Big Sandy News

The coaching carousel continues in East Texas. Late Monday night, Winona approved Big Sandy coach Darold Turner as their new Athletic Director and Head Coach.

In hindsight, shoveling down a mess of hot links and chili might not have been the smartest way to kick off an afternoon sweating under the East Texas sun.

Leticia Guiterrez peeked into the Moeschle Room of the Longview Public Library on Friday afternoon to find senior residents boxing thin air.

Boyd Leeson of Duarte hiked the ancient Hadrian s Wall in Ireland. Boyd Leeson has a passion for hiking.

A Wood County grand jury returned 20 indictments May 14 and then 15 on June 4. They were released this past week.

BIG SANDY, Texas - Air Land Emergency Resource Team Responder Frederick Flagg, 18, of Bull Shoals, recently completed phase one of the ALERT training program at International ALERT Academy in Big Sandy.

An Upshur County man was killed Thursday night after he lost control of his pickup about a mile outside of Big Sandy.

Picture-perfect spring weather, with pleasant temperatures and cool breezes, blessed the ceremony at the Courthouse lawn as Upshur County paid tribute to its war dead during the annual Memorial Day service Monday.

A number of incidents kept Gilmer police busy during the past couple of weeks. On May 13 or 14, a burglary occurred at a residence on Abney St.

Upshur County Fire Marshal Paul Steelman explained the reasons why a Big Sandy man was recently indicted by the county grand jury on arson and attempted murder charges.

Tyler Junior College held its spring commencement ceremony 7 p.m. Friday, May 8, in Wagstaff Gymnasium, recognizing 623 candidates for graduation.

The Upshur County Grand Jury returned 26 indictments when it met Tuesday, seven of them sealed, District Attorney Billy Byrd said.

Sabine Independent School District property owners voted down the district's first school bond in 18 years, while voters in the smaller school districts of Overton and Big Sandy each approved $6.75 million elections.

By ADAM RUSSELL Staff Writer After riding the fence on his town's local option alcoholic beverage proposals, Mayor Rusty Smith announced his support for bringing alcohol sales and, he hopes, economic growth to Winona.

Posted: 27 Apr 2009 03:14 pm Post Subject: Comment on Article - No Need for Alcohol Sales Read Article Responding to these quotes: "We simply don't need package stores and beer barns in Smith County.

I cannot understand the uproar over the election in Precinct 4 regarding whether this small area of the county should be 'wet.' Truth is, the entire county is liquor soaked already.

A small piece of land was purchased just east of Hartville where they lived several months in a slide-in camper on the back of their pickup.

By PHILLIP WILLIAMS Special Correspondent GILMER -- A former longtime Gilmer attorney who was accused of defrauding clients of more than $100,000 by misusing trust funds was sentenced to two concurrent two-year prison terms Monday.

Dressed as a giant bag of tea, Porter B. Click Jr. of Big Sandy was among a crowd of people assembled on the Upshur County Courthouse lawn Wednesday to protest government spending.

Andy Osborn owns a gas station on the corner of Highways 271 and 155, and he doesn't understand why he can't sell alcohol.