FDA Warns Consumers Artri and Ortiga Products May Contain Hidden Active Drug Ingredients
The FDA issued a warning Wednesday to consumers not to purchase or use products marketed with variations of the names “Artri” or “Ortiga” due to potentially dangerous hidden active drug ingredients not listed on the product label. FDA urges consumers taking these products to immediately talk to their health care professional (e.g., doctor) to safely discontinue use of the product because suddenly stopping these drugs may be dangerous.
These products are promoted for treating arthritis, muscle pain, osteoporosis, bone cancer, and other conditions and are sold on various websites and in some retail stores.
FDA laboratory analyses revealed certain Artri and Ortiga products contain the undeclared drug ingredients:
- Dexamethasone (a corticosteroid) that can cause serious adverse events, including infections, increased blood glucose (sugar) levels, changes in blood pressure, damage to bones, psychiatric problems, and adrenal dysfunction;
- Diclofenac sodium (an anti-inflammatory drug) that can lead to adverse cardiovascular events, such as heart attack and stroke, or serious gastrointestinal damage, including bleeding, ulceration, and fatal tears of the stomach and intestines, or liver toxicity including liver failure that can cause the need for a liver transplant or death
- Methocarbamol (a muscle relaxant) that can cause sedation, dizziness, and low blood pressure.
These drug ingredients, which are not listed on the product label, can also interact with other drugs a consumer is taking.
FDA has received adverse event reports, including of liver toxicity and death, associated with the use of Artri King products, since the agency issued its first warning about an Artri Ajo King product on January 5, 2022.
Suddenly stopping corticosteroids after long-term use or high doses can result in a serious withdrawal syndrome that includes fatigue, nausea, low blood pressure, low blood glucose levels, fever, dizziness, muscle and joint pain, and shortness of breath. These risks depend on several factors that a health care professional must assess. Medical intervention may be necessary.
Health care professionals should evaluate patients who have used Artri and Ortiga products for drug and disease interactions involving diclofenac, methocarbamol, and corticosteroids, and treat accordingly.
FDA has identified the following Artri and Ortiga products containing hidden drug ingredients:
- Artri Ajo King – a product promoted and sold on various websites, including www.amazon.com, and possibly in some retail stores.
- Artri King – a product promoted and sold on various websites, including www.amazon.com, www.latinfoodsmarket.com, and www.walmart.com and possibly in some retail stores.
- Ortiga Mas Ajo Rey – product promoted and sold on various websites, including www.amazon.com, and possibly in some retail stores.
- Ortiga Mas Ajo Rey Extra Forte – a product promoted and sold on various websites, including www.ebay.com, and possibly in some retail stores.
FDA analyses reflect only the undeclared ingredients discovered in one product from a specific lot, but ingredients may vary from product to product or from lot to lot. Products marketed as dietary supplements that are found to have hidden drug ingredients generally fail to comply with most current good manufacturing practices designed to ensure product quality and safety. Therefore, consumers should expect the manufacturing processes for Artri and Ortiga products are unreliable in providing consistent amounts of active ingredients or to prevent the introduction of unknown chemicals or other impurities.
FDA is investigating the distribution of these products in the United States and has advised certain companies not to sell or distribute these products. The agency may take additional enforcement steps that may include warning letters, seizure, injunction, or criminal charges.
Health care professionals and consumers should report adverse events or side effects related to the use of this product to FDA’s MedWatch Safety Information and Adverse Event Reporting Program:
- Complete and submit the report online at www.fda.gov/medwatch/report.htm; or
- Download and complete the form, then submit it via fax at 1-800-FDA-0178.
Administrators Discuss P-Tech Program At Cumby ISD, Sulphur Springs ISD’s $93 Million Bond Election
Over a salad lunch Wednesday, school administrators discussed with interested community members the P-Tech Program at Cumby ISD and Sulphur Springs ISD’s $93 million bond election. The educational Lunch & Learn was hosted by Hopkins County Chamber of Commerce at The Oaks April 20, 2022.
Cumby Programs
Cumby ISD Superintendent Shelly Slaughter and High School Principal Donna George introduced the PTech program, part of Collegiate EduNation which the school’s been doing for 2 years, by playing a short video featuring another CEN school. (Click here to view it)
The video explains that rural schools are having to restructure not only their schools but the way they do things in order to adequately prepare students for the future.
P-Tech is basically CTE and early college courses combined, Slaughter noted. Students earn not only a high school diploma but every student also has the opportunity to earn an industry-recognized certification and an associate degree and gain relevant work experience in their chosen field free of charge to the student. The school partners with businesses and industries to provide students with internships and externships that are paid. Cumby EduNation’s goal is to have 90% of seniors graduating with an associate degree in the next 3 years. Then, they hope to have 80% of students with associate going on to attain a master’s degree, then later 70% of the master’s recipient group to attain a doctorate.
The school has opted to be part of P-20, which allows CISD students to continue work toward a bachelor’s degree and beyond for a couple of years after graduation. While some opt to continue their education with a traditional university experience when they graduate, others opt to stay on at Cumby ISD as adult learners in various fields to benefit from that opportunity.
Slaughter noted that P-Tech is a great opportunity to “grow your own.” Ideally, students complete the courses or training, then want to return to give back to the district opportunities they had to other students. This year, has a student who will receive her associate’s degree two weeks before she graduates from high school. She will be hired next year by Cumby ISD as a paraprofessional and, as an adult learner for the district, go through an alternative program through A&M Commerce. At age 20, on her current track, she will have earned her bachelor’s degree at no cost to her. Then, as teaching positions open up, Cumby ISD can hire her.
Schools participating in Collegiate EduNation can share instructors through the network, ideas about programs, professional development and costs of different programs to make the schools stronger, Slaughter said. Doing so can also help break a generational cycle of poverty, gives back to rural communities, growing them so they don’t die and go away.
“We’re starting a lot things earlier to prepare our kids to be ready to take college classes as freshmen. We’ve seen some success with some things there as well,” Slaughter said.
Students spend three hours each morning of Montessori methods for students in pre-kindergarten through grade 2 and traditional activities in the afternoon. Students in grades 3-7 will engage in blended learning (more individualized learning). Students then begin college classes as high school freshman. Students begin high school course work in eighth grade, and some as early as 7th grade in order to receive CTE credit for high school. Students may also attain dual credit for college courses beginning in 9th grade.
The district too is implementing an AVID program, which is college and career preparation so the students are on track to be ready for the courses they will be taking in later years.
“We want our kids to have every opportunity that kids everywhere have. Just because you’re in a small school does not mean that there is not opportunity and that you’re not producing awesome students who go out and give back,” Slaughter said. “The other thing that we teach is job skills; social and emotional things go into all of this.”
Cumby ISD also is a National Showcase District; they are trying some new things that should be in place by 2025, which would allow representatives from other schools to come in an replicate those things.
George noted that P-Tech is the instructional piece while CEN is the organizational part of the program. CEN is how Cumby ISD organizes the district in the P-20 model. P-Tech is also a P-20 model, the instructional part of it. P-Tech provides additional funding to pay for the students’ education, so they do not have to pay a cent for the college courses they take at Cumby ISD.
Through P-Tech, Cumby ISD can hire professional skilled individuals who are not certified teacher to come in to help teach the students in their skill area. For instance a welder could be hired to teach a welding class or a financier to teach financial classes. Also some teacher can have industry experience which would enable them to teach dual credit courses. She said Cumby ISD would like to be able to send teachers to work or job shadow at industries to attain the requisite industry experience and in some cases certification required to be able to teach a dual credit class for which a student receives dual credit.
Even having business people to visit classrooms to explain what they do and the different career options industry certification and an associates can open the doors to.
Slaughter said while Cumby wants these opportunities for students in that school district, but wants it for all local schools and children, to grow programs and direct students toward careers in Hopkins County, to grow the community so that it flourishes and thrives.
SSISD Bond Proposal
Sulphur Springs ISD Superintendent Michael Lamb explained the basics of the May 7 bond election, called so voters can determine whether or not the district goes out for $93 million in bonds to fund school improvements including construction of a new elementary campus and CTE Center, and purchase of 20 buses. The bonds would be paid back with an 8.5-cent increase on SSISD ad valorem taxes.
Lamb explained that the bond is part of a 20-30 year plan to update and in some cases replace aging district facilities. The oldest district building, the administration building, is 100 years old. The two newest, Middle School and Bush Primary, are 9 and 25 years old. The next oldest building, High School, is 43 years old, while the rest have been in service 55-67 years.
Forty years is the recommended lifespan for an elementary school before it is replaced. Houston and Austin Elementary were about 80 years old when they were closed, with Houston eventually completely demolished and the worst parts of Austin were torn down and other parts refurbished. Since, 80 years seems to have become the accepted standard for school building in the district. SSISD will have six campuses that turn 80 within the next 20-30 years; as is, the district will still in no way be in a position to replace that many schools at one time or within a 10 year time span. Thus, the plan proposed to gradually over that time make repairs and refurbishments that will extend the life of campuses as much as possible and replace others on a schedule.
As more and more electricity is needed in educational settings, the bigger a challenge powering all of the needed devices in classrooms becomes. Travis Primary, the campus to be replaced with a new facility, for instance, has cords running down and along walls to fully meet district classroom needs. This became a potential hazard last year when some flooding occurred at high school, where power strips were run throughout to power the laptops used for classwork.
Eventually, district facilities planners would like to have four elementary campuses which each housing students from kindergarten through fifth grade.
Lamb explained that the maintenance and operations school tax rate has gone down over the last few years, based on a state formula, over the last 3 years. Tax appraisals have gone up, however, so some people have still experienced an increase in their tax bills.
Also on May 7 ballots cross the state are two constitutional propositions. One would increase the homestead exemption eligible property owners receive for their taxes from $25,000 to $40,000. If passed, that would apply to school taxes beginning in tax year 2022. The state would make up the difference in revenue for school districts. If the homestead amendment is approved one person’s monthly tax bill could actually decrease, if there’s no change in appraisal value of the property.
The owner of a $200,000 home would only pay taxes on $160,000 with a $40,000 homestead exemption (if it passes). Even with an 8.5-cent tax increase, that tax payer would actually see their tax bill decrease by $3.45 per month.
Eligible property owners who have applied for homestead exemptions for people age 65 and older, under the state law, would not see the dollar amount of school taxes imposed increase above the amount paid in the first year after the person turned 65 or disabled. That doesn’t mean these individuals’ taxes won’t increase, it just won’t increase above the amount it was the year they turned 65.
The planned new Travis Elementary would be constructed where the community walking track now sits down the property from the current Sulphur Springs Elementary. The district plan to put a lighted walking trail around the entire school block where SSES and the new Travis would be located.
School officials believe traffic will not be an issue. SSES, when previously used as a middle school for three grade levels totaling more than 1,000 students, there was no traffic issue. Even constructing Travis in the same school-owned block, the two facilities would still house less than 1,000 students. A cut-through street also is planned to help with traffic flow between the two facilities as well, Lamb explained. Lamb said based on the current plan, SSES likely will continue to serve as a student campus for only 10-15 more years.
Bowie Primary needs a new wing. A whole new campus could be constructed on the school property behind the gym. The district would build only about a third of a new school, then add onto it later.
Drainage and parking work and a new roof are needed at Barbara Bush Primary. Entry work is planned at Douglas ECLC.
The $9 million designated for capital improvements includes roofs for SSES, High School and Bush Primary; HVAC and plumbing work at Middle and High School; and bare-bones repairs at Austin Academic Center. Lamb said emergency plumbing repair work at high school became necessary 2 months into the school year when the pipes in the back of the cafeteria fell in.
At high school, the plan is to enclose the area between the fine arts and gym to provide additional office space, which would help solve some security issues, and free up other office space. A new band hall would free up the current band hall to become a dance studio for the Blue Blazes and provide additional choir rooms. A new CTE center would house more updated equipment and facilities for culinary arts, a new auto shop with modern computerized equipment, a woodworking shop, robotics and health science technology programs. This would allow more skills based learning. Moving those programs into a new building would free up the other 10 rooms that are needed at high school.
The district also plans to purchase 20 buses to catch up with district needs. The district has a 60 bus fleet. Buses are estimated to last 15 years each. That’s mean the district should be buying four new buses each year to keep up. The district has not over the past 20 years purchased four buses a year. Ten years ago, district purchased only two buses per year, but now is implementing a schedule and budgeting for four a year. Purchasing the 20 buses would put the district on track to keep up, Lamb said.
Similarly, a schedule is in place to replace air conditioners in the building, but that has not always been the case, hence the need to catch up, the SSISD superintendent noted.
Chapter 313 agreements can benefit school districts. One company is interested in bringing a $100 million business to Sulphur Springs, with a agreement which would require them to pay only taxes on only $25 million. A solar farm also has requested a Chapter 313 agreement. These agreements can only be made through Dec. 31, 2022. These businesses coming to town are contingent on tax incentives. These types of businesses would be granted the incentive only on the M&O portion of the school tax rate, but would still be paying on the I&S (debt service) portion of the tax rate, Lamb said.
Four Lady Cats, Three Wildcats Move on To Regional Track Meet After Wednesday’s Area Meet
Track and field had another solid outing Wednesday, Apr. 20 at the District 15/16 Area Meet.
Four Lady Cats and three Wildcats move on to Regionals.
Lady Cats Track and Field
Sulphur Springs as they have done so many times before this spring season finished with the top-2 spots in pole vault. KSU signee Claire Bybee won the event with a mark of 13′. Jaicee Jasmer at 10’6″ placed right behind Bybee in 2nd place.
The two pole vaulters compiled 18 points for the Lady Cats.
Jayden Holly placed 3rd in discuss and got six more points for Sulphur Springs after hurling it 90’6.
Haylee Schultz compiled all 10 points for the Lady Cats in running events. In the 1600 M run, the sophomore crossed the line at just past 5:38 for a 4th place finish. Schultz fared event better in the 3200 M run as she got 3rd in the event with a time of 12:19.
The four Lady Cats compiled 34 points for Sulphur Springs at the Area Track and Field meet, placing ninth as a team.
All four of the aforementioned Lady Cats move on to the Regional meet.
Wildcats Track and Field
Jose Mejia was the lone Wildcat to record points for his team in running events, placing 5th in the 3200 M run. Mejia crossed the line at 10:28, getting two points for the Wildcats.
Field events fared better for Sulphur Springs, as three Wildcats placed 4th accumulating 12 points between them:
- Bull Turner in long jump with a mark of 21’10” placed 4th
- High jump saw Weston Fields placing 4th at 6′
- Ty Bybee got 4th in pole vault going 13′ up
Coach Matt Young’s team got 14 points Wednesday for an 11th place finish at the District 15/16 Area track meet.
Mejia, combined with the three Wildcats placing 4th in their field events move on to Regionals.
The Regional track and field meet is held Friday, Apr. 29 at UT Arlington.
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Paris Junior College Government Instructor Kelly Payne Answers Questions
TALKING GOVERNMENT
Government Instructor Kelly Payne answers questions from several of her students at the PJC-Sulphur Springs Center. The students include Amy Robertson, Caroline Gibson, Calli Voorheese and Liberty Gaunt.
Kids Kingdom Closed April 22-24, 2022
Kids Kingdom at Buford Park will be closed to the public Friday, April 22 through Sunday, April 24, for repairs, Sulphur Springs officials report.
The Sulphur Springs Leadership Class has selected as a class service project the rehab of Mary Bonham’s Kids Kingdom in Buford Park. Friday and Saturday, April 22-23, have been designated as work days to re-stain all the wood in the park and Kids Kingdom and spread mulch.
The class is also planning to replace and/or repair the equipment, such as the handicap swing, chains, swings, tires, etc. for the playground, restore the ground mulch and install lighting for safety and security.
In readiness for the April 22-23 work days, an S&S crew began the process of restoring Kids Kingdom by making repairs to the wooden equipment, sawing, cutting replacing, securing piece in place and other renovations. The playground was also slated to be professionally power-washed to prepare for the staining.
The park will remain closed Sunday, April 24, 2022, to allow the playground to dry before children are permitted to play on it.
As was the case when an Adult Leadership Class undertook construct of Kids Kingdom 25 years ago, everyone is invited to help. Church and civic groups, as well as individuals, are encouraged to help with the project. To sign up to help, contact the Chamber at 903-885-8515 or [email protected].
Wildcats Baseball Gets 4-1 Road Win at Pine Tree, Keeping Playoff Hopes Alive
Coach Jerrod Hammack’s team jumped out to an early lead and never looked back, besting Pine Tree 4-1 to keep their playoff hopes alive.
Sulphur Springs got two runs on the board thanks to a solid 2nd inning.
Two walks and two singles, the latter from Mayer Millsap being a 2 RBI single, giving the Wildcats an early 2-0 lead.
Wildcats baseball put two more runs on the board over the 4th and 5th innings to have a big 4-0 advantage over the Pirates.
Pine Tree scored a run in the 6th but that was all they could manage as Sulphur Springs got a big road win over the Pirates 4-1.
Matthew Sherman got the win thanks to a strong performance which saw the pitcher give up only three hits and one run while walking two and striking out seven in the victory.
Millsap had a stand-out day in hitting, going 3 for 4 with three runners batted in.
The CF for Sulphur Springs accumulated almost half of the Wildcats’ seven hits.
RF Ty Stroud and Riley Hammans both finished the win batting 2 for 3, the latter of which batted in another run to give the Wildcats a 4-0 lead after 5 1/2 innings.
Tuesday’s win in Pine Tree gives the Wildcats a 7-14 record (4-6 district). The road win over the Pirates also gives Sulphur Springs 5th place in 15-5A. Baseball now sits just a half game out of the 4th seed with two games left.
Coach Jerrod Hammack’s team has their one remaining bye Friday, Apr. 22 before resuming action next Tuesday against Hallsville.
Tuesday’s match-up with the Bobcats is Senior Night for baseball.
Festivities begin prior to the 7 P.M. tee-off.
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Preliminary Plat For Stonebriar Phase III Receives Planning & Zoning Approval, Headed To Council
A preliminary plat for Stonebriar Phase III, an Oak National Development, received approval from the Sulphur Springs Planning and Zoning Commission this week and is being recommended to Sulphur Springs City Council for consideration. The subdivision, as proposed, would divide just over 278 acres west of Sulphur Springs into 1,159 single family lots with 11 common areas.
With so many moving eastward from the Dallas Metroplex, the developers anticipate the sprawl will soon continue to Sulphur Springs. There’s also be discussions of industry which could potentially bring thousands of extra jobs which would require additional housing. Thus, the projected development is planned to accommodate increased population.
The project is expected to take about 10 years to complete, and would be built in phases, provided the project and final plat are approved by the City Council later this year.
Todd Winters, President of Engineering Concepts & Designs, LP, estimated the first phase would include 30-40 lots, with second 50-100 lots, and onward. The preliminary steps, getting approval at each step from the city engineer, then presenting the plat for final approval by the City Council approval, is expected to take at least 6-7 months. Bidding the project and contracts will take about a year for the project to get started. Construction of the first lots would then begin in 2023. Allowing a few months to construct a house, the first residence likely wouldn’t be complete until the end of 2023 or 2024. The second phase likely wouldn’t take place until 2025.
City staff reported the planned 50-foot right-of-way meets city standards. The developer said the plan is for streets to be concrete with curb and gutter, and would include sidewalks. The latter would be put in by the owner when the home is bought. The driveway and slab will be paved first. They would return to do landscaping, the sidewalk and irrigation.
The development area is currently outside the city’s service area, where the city is not currently obligated to provide with utilities. It is within the extra territorial jurisdiction though. There are many factors to consider, including whether the city should extend services to an area outside the network and city limits. Very little information has yet to be provided regarding utilities and drainage for the development, according to Sulphur Springs Assistant City Manager/Community Development Director Tory Niewiadomski.
Representatives for the project told the P&Z Commission the current plan is to request that Stonebriar Phase III be annexed into the city.
If annexed into the city, Niewiadomski said, the lots do meet the 6,000 square foot lot size requirements. Some lots on corners and cul-de-sacs may need to be adjusted to meet the 50-foot lot frontage if zoned single family-6.
One cul-de-sac on the preliminary information submitted backs up to a street, creating a double frontage lot. This should be avoided by adding a connecting through street, Niewiadomski pointed out.
Niewiadomski said city staff had identified some potential problem area with the Stonebriar Phase III that would need to be addressed before it meets city standards and a final plat is approved.
Fire protection capacity for 1,159 additional homes would have to be taken into consideration. That could require off-site water line improvements along CMH Road and Highway 11/19.
The city would need to consider grades to determine if sewer can gravity. Discharge calculations to determine impacts on the SH 11 lift station are needed. As are drainage calculations.
Winters said all 1,159 lots would not be developed at one time. The project is a very long term one, which would be done in small phases. If the first phase goes well, they’d likely go bigger the next time, and if not they’d scale back to work on a smaller section at a time.
The developers are willing to do all of the studies and steps necessary. The Stonebriar Phase III as currently planned would put about $350 million in property development on the city’s tax rolls. The developer are willing to make improvements to water and sewer as necessary at no cost to the city. If the lift station needs to be upgraded, it will be upgraded and replaced with a larger one.
“We do have 11 common areas. We try to keep it at a 10-15% open space, try to make it where there’s pocket parks throughout, so that every single lot is within 5 minute walk of a park. It might just be a pocket park or something,” Winters said. “You can see, some of the bigger parks we’re putting along there entries there, so there will be a lot of open space in this.”
The preliminary plat approval was sought in order to determine if the street right-of-way meets standards, to determine adequate easements for proposed or future utility service and surface drainage are provided.
Adjustments would be made as needed. A final plat would be presented later, with all other required documentation, after those steps are complete.
Niewiadomski recommended the Planning & Zoning Commission conceptually approve the preliminary plat for the general layout of the subdivision provided certain conditions and items are addressed prior to the final plat submittal. The commission agreed.
“This is not something that happens real fast. It takes a lot of studies, a lot of engineering to make sure this things works, to please the city engineer and his staff, to make sure we have a plan in place to make all the improvements to increase the capacity as needed – what stages as needed. We’re not just going to go out here an put phase one on the ground and figure it out later. So, there’s a lot of work to be done. And this truly is just the conceptual stage to make sure everybody’s OK with this, this is what we intend to do. We do intend to annex. We do intend meet your FS-6 regulations, to meet your 50-foot right-of-ways. We won’t have any dually loaded lots,” Winters said.
Similar housing lots in progress in Greenville are valued at $320,000 to $400,000, according to Jay Webb, owner of the property and real estate broker with Altura Homes.
The preliminary plat will be presented to the City Council at an upcoming meeting for consideration and discussion. The project will not be officially approved until the City Council approves a final plat for the project.
PUBLIC NOTICE: Child Find – Special Education Services & Referral Process
Federal and state laws require all students (birth through age 21) with disabilities, residing within the SSISD district, who are in need of special education and related services, including children with disabilities attending private schools and children who are homeless or are a ward of the state, to be identified, located, and evaluated, which is a process referred to as CHILD FIND. Child Find referrals may be initiated by a parent/guardian, doctor, teacher, relative or friend. If you are concerned about a child’s learning, contact the SSISD Special Programs Director at 903-885-6230. You may also contact any administrator in SSISD at www.ssisd.net. For birth through age 3 contact Children’s Center-ECI of Lakes Regional Community Center at 903-454-0300.
Las leyes federales y estatales requieren que todos los estudiantes (desde nacimiento hasta los 21 anos de edad) con discapacidades, que residen dentro del distrito de SSISD, que necesiten servicios de educación especial y servicios relacionados, incluidos los ninos con discapacidades que asisten a alguna escuela privada o los ninos que no tienen hogar o que viven bajo la tutela del estado, para ser identificado, localizado y evaluado, que es un proceso conocido como Child Find (Encontrar un Nino). Las referencias de Child Find pueden ser iniciadas por parte del padre/tutor, medico, maestro, pariente o amigo. Si le preocupa el aprendizaje de un nino/a, comuníquese con el Director de Programas Especiales de SSISD al 903-885-6230. También puede comunicarse con cualquier administrador de SSISD en www.ssisd.net. Para nino/as de nacimiento hasta los 3 anos, comuníquense con Children’s Center (Centro Infantil)-ECI of Lakes Regional Community Center al 903-454-0300.
Lady Cats Softball Completes Perfect 12-0 District Season
Coach David Carrillo’s team would not be denied their perfect district season in their finale.
Lady Cats softball scored two runs thanks to a HR from Parris Pickett and a sac fly from Anahi Velasquez to get Sulphur Springs an early 2-0 lead in the 2nd.
Three singles and an error in the next Lady Cats at-bat pushed it to a 5-0 advantage after 4 1/2 innings. Parris Pickett picked up a second RBI when she got 3B Addison Caddell home in the 5th building the Sulphur Springs lead to 6-0.
Two singles, a double and a triple blew the game away as the Lady Cats put 10 runs on Pine Tree and blew out the Lady Pirates 10-0.
Crimson Bryant got her 11th win in 12 starts. The junior pitched a complete game, giving up four hits but no runs. Bryant struck out 13 Lady Pirates to earn her eighth straight win in the circle.
Kinz Smallwood went 3 for 3 versus Pine Tree, driving 2 runs and crossing home thrice herself. Anahi Velasquez was 3 for 4 against the Lady Pirates driving in another 2 runs and crossing home twice.
SS Parris Pickett had herself a game. Her HR, plus another hit, gave the Lady Cats another 2 RBIs and crossed home twice in the victory.
Caddell, Bryant, Nicole Higgins, and Tia Nash all recorded a hit, with the latter’s driving in two more runs for Sulphur Springs.
The win Tuesday, Apr. 19 completes a perfect 12-0 district season for Coach David Carrillo’s team. Sulphur Springs finishes the regular season as back-to-back 15-5A District Champions, sporting an impressive 21-1-2 record.
Next up, the Lady Cats hope to play a warm-up game this weekend before opening the playoffs next weekend.
Coach Carrillo anticipates playing Whitehouse in Bi-District, with times and dates of the opening series of playoffs yet to be determined.
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Investigation Results In Warrant Arrest
Dike Man, Como Woman Jailed On Warrants Following Disturbances; 1 Other Jailed On Warrant
Local officers arrested at least four people on warrants over the last week. An investigation at a Pickton residence Tuesday evening resulted in a warrant arrest. Two others have been arrested on warrants following disturbances over the last week. A traffic stop resulted in a Hurst man’s arrest on a warrant, according to arrest reports.
West Main Street Warrant Arrest
HCSO Sgt. Todd Evans and Sgt. Tanner Steward responded to a disturbance on West Main Street in Como Saturday. One of the people at the location of the disturbance call was identified as Amanda Kamile Clawson, a woman found to have an outstanding warrant. The deputies took the 41-year-old Como woman into custody at 6:50 p.m. April 16, 2022 and transported her to jail.
Clawson, who jail reports show is also known by Amanda Kamile Murray, Amanda Kamiley Murray and Kazper, was booked into Hopkins County jail at 8:03 p.m. April 16, 2022, on the warrant for violation of probation, which she was on for a possession of a controlled substance charge, as well as two traffic warrants. She was held in Hopkins County jail without bond on the probation charge Wednesday, April 20, 2022, according to jail reports.
CR 4208 Warrant Arrest
Texas Department of Public Safety Trooper Arturo Ugalde was assisting Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office investigators with an investigation at a County Road 4208 residence April 19, 2022. While assisting, Ugalde was made aware one of the people who occupies the residence had an active warrant for his arrest.
HCSO Chief Investigator Corley Weatherford has the warrant in hand when Mauro Lopez pulled into the driveway in a Dodge pickup a short time later. The driver stepped out of the truck and identified himself as Mauro Lopez. Ugalde took the 35-year-old Pickton man into custody at 7:30 p.m. April 19, on the warrant and transported him to jail without incident.
Lopez, who is also known by Mauro Lopez-Perez, Mauro Lopez-Lopez and Mauro Perez, was booked into Hopkins County jail at 8:09 p.m. Tuesday, April 19, 2022, on the outstanding injury to a child, elderly or disabled person charge. He remained in Hopkins County jail Wednesday, April 20, 2022. Bond on the charge was set at $50,000, according to jail reports.
Mockingbird Lane Warrant Arrest
Sulphur Springs Police Sgt. Brandon Mayes stopped a Nissan Altima Saturday on Mockingbird Lane for a traffic violation.
The driver, Tyler Lorenzo Caruso, was discovered to be wanted in Dallas County. The 36-year-old Hurst man was arrested April 16, 2022 and transported to jail. The car was released to the female passenger who owned it.
Caruso was booked in for bond forfeiture on a possession of a Penalty Group 1 controlled substance charge. He was remained in Hopkins County jail overnight. Bond on the charge was set at $1,005, according to jail and arrest reports.
Fuller Street Arrest
Sulphur Springs Police responded at the Municipal Court to a report of an unruly person causing a disturbance with the judge. Upon arrival, the judge advised the man had walked away prior to their arrival, but did have an active warrant for his arrest, according to police reports.
Police searched and found the 33-year-old Dike man on Fuller Street, where he was taken into custody at 2:14 p.m. April 19, 2022, on a driving while license invalid charge; the fee owed for the misdemeanor offense was $281.70. He spent the night in Hopkins County jail and was released Wednesday morning on the misdemeanor charge, according to arrest and jail reports.
KSST does not publish the names or photos of people charged with misdemeanor crimes in staff-generated reports, only those accused of felony offenses.
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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.
