Winnsboro Police Report for November 16-22
Winnsboro City Police were busy with five arrests, a minor accident, 197 calls for service, and 52 citations and 42 warnings issued during the seven day period of November 16-22. Arrested Saturday for Assault Family/Household member with previous conviction and Interfere with emergency call with previous conviction, was Jason Bearden, 37, of Winnsboro. Kayla Dean, 29, of Paris was arrested on two City of Mt Pleasant warrants Monday....
County Applies to Make Voting Process Permanent
The Hopkins County Commissioners Court held a public hearing Monday morning on use of countywide precincts during the November 3 Constitutional Amendments Election. The court also gave County Clerk Debbie Shirley the okay to ask the Secretary of State’s Office to make the system permanent. Monday after the court meeting, Ms. Shirley said the vote centers that reduced the number of polling places from 21 to 14 providing voters...
Symphony League Auction Raised $12,500
The Sulphur Springs Symphony League had a successful auction Saturday night on KSST radio, Channel 18 TV on Suddenlink Cable and streaming live on ksstradio.com. Carol Bridges, the Treasurer for the Symphony League, said unofficially the auction raised $12,500. That was a little below the amount raised last year but many years have seen the event generate about $10,000. An official total will be coming later.
Shifts Available for Salvation Army Kettle Bell Ringers; Angel Trees to Provide Clothing for 385 Children
Tammy Flemens, Treasurer of Hopkins County Salvation Army, is looking for your help with the 2015 Angel Trees. There are 385 local children on the Christmastime clothing program, from newborn through age 18. If you can make purchases of clothing, coats, shoes or blankets these children need, please select names off the trees and purchase some or all of those needs listed. Deliver them unwrapped by Dec 10 to either of the tree...
Bullard Wins Saltillo Tournament; Lady Lions Suffer First Loss
The final day of the Saltillo tournament were some excellent games with the Saltillo Lady Lions suffering their 1st losses of the year. The opening game of the morning saw Royse City’s JV defeat Como Pickton 46-39. In bracket play DeKalb defeated Chisum 39-32, and Rivercrest defeated Paris 52-43. Saltillo would suffer their 1st loss of the season to Chapel Hill 40-31. Tori Mobley led the way with 15 including 5 three pointers,...
Suicide Attempt of Inmate Charged with Capital Murder Thwarted
November 21, 2015 – A call from Hopkins County Jail brought EMS, Jail Administrators, and law enforcement officers to the cell of Cody Scott Shaw, 27. According to dispatch reports, Shaw attempted suicide Friday shortly after midnight. Shaw is one of two suspects arrested and charged with capital murder in connection with the Saturday night slaying of 66-year old Gary Maynard. Maynard’s wife found him murdered in his bed at...
Second Effort by McKinney Man Resulted in His Arrest For Online Solitication of a Minor
Zain Jahangir, 29, of McKinney lost his way. Jahangir had arranged a meeting with who he thought to be an under 17-year old minor for sex. When he arrived in Sulphur Springs, he could not find the arranged location. A phone call made set a new location for the meeting at a convenience store on Main Street. He was waiting at the new location in the vehicle he had described when local law enforcement officers arrived and arrested him...
Man Lied to Family for Ride to Sulphur Springs Where He Was Arrested for Online Solicitation of a Minor
Lyndon Kyle Sillings, 26, of Oak Cliff was arrested by local law enforcement including the Crimes Against Children division and charged with online solicitation of a minor. Sillings had been communicating with someone he thought was under 17 and arranged a meeting in Sulphur Springs. Unable to provide his own transportation, he was transported to Sulphur Springs by his step-mother and step-brother who thought they were bringing him...
Brunch With Santa Claus at Children’s Museum
Santa Claus is coming to town and will be making an early stop at the Northeast Texas Children’s Museum for the annual Brunch with Santa. This year’s brunch will be on Saturday, December 5 from 9:30 to 11:30. Commerce Little Angels will provide a pancake breakfast. This year’s Santa Claus was actually found sitting on a bench at the Children’s Museum during the summer months. “One of our staff came to me and said that Santa was at...
Arrest Made in Franklin County Bank Robbery
Sheriff Ricky Jones is pleased to announce a suspect has been arrested in connection the Armed Bank Robbery of the Lake Cypress Spring Branch of the First National Bank of Mount Vernon. In a multi-agency effort with the Bowie, Red River, and Franklin County Sheriff’s Offices, the Texas Department of Public Safety’s Texas Rangers Service, and the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI), Bank Robbery Suspect Bobby Wayne Lance was taken...
