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...
Aviation History: VC-137C 62-6000
This is probably the most famous aircraft of all the Boeing 707 family, as it was operated as the personal aircraft of the President of the United States by the 98th Air Transport Squadron, 89th Military Airlift Wing, USAF, from Andrews Air Force Base near Washington D.C. Known as “Air Force One”, VC-137C was the military VIP designation for this Boeing 707-320B, of which 62-6000 was the first delivered to the Presidential...
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...
Christopher Kenneth Ondeck
Graveside services for Christopher Kenneth Ondeck, age 87, of Sulphur Springs will be held 1 p.m. Saturday, January 6, 2018 at the North Hopkins Cemetery with Bruce Stinson officiating. Mr. Ondeck passed away Thursday, January 4, 2018 at Christus Mother Frances hospital in Sulphur Springs. Mr. Ondeck was born October 13, 1930 in West Mifflen, PA, the son of Andrew Ondeck and Anna Granity Ondeck. He married Doris Phillips on October...
Aviation History: The
VC-118A (Douglas DC-6) 53-3240 was built as a VIP transport and delivered to the 1254th Air Transport Wing at Washington International Airport on December 23, 1955. In July 1961 the 1254th ATW along with 53-3240 were relocated to Andrews AFB. The aircraft soon became President John F Kennedy’s favorite plane to transport him to the short landing strip at Hyannisport, Massachusetts. VC-118A 53-3240 served as the official Air Force One...
Hopkins County Grand Jury: 63 Indictments
November 10, 2017 – Sixty-three indictments were the result of a meeting of the Hopkins County Grand Jury Thursday. Not all of the indictments are named below awaiting arrests. However, those who have been arrested and indicted include: Casey Gween Miles, 22, was indicted on seven counts of Sexual Assault Child. Miles was arrested in September of this year for Sexual Assault of a Child, a Felony 2. Advised of his rights when he...
Jewelry and Wine makes for a Really Good Time: Main Street Uncorked
The first annual Sulphur Springs street-wide “Uncorked” wine tasting was held on Saturday Oct. 21st from 2:00 to 7:00 pm. Around 25 vendors were selling wine, jewelry, olive oil, cheese, jams, knives, clothes, home decorating items and much more. With 300+ attendees throughout the day, Uncorked was an event for everyone-tables were set up with crayons and paper for families to color on, while everyone enjoyed the music...
Saltillo Varsity Places 3rd at Arlington Invitational
The Saltillo Lions’ cross country team finished third at the UT Arlington hosted Gerald Richey Invitational at Lynn Creek Park in Arlington Saturday. Individually for the Lions, Walker McGill was 11th, Hendrick Rios was 14th, Branson McGill was 16th, Matt Gurley was 33rd, Trevor Moore was 37th, Lyle Bench was 39th and Dillon Beadle was 54th. Saltillo’s next cross country meet is at Chapel Hill in Mt. Pleasant. Last...
Saltillo Boys Win Avery Cross Country Meet
August 31 Red River County Invitational hosted by Avery ISD Varsity Boys Team: 1st Place: Saltillo 55 MP Chapel Hill 95 Sulphur Bluff 116 Varsity Boys Individual: 8th Walker McGill 18:44 9th Trevor Moore 18:47 10th Branson McGill 18:50...
Six Members of the Como-Pickton FFA Chapter Receive the Lone Star FFA Degree
Corpus Christi, Texas – Robert Flewelling III, Tristen Sickles (Not pictured), Tyler Osborne, Heston Wilburn, Brynden Andrews, and Denton Lawson(not pictured) of the Como-Pickton FFA Chapter, were awarded the Lone Star FFA Degree at the 89th annual Texas FFA Convention in Corpus Christi, Texas. The Lone Star FFA Degree is the highest degree bestowed by the Texas FFA. The Lone Star FFA Degree recognizes FFA members who have received...
