Burglary Call Results in Drug Arrest
January 19, 2018 – Hopkins County Deputies responded to a call on FM 69 regarding a burglary in progress. The owner stated he was viewing on a camera located inside his home someone who had broken into his residence and was carrying items out of the home. The homeowner did not recognize William Allen Henson, 56, of Winnsboro or anyone with him at the time. DPS and County Investigators arrived at the address and spotted Henson...
80 Indictments Handed Up by Hopkins County Grand Jury in January
A Hopkins County Grand Jury handed up 80 indictments Wednesday. Sixty-eight (68) have been arrested. Those arrested and indicted include: Gavin Heath Gilbert was indicted for Murder and on four counts of Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon. Gilbert, 17, was been charged with one count of Murder and four counts of Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon. Gilbert is in Hopkins County Jail being held on a $2-million bond for murder...
Wood County Sheriff’s Report January 3-9, 2018
January 3rd Deputies responded to a suspicious person on Sioux near Quitman; at approximately 12:26 a.m. Deputies searched the area, but were unable to locate the individual. Deputies were dispatched to HWY 80 near Mineola, at approximately 5:41 p.m., in reference to an alarm. Deputies checked the building and it was secure. Deputies conducted a traffic stop on HWY 154/FM 2225 near Quitman, at approximately 5:44 a.m. Billie Roberson,...
Wildcats Powerlifting Finished Third at Invitational Meet
The Wildcats’ powerlifting team finished third at the Sulphur Springs Invitational Powerlifting Meet held Saturday in the Multipurpose Building on the high school campus. Greenville won the meet and Lindale placed second. For the Wildcats, Ian Blanch was first in the 275 pound weight class with total lifts of 1455 pounds. Blanch lifted 70 pounds more than the second place finisher. Carson Bridges placed second in the 165 pound...
Martha Ferne Harrell
Funeral services for Martha Ferne Harrell, of Winnsboro, will be held January 13, 2018, at Beaty Funeral home with elder Jimmy Hamrick officiating. Interment followed at Hopewell Cemetery in Wood county. Ferne went home to be with her Lord on January 10 at Autumn Wind Assisted Living where she had resided since March 1, 2009. She was born August 16, 1922, in Spearsville, Louisiana to Sam Bright Rockett and Annie Bowen Rockett. She...
No Game Tuesday; Wildcats, Lady Cats Face Mt Pleasant Friday
Wildcats’ Cipoletta on Coaches’ Show On KSST Radio and Cable Channel 18’s Saturday Morning Coaches Show, Wildcats Basketball Coach Clark Cipoletta repeated that the Wildcats always get the other team’s best. He felt it happened again last Friday as the Wildcats defeated Texas High, 63-48 at home. The Tigers trailed by only six points at one point early in the fourth quarter before the Wildcats pulled away at...
Charles A. Morris, Jr.
Charles A Morris Jr. went to the “Big Shuffle Board” in the sky, on January 6, 2018, at age 81. He was the loving father of Patricia A Morris-Gibson, Karen I Boykin, and Michelle E England. He was the loving grandfather of Joshua A Wallace, Justin A L Wallace, Christian-Shae F Burris, Chase-Brae D England, Connor B England, Greg Boykin, Cameron Boykin, Timothy Boykin, and Kevin Boykin. He is preceded in death by his first...
John E. Jackson
A memorial service for John E. Jackson, 69, of Yantis, TX is set for Saturday, January 13, 2018, at 2 p.m. at Black Oak Baptist Church in Como, TX. Mr. Jackson died December 14, 2017. He is survived by his wife Regina; two daughters, Joanne Jackson and Christy Barger; four grandchildren, Dusty Sanders, Kasey Sanders, Jacob Shearer, and Stacy Williams; one great granddaughter, Stella Williams; eight brothers James, Jerry, William,...
Wood County Sheriff’s Report December 27-January 2, 2018
December 27th Deputies responded to a suspicious vehicle on CR 3590 near Winnsboro; at approximately 8:03 a.m. Deputies searched the area, but were unable to locate the vehicle. At 9:39 a.m., cows were reported out on FM 515 near Winnsboro. Deputies responded to a suspicious vehicle on CR 2693 near Hawkins; at approximately 12:16 p.m. Deputies located the vehicle and everything was OK. Deputies were dispatched to FM 1804 near Mineola,...
Lady Cats Basketball Hangs on For Win
The #9 ranked Lady Cats’ basketball team hung on by their fingernails in the fourth quarter and came out of top of Texas High, 47-44 Friday night in Texarkana. When the two teams met at Winnsboro’s Hoopfest on December 1, the Lady Tigers trailed by five going into the fourth quarter but outscored the Lady Cats, 19-6 to take a 46-38 win. Friday night, the Lady Cats were up by 12, 41-29 after three quarters. Again Texas High...
