camp sessions
- Head Start Walk & Talk nutrition session
- Annual Christmas Joys Holiday program
- Leadership Advisory Board meeting report on the State of Health for Hopkins County
- Retired Teachers program
- Walk Across Texas (served as team captain)
- Walk Through Texas History (served as team captain)
Planning meetings and/or programs in which Master Wellness Volunteers attended or assisted were: Hopkins County Fall Festival Creative Arts Contest; Do Well, Be Well with Diabetes series; Cooking Well with Diabetes series; Ag-in-the-Classroom; 4-H Foods Project meetings; 4-H Sewing workshops; food collections; Meal-A-Day and Meals on Wheels; Heritage Park events; marketing events; and Dress a Girl Around the World. Volunteers also assisted in handling the front Extension office when short-staffed.
Summary
Hopkins County Master Wellness Volunteers have formed a strong friendship bond that expands beyond their volunteer efforts. They are the backbone to effective Extension programming, extending outreach to clientele.
Closing Thought
Faith is the place between where I am and the place God is taking me. – Author Unknown
Contact Johanna Hicks, B.S., M.Ed., Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Family & Community Health Agent at the Hopkins County Extension Office, P.O. Box 518, 1200-B West Houston, Sulphur Springs, TX 75483; 903-885-3443; or [email protected]
Como Man Arrested On Parole Warrant
A Como man was arrested Monday evening on a parole warrant, according to arrest reports.
Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Isaac Foley reported seeing the 41-year-old walking on the wrong side of State Highway 11 east at Taylor Street in Como. Foley contacted the man, identified as James Edward Miller Jr.
A records check using his identifying information showed a warrant for Miller’s arrest. Foley took the Como man into custody at 8:38 p.m. and transported him to Hopkins County Law Enforcement Center. Miller was booked into Hopkins County jail at 9:23 p.m. Monday, Dec. 5, 2022 on the Texas Department of Criminal Justice warrant for violation of parole. The offense, Foley noted on Miller’s arrest report, is alleged to have occurred at 8 a.m. Dec. 2, 2022, in Texas.
He continued to be held without bond for the Austin parole authorities in Hopkins County jail Tuesday morning, Dec. 6, 2022, according to sheriff’s and 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.
City Council To Consider Bids, Award Contract For Construction Of New Senior Citizens Center
After a lengthy delay of more than a year, Sulphur Springs City Council is expected during Tuesday night’s regular December meeting to consider bids and at long last award a contract for construction of a new Senior Citizens Activity Center on Oak Avenue.
The City Council is also slated to consider on final approval an ordinance changing the speed limit on Mockingbird Lane; purchasing communications equipment, 2 airport ground leases, extending the sanitation collection contract and on first reading of a proposed amendment setting sanitation rates, as well as a Capital Improvement Plan amendment for Ramsey Street during the Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2022 meeting which begins at 7 p.m. in the Municipal Building (City Hall).
Senior Citizens Center
City Manager Marc Maxwell last month advised the City Council that the City of Sulphur Springs would open the bid process for construction of a new Senior Citizens Center on Nov. 16, and anticipated presenting those bids and making a recommendation to the City Council at the regular City Council meeting on Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2022.
The pre-construction process first took longer to receive and approve a final design for the center, then stalled when costs came in significantly higher than originally budgeted in the 2019 bond election, which authorized the city to use EDC funding to pay the note annually for the project as well as improvements at Pacific Park. Waiting ultimately proved advantageous to the city. Officials were able to apply for and was notified in April Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs had approved a Community Development Block Grant-CV Community Resiliency Program Grant in the amount of $2.4 million grant to pair with the bond funds so the project can be expanded a bit to include not just the budgeted facility, but also some “wants” identified in the planning and design process.
The City then had to wait on a contract from TDHCA, which followed a number of steps before a contract could be issued. In October, Maxwell reported TDHCA had to finish their environmental clearance process, which involves 2 different comment periods. The second comment period was delayed 9 days later than anticipated, concluding Oct. 7 instead of Sept. 28. Maxwell had received and signed the contract with TDHCA by the Nov. 1, 2022, City Council meeting.
Any work performed prior to the inking of the contact for the grant would not be reimbursed or covered by the TDHCA grant. Thus, the City of Sulphur Springs opted to wait, to apply the voter approved funding and grant funding toward construction of the project.
Mockingbird Lane Speed Limit
The City Council will also be asked to consider on second reading an ordinance amending Chapter 25 of the city’s Code of Ordinances, adding section 25-35, which, if approved, would set a prima facie speed limit on Mockingbird Lane. This would only impact the section of Mockingbird Lane south of Interstate 30, from East Shannon Road (south service road) to Posey Lane (SH 11 east).
Sulphur Springs Police Chief Jason Ricketson at the Nov. 1, 2022, City Council meeting presented data collected during a speed survey of Mockingbird Lane, conducted after a City Council member asked him to look into the speed limit on the city street between the Interstate 30 south service road and State Highway 11 east. The councilman had indicated that traffic through that area sometimes backed up, creating traffic congestion in the area at times. A speeding profile was developed by placing a machine that gauges speed of motorists as each vehicle passed it. Information was also pulled from police records regarding traffic crashes at that location.
Using Texas Department of Transportation guides, the study showed the average vehicle was traveling at 33 to 34 mile per hour on that section of Mockingbird Lane (from East Shannon Road to Posey Lane. Of the more than 61,000 vehicles that passed the speed detecting trailer, 85% were rolling at speeds just over the current 30 mph speed limit for Mockingbird Lane, but under 35 mph. Based on the occupation along that stretch of roadway — which is heavily populated, and has a primary school, restaurants and a shopping center — city officials said even without a posted limit, the average person would reasonably slow down to that speed to accommodate the traffic and pedestrians in the area.
The school zone would not be impacted by the proposed ordinance change, as the school speed limit would still be enforced just as it currently is during peak school hours.
At the regular Nov. 1, 2022, City Council meeting, Place 5 Councilman Gary Spraggins made a motion to approve on first reading Ordinance No. 2819 setting the speed limit at 35 mph on that stretch of Mockingbird Lane, which he noted would still be safe for those in the area.
Place 2 Councilman Nash, at the Nov. 1 meeting, noted while 30 seemed slow, the speed limit on Mockingbird Lane south of I-30 should not be 45 mph either. He then seconded Spraggins’ motion to approve the ordinance amendment setting the speed limit at 35 mph. The motion received unanimous approval of the City Council.
If Ordinance No. 2819 is approved tonight (Dec. 6, 2022), Chapter 25 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Sulphur Springs would be amended, with “Section 25-35” added to read as follows for Mockingbird Lane:
Beginning at the north end of Mockingbird Lane at the intersection of East Shannon (Frontage Road) to the south end of Mockingbird Lane at the intersection of Posey Lane (Highway 11), a speed limit of 35 miles per hour; except that a school speed limit of 20 miles per hour will be effective on school days only at the school crossing zone that is approximately 0.08 to 0.22 miles south on Mockingbird Lane from East Shannon.
Sanitation Rates
Also slated to be presented are two items dealing with trash pick up. The City Council will be asked to consider on first reading and City Council consideration is Ordinance No. 2815 which, if approved on second reading at a future meeting, would amend the sanitation rate ordinance, setting new sanitation rates for city residents and businesses. Proposed on the agenda is a seven-year extension to the contract with Sanitation Solutions, one of two companies providing sanitation collection services (trash pickup and removal) in Sulphur Springs.
| Sanitation Rate Increases | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | Average Increase | Total Increase |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI-W (Consumer Price Index-Wages for hourly staff) | 2.05% | 2.69% | 1.56% | 1.27% | 6.85% | 2.89% | 14.45% |
| City Rate Increases | 2.25% | 2.0% | 1.5% | 0% | 5.0% | 2.15% | 10.75% |
The city finance department during the budget process this summer recommended increasing the sanitation rates by 9.8% to reflect contract provisions. Over the past five years of annual contract increases are based on the consumer price index-for urban wage earners and clerical workers (wages for hourly staff — CPI-W) in October, but the city’s rates including any increases are decided on in September. That’s 3.7% more in contract increases than the city has passed on to users, according to city staff.
The sanitation revenue was less than projected over the last year, finance officials reported. Both sanitation companies serving Sulphur Springs typically submit rates at the end of October, which is after the annual budget is adopted and, typically, utility rates for city residents as well.
Place 1 City Councilman Jay Julian made a motion at the regular Sept. 6 council meeting to postpone any action of a sanitation ordinance until there were more accurate numbers, such as Republic and Sanitation Solutions submitting their annual request for increases to sanitation services, as allowed by the contracts the city has with each. Councilman Spraggins seconded the motion, and the vote was unanimous by the council on Sept. 6, 2022..
City staff are scheduled to present proposed sanitation rates for first reading and consideration, as well as a proposed 7-year contract extension for sanitation collection services from Sanitation Solutions at tonight’s City Council meeting.
Other Agenda Items
The City Council will also will be asked to consider approving:
- a third amendment to the 2019-2023 Capital Improvements Plan for Ramsey Street work
- assignment of one existing and one new ground lease agreements a the airport,
- using Regional FEMA Firefighter Assistance Grant funding to purchase communications equipment, and
- the consent agenda which in addition to the minutes from the most recent City Council and town boards and committee meetings, also includes a request for a 380 agreement for 302 Magnolia Street
The agenda shows a presentation is scheduled to be given for the street maintenance fee.
The city manager is slated to give a monthly report of capital improvements, municipal operations, accidents and claim for the month. A review of expenditures and revenues may also be given by the assistant city manager/finance director.
Prior to the 7 p.m. meeting, the City Council is scheduled to hold a 30 minute executive session to consult with an attorney and deliberate regarding economic development for Ashoka Steel. Any action from that session would then be taken after the City Council resumes meeting during the regular session beginning at 7 p.m.
SSHS Auto Tech Students Partner With Jay Hodge In Readiness For North Texas Automobile Dealers Contest
Buxton Wins Engine Precision Measuring Station Part Of 2-Day Event
Sulphur Springs High School automotive technology students Austin Buxton and Matthew Brown participated in the 2022 North Texas Automobile Dealers (NTXAD) contest December 2-3, 2022, at Texas Motor Speedway. The SSHS automotive program partnered with Jay Hodge Chevrolet to provide training, diagnostic equipment, and temporary use of a new vehicle for the contest.
The students, instructor Michael Rhodes and Director of College & Career Readiness/CTE Director Jenny Arledge offer special thanks to Bill Owens, John Hall, and Jay Hodge Chevrolet for making this possible.
According to NTXAD, there currently is a need for 76,000 trained automotive technicians nationwide in dealerships, with many of these job openings in North Texas. Experienced, well-trained technicians will always be in demand and able to earn top dollar, however, achieving the highest level of expertise is a process.
With this in mind, the North Texas Automobile Dealers joined forces with educators, state and local government, and local dealerships to train, certify and employ students to work in the auto industry in North Texas.
The Auto Tech Competition gives high school seniors a high-profile stage to demonstrate their skills, measure of knowledge, and a race against the clock – all rolled into one. It features North Texas’ best high school automotive education students competing for top honors, scholarships, and other prizes.
Teams are comprised of two students each and are selected based on preliminary ASE (Automotive Service Excellence) certification tests in maintenance and light repair, steering and suspension, brakes, and electrical. The final teams are then paired with NTXAD new-car franchised dealerships to act as mentors and help train them for the competition.
The contest consisted of 2 days full of tasks designed to test their knowledge and skills in the area of automotive repair. The first day consisted of 12 “stations,” each designed to test the students in specific repair areas. The second day, the students competed in a 3-hour event to repair a new 2023 Silverado. The students had to diagnose, document, and repair the faults in accordance to the General Motors Service Information.
Over 40 schools and 120 students took part in the competition. This is the first time that SSHS has participated in this contest. While the students did not win the overall contest, Austin Buxton did win the engine precision measuring station, according to Arledge and Rhodes.
Dallas Woman Arrested In Hopkins County On Shreveport Warrant
December 5, 2022 – A 40-year-old Dallas woman was arrested in Hopkins County early Monday morning on a Shreveport warrant, according to police reports.
Sulphur Springs Police Officer Stephen Lail reported stopping a Mercedes M35 at 12:49 a.m. Dec. 5, 2022, on Interstate 30 west at mile marker 124 (South Broadway Street). The 40-year-old woman was identified by a Texas-issued ID card.
A records check by dispatchers showed Lemonica Veshut Jordan to be wanted by the police in Shreveport, Louisiana. Dispatchers confirmed the warrant to be active and deputies took the woman into custody at 1:25 a.m. Monday, Dec. 5, 2022, on the Louisiana warrant. The SUV was impounded.
She was booked into Hopkins County jail at 2:22 a.m. on the child desertion/family neglect charge, according to arrest reports. She was held at the county jail on the Shreveport warrant late Monday morning, Dec. 5, 2022, according to sheriff’s 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.
DXA Exams, Non-Invasive Bone Density Scans, Available At Ruth & Jack Gillis Women’s Center
By Jennifer Heitman, Senior Market Development, CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Sulphur Springs, [email protected]
Bone Density
Osteoporosis affects 27 million American women, and those who are post-menopausal are at increased risk for developing the disease. Early detection is key: Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA), an advanced bone measurement technology, uses low-dose radiation to safely, painlessly, and precisely measure Bone Mineral Density (BMD). The exam is fast and non-invasive: you remain fully clothed, comfortably positioned on a padded table as the unit scans the examination sites. The most common exam sites are the fracture-prone hips and spine.
We are happy to offer the DXA scan here at the Ruth & Jack Gillis Women’s Center located inside of CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital Sulphur Springs. Talk to your doctor to see if this is an exam that would benefit you, or call 903.438.4325 for more information.
Dr. Sargent Retirement Reception
Please join us for a retirement reception celebrating Dr. David Sargent’s fourteen years of service to Hopkins County on Monday, December 19, 2022 from 5 to 6 p.m. at the CHRISTUS Trinity Clinic Medical Plaza Conference Room, 1st floor,113 Airport Rd, Sulphur Springs.
Light refreshments will be served.
Memorial Snowflakes
If you have been in our hospital lobby recently, you may have noticed the snowflakes adorning the windows alongside our elegant Christmas tree. These beautiful memorial snowflakes are in honor or memoriam of loved ones.
The Hopkins County Health Care Foundation recently kicked-off their annual snowflake campaign. The community is invited to pay tribute to friends or family members with a gift in their honor or memory. The Foundation will then send a notification to the honorees or designated contact to make them aware of the gift. In addition, a beautiful snowflake bearing the name of the honoree is displayed in our main lobby.
This offering of the Foundation has become an annual tradition that is warmly received by donors and honorees alike. The recommended donation for each person honored is $25. Recognition of individuals makes a lovely seasonal gift.
For more information, you may visit the Foundation’s webpage, or call 903.438.4799.
Flu Shots: Do not Delay, Get Yours Today!
Flu shots are available at CHRISTUS Trinity Clinic, 105 Medical Plaza. Schedule an appointment with your provider today at 903.885.3181.
If your provider has seen you in the last six months, you may walk in for a flu shot weekdays between 1 p.m. and 3 p.m.
CHRISTUS Trinity Mother Frances Health System includes CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospitals – Tyler, South Tyler, Jacksonville, Winnsboro and Sulphur Springs, the CHRISTUS Trinity Mother Frances Louis and Peaches Owen Heart Hospital – Tyler, CHRISTUS Trinity Mother Frances Rehabilitation Hospital a partner of Encompass Health, Tyler Continue CARE Hospital at CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital, a long-term acute care facility, and CHRISTUS Trinity Clinic. CHRISTUS Trinity Clinic is the area’s preferred multi-specialty medical group, with more than 400 Physicians and Advanced Practice Providers representing 36 specialties in 34 locations serving Northeast Texas across 41 counties. For more information on services available through CHRISTUS Trinity Mother Frances Health System, visit christustmf.org
- Bed count – 402 – CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Tyler
- Bed count – 8 – CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – South Tyler
- Bed count – 25 – CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Jacksonville
- Bed Count – 96 – CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Sulphur Springs
- Bed count – 25 – CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Winnsboro
- Bed count – 94 – CHRISTUS Trinity Mother Frances Rehabilitation Hospital
- Bed count – 96 – CHRISTUS Trinity Mother Frances Louis and Peaches Owen Heart – Tyler
- Bed count – 51 – Tyler Continue CARE Hospital at CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital
Winnsboro Police Department Media Report — Nov. 28-Dec. 4, 2022
Winnsboro Police Department each week provides a media report with information about department activity. WPD activity for the week of Nov. 28-Dec. 4, 2022, included:
Arrests
- Allan Carroll, 41 years of age, of Talco, was arrested on Dec. 2, 2022, for Driving While License Invalid with Previous Convictions.
- Deven Brown, 32 years of age, of Winnsboro was arrested on Dec. 2, 2022, for Assault Family Violence.
- Michael McCormick, 22 years of age, of Winnsboro was arrested on Dec. 3, 2022, on Winnsboro Municipal Court Warrants for Expired Registration and Driving While License Invalid.
Calls for Service
- The Winnsboro Police Department responded to a total of 116 calls for service during this reporting period.
Citations
- The Winnsboro Police Department issued 22 citations and 27 warnings during this reporting period.
4 Killed In 5-Vehicle Crash On State Highway 19 North Sunday
Nine Others Transported by Ambulance To Hospital For Injuries Sustained In Crash
December 5, 2022 – At least four people are reported to have been killed in a 5-vehicle crash, which shut down State Highway 19 north for more than 3 hours Sunday, Dec. 4, 2022. Nine others were transported by ambulance to the hospital for treatment of injuries, eight with what were reported as non-incapacitating injuries and one with capacitating injuries, authorities reported Monday morning.
The crash, reported at 5:44 p.m. Sunday 2 miles south of Birthright on SH 19 north, is being investigated by Texas Department of Public Safety Cpl. Arturo Ugalde.
Hopkins County Precinct 2 Justice of the Peace Brad Cummings, who prior to becoming a judge served a number of years as a sheriff’s deputy, said the fatal 5-vehicle crash was one of, if not the, worst he’s ever seen, taking the lives of four members.
According to DPS reports, preliminary investigation of the fatal crash by Arturo indicates a 2007 Toyota Avalon drive by 69-year-old Rebecca Goodson of Sulphur Springs and a 1998 Toyota Avalon driven by 60-year-old Celestino Reina of Sulphur Springs were traveling had stopped on northbound State Highway 19 north, waiting to turn left onto County Road 4764.Gerald Adams, a 60-year-old Paris man, too was traveling northbound on the shoulder of SH 19 in a 2017 Ford E Series van behind the two stopped cars.
Trooper Ugalde, in the preliminary crash report, noted Adams “failed to control the vehicle’s speed striking vehicle 3,” which was Reina’s vehicle. The 1998 Avalon then went into the southbound lane on SH 19 north, where it struck two southbound vehicles, a 2023 Cadillac Escalade driven by 47-year-old Brian Feiden of Whitehouse and a 2014 Kia Soul driven by 69-year-old Terry Williams of Sulphur Springs.
According to officials, the Kia ended up off the road in a tree line and the Cadillac stopped in the ditch facing the opposite direction of travel, according to one official.
While the impact sent Reina’s vehicle into the southbound lane, Adams’ van continued north, striking the 2007 Avalon driven by Goodson, which had been stopped ahead of Reina’s car, according to the preliminary cash report.
Pronounced dead at the crash site by Judge Cummings were were all four occupants in the 1998 Toyota Avalon: Celestino and Celia Reina, both 60-year-old Sulphur Springs residents; 22-year-old Maria Reina; and a 7-year-old Sulphur Springs boy, according to DPS reports. The youth was identified by Cummings as Dariel Rodriguez, reported to be the son of Maria Reina.
Gerald Adams, driver of the Ford van, was not injured, according to the preliminary crash report information released by Sgt. Gregg Williams, DPS Media Communications/ Safety Education for Texarkana/Mount Pleasant- North Texas Region.
Rebecca Goodson, driver of the 2007 Toyota Avalon, was reported to have sustained non-incapacitating injuries. Her passenger, 72-year-old Joyce Moore of Sulphur Springs, suffered incapacitating injuries, but was reported to be in stable condition, when both were transported to CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital-Sulphur Springs, the preliminary DPS report noted.
Five occupants of the Cadillac Escalade were transported to CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital-Sulphur Springs for treatment of non-incapacitating injuries. The driver, Brian Feiden, and three passengers, 51-year-old Elizabeth Feiden of Whitehouse, 23-year-old Randal Adams of Tyler and 17-year-old Cole Fielden of Whitehouse, were all treated then released. The fourth passenger in the Cadillac, 23-year-old Gwenyth Feiden of Tyler was being treated at the hospital, according to information in the preliminary crash report.
Both occupants of the 2014 Kia Soul — the driver, 69-year-old Terry Williams of Sulphur Springs, and passenger, 53-year-old Debbie Dixson-Williams of Tyler — also were reported by DPS to have been transported to CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital-Sulphur Springs for non-incapacitating injuries.
Hopkins County emergency officials remained at the crash site until about 9:05 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 4, 2022.
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.
Wildcat Basketball Goes 2-2 in Mansfield ISD Tourney
Coach Brandon Shaver’s team takes Tuesday off in preparation for their second tournament appearance of the 2022-23 season.
Wildcat basketball this weekend heads to Houston for the Stafford Invitational. That tourney runs Thurs-Sat. Dec. 8-10.
Last weekend Sulphur Springs headed to the DFW metroplex for Mansfield ISD’s Spring Creek Barbecue Classic, going 2-2 against stiff competition.
Men’s basketball on Thursday fell in their opener to #12 Frisco Liberty (5A) 57-55 in thrilling fashion. A furious comeback fell short to put the Wildcats in the consolation bracket. They did however recover by dispatching Justin 53-41 to end day one going 1-1.
Friday was more or less the same, as the Wildcats fell in their opener Friday to host Mansfield in another tight game 61-55 to give Coach Shaver’s team one last game in the tourney. Sulphur Springs lastly won their final game against Cedar Ridge 48-44 to wrap up the Spring Creek Barbecue Classic for men’s basketball.
Going 1-1 on two straight days brings the Wildcats’ season record to 8-2, having picked up both of their two losses in Mansfield over the weekend.
Tuesday, Dec. 6 is one of few byes for the Wildcats this season, licking their wounds in preparation for another tough tournament.
Next up for Coach Shaver and his squad they head to Houston for the Stafford Invitational.
That tournament runs Thurs-Sat. Dec. 8-10.
Men’s basketball plays two games on Thursday, Dec. 8:
- vs. Delaney — 11:30 A.M.
- vs. El Campo — 5:30 P.M.
Once those games conclude Thursday, the Friday schedule for Wildcat basketball will be posted shortly thereafter.
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.
