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Henderson County District Attorney’s Report

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Henderson County District Attorney R. Scott McKee, District Attorney reported January Term, 2015, Grand Jury met on June 10, 2015 and returned 40 True Bills. The Grand Jury also met on June 17-18, 2015 and returned 84 True Bills, including the following:

  • Randy Lynn Abbott, JR, 32 —indicted for Criminal Mischief
  • Jose Garcia Bonilla, 35—indicted for Aggravated Assault
  • John Paul Baker, 31—indicted for Theft
  • Kristina Denise Beldin, 29—indicted for Theft
  • Richard Holden Foster, 47—indicted for Theft and Theft
  • Dennis Eugene Black, JR, 33—indicted for Possession of Controlled Substance
  • Phillip Deljuan Conner, 34—indicted for Possession of Controlled Substance
  • James Antonio Brookins, 55—indicted for Theft Continue reading “Henderson County District Attorney’s Report”

Special Weather Statement

National Weather Service Special Weather Statement …

SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHWESTERN LIMESTONE…SOUTHEASTERN HILL…WESTERN HENDERSON…NAVARRO AND SOUTHERN KAUFMAN
COUNTIES UNTIL 500 PM CDT…

AT 415 PM CDT…DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM NEAR KEMP TO 7 MILES SOUTH OF HUBBARD…AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.

WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…CORSICANA…GUN BARREL CITY…MABANK…MALAKOFF…TOOL…KERENS…SEVEN POINTS…HUBBARD…KEMP…COOLIDGE…TRINIDAD…BLOOMING GROVE…DAWSON…ANGUS…GRAYS PRAIRIE…ENCHANTED OAKS…BARRY… CANEY CITY…NAVARRO AND COTTONWOOD.

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 45 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 213 AND 243.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS…AND MAY LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS.

Firefighter Hit By SUV At Fire

Henderson County fire officials reported that a Log Cabin VFD firefighter was hit by an SUV Tuesday night while working at a fire. The firefighter’s name was not released.

The house fire occurred on County Road 3925 just outside of Loop 7 and off State Highway 175. The fire is under investigation by the Henderson County Fire Marshal’s Office.

According to reports, the firefighter was helping a fire truck to back onto SH 175 when he was struck by the SUV. He was transported to ETMC Athens and later careflighted to ETMC Tyler. Official say he was released from the hospital early Wednesday morning. No other information about the firefighter’s injuries was available this morning.

Henderson County Fire Marshal Shane Renberg said he would be working with area fire departments to try and ensure firefighter safety in these situations in the future.

Henderson County Under Wind Advisory

weather-alertHenderson County is under a Wind Advisory through 7 p.m. this evening. The following is from the National Weather Service (Remember, we are still under a Flash Flood Watch as well):

TROPICAL DEPRESSION BILL CREATING STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS…

AS TROPICAL DEPRESSION BILL CONTINUES TO MOVE NORTH ALONG THE I-35 CORRIDOR…STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL OCCUR MAINLY OVER AREAS NORTH THROUGH SOUTHEAST OF ITS CENTER. WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH ARE LIKELY IN THESE AREAS THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FORT WORTH HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY…WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING.

– TIMING…TODAY THROUGH 7 PM CDT.

– WINDS…CYCLONIC…EASTERLY VARYING TO SOUTHERLY…AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH.

– IMPACTS…WINDS WILL CREATE A HARD DRIVING RAIN AND LOW

– VISIBILITIES FOR MOTORISTS. OUTDOOR OBJECTS MIGHT BE BLOWN AROUND. SMALL TO MEDIUM BRANCHES MAY BREAK.