Coldspring News

COLDSPRING The 11th Court of Appeals upheld the 2007 jury conviction of Richard Lynn Winfrey Sr., of the offense of murder last week.

COLDSPRING Richard Winfrey Jr., was found not guilty Friday for the 2004 brutal slaying of Murray Burr, a Willow Springs resident who worked as a janitor for the Coldspring- Oakhurst Consolidated Independent School District.

COLDSPRING The law states that if a commissioner owns a company and that company plans to do business with the county, he must fi le a confl ict of interest disclosure statement with the county.

COLDSPRING Nine grateful homeowners were visited by San Jacinto County Judge Fritz Faulkner last Wednesday as he toured their homes recently received through a grant provided by the HOME Investment Partnerships Program.

COLDSPRING Change was voted in during Saturday's local school board and city elections.

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COLDSPRING Activities associated with the end of each school year were halted last week as the University Interscholastic League altered events due to the outbreak of swine fl u. On Wednesday, April 28, all UIL interscholastic competition was suspended until Monday, May 11.

COLDSPRING The Senior Citizen Center of San Jacinto County will host the YMCA Silver Sneakers seniors exercise classes.

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COLDSPRING Pleas from two defendants facing charges in the 258th Judicial District Court were accepted last week by San Jacinto County Criminal District Attorney Bill Burnett.

COLDSPRING To people in San Jacinto and Montgomery counties who believe "it can't happen here," Child Abuse Prevention Month this April brings home the message that abuse is too often a part of young lives and that young lives have been lost to abuse.

COLDSPRING Application for a Victim Coordinator and Liaison Grant for the criminal district attorney's offi ce and a monetary donation to the sheriff's department was approved by San Jacinto County Commissioners' Court last Wednesday during a regular session of court.

COLDSPRING Contested races in both of San Jacinto County's school districts will be held Saturday, May 9 to fill expiring positions.

COLDSPRING New windshield stickers for 2009 are available at each of San Jacinto County Commissioner's precinct offi ces.

COLDSPRING The Coldspring/San Jacinto County Chamber of Commerce will meet at noon Tuesday, March 17 to celebrate St.

COLDSPRING U.S. Congressman Kevin Brady's Eighth District Mobile Offi ce will be making its rounds to local communities throughout the region from Tuesday, March 24 through Thursday, March 26.

COLDSPRING U.S. Congressman Kevin Brady will be the guest speaker during the fi rst Abraham Lincoln Breakfast hosted by the San Jacinto County Republican Party.

COLDSPRING The Country Market, hosted by the Coldspring/San Jacinto County Chamber of Commerce, will resume activities for the 2009 season on Saturday, March 14.

SHEPHERD Applications for upcoming city elections are being accepted in the county's three incorporated jurisdictions.

COLDSPRING Former San Jacinto County Tax Assessor-Collector Barbara Shelly has taken over the job of county elections administrator.