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District Court Activity for Sabine and San Augustine- January 9

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59, was found Guilty to the charge of Driving While Intoxicated with Child Passenger and was Sentenced to 2 Years State Jail, Probated 2 Years, $2,500 Fine, $407 Court Costs, $60 Restitution, $550 Attorney Fee Lexxy Rose Dowden, 23, was found Guilty to the charges of Endangering Child and was Sentenced to 20 Months State Jail, Probated 20 Months, $1,000 Fine, $307 Court Cost, $550 Attorney Fee, Endangering Child and was Sentenced to 20 Months State Jail, Probated 20 Months, $1,000 Fine, $307 Court Cost, $275 Attorney Fee, Possession of Controlled Substance and was Sentenced to 20 Months State Jail, Probated 20 Months, $1,000 Fine, $307 Court Cost, $180 Restitution, $275 Attorney Fee Bradley Ray Hammond, 33, was found Guilty to the charge of Possession of Controlled Substance and was Sentenced to 2 Years Deferred Adjudication, $3,000 Fine, $307 Court Costs, $180 Restitution, $550 Attorney Fee Melissa Jean McPeters, 49, was found Guilty to the charge of Deadly Conduct and was Sentenced to 5 Years Deferred Adjudication, $4,000 Fine, $307 Court Costs, $6,357.27 Restitution, $550 Attorney Fee William Keith Miller, 64, was found Guilty to the charge of Possession of Controlled Substance and was Sentenced to 16 Months State Jail, Probated 16 Months, $2,000 Fine, $307 Court Costs, $180 Restitution, $550 Attorney Fee Doris Darlene Newman, 55, was found Guilty to the charge of Possession of Controlled Substance and was Sentenced to 2 Years Deferred Adjudication, $2,500 Fine, $307 Court Costs, $180 Restitution, $550 Attorney Fee Ramon Cade O’Rear, 20, was found Guilty to the charge of Burglary of Building and was Sentenced to 2 Years Deferred Adjudication, $1,000 Fine, $307 Court Costs, $2,500 Restitution, $550 Attorney Fee, Burglary of Habitation and was Sentenced to 5 Years Deferred Adjudication, $1,500 Fine, $307 Court Costs, $2,500 Restitution, $275 Attorney Fee Tary Lee Owens, 44, Pled True to the Judgment Revoking Community Supervision for the charge of Tampering with Physical Evidence and was Sentenced to 3 Years TDCJID, $3,000 Fine, $550 Attorney Fee, Evading Arrest and was Sentenced to 18 Months State Jail, $2,000 Fine, $307 Court Costs, $275 Attorney Fee Rogena Renee Parks, 29, was found Guilty to the charge of Possession of Controlled Substance and was Sentenced to 5 Years Deferred Adjudication, $2,000 Fine, $307 Court Costs, $180 Restitution, $550 Attorney Fee
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West Sabine ISD Long Term Planning...

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West Sabine ISD Board of Trustees and Superintendent met recently to discuss the district need to fulfill a Long Range Facilities Plan, which will include several ongoing concerns of the district such as age, capacity, and condition of buildings; immediate needs and building assessments; current and future projects, if any; etc. As a result of this meeting, the express interest of West Sabine ISD was to officially hear from all stakeholders in this matter, as we have been a listening ear to many community members in recent times regarding our facilities. The district decided to implement a Long Range Facilities Planning Committee comprised of parents, staff, taxpayers, community members, elected officials, etc., to build an ongoing plan that addresses and forecasts needs, provide effective feedback to the district, and communicate directly as a representation of our community members.
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SRA-TX SEEKING VOLUNTEERS TO CONSTRUCT ARTIFICIAL HABITAT

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Sabine River Authority of Texas (SRA-TX) invites the public to attend a volunteer workday to help assemble 150 PVC fish attractors that will be deployed into Toledo Bend Reservoir. Assembly includes using PVC glue to join pre-assembled pipes, drilling 5/8” holes into the PVC pipe, and zip tying 100’ of 4” perforated pipe around and throughout the structure.
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Keith's Toledo Tackle anniversary

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Keith Nabours (pictured above in blue coat and white cap) makes sure everyone has what they need during the Keith's Toledo Bend Tackle 8th Anniversary Celebration and customer appreciation day on Saturday. A large crowd showed up to enjoy the chicken and sausage gumbo and visit with their fishing friends. There were pro fishermen (some retired and some buying tackle for upcoming tournaments), guides, local tournament anglers, and others that just love to fish, all gathered together in what felt like a fishing family reunion, to help celebrate Keith's Toledo Bend Tackle anniversary.

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City Approves Variance of Special Use Permits

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The Hemphill City Council held its regular monthly meeting on Tuesday, January 16th, and after the opening prayer and pledge to the flags, approved the consent agenda. The consent agenda included the minutes of the December meeting, the accounts payable check register for December 2023, gas power cost adjustment of $0.050 per ccf for January 2024, and electric power cost adjustment of $0.02420 per kwh for January 2024.