Winnboro Police Report August 29- September 4
One arrest, two accidents, 110 calls for service, and issuing 25 citations and 9 warnings kept Winnsboro police active during the seven day report period August 29-September 4, 2016. Jacob Parrish, 23, of Gilmer was arrested August 29th on a Hopkins County warrant. That same day, a Honda was traveling westbound on FM 515 approaching the intersection of FM 515 and FM 852E. A Ford F-350 was traveling northbound on 852E, according to the...
Raymond D. “Dusty” Arnold
Funeral services for Raymond Dustin “Dusty” Arnold, of Yantis, will be conducted at 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, September 14, 2016 at West Oaks Funeral Home Chapel with Craig Arnold officiating. Interment will be at I.O.O.F. Cemetery in Sulphur Springs. There will be no formal visitation. Dusty passed away on Friday, September 9, 2016 in Tyler. He was born in January 1932 in Lynn, MA, the son of Charles Raymond and Verna Dustin Miller...
Game Day: Wildcats Vs Wildcats; Lady Cats at Hallsville
Two longtime rivals, the Wildcats and Paris, are getting together Friday night at 7:30 p.m. in Paris. Both teams come in with a 1-1 record. Paris lost on week one at Terrell and then they rallied to win in dramatic fashion last week against Pleasant Grove. The Wildcats have a home win over Sherman and a loss to Seminole Ridge, Florida last week at ESPN’s Wide World of Sports Stadium at Disney World in Orlando, Florida in the...
“Update” Jury Finds Sosa-Pintor Guilty of Child Porn Distribution
According to Lewis Tatum, Chief Criminal Investigator and Sheriff-elect for Hopkins County, Fernando Sosa-Pintor was found guilty of one count of possession of child pornography and two counts of distribution of child pornography. Sosa-Pintor will remain in the custody of U S Marshall’s until he is sentenced at a later date. Under federal statutes, Sosa-Pintor faces up to 20 years in federal prison on each charge. This is the...
Chicks for Charity Donation Welcomed by Heritage Counseling Center
CHICKS FOR CHARITY made a $6,000 donation to Heritage Counseling Center Thursday morning. The donation is one of many that keep open the doors of the Christian counseling ministry, according to Dr. Mary Leshe, Counselor. The money will be designated to assist young, single moms in their mental health struggles. Marketa Fisher, Board member, said that the counseling ministry fills a need with reduced rate and free counseling that seeks...
Runaway Found in Abandoned House
Ashlyn Wood, 14, has been returned home after a less-than-a-month search for the runaway. She disappeared August 16, 2016 and was reported to be traveling with Matthew Cady, 19. She was found in an abandoned house at 1 a.m. Friday morning. Cady is reported to have fled the scene. Posters and social media were utilized by the family in their search for the child. It was thought they were in the Dallas or surrounding area. It is thought...
Aggravated Assault of Ex-Wife Lands Hopkins County Man in Jail
She told the ER medical staff that she had fallen down stairs but Thursday she told Hopkins County Deputies that she had lied to the medical staff in fear of her life. Charles Don Williams, Jr. was arrested for Aggravated Assault Causes Serious Bodily Injury and Criminal Trespass when he drove his vehicle onto the driveway of his ex-wife’s residence on State Highway 11W. The ex-wife had produced paperwork from the hospital stating she...
Karen McMillan
Memorial Services for Karen McMillan, age 65, of Sulphur Springs, will be held Saturday, September 10, 2016, at 10 am at Tabernacle Baptist Church, in Pickton, with Rev. Mike Haun and Rev. B.J. Teer officiating. Karen was born October 21, 1950 in Anahuac, Texas the daughter of Carl and Helen Jeoffroy Stengler. She married Paul McMillan February 15, 1969. He preceded her in death in 1992. She was a homemaker. Karen was active in church...
