Wildcat Track Finishes Fourth at Lindale
The Wildcats’ track team finished fourth at a Lindale meet Thursday. The Wildcats JV placed second. Wildcats Track Coach Matt Young said the meet featured Hallsville, Jacksonville, Pittsburg, Wills Point and Lindale. In field events, Josh Thompson won the discus with a throw of 125 feet. D.J Hall was second with a toss of 120-feet. Ian Blanch was third in shot put. In triple jump, Tiesan Goodson with fourth with a total of 41...
Lady Trojans 3-3 in District Following Fannindel Win
The Cumby Lady Trojans’ softball team improved their district record to 3-3 with a solid 27-8 win at Fannindel Thursday. Paige Seely got the pitching win for Cumby going an inning and a third with 3 strikeouts and 4 walks. Bailey Busby and Carly Talley also pitched. The Lady Trojans had three inside the park home runs. Alyssa Morgan, Busby and Alysse Bullock had one each. Morgan was 3 for 5 with three RBI’s. Busby was 3...
Wood County Sheriff’s Report March 15-21, 2017
March 15th At 12:52 a.m., a donkey was reported out on Highway 80/FM 2422. A deputy initiated a traffic stop at 2:58 a.m. on Highway 37, north of CR 2303. The driver, Mark Christopher Phillips, 44, of Mineola was arrested for Driving While License Invalid without Financial Responsibility. At 4:03 a.m., cows were reported out on Highway 154/CR 3230. At 5:03 a.m., cows were reported out on CR 1843/FM 2966 in Yantis. At 6:48 a.m., cows...
Soccer Bi-District Double Header in Princeton Friday; Games Will be Heard on KSST
There will be a Lady Cats and Wildcats’ soccer bi-district doubleheader on this Friday game day. The Lady Cats play Royse City at 6 p.m. and then the Wildcats face Lovejoy at 8 p.m. Both games are at Princeton. The Lady Cats and Wildcats are both home teams. The Lady Cats are hoping for a good run in the playoffs like they had last year. Royse City was a third place finisher in their district while the Lady Cats finished second...
Two Dead, 18 Injured in Semi/Bus Accident Near Talco; Four Transported to CHRISTUS Sulphur Springs
Four Mt Pleasant athletes were transported to CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital Thursday night around 10:45 p.m. following a semi-truck/Mt Pleasant school bus accident on State Highway 271 near Talco. One coach and the driver of the semi-truck died and another is in critical condition. Eighteen student athletes riding on the bus were injured. Four were air lifted to area hospitals. The semi-truck crossed over the median, side-swiped...
Wrong Direction on One Way Cumby Street Results in DFZ Arrest
Raymond Edward Dafft, 51, of Commerce was driving his Toyota in the wrong direction on a one way street in Cumby when a Cumby law enforcement officer saw him. Dafft presented the officer with an expired driver’s license and a records check showed the license suspended. Dafft gave consent to search the vehicle and the officer found a small white plastic container on the passenger’s side with two different types of pills. Both are...
Warrant Served for Animal Cruelty; Large Amount of Meth Found
When the Special Crimes Unit served two warrants on Juan Manuel Rodriguez-Aguilera, 48, of Sulphur Springs, marijuana and methamphetamine were in plain sight. A search of the room found an even larger amount of methamphetamine and two sets of digital scales. Rodriguez-Aguilera is in Hopkins County Jail charged with Possession of a Controlled Substance Penalty Group 1 more than 4-gram but less than 200-grams ($30,000 bond), Possession...
Theft at Dollar General; Man Flees Police a Second Time
Sulphur Springs Police responded to a call in reference to a theft at the Dollar General store on South Broadway Thursday. There they found Christopher Leon Huddleston, 38 of Sulphur Springs in possession of the stolen property. As officers sought to make the arrest, he ran from officers. They quickly caught him. Huddleston is in Hopkins County Jail charged with Evading Arrest Detention with Previous Conviction and his being held for...
Woman Stabs Boyfriend in Chest
Sulphur Springs Police Officers were called to the 100 block of Van Sickle Street in reference to disturbance. There they found the boyfriend of Christina Anne Serafino, 25, had a stab wound in chest area. Serafino admitted stabbing him. Serafino is in Hopkins County Jail charged with Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon/Family Violence. It was also found that she had two misdemeanor warrants as well. One for Possession of Drug...
