4-H students presented the National Shooting Sports trophy to Commissioners’ Court Tuesday, Sept. 2.
Category: County
Commissioners Set Burn Ban
Henderson County Commissioners’ Court approved a two-week burn ban Tuesday, Sept. 2. While the west side of the county is much drier than the east, the burn ban covers the entire county.
Ignoring the burn ban is a Class C misdemeanor, punishable by a fine up to $500.
Henderson County Under Flood Advisory Until 12:15 p.m.
The National Weather Service in Fort Worth has issued an Urban and Small Stream Flood Advisory for Henderson County until 12:15 p.m.
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FORT WORTH HAS ISSUED AN
* URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY FOR…
FREESTONE COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS
SOUTHEASTERN LIMESTONE COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS NORTHWESTERN ANDERSON COUNTY IN NORTHEAST TEXAS HENDERSON COUNTY IN NORTHEAST TEXAS* UNTIL 1215 PM CDT
* AT 915 AM CDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA. THE HEAVIEST RAINS WERE OCCURRING ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 2 MILES NORTHEAST OF EUSTACE TO 19 MILES SOUTHWEST OF TEAGUE…MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH. HEAVY RAINS MAY RESULT IN FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS…AS WELL AS STREETS…UNDERPASSES AND OTHER POOR DRAINAGE LOCATIONS IN URBAN AREAS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
SIGNIFICANT PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS CAN BE EXPECTED. MOTORISTS SHOULD SLOW DOWN DURING HEAVY DOWNPOURS TO AVOID LOSING CONTROL. CHILDREN SHOULD NEVER PLAY AROUND HIGH WATER…DRAINAGE DITCHES…STORM DRAINS…OR FLOODED STREAMS.
County Attorney’s Report
County Attorney Clint Davis reported the following activity in the disposition of cases filed through his office during the month of July 2014 in the County Court at Law, County Court at Law No. 2, and County Court:
- Assaults 11
- Criminal Trespass 8
- Disorderly Conduct 1
- DWI 22
- DWI/ Open Alch 2
- DWLS/Invalid 14
- Evading Arrest Detention 2
- Fail Drug Test Fal Device 1
- Fail to Appear 5
- Fail to Control Speed 1
- Fail to identify giving false/ fictitious info 1
- Failure to Identify Fug from Justice 4
- Fail to show proof of fin res. 1
- Harassment 1
- Illegal dumping 5 to 500 lbs 1
- Misc. Lic/ Registr/ Permit Violation 1
- No Seat Belt (driver) 1
- Poss Dang Drug 1
- Poss Marg. 2oz Drug Free zone 1
- Poss CS PG 3 to 28g 2
- Possession of Marig 2oz 10
- Purchase Furnish Alchol to minor 1
- Racing on a highway 1
- Resisting Arrest Search or Transport 3
- Sale of Alcohol to a minor 1
- Speeding 8
- Theft $50 to $500 1
- Theft $500 to $1500 1
- Theft by Check 44
- Theft Prop $50 to $500 6
- Theft of Service $500 to $1500 2
- Unlawful Carrying Weapon 1
- Violate Promise to Appear 1
- Total number of dispositions for the month 115
- Total amount of fines and court costs assessed $77,027.05
- Number of Individuals sentenced to the Henderson County Jail 72
- Number of Individuals who have had their probation revoked and were sentenced to the Henderson County Jail 8
- Amount of restitution collected & returned to merchants by the Hot Check Divisions $8,334.93
- Open Records Request 22
Paying the High Cost of Capital Murder
It has been a deadly summer in Henderson County, with three murders in the last three months:
- June 8: Cedrick Collins was shot to death in Athens. Raheem Mark Miller, 18, of Athens has been arrested and charged with Capital Murder.
- July 21: Victoria Ann Wyatt, 4, was killed near Athens. Her mother, Stacie Marie Parsons, 25, of Athens has been arrested and charged with Capital Murder.
- Aug. 2: Deborah Denise Allen was killed near Payne Springs. Clyde Jason Tennison, 50, of Payne Springs was arrested and charged with Murder.
Two of those suspects — Raheem Miller and Stacie Parsons — have been charged with Capital Murder, which means the state intends to leave the death penalty as a punishment option for a jury.
It also means some big bills. Continue reading “Paying the High Cost of Capital Murder”