Miller Grove News January 13, 2017
This is the first news column that I have for 2017 and since the holidays there hasn’t been too much news to report in old MG. I’m hopeful that this will be a good year – so far, mine hasn’t been bad. MG School has a custodial position open if anyone would like to apply. If you have questions you can call 903-459-3288 or stop by the high school office for an application. Miller Grove’s annual Homecoming basketball game will be...
Hopkins County Teen Court
Hopkins County Teen Court is an event to behold. Phrases like “If it pleases the court” and “No further questions your Honor” are used and used well. A trial, complete with a twelve member jury, takes place each month. Judge and Bailiffs aside, teens makeup the entire court. Both sides even interview potential jury members, and in turn strike potentials for various reasons. At a basic level, Teen Court...
Meth, Heroin Found in Arrest
January 12, 2017 – A 25-year old female refused to give her address to the Hopkins County Deputy that stopped her at the 135 mile marker on I-30 eastbound. She did not have a driver’s license but did have state issued ID and is a US citizen. She also refused emergency contact information. However, drug paraphernalia was in plain view in the 2002 Ford Focus she was driving and .29-gram of methamphetamine was found. She and her...
Creativity in Drug Use Creates Problems for Inmate
Rhonda Gaye Rozell, 46, of Tyler and an inmate in Hopkins County jail found the offer of methamphetamine by a sister inmate to be too tempting. Rozell was in a holding cell in the book in area of the jail when Linnea Colynn Brown removed methamphetamine from her person and prepared the meth in a line (see story here). Rozell tore a piece of paper and made a make-shift straw. Both inmates used the straw. Rozell picked up crystals off...
Jail Inmate’s Sharing Spirit Results in More Charges
Jan 12, 2017 – An inmate in Hopkins County Jail had a sharing spirit this week. Linnea Colynn Brown, 33, of Arkansas was arrested Monday January 9th for Possession of a Controlled Substance Penalty Group 1 over 1-gram, less than 200-grams during a traffic stop. While in jail, she removed a packed from her person, took out methamphetamine and used some. She also shared the meth with another inmate. She then concealed the packet...
Chamber Connection January 12, 2017
SAVE THE DATE!!! It’s time for the 91st Annual Chamber of Commerce Banquet! “An Evening in the Woods,” dinner and community awards will be held at the Hopkins County Civic Center on Thursday, February 16th at 6:30 p.m. Awards including Citizen of the Year, Woman of the Year, Caregiver of the Year, Community Pride Award, Agriculturist of the Year, Large Business of the Year, Small Business of the Year, and Educator of the Year will be...
Cumby Robotics Teams are World-Ranked!
Cumby ISD Robotics Teams 6834A and 6834Z competed in Houston, Texas on Saturday January 7, 2017 and qualified for the National Championship to be held in Iowa in April. Teams A and Z teamed up to win the Tournament Championship. Team A took the Excellence Award and placed Second in Robot Skills. Team Z received the Judges Award and placed First in Robot Skills. Both teams will compete in Richardson on January 14. Both teams are...
Superintendents Press Conference Opposing A-F Grading System for Schools–Video Presentation
During the last legislative session in Texas, a law was passed requiring the Commissioner of Education to develop a system that would give every campus and district in the state a grade from A to F in five domains. As required by law, the commissioner has developed a system and prepared a report for the legislature that is a preliminary attempt to comply with the law. The report is unofficial and one possible method of assigning...
Castleberry, Jackson-Grant Sentenced Wednesday Afternoon
Wednesday afternoon in Eighth Judicial District Court, James Christopher Castleberry pled guilty to Delivery of a Controlled Substance Penalty Group 1 More than 1-gram, less than 4-grams and was sentenced to 10 years in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. Castleberry will serve the first five years day-for-day before being eligible for paroled because the delivery was in a drug free zone. This is his second trip to the TDCJ. If...
