Trading Post for August 3, 2023
For Sale: 5 tier adjustable shelf (steel rack) Heavy Duty, $45.00, Also 21″ Murray Push Mower, $45.00. Can be seen at 1140 Bowie St, or Call 903-885-9155 21 round bales mixed grass hay for sale. $50.00 a bale. South of Sulphur Springs. 903-485-2984. FREE HAY near Winnsboro. I need the land cleared and have no use for the hay. Located 8-10 miles east of Winnsboro on Highway 11. It’s in the ballpark of 15-25 acres. Free to...
Bass In Jail on Wood County Warrants; Attempted to Evade Arrest
July 27, 2023 – A Winnsboro, Tx resident led Hopkins County Deputies on a chase that started south of Pickton. Deputies were out late at night Wednesday in an attempt to serve a Wood County warrant on 36 year-old DONNY GEORGE BASS. Deputies recognized Bass driving a car on FM 269. The vehicle he was driving showed a Garland TX registration address. Deputies attempted to perform a traffic stop the vehicle, suspecting that Bass...
Paris Junior College Announces Students on President’s and Dean’s Lists
Paris Junior College is pleased to announce that thanks to their dedication and hard work, 243 students were named to the President’s and Dean’s lists for academic achievement during the Spring 2023 semester.To be eligible for the President’s List, students must earn a 4.0 grade point average, (straight A’s) on a minimum of 15 semester hours. Those on the Dean’s List must have a minimum of a 3.5 grade point average for at least 15...
Franklin County Chipping Mill Heavily Damaged By Fire
June 5, 2023- Multiple Franklin County Crews were dispatched to a fire at a commercial chipping mill where large piles of sawdust and wood chips caught fire. All Franklin county fire departments were dispatched to the mill fire around 12:40 am Sunday., where it was found to be a pole barn full of heavy fuel load of wood shavings and sawdust. A total of nine fire departments contributed water and manpower to bring the blaze under...
Larry Attaway
Funeral service for Larry Attaway, age 73 of Pickton, Texas will be held at 2:00 P.M. Saturday, May 13, 2023 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home with Rev. Gary Hampton officiating. Interment will follow at Black Oak Cemetery with Landon Lambrich, Kyle Williams, Hunter Williams, Logan Williams, Kobie Wright, and Denver Tinney serving as pallbearers. Honorary pallbearers will be Jeremy Wright and Rick Warren. Visitation will be held one hour...
David Wayne Knotts
David Wayne Knotts, age 65, of Winnsboro, Texas passed away on Thursday, April 20, 2023, in Tyler, Texas. David was born to L.C. and Glenna Dean (McClung) Knotts on March 22, 1958, in Dallas, Texas. He married Tina Marie McCoy on February 28, 1983, in Hopkins County, Texas. David was a milk hauler for 28 years. He was a Dallas Cowboy fan rather they were winning or not. He was preceded in death by his parents; brother-in-law, Ricky...
Suspicious Person Complaint Yields Arrest on Warrant
April 19, 2023 – Winnsboro resident CHRISTOPHER, SETH was arrested this week on a Tarrant County warrant. A call about a suspicious person ‘checking mailboxes’ on FM 3019 near Highway 11 was made around 11AM. When Hopkins County Sheriff Deputies responded, they found a man matching the description of the suspicious person walking north on FM 3019. A records check showed CHRISTOPHER, SETH, age 34, to have an...
Henson Back in Hopkins County Jail
April 19, 2023 – William Allen Henson, age 61, has returned to Hopkins County Jail this week. Henson, a self-employed resident of Winnsboro, TX, faces a controlled drug charge. The Hopkins County Sheriff’s office transported him from Wood County Jail where he was serving time for attempting to falsify a probation required drug test. He was found attempting to use a “FALSE DRUG TEST FALSIFICATION DEVICE”. His...
Northeast Texas Child Advocacy Center Celebrates 25-Year Anniversary With Public Open House On April 6
WINNSBORO, TX – In April 2023 the Northeast Texas Child Advocacy Center (NETCAC) will commemorate 25 years of service to nearly 11,000 children in northeast Texas who have been victims of child abuse. In conjunction with national Child Abuse Awareness Month in April, NETCAC will host a series of public events, co-hosted with community partner agencies, organizations, and elected officials to honor victims and celebrate their recovery...
Wood County Shooting Incident
April 5, 2023- Wood County dispatchers were notified at about 4:15 Tuesday afternoon that a Winnsboro woman had allegedly shot a man in the face in the 2100 block of FM 312. Officers were dispatched immediately to the scene to handle the situation, and to proceed with caution as the suspect is armed and dangerous. Deputies arrived on the scene, and detained the shooter without delay. The shooter was identified as Michelle Denise...
