Karen Leslie Ackerman
Karen Leslie (nee de Lange, born Kabwe, Zambia) Ackerman, aged 48, passed away in Winnsboro, Texas on 3rd February 2018. She is survived by her two children, Samantha and Leon, her brother Pieter, her sister Marge (South Africa), sister Adrianne (Thailand), and partner Olke Jongsma (Texas). She was a graduate of Craddock High School, South Africa where she excelled academically and in sports, was crowned Victrix Ludorum and received a...
Owens Calls New Alignment for SSHS Sports Exciting
“We are excited about the new places and new faces,” said SSHS Athletic Director and Football Head Coach Gregg Owens as the new district alignments were announced Thursday morning. Owens said, “It will be a new challenge with new teams, but the biggest challenge [for football] will be the nine (9) team district.” He said a team must win a lot of games to get in the playoffs. “It’s really exciting because it’s different,” he said....
Area Schools Athletic Realigned for Next Two Seasons
Here are the new districts for Hopkins County and area schools for the next two years beginning new school year fall 2018. Miller Grove and Yantis are in Class A District 23 in Region 3 with Dodd City, Ector, Fruitvale, Fannindel, Roxton and Savoy. Saltillo and Sulphur Bluff are in Class A District 24 in Region 3 with Avery, Avinger, Bloomburg and Union Hill. For Cumby, in football, they are in Class 2A Division II District 9 in...
Game Day: Basketball, Soccer, Softball
Basketball: Both the #7 ranked Wildcats and the #9 ranked Lady Cats’ basketball teams have important district games with Texas High on the Tuesday game day. The Wildcats will travel to Texarkana. They have a freshman game at 5 p.m., a JV game at 6:15 p.m. and the varsity game at 7:30 p.m. The Wildcats enter the game with an 8-0 district mark. They are 25-3 for the season. The Wildcats have won seven games in a row. They are...
Peggy Joyce Courson
Peggy Joyce Courson, age 80 of Winnsboro, passed away on Saturday, January 13th, 2018 in Tyler. She was born on September 11th, 1937 in Winnsboro to Penn Gordon Lindley and Georgia Mae (Banks) Lindley. She was a Dietician for many years at Whispering Pines Nursing and Rehab in Winnsboro and Autumn Winds Assisted Living in Mineola, even after retirement, she worked and volunteered there. She was preceded in death by her parents, and...
Wood County Sheriff’s Report January 17-23, 2018
January 17th Deputies conducted a traffic stop on HWY 80 near Mineola, at approximately 12:34 a.m. Kevin Wood, 30, of Grand Saline, was arrested for an outstanding warrant. Shana Earle, 26, of Yantis, was arrested for an outstanding warrant, Tamper/Fabricate Physical Evidence with Intent to Impair and Possession of a Controlled Substance. At 10:30 a.m., horses were reported out on HWY 154 near Quitman. Deputies spoke with the...
Ronald L. “Groovy” Maxwell
Ronald L. “Groovy” Maxwell, age 76 of Winnsboro, passed away on Sunday, January 21st, 2018 in Winnsboro. He was born on September 30th, 1941 in Mansfield, Ohio to George Maxwell and Edna Maxwell. He was retired from many years of Heavy Haul Driving, having last been with Clark transportation based out of Euless, TX. At the time of his death, “Groovy” was the oldest Member of the Vietnam Vets/Legacy Vets MC, he served in the United...
Wood County Sheriff’s Report January 10-16, 2018
January 10th Deputies were dispatched to CR 1810 near Yantis, at approximately 1:58 a.m., in reference to a dispute. Parties were separated and the scene was cleared. Deputies were dispatched to Geronimo near Quitman, at approximately 7:30 a.m., in reference to criminal trespass. John Payne, 47, of Quitman, was arrested for Criminal Trespassing. Deputies were dispatched to HWY 154 near Quitman, at approximately 10:38 a.m., in...
John Nolan Taylor
John Nolan Taylor, 77, died Sunday January 21, 2018, at his home in the Pleasant Grove community, Wood County, Texas. He was born October 27, 1940, in Wood County to Nolan Nelson Taylor and Joycelyn Phillips Taylor. He attended grade school in the Pleasant Grove rural school and graduated from Winnsboro High School in 1959. He is survived by children Carmela Rodriguez of Los Angeles, California, and Jimmy Taylor of Las Vegas, Nevada,...
Billy Joe Lindley, Jr.
Billy Joe Lindley, Jr., age 41 of Winnsboro, passed away on Saturday, January 20th, 2018 in Winnsboro. He was born on January 9th, 1977 in Mineola to William Lindley and Zana Lindley. He was preceded in death by his father, and sister, Sharon “Sissy” Russom. He is survived by, his mother, Zana Lindley; brothers, Bobby Russom, Gary Russon and wife Amber, Jerry Russon and wife Faye, Gary Lindley, Bobby Lindley and wife Gail,...
