Wood County Sheriff’s Report October 4-10, 2017
October 4th Deputies were dispatched to HWY 182 near Alba, at approximately 7:19 a.m., in reference to criminal trespass. Actors, or actors unknown, fled the scene, prior to the deputies’ arrival. This case has been forwarded to investigators. At 7:40 a.m., cows were reported out on CR 1150 near Quitman. Deputies were dispatched to HWY 154 near Quitman, at approximately 7:50 a.m., in reference to an alarm. Deputies checked the...
Saltillo Lions, Lady Lions Qualify for Regional Meet
Both the Saltillo Lions and Lady Lions’ cross country teams qualified for the regional cross country meet at a district meet in Miller Grove Wednesday. Both teams finished in second place. Lady Lion Sienna Collins again captured the district championship with a first place finish in a time of 12:12. Also for the Lady Lions, Kristina Wade was 8th, Jocelyn Ochoa was 10th, Danielle Ross was 12th, Ofelia Cabrera was 15th and...
Game Day: Wildcat Football Seeks First District Win; Lady Cat Volleyball Seeks Share of District Lead
The Wildcats’ football team has a big district football game at newly renovated Gerald Prim Stadium Friday night (October 13) as they take on long time district foe, Texas High. Both teams are hungry for a win. Texas High comes in 0-1 in district play. They lost to Marshall at home two weeks ago. Texas High had a bye last Friday October 6). The Tigers are 2-3 for the season. The Wildcats come in 2-4 overall having lost four...
Two Local Men Arrested for Cattle Theft
Hopkins County Sheriff’s Investigator Dennis Findley and Texas State Cattle Raisers’ Special Ranger Toney Hurley arrested two local men for the theft of 12 head of cattle and selling them in Oklahoma. Landon Dee Harness, 22, of Sulphur Springs and Lane Wesley Keller, 21 were arrested for Theft of Cattle, less than $150,000. The pair had secretly fed the cattle for a period of time and were able to load them into trailers using the...
Flu Shot Clinic Coming to the SS Senior Center
A Flu Shot Clinic will be available at the Sulphur Springs Senior Citizens Center on Thursday, November 9th from 10:00 – 11:30 with Mays Home Care. Be sure to bring your Medicare Cards!
Brashear Man Arrested For Failure to Register as Sex Offender
October 13, 2017 – During an interview with Hopkins County Chief Investigator Charles Humphries, Garrett Matthew Bursby, 22, of Brashear admitted to failure to register as a sex offender. Bursby is charged with Sex Offenders Duty to Register 10 years State Jail Felony and is being held on a $25,000 bond. He is also wanted on a warrant in Bexar County for failure to register.
Local Woman Arrested for Crack Cocaine
A search of a 2002 Lexus stopped for a traffic violation led to locating two small green plastic baggies with a white rock substance believed to be crack cocaine inside. Sulphur Springs Police stopped the auto in the 200 block of Ardis Street. There they arrested Demetria Lashunda Rivers, 46, of Sulphur Springs for Possession of a Controlled Substance Penalty Group 1, less than 1-gram in a Drug Free Zone. Rivers admitted to the...
Fall Weed Control in Lawns By Mario Villarino
A common weed affecting home lawns this time of the year is the Slender Aster. According to Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Aggie Turf unit, Slender Aster is an annual weed with simple, linear, and alternate leaves. Heads with yellow disk flowers while ray flowers can be white, blue, purple, violet, and pink. Gets increasingly woody and more difficult to control as it matures late in the season and in areas where it can be a...
