2 Jailed April 7 On Felony Warrants
Two people were jailed April 7 on felony Hopkins County warrants, according to arrest and jail reports.
Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Amanda Weatherford traveled to Jefferson Parish, Louisiana and took custody of Calise Maurice Frazier at the Parish jail at 11:36 a.m. April 7, 2021. Weatherford transported the 27-year-old Metairie, Louisiana man who was wanted on a Hopkins County warrant to Sulphur Springs, where Frazier was booked into Hopkins County jail just before 8 p.m. April 7 on the warrant for violation of probation, which he was on for tampering with or fabricating physical evidence.
Frazier was held in Hopkins County jail Thursday, April 8, 2021, without bond, according to jail reports. He was arrested Nov. 13, 2016, for tampering with evidence and possession of less than 1 gram of a Penalty Group 1 controlled substances. He was released the next day on bonds totaling $15,000.He was jailed July 17-Oct. 9, 2017 for bond forfeiture on both charges. He was returned to Hopkins County jail May 14-June 27, 2018 to serve 45 days on tampering charge and again from May 6 to May 15, 2019 to serve 10 day son a tampering charge, according to jail records.
HCSO Corrections Officer Courtney Steward took Carlotta Fiona Davis into custody at 9:15 a.m. April 7, in the 8th Judicial District Courtroom and transported her to Hopkins County jail on outstanding possession of less than 1 gram of a Penalty Group 1 controlled substance warrant and surety off bond on a possession of less than 1 gram of a Penalty Group 1 controlled substance charges, according to jail reports.
The 46-year-old Commerce woman remained in Hopkins County jail Thursday, April 8, 2021, in lieu of a $5,000 bond on the controlled substance charge and a $50,000 bond on the other charge, according to jail reports.
Jail reports show Davis, who is also known by Carlotta Fiona Noyes, Carlotta Davis Noyes and Carlotta Fiona Noyes Davis and Carlotta Fiene Noyes, has been booked into Hopkins County jail more than a dozen times before, most recently on July 4, 2020 on a possession of less than 1 gram of a Penalty Group 1 controlled substance and public intoxication; she was released later Independence Day 2020 on a $2,000 bond, according to jail records.
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The Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office is located at 298 Rosemont Sulphur Springs, TX 75482. You can reach them for non-emergency matters at (903) 438-4040.
April 8 COVID-19 Update: No New COVID-19 Cases, 1 Fatality Reported For Hopkins County
Hopkins County seems to still be headed in the right direction as far as COVID-19 is concerned. Thursday was another day with no new COVID-19 cases reported in Hopkins County residents, but had 13 residents reported to have recovered from their bout with COVID-19. Despite the ever increasing number of people receiving COVID-19 vaccines, the virus is still not gone from Hopkins County: 123 residents were estimated Thursday afternoon to still have the virus and another Hopkins County resident was confirmed April 7 to have died from COVID-19.
| COVID-19 Category | December | January | February | March | April (1-8) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monthly New Case Count (Confirmed & Probable) | 483 | 400 | 188 | 98 | 17 |
| Estimated Additional Doses Of Vaccine Administered | 256 | 1,852 | 1,178 | 6959 | 851 |
| Estimated Additional Fully Vaccinated | 0 | 324 | 772 | 2613 | 590 |
| Fatalities Occurring During the Month | 26 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
While Texas Department of State Health Services April 8 COVID-19 Case Counts dashboard showed no new novel coronavirus 2019 cases, either confirmed or probable, reported for Hopkins County three days this month, three have been 11 new lab-confirmed cases so far in April: one each on April 2, 3 and 7, but eight on April 1. There have also only been four new probable cases (those in which an individual tested COVID-19 positive on an antigen test or or have a combination of symptoms and a known exposure to someone with COVID-19 without a more likely diagnosis) in the last 7 days , but there have been six probable cases so far this month.
So far this month there have been 25 recoveries, four each April 1-4, then eight on Wednesday and 13 Thursday. That’s eight more recoveries during the first eight days of April than were reported March 1-8.
Cumulatively, that’s 3,036 Hopkins County residents who have contracted the virus since March 21, 2020, including 3,005 who have recovered from the virus.
Unfortunately, 108 Hopkins County residents have died as a result of COVID-19 since July 2020. The first death wasn’t recorded until July. The latest death was confirmed by death certificate, filed with Texas Vital Statistics office and announced by DSHS April 7. The latest death is reported to have occurred on April 1, marking 26 days between the most recent COVID-19 fatalities.
As the number of Hopkins County residents has continued to increase since December, the number of new COVID-19 cases and deaths has continued to decline each month.
December concluded with 26 fatalities, 256 people in Hopkins County receiving the first dose of COVID-19 vaccine, and 483 new COVID-19 cases (290 new confirmed COVID-19 cases, as well as 193 probable cases reported Dec. 11-31). Reported for Hopkins County in January were 15 deaths, 400 new COVID-19 cases (247 confirmed and 153 probable) and 1,852 additional doses of COVID-19 were administered (1,528 first doses and 324 second doses). A total of 188 new COVID-19 cases were reported in February (135 confirmed and 134 probable), 5 fatalities, and 1,178 additional doses of COVID-19 in February. Only 98 total new COVID-19 cases were reported in March 2021 (60 confirmed and 38 probable), three fatalities and approximately 6,500 additional does of COVID-19 vaccine had been administered to Hopkins County residents. So far in April, recoveries outpaced new cases 25 to 17, and the number of vaccines administered to Hopkins County residents has risen from 10,497 to 11,354 (6,955 who’ve received the first dose of the vaccine and 4,399 who are fully vaccinated for COVID-19.
Compared to the eight other counties within about 100 miles driving distance, Hopkins County has the second highest fatality rate among confirmed COVID-19 cases, was fourth for most fatalities and fifth for most cases, as of April 7, 2021. Of the 1,580 confirmed COVID-19 cases reported through Wednesday for Hopkins County, 108 residents died from the virus, giving the county a 6.84 percent fatality rate among infected individuals.
Tira Residents Celebrate Birthdays, Easter with Family And Friends
By Jan Vaughn, Tira News correspondent
We want to express our sympathy to the family of Jimmy Don Goldsmith. He passed away on Sunday, April 4, 2021, and his funeral was held on Wednesday, April 7, at the Murray-Orwosky Funeral Chapel. Please be in prayer for his family.
Landon, Laiken, Rylan, Brailon, and Slaiden Joslin spent Easter weekend camping at Cooper Lake. They had an early birthday celebration for Rylan while there.
The boys came to our house on Sunday afternoon and hunted Easter eggs and stayed for supper. Our grandson, Kenden Joslin, and his girlfriend, Emma Hall, joined us, too.
Chip and I helped our grandson, Morgan Joslin, get settled in his apartment in Dallas. He is working at Business Jet Center at Love Field fueling planes. We enjoyed a delicious meal at Mia’s Mexican Restaurant. Chip’s mother, Grace, stayed with her daughter, Linda Ellen Vaughn, and then we picked them up and went to the Dallas Arboretum, which was beautiful with all the colorful spring flowers in bloom.
Destri Weir wants to extend an invitation to a birthday celebration in honor of Yvonne Weir’s 70th birthday on Saturday, May 1, 2021, from 2-4 p.m. at Heritage Park, 416 North Jackson St. in Sulphur Springs. A picnic lunch and cake will be served. Text or call Destri at 940-367-3322 to RSVP.
I always need and appreciate input from my friends to help keep me informed of news in our community. If you have any news pertaining to Tira residents, past or present, please contact me, Jan Vaughn, at 903-438-6688 or [email protected].
Summer Registration Open at Paris Junior College
Paris Junior College is offering five terms this summer, ranging from three to 13 weeks in length starting May 17 until August 17.
The May Mini-Term and Summer Long Term both begin on May 17; Summer I and Summer Extended terms begin June 1, and the Summer II Term starts on July 12.
The scholarship for free tuition to a Summer I or Summer II class should be applied for prior to that term’s starting date.
“We have many options to fit the needs of any student,” said PJC President Dr. Pam Anglin.
“There are in-person and online classes,” Dr. Pam Anglin said. The PJC President noted that “There are also many courses that transfer to Texas universities and many courses that will give a student a head start towards a great career.”
To see offered classes, go to www.parisjc.edu/schedule.
To apply to PJC, go to www.parisjc.edu/apply or email [email protected].
Paris Junior College — located in Paris, Texas, about 100 miles northeast of Dallas — has been a part of the Lamar County community since 1924
Paris Junior College offers Associate in Arts, Associate in Science and Associate in Applied Science degrees, as well as Certificates of Proficiency in technical/workforce fields. The college has expanded its academic curriculum through the years to encourage associate degree and university transfer candidates. Since establishing its first vocational program — jewelry and watchmaking in 1942 — the college has been aggressive in adding technical/workforce programs that will benefit students entering the workforce.
The campus of 54 tree-shaded acres includes 20 major buildings and residence halls and provides students a unique and pleasant environment for learning.
Paris Junior College also operates centers in Sulphur Springs, Texas, and in Greenville, Texas.
Vision
To be the educational provider of choice for the region.
Mission
Paris Junior College is a comprehensive community college serving the region’s educational and training needs while strengthening the economic, social and cultural life of our diverse community.
City Asked To Consider Naming Area Of Pacific Park In Memory Of Prince Beachum
Sulphur Springs City Council was asked this week to consider naming an area of Pacific Park in memory of the Prince Beachum.
Patricia Morgan addressed the City Council during the regular April meeting on behalf of the Juneteenth Committee and community to make the request in recognition of the contributions Beachum, who died in March, made to the community.
“Prince was a great guy. He did a lot for our community. We are here asking in consideration that you would consider naming a part of the new Pacific Park, a part to be called the Prince Beachum Sports Pavilion,” Morgan said, noting the renovations and new building to be constructed as part of the park renovation project. “We know the Grays Building is a historic part of the park. We’re coming to you just to ask that some part of what they’re building to be considered to be named as part of Prince Beachum.”
Morgan noted that Beachum was instrumental in getting the annual Juneteenth Celebration started in 2011. The annual event started relatively small coordinated by Beachum and a couple of friends. Barbecue at Pacific Park is now held annually and has grown in size. The annual project is now helmed by a committee consisting of 23 members, including Morgan and approximately half a dozen others who attended the April 6 meeting to show support for the request.
“This is a nonprofit organization. Everything we do, we do out of our members’ pockets. So we have this barbecue at the park. Everybody in the city comes. I want to tell you it’s gotten so big the people from Dallas to Texarkana come to tis celebration,” Morgan told the council Tuesday night.
Morgan said that was one of the area in which Beachum contributed to and left a lasting mark on the community.
In addition to the Juneteeth Celebration, Beachum helped with Mel Haven Cemetery Society He was member of Mitchell Chapel Church of God In Christ but leant assistance to any church in town that needed help.
“He did the sports, he would made donations. He was part of the gala. Prince was a well known guy, a very young guy. It’s something that’s touched our hearts. A lot of his friends were at a lost for words,” Morgan said of Beachum’s death, which she described as sudden.
“Before we knew it, Prince was gone. So tonight, we come to you to ask if you would put in consideration to name something in the Pacific Park area for him, Prince Beachum Sports Pavilion. We’d like to ask that you’d do that for our community,” Morgan concluded.
Former Resident and Author Kate Park to be Honored During May 1 Winnsboro Festival of Books
The Winnsboro Festival of Books set for May 1, 2021
The event to honor the late Kate Park
WINNSBORO — Winnsboro Center for the Arts will host its annual Festival of Books Saturday, May 1, on the future site of the WCA’s new Center for Performing Arts at 206 Market Street. This year’s event honors Winnsboro’s own Kate Park who died last July at age 40 after a brave battle with Corticobasal Degeneration (CBD) and Progressive Supranuclear Palsy (PCP), rare brain diseases.
Before she fell ill, Park had dedicated her career to the arts and non-profit work, including a successful stint as executive director of The Friends of the Dallas Public Library, organizing AuthorSpeak and The Big Read, along with a Friends book festival in 2017. She was the daughter of Mike and Judy Park.
“This year’s festival is dedicated to Kate, who inspired our festival and helped us during organization,” said Mary White, arts center president. “She also prompted several of her author friends from Dallas to be on our first panel in 2018. Her friends and colleagues Michael Merschel, Nancy Churnin and Michael Granberry will be returning this year to pay tribute to
her.”
The festival opens at 9 a.m. with author book signings. All published authors are invited to reserve a table. Visit www.winnnsborocenterforthearts.com for a registration form. Space is available for $45. Also at 9am, students from Alter Dance will perform. At 9:30,Grammy award winner and Cajun music legend Jo-El Sonnier will perform a children’s concert, hold a story time and will be available to sign copies of his book, “There’s Something in the Swamp, and It’s for Dinner.”
A children’s literature panel led by Churnin, author of 10 non-fiction picture books and former theater critic for The Dallas Morning News, will begin at 10:45. Churnin says she will never forget the excitement that Kate Park brought to the very first festival and looks forward to honoring Kate’s memory at this one.
“At a time when we need the healing properties of books, and how they bring us together more than ever, The Winnsboro Book Festival serves a deep need not only in the Winnsboro community, but in the larger community of our collective hearts,” Churnin explained. “I am so proud to moderate a panel at this event which honors Kate’s spirit — her love for people and the books that help us understand, celebrate and support each other.”
Joining Churnin will be: Mary Brooke Casad, creator of Bluebonnet the Armadillo series; Rosie Pova, a multi-published, award-winning author and writing instructor, including the upcoming picture book, Sunday Rain; and Michael Steele, a former writer for Barney & Friends and Wishbone. Steele has also published more than 120 books for various characters and brands, including Batman, Wonder Woman and Superman.
Author Michael Merschel, who spent 12 years as the book critic for The @ Morning News, will deliver the keynote address at 1 p.m. Merschel served on a panel at the first book festival and later spoke to students at MemorialMiddle School about his book, Revenge of the Star Survivors, which won the Texas Institute of Letters’ award for best middle-grade book in 2018.
Expect Merschel to be joined by a surprise guest who will talk about his upcoming book on the Dallas Cowboys. Merschel was delighted to be invited to honor his late friend.
“I would do just about anything to help celebrate Kate,” he said. “A lot of us were left with Kate-shaped holes in our hearts when she left us. She brought so much light and love into the world, and I am thrilled that Winnsboro is doing so much to keep that sparkling spirit alive.”
A mystery panel, led by Winnsboro’s own Melissa (Whitley) Lenhardt, will begin at 2 p.m. Joining Lenhardt will be: Harvey Hunsicker, former executive vice president of the Mystery Writers of America and author of eight books; Kathleen Kent, two-time Edgar Award nominee and New York Times bestselling author; and Reavis Wortham, a Paris native, author of The Red River series has won critical acclaim.
An installation at Kate Park Memorial Park, just south of the Gilbreath Memorial Library at 916 North Main Street, is scheduled to begin at 3:15 p.m. following the mystery panel. Underwriting this year’s event are: Chip and Terry Mathews; The Bowery Book Club; The Mrs. A.D. Francis Endowment Fund administered by East Texas Communities Foundation on
behalf of Winnsboro Community Foundation; and The Texas Commission on the Arts.
Pedestrian Struck By Vehicle On Mockingbird Lane
A pedestrian was struck by a vehicle and flown to an area trauma center Wednesday evening, according to Sulphur Springs Police Chief Jason Ricketson.
Emergency dispatchers received a call at 8:33 p.m. regarding a crash involving a pedestrian in the 1300 block of Mockingbird Lane. A 50-year-old Sulphur Springs man was reportedly walking east across Mockingbird Lane near Duckworth Street when a northbound vehicle, said to be a truck, struck him.
The pedestrian was care-flighted from the Sulphur Springs to a Tyler trauma center. The pedestrian struck by the vehicle, identified by police as Danny Keller, was reported to be in the ICU at the Tyler hospital as of the last report police had received.
The driver of the vehicle that struck the man had not been charged with any offenses as of midmorning Thursday. The pedestrian-vehicle crash is still under investigation by police, according to Ricketson. No additional details were available midmorning April 8, 2021.
Sulphur Springs City Manager’s Report – April 6, 2021
Sulphur Springs City Council received from City Manager Marc Maxwell the following monthly manager’s report during the April 6, 2021 council meeting:
April 06, 2021
TO: CITY COUNCIL
FROM: CITY MANAGER, MARC MAXWELL
SUBJ: MANAGER’S REPORT
COVID-19 RESPONSE
The number of active cases in Hopkins County decreased since our last meeting with 141 active cases as of April 5th. There are zero patients in the COVID unit at the hospital as of Monday.
GRAYS BUILDING –The framing and the plumbing top-out is finished. Electrical rough-in is complete. HVAC is installed. Insulation and sheetrock are installed. Brick is going up now. The roof is completed on the building, but not the covered area on the north side. Stainless steel furnishings for the kitchen are beginning to arrive. The walls will be painted soon. The Grays building will be open by Juneteenth.
SENIOR CITIZENS BUILDING – Construction drawings are still being prepared by REES Associates. We have hired Tandem Consulting to oversee the construction just like the Grays Building.
WOODLAWN STREET – Completed.
SAPUTO SEWER MAIN – Construction has finally begun. This $750,000 sewer project is funded entirely by a grant from the Texas Department of Agriculture.
The new main will supplement an older undersized main. The path of the new main begins at Saputo and continues under the interstate. It then continues South for 3,500 feet before connecting to an existing trunk line. The new main has a 15-inch inch diameter.
This grant is made possible because of a $50 million plant upgrade at Saputo and their cooperation with the Texas Department of Agriculture. Without their cooperation this project would not have been possible.
COLLEGE STREET – This will be the next project after the Saputo Sewer Line Project. The concrete crushing operation that will provide much of the road base for College Street is completed. They crushed 15,098 tons of concrete.
CLAIMS – We did not have any liability claims or workers compensation claims in March. We did file a claim on a towing company’s insurer. They were towing our new tow truck when it decoupled causing damage to the truck frame, bed and body.
REVENUES AND EXPENDITURES – Finance Director Lesa Smith will present a report of revenues and expenditures.
OTHER REPORTS – Elsewhere around the city, employees:
• Responded to 222 fire/rescue calls including 2 structure fires, 5 grass fires and 1 vehicle fire.
• Performed preventative maintenance on 82 fire hydrants.
• Pressure washed sidewalks downtown.
• Cleaned Hopkins County Veterans Memorial waterfall wall.
• Repaired multiple leaks in parks facilities due to the freeze.
• Served 3,658 meals at the Senior Citizens Center.
• Hosted a 53-team baseball tournament.
• Conducted 42 building inspections, 17 electrical inspections, 11 plumbing inspections 2 mechanical inspections and issued 37 building permits.
• Repaired 27 streets following utility repairs.
• Repaired 684 potholes.
• Replaced 1 stop sign and 3 street signs.
• Swept the streets (contractor).
• Repaired a drainage problem on Carter Street.
• Dug out the ditch between Carter and Lamar.
• Installed 840’ of drainage pipe in Pacific Park.
• Replaced curb & gutter at WA & Beckham, Weaver & Patton, 211 Beckham, and Beckham & Beckworth in preparation for the Street Improvement Program (Summer Paving Program).
• Cement-stabilized and replaced part of Reservoir Street after the freeze (contractor).
• Ordered a new generator for P.D. (grant funded)
• Designed installation for generator at City Hall.
• Repaired raw water pump at Cooper Lake pump station.
• Repaired scoreboard on field #2 at Coleman Park.
• Installed a fuel pump at the airport.
• Repaired water leak at the Police Department and the animal shelter.
• Performed preventative maintenance on various items at the wastewater treatment plant.
• Treater wastewater to a daily average total suspended solids reading of .51 mg/L.
• Repaired 8 water main ruptures.
• Replaced 21 water meters.
• Unstopped 37 sewer mains.
• Repaired 8 sewer mains.
• Treated 137 million gallons of potable water.
• Flushed 36 dead end water mains.
• Made repairs to 1-million-gallon clearwell.
• Installed a variable frequency drive on the air compressor at the water treatment plant.
• Sold 3,752 gallons of AvGas and 14,436 gallons of JetA fuel.
• Accommodated 1,811 airport operations (landings or takeoffs).
• Responded to 215 animal control calls and achieved an 86% adoption rate.
• Made 4 felony arrests in the Special Crimes Unit.
• Responded to 54 accidents, recorded 51 offences, made 51 arrests and wrote 576 citations in the patrol division.
• Checked out 2,729 items from the library
3 Jailed On Felony Hopkins County Warrants
Three men were jailed on felony Hopkins County warrants, according to arrest and jail reports.
Jeremy Brannon Conley was jailed Tuesday, April 6, 2021, on a warrant for surety off bond on an unauthorized use of a motor vehicle charge. The 39-year-old Montalba man was released from Hopkins County jail later April 6. His new bond on the felony stolen vehicle charge was set at $10,000.
Conley, who is also known to go by Jeremey Brandon Conley, was arrested on June 16, 2020, on the original UUV charge, after being stopped by Sulphur Springs Police Special Crimes Unit officers driving a Tahoe that had been reported to Palestine authorities as stolen; The Anderson County man was released from jail June 20,2020 after posting a $5,000 bond on the charge, according to jail reports. Conley was indicted in November 2020 on the unauthorized use of vehicle charge.
Gary William Genzel II turned himself in at 1 a.m. Wednesday, April 7, 2021, at the Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office. Deputy Aaron Chaney was called in from patrol to take the wanted man into custody. Chaney escorted Genzel into the jail, where the 28-year-old Red Oak man was booked at 1:24 a.m. on the outstanding Hopkins County reckless bodily or mental injury to a child, elderly or disabled person charge.
The offense is alleged to have occurred on August 22, 2020, in Hopkins County. No additional information was available Wednesday afternoon regarding the alleged offense.
Genzel was released from Hopkins County jail later Wednesday. Bond on the felony charge was set at $25,000.
Sulphur Springs Police Officer Silas Whaley and Sgt. Matt Glenn contacted Sami Sami Jr. at 8:15 p.m. April 6, 2021, at his Industrial Drive residence. A records check by dispatchers showed the 21-year-old to have two outstanding warrants for his arrest.
The Sulphur Springs man was jailed on felony Hopkins County warrants for surety off bond on tampering with or fabricating physical evidence with intent to impair and possession of less than 1 gram of a Penalty Group 1 controlled substance, the police officers noted in arrest reports. Sami remained in Hopkins County jail Wednesday afternoon, April 7, 2021, in lieu of the new $20,000 bond set per charge.
Sami was originally arrested June 12, 2020, on both charges, for allegedly throwing down a glass pipe of the kind used to smoke methamphetamine, removed another pipe from his sock and put it in his waistband, and had a baggy of suspected methamphetamine in his sock as well, according to the 2020 arrest and police reports. He was released from jail July 18, 2020, on $10,000 bond per charge.
Saltillo Academic UIL Team Ranks First Overall At District
The 29-member Saltillo High School UIL team swept the competition, amassing 369 points overall, securing their ranking as the overall first place team at the District Academic UIL contest, according to information released by Saltillo ISD.
The Saltillo students earned three first place and two second place team awards, and 30 individual placing first through sixth place wins in at least 14 different categories at the March 25 District Academic UIL competition hosted by Union Hill High School. Nineteen of those students scored high enough to advance to the Regional Academic UIL Competition to be held in Waxahachie on April 16-17.
The Saltillo UIL team did especially well in journalism, number sense, accounting, current events, and social studies events. A few students also placed in more than one event.
The accounting team consisting of Trinity White, Brianna Tawil, Gunner Tarver and Yadhira Alonso took top honors in accounting. White placed first, Tawil and Gunner Tarver tied for second and Alonso finished fourth.
Tawil also placed fourth in number sense, with Cristian Trejo finishing just behind in fifth, earning a first place team ranking.
Brittney Peeples placed third, Ridge Johnson fourth, Coy Collins fifth and Evan Andrew sixth in current issues and events competition, ensuring a first place team finish.
The Saltillo journalism team’s combined points in the various competitions – which include copy editing, editorial writing, headline writing and news writing contests – also secured a first place team finish.
Ryleigh Redar won first place honors, Maddy Smith second and Garrett Tarver third in headline writing.
Garrett Tarver also won first place honors in editorial writing and ready writing, and finished third in spelling and vocabulary. Amira Terry also placed sixth in spelling and vocabulary, which added to Tarver’s win garnered a second place team finish. Terry also went home with third in copy editing. Julianna Giles won second place honors and Cali Morris was recognized for placing fifth in editorial writing.
Smith also placed third in news writing. Recognized for placing second in feature writing and fifth in ready writing was Olyveah Allen. In feature writing, Katelyn Cline won first place honors and Gabby Ross placed fourth. In news writing, first place honors went to Anna Reed and Paisley Kastner second place honors in news writing.
Ethan White won third place in literary criticism while Luke Ritter placed third in persuasive speaker.
Ridge Johnson placed sixth in science and Jacob Sexton was named an alternate in chemistry. Caden McGill was recognized for placing sixth in mathematics.
The social studies team finished second overall.
The Saltillo Academic UIL Team also included Jordan Metcalf, Bianca Castro, Nora Martinez, Caitlin Bass, Drew Redburn and Anna Reeder, whose contributions helped Saltillo finish first overall at district.
