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Smith Sentenced To Life In Prison For Continuous Sexual Abuse Of Young Children
Apr26

Smith Sentenced To Life In Prison For Continuous Sexual Abuse Of Young Children

Kenneth Charles Smith was sentenced in the 8th Judicial Court in Hopkins County to life in prison for continuous sexual abuse of children under age 14, according to court reports. Kenneth Charles Smith (HCSO jail photo) Smith was initially charged in September 2019 with indecency with a child, after a 15-year-old who does not reside in Sulphur Springs, made an outcry and Sulphur Springs Police were alerted. The teen alleged she was...

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Harrison Sentenced On Continuous Sexual Abuse Of Young Child, Indecency Charges
Mar20

Harrison Sentenced On Continuous Sexual Abuse Of Young Child, Indecency Charges

A Hopkins County jury convicted a 51-year-old McKinney man Thursday of continuous sexual abuse of a young child and indecency with a child by contact. On Friday, Rodney Lee Harrison was sentenced to 45 years in prison on the continuous sexual abuse case and 25 years on the indecency case; the sentences are to run concurrently, according to the District Attorney’s Office. Continuous sexual abuse of a young child is an...

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Young Eagles Flights at Sulphur Springs Airport
Sep14

Young Eagles Flights at Sulphur Springs Airport

The Annual Young Eagles Flight Rally is scheduled for Saturday September 15, 2018 at Sulphur Springs Municipal Airport, located on Highway 19 North. Numerous certified pilots will fly in with their own planes to share the love and excitement of flying with a new generation. The program is put on by the  Experimental Aircraft Association local chapter 1094 and is absolutely free. During this nation-wide Young Eagles event, young...

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Young Focuses on Offensive Pace During Wildcat Spring Football
May01

Young Focuses on Offensive Pace During Wildcat Spring Football

Wildcats Offensive Coordinator Matt Young wants to return the Wildcats to an offensive pace similar to what former Wildcats Offensive Coordinator Jeff Riordan referred to as the NASCAR Offense. The NASCAR offense was a big part of the Wildcats State Title run in 2008.  The increase in pace is one of the goals for Coach Young and it will be an emphasis during spring workouts. However Coach Young said the ultimate goal for the offense...

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L-E Provides Good Test According to Wildcat Offensive Coordinator Young
Aug22

L-E Provides Good Test According to Wildcat Offensive Coordinator Young

Some former Wildcats’ football stars showed up to watch the current Wildcats practice outside in the heat Monday afternoon. Observing were quarterback of the state champion Wildcats Tyrik Rollison along with former NFL player Kennan Clayton and former receiver Boo Evans and former safety Sharard Timmons. While the former players watched, the Wildcats continue to prepare for their first and only scrimmage this season at...

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Friday Night Lights: Texas High’s Norton, Wildcats’ Owens, Young, Abron
Oct06

Friday Night Lights: Texas High’s Norton, Wildcats’ Owens, Young, Abron

The Wildcats play at Texas High Friday night and the Tigers are coached again this year by Barry Norton, now in his eighteenth year. He took over when the program was struggling and Coach Norton has turned the Tigers into a perennial playoff team. Despite his team’s 5-0 record, 1-0 in district play and a #8 rating in the AP Poll, Coach Norton says his team has a long way to go to be a good team. He says the offense has the...

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Mapps Sentenced to 99 Years for Murder of Young
Aug11

Mapps Sentenced to 99 Years for Murder of Young

Thursday morning in Eighth Judicial District Court, a Hopkins County Jury assessed a penalty of 99 years without a fine in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice for Tilton Joshua Isaiah Mapps of the murder of Jonathan Trahern Young. Wednesday at noon that same jury found Mapps guilty. The jury deliberated for 30 minutes on the guilty verdict but took four hours to determine the penalty. That four hours was separated by a night of...

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Frazier Testifies He Saw Mapps Shoot Young; Said Young Did Not Have Weapon
Aug09

Frazier Testifies He Saw Mapps Shoot Young; Said Young Did Not Have Weapon

Testimony continues in the murder trial underway in Eighth Judicial Court in Hopkins County. TTilton Joshua Isaiah Mapps, 21, is being tried for the murder of Jonathan Trahern Young. Mapps is accused of the murder of Young at Pacific Park on June 8, 2015. On Monday, Assistant District Attorney Matt Harris Harris had begun opening arguments stating that the shooting developed over time due to an argument between Kendall Frazier and K C...

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Mapps Trial Begins With Testimony From Young’s Mother and SSPD Officer First on Scene
Aug08

Mapps Trial Begins With Testimony From Young’s Mother and SSPD Officer First on Scene

A jury trial began Monday morning in 8th Judicial District Court for Tilton Joshua Isaiah Mapps, 21, who is being tried for the murder of Jonathan Trahern Young. Mapps is accused of the murder of Young at Pacific Park on June 8, 2015. Following opening instruction to the jury by Judge Eddie Northcutt, Assistant District Attorney Matt Harris arraigned Mapps reading his indictment before the jury. Standing with his hands in his pocket...

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Brashear News by Debbie Young
Apr03

Brashear News by Debbie Young

Small town life is the life for me.  Last week, Tom and I were out of town and unreachable by telephone.  So when we looked at our FB we find a message, Pat George wanted to let us know that our water meter was going crazy.  Running……a lot.  So Red turned our water off before our bill became too bad.  Our son, Matt, came and checked out the house and no water flowing.  So it was determined that the commode was running, so thankful...

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