Lady Cats Basketball Awaits Volleyball Success
The Lady Cats’ basketball team, minus at least five players from the playoff bound volleyball team, opened practice October 19. Right now Coach Jeff Chapman, starting his seventh year as Lady Cats’ coach, has three varsity players: Daieyshia Pruitt, Sadavia Porter and Destinee Weeks. Once the volleyball players complete their season and show up, Coach Chapman is expecting far better numbers than he’s had. Right now...
Loyd Everett “Bud” Chaffin
Mr. Loyd Everett “Bud” Chaffin, age 87 of Rowlett, passed away on Tuesday, October 25th, 2016 in Dallas. He was born on August 9th, 1929 in Oklahoma City, to the late Edgar Chaffin and Pearl Biggerstaff Chaffin. Mr. Chaffin retired from U.S. Steel, was a member of New Liberty Baptist Church in Garland and has served as a Deacon since 1969. He was a founding member of the Garland Emergency Core and was preceded in death by...
Hospital District Selects Folwell for District Manager; Hears Reports on Physician Recruitment
Hopkins County Hospital District Board authorized the remount of Medic 6, heard reports regarding nursing homes owned, and employed Ron Folwell as Manager for the district during their meeting Monday night in the hospital conference room. Medic 6 will mount the emergency medical service box on a new chassis and be restored. According to EMS, a remount on a Medic unit will be done on a yearly basis. Currently, there are seven units....
Gracie Maxine Turner Harden
Mrs. Gracie Maxine Turner Harden, age 92 of Winnsboro, passed away on Monday, October 24th, 2016 in Winnsboro. She was born on November 12th, 1923 in Wood County to the late Tillman Brian Turner and Myrtie Elizabeth Jones Turner. She was a homemaker, a member of the First United Methodist Church of Mount Vernon, and the former Mt. Vernon Garden Club. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Robert “Bob”...
Glen Roy Dickens
Mr. Glen Roy Dickens, age 69 of Winnsboro, passed away on Thursday, October 20th, 2016 in Tyler. He was born on November 4th, 1946 in Avery to the late Glen Dickens and Donie Combs Dickens. He was retired from Eastman-Kodak, and a veteran of the U.S. Army, serving honorably during the Vietnam War. He was preceded in death by a son, Tracy Stone; grandson, Tanner Higgins; and two brothers, James and Jerry Don Dickens. He is survived by...
Franklin County Sheriff Names Deceased Found near Rural Home; Investigation Continues
Monday, Franklin County Sheriff Ricky Jones released the name of the 23-year old found found near the front porch of a residence on Franklin County Road SW 4430. The deceased person from the incident last Thursday, 10-13-2016, is Levi Wayne Deforrest of Winnsboro, Texas. He was pronounced dead by Justice of the Peace Jim Alford. He died of an apparent gunshot wound, according to Jones. Franklin County Deputies found the body after...
Roach Found Guilty, Sentenced to 25 Years Without Parole
Wednesday afternoon in Eighth Judicial District Court, Donald Michael Roach was found guilty of Sex Abuse of a Child Continuous: Victim Under 14-Female and was sentenced to 25 years without parole in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. Roach will be 69 years old when released from prison. Regarding the case, Assistant District Attorney Harrison said, “On October 11th and 12th, Donald Michael Roach of Yantis was tried for...
Roach on Trial for Continuous Sexual Abuse of Child Under 14
Tuesday morning Donald Michael Roach went on trial in a trial before the court in Hopkins County Eighth Judicial Court. Roach is being tried for Sex Abuse of a Child Continuous: Victim Under 14-Female. Among the witnesses are investigators for the Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office, CPS, and the victim. In the victim’s testimony Tuesday morning, she drew circles around the private areas of both females and males and went on to describe...
Wrap-up Of Ribeye Roundup Cookoff
NETBIO board, committees, sponsors and cooking teams put on a successful and memorable event on “Beef Day” October 7, 2016 on Celebration Plaza during the second annual Cattleman’s Classic Ribeye Roundup Cookoff. The 41 cooking teams were divided into 36 “amateur” teams and 5 participating restaurants. Many of the teams have competed in steak contests all over the country. According to the rules,...
Sheri Marrow
Mrs. Sherri Morrow, age 51 of Winnsboro, passed away on Saturday, October 1, 2016 in Winnsboro. She was born on August 9, 1965 in Dallas to the late Robert St. Miklossy and Roberta Margaret Jacoby St. Miklossy. She was a Flight Attendant with American Airlines for 27 years, and was a member of First United Methodist Church of Richardson, Texas. She served as a Den Mother, Boy Scout Leader, Gymnastics Clown School, Clown for the...
