Hopkins County Grand Jury Hands Up 44 Indictments June 26, 2018
Forty-four indictments were handed up by a Hopkins County Grand Jury Tuesday, June 26, 2018. Those included in the indictments and already arrested are: Justin Dean Cowart indicted for Criminal Solicitation Aggravated Sexual Assault of a Child and Attempted Traffic Child Engage Conduct/Sexual. Hopkins County Criminal Investigators and deputies arrested Justin Dean Cowart, 31, of Yantis, for Attempted Human Trafficking and Criminal...
Video Presentation: CHRISTUS Adding to Medical Community; Hopkins County EMS Celebrating 35 Years
Tuesday morning, Paul Harvey, CEO of CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital Sulphur Springs, told KSST News that the ministry of CHRISTUS continues to expand as new physicians are added to the local medical community. He noted the priority of service to patients continues to provide needed information that will increase services and comfort to patients and their families. Many of his comments were based his report to the Hopkins County...
Wood County Sheriff’s Report June 13-19, 2018
Wood County Sheriff’s Report for June 13, 2018 to June 19, 2018 includes: Disturbance: 9; Thefts: 2; Burglaries: 1; Terroristic Threats: 1; Criminal Mischiefs: 2; Inquests: 0; Suspicious Circumstances: 2; Suspicious Vehicles: 6; Suspicious Persons: 4; Alarms: 4; Harassments: 5; Criminal Trespasses: 2; Scams: 0; Frauds: 1; Abandoned Vehicles: 1; Cows Out: 16; Horses Out: 2; Welfare Checks: 2; Assaults: 3; Dog Bites: 0; Fires:...
Lake Fork Rescue…Just Another Day on the Water to These Local Heroes
Don Overstreet and Jack White started fishing together about six years ago. They’re both involved in competitive and recreational fishing with Lake Fork and Winnsboro Clubs. Don spent 41 years as working owner of Interstate Body Shop before he handed the business over to his son-in-law, Chuck Sickles. Jack spends about half his time with his commercial construction business headquartered in Irving, and the other half at his...
Wood County Sheriff’s Report June 6-12, 2018
Wood County Sheriff’s Report for June 6, 2018 to June 12, 2018 includes: Disturbance: 6; Thefts: 7; Burglaries: 3; Terroristic Threats: 1; Criminal Mischiefs: 2; Inquests: 1; Suspicious Circumstances: 6; Suspicious Vehicles: 5; Suspicious Persons: 2; Alarms: 7; Harassments: 3; Criminal Trespasses: 2; Scams: 1; Frauds: 0; Abandoned Vehicles: 0; Cows Out: 16; Horses Out: 1; Welfare Checks: 9; Assaults: 3; Dog Bites: 0; Fires: 2; Noise...
Tira News for June 22nd, 2018
By Jan Vaughn The Tira City Council meeting has been rescheduled for 6:00 p.m. on Monday, June 25th at the Tira Community Center. The public is always welcome and encouraged to attend. Yvonne Weir traveled to South Dakota on May 22nd and returned on the 12th of June. While staying on her family ranch, Destri and her family visited for a week and Dacy and her family visited for five days. They all enjoyed the cool weather and visiting...
Wood County Sheriff’s Report May 30-June 5, 2018
Wood County Sheriff’s Report May 30, 2018 to June 5, 2018 includes: Disturbance: 11; Thefts: 5; Burglaries: 1; Terroristic Threats: 1; Criminal Mischief: 1; Inquests: 2; Suspicious Circumstances: 4; Suspicious Vehicles: 7; Suspicious Persons: 6; Alarms: 12; Harassments: 2; Criminal Trespasses: 3; Scams: 2; Frauds: 3; Abandoned Vehicles: 2; Cows Out: 17; Horses Out: 0; Welfare Checks: 3; Assaults: 0; Dog Bites: 0; Fires: 0; Noise...
Margaret King
Mrs. Margaret King, age 77 of Winnsboro, passed away on Monday, June 18th, 2018 in Winnsboro. She was born on November 6th, 1940 in to the late Garrner Hill Stokley and Clara Jones Stokley. She was a homemaker and loving mother to her children, grandchildren and great grandchildren. She was a member of Cross Roads Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by parents, brothers, Donald Stokley, Manuel “Joe” Henry and...
Tanker Fire Diverts Traffic in Delta County
Sparks from the rim of a wheel caused a tanker filled with unleaded gas to catch fire on State Highway 24 in Delta County. The incident occurred around 5 p.m. Wednesday near the Highway 24/Highway 154 intersection causing traffic to be diverted from the area. Kerry Bell of Winnsboro, driver of the vehicle, was uninjured when a tire blew and the rim created sparks causing the fire. A truck from L3 of Greenville sprayed foam on the...
Dorothy Davis
Funeral services for Dorothy Davis, age 87, of Winnsboro have been scheduled for 11:00AM Thursday, June 14, 2018 at Tapp Funeral Home Chapel. A visitation will be held 1 hour prior to the service. Ms. Davis passed away Tuesday, June 12, 2018 at Sulphur Springs Health and Rehab. Tapp Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
