Avila Sentenced to 20 Years for Continuous Sexual Abuse of a Child
Jesus Avila, 39, of Saltillo was sentenced to 20 years in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice Wednesday morning in 8th Judicial District Court. Avila had appeared for a pre-trial hearing but made a plea bargain for the 20 years. He pled guilty to a first degree felony, Continuous Sexual Abuse of a Child under the age of 14 Avila was arrested Saturday, March 12, 2016, for Continuous Sexual Abuse of a Child under the age of...
Couple Charged with Child Endangerment
Desiree Krystal Brown, 23, and Rogers Dale Petrea, 29, were arrested Tuesday, June 14, 2016 on a warrant at the Child Protective Services office in Sulphur Springs. Special Crimes Investigators assisted CPS with an investigation involving a one year old child that tested positive for high levels of methamphetamine. The couple was charged with Abandonment/Endangerment of a Child Criminal Negligence. Sgt. Mark Estes with the Special...
RSVP Spring Awards Banquet to Honor Volunteers
Several people who give generously of their time and efforts will be honored for their service Thursday, June 16th, during the RSVP Spring Awards Banquet. The event begins at 5 p.m. with a theme of “Volunteers Make Beautiful Music” at New Beginnings Fellowship Church. The meal will be catered by Murray’s BBQ and Musical Entertainment will be by Enola Gay Mathews. Door prizes will be handed out by businesses in...
One Way Auto Sales Moves Onto Gilmer
One Way Auto Sales, LLC., a new business owned by Clint Lewis, has moved into the former Father and Son’s Auto Sales lot on 900 Gilmer Street. Lewis has worked at three previous auto sales businesses, including Father and Son’s during its final two months as Sales Manager, but One Way Auto marks his first time as an auto sale business owner. “I’ve worked at a used car lot in Mt. Pleasant called ‘Champion...
Heat Advisory Issued for Wednesday through Thursday
An extreme heat advisory has be issued for noon Wednesday until 8 p.m. Thursday. Temperatures will reach into the middle and upper 90’s with afternoon heat index values around 105. All of North Central and Northeastern Texas are included in the advisory including the Hopkins County area. Eastern Oklahoma and Western Arkansas are also included. Heat exhaustion or heat stroke can quickly occur to anyone working or participating in...
TxDOT’s I-30 Public Survey of Opinions and Concerns for the Future of I-30 Continues
Time remains for those who have yet to respond to the Texas Department of Transportation’s invitation to the public to share their opinions and concerns about the future of Interstate Highway 30 in East Texas. According to Tim McAlavy, the response has been strong but TxDOT wants everyone to have an opportunity to contribute. The survey will close at the end of June according to McAlavy. I-30 is an important connection for...
The Healing Power Of Crystals!
Crystal Healing is known as an alternative medicinal technique that is composed of stones and crystals. Before modern medicine, many people thought that crystals had a magical healing power that would cure a persons sickness and even to this day people still use these techniques. The method is that a doctor places various colored crystal stones (colors depending on the patients symptoms and/or feelings) on the patients body in an...
2016 Dairy Festival Milking Contest Winners
On Saturday, June 11th, the annual Dairy Festival Milking Contest took place. There were three categories of competitors: Dairy Festival contestants, the contestants parents, and the visiting balloon pilots. In the Dairy Festival category, Emma Boyett placed third, Lauren Helm placed second, and Sadie Evans placed first. In the Parents category, the parents of Tahtiana King, Kyshia and Marcus Johnson, placed third. The parent...
Grand Jury Issues New Indictments in June
Indictments were handed down Monday by a Hopkins County Grand Jury. Among the indictments was a need to re-indict all the cases from the last grand jury in order to fix a technical issue. Along with the re-indictment were a number of new indictments. The 41 new indictments not sealed include: Michael Lyle Gall, 29, was indicted for Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon. In April of this year, Hopkins County Sheriff’s Deputies...
