Wildcat Marching Band Performed at Area UIL Competition
The Wildcats Marching Band performed at Area competition Saturday at Mesquite Memorial Stadium and Band Director Charles McCauley called the performance the band’s best of the year. He said everything came together. McCauley said the kids felt really great about the performance. He had told them to enjoy themselves because they had earned the trip to Area. McCauley also told them if you can tell yourself that this is your best...
Charles Walter Allen
Funeral service for Charles Walter Allen, age 74, of Point, will be held Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2017, 2:00 pm, at the Wilson-Orwosky Funeral Home Chapel. Gary Lankford will officiate. The men bearing the casket on service day will be: Lee Allen, Christopher Hussey, Bennett Hussey, Dalton Sears, Robert Dale Thompson, and, Don Mark Connelly.Visitation will be one hour prior to the service, at 1:00 pm. Mr. Allen passed away at his...
Time Change for Oncor City of Cooper Power Outage
Oncor will be administering a planned temporary power outage that will affect a small portion of homes and businesses in the City of Cooper during the morning hours of Wednesday, Nov. 1. This temporary outage is expected to last no more than one hour, from 10 p.m. to 11 p.m. This planned outage is necessary to allow our employees to further improve reliability of the electrical system in the area. We greatly appreciate your patience....
Wood County Sheriff’s Report October 18-24, 2017
October 18th Deputies spoke with the reporting party, at approximately 12:52 a.m., in reference to an incident that occurred on PR 7631. This case has been forwarded to investigators. Deputies were dispatched to FM 2869/FM 2088, at approximately 2:47 a.m., in reference to suspicious circumstances. Deputies searched the area, but were unable to locate any activity. Deputies spoke with the reporting party, at approximately 8:26 a.m., in...
PJC Homecoming Events Begin Thursday
Paris Junior College has three days of activities planned for the 2017 Homecoming Thursday through Saturday. The weekend will be highlighted by the awarding of the College’s highest honor, the Distinguished Alumni Award, and three alumni and one former coach will be inducted into the Athletic Hall of Fame. Name to be awarded the College’s highest honor, Distinguished Alumni Award, is Ronald F. Dodson, PhD, Class of 1962, from Tyler....
Pickton Man Arrested for DWI with Child Passenger
A female screaming “He’s drunk and has my child” attracted the attention of Sulphur Springs police around 11 p.m. Saturday night. The officer observed a vehicle southbound on Broadway and then turned east on Shannon Road. The vehicle crashed into a culvert. Micahel Robert Sanders, 25, of Pickton was arrested for Driving While Intoxicated with Child Passenger under 15-years of age, a State Jail Felony. He is in Hopkins County Jail held...
Greenville Man Arrested Locally for Aggravated Assault with Deadly Weapon
Sulphur Springs Police responded to an early morning call Sunday in the 300 block of Texas Street. Officers located a victim with a very large laceration on the left side of his neck. The victim described the assailant and a search of the area located Matthew Jacob Miller, 21, of Greenville and removed a Glock 43, 9MM handgun from his coat pocket. Miller confessed to cutting the victim’s throat during the altercation. Miller is in...
Speeds Over 100 MPH Lead to Cocaine Arrest
Around 1:30 a.m. Sunday morning, a Hopkins County deputy noted a vehicle traveling at speeds of 100 mph on I-30 westbound. When the deputy stopped the vehicle at the 124 mile-marker, the driver, Gerardo Arrellano-Saldana, 19, of Sulphur Springs, had bloodshot eyes and said he had been awake for almost 24 hours. Cocaine was found in the vehicle. He had difficulty describing a timeline of events and stated he did not have a driver’s...
Felon in Possession Charges Filed
Michael Denly Johnson, 24, (address unknown) was stopped by a Hopkins County Deputy for a traffic violation at Highway 19N and FM 71 around 11 p.m. Sunday night. During a pat down, “Brass Knuckles”, a prohibited weapon was found and during a search of the vehicle, a firearm was found under the passenger seat. Johnson is in Hopkins County jail charged with Felon in Possession of a Firearm and Possession of a Prohibited Weapon. He is...
Cumby Man Arrested for Aggravated Assault After Biting Off Finger of Roommate
October 30, 2017 – Joshua Davis Farris, 35, of Cumby, was arrested for Aggravated Assault Family Violence shortly after midnight Monday. Farris admitted biting off the finger of his roommate. Other bites were evident on the victim. The roommate was airlifted for medical treatment. When the arresting officer arrived at the scene, Farris was beating on the front door and covered in blood. Farris is in Hopkins County Jail being...
