Robertson Sentenced to Five Years for Attempted Arson
Walter Lee Robertson, 66, was sentenced to 5 years in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice following a plea bargain Wednesday afternoon in 8th Judicial District Court. The agreement sends Robertson to prison for Attempted Arson. In 2006, Robertson received a differed probation for second degree felony arson. According to Hopkins County Sheriff’s records Robertson had written his half-sister a letter telling her she had been...
Hopkins-Rains County Students Attend Esteemed Youth Leadership Conference
While others spent time at the beach, pool or simply hanging out with friends, Hopkins-Rains County students learned about buisness and free enterprise. Sylvia Feijen of Saltillo and Sheyenne Mitchell of North Hopkins attended this year’s Texas Farm Bureau (TFB) Annual Youth Leadership Conference (YLC) at Tarleton State University from June 13-17, to gain a leg up in the path to their dreams. “YLC is an excellent...
How To Keep Your Plants Alive During The Hot Summer!
If you want moderate summers try Minnesota, but this is Texas, and every summer is as hot as it can be. Don’t give up on your pretty plants, help them out and keep them alive all summer long. Here is a few helpful tips to keep your plants alive all summer: When it comes to summer, your potted plants are by far the most susceptible to heat. While other plants can distribute heat throughout the surrounding ground, potted plants...
Tenacity for Justice Renews Restitution Order
Tenacity for justice served proved true for the District Attorney’s office Wednesday morning in Eight Judicial District Court. District Attorney Will Ramsay, knowing that a 10-year probation was nearing an end and that restitution, ordered as a condition of probation, had not been made, filed a motion to continue the order of probation while having the probationer accept a State Jail Felony. In March 2006 Kathy Lynn Haygood pled...
Alliance Bank Sponsors Watermelon Eating Contest
July 2nd is the day the 2016 Watermelon Eating Contest sponsored by Alliance Bank. The contest will start at 6:30 p.m. on Celebration Plaza prior to the Independence Day Concert. The Rules and Regulations Below: All hands must remain behind the back during the contest. Each competitor will be assigned a quarter of watermelon and will have one minute to consume it down to the rind. The winner will be the first person to finish their...
Recovered Items Just Some of Items Taken in County Burglary; Barker Charged
A burglary in the Arbala area has led Hopkins County Sheriff’s Investigators to the internet, to Van Zandt County and today to Wood County for further questioning of a suspect who is shown pawning the items stolen. Three of the items, a wedding ring, a tennis bracelet, and a Nikon camera have been recovered and returned to the owner, according to Investigator Dennis Findley. Other items taken in the burglary of a habitation were...
First Ice Cream Freeze-Off of the Summer
JOHN AND MARY ELLEN LITTLE, FIRST PLACE WINNERS WITH STRAWBERRY SWIRL Summer officially began on June 20. What better way to stay cool and celebrate than with your favorite homemade ice cream? That’s just what happened at the Sr’s Center on Tuesday June 21. Sixteen freezers of homemade ice cream were entered in a Freeze-Off organized by Karon Weatherman. Almost 100 senior citizens and family members lined up with...
PJC Strengthens Relationship With Southeastern Oklahoma State University
Paris Junior College and Southeastern Oklahoma State University strengthened their relationship Tuesday with the signing of an agreement that will assist transfer students. This 2+2 articulation agreement allows a seamless transition for students transferring from PJC into seven additional programs at Southeastern: Chemistry, Criminal Justice Major-Minor, Elementary Education, Hospitality Management, Recreation, Spanish, and Special...
