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On December 05, 2022, at approximately 2:17 PM, the San Augustine Sheriff’s Office responded to 520 FM 711 in San Augustine, Texas to call of a bloodied, unresponsive male in the front yard. Upon arrival, Deputies found 33-year-old Bryan Blue deceased from injuries sustained by being shot with a cross bow in the back. Bryan Blue’s truck was missing from the scene as well. During the investigation, 34year-old Lorenza White was quickly established as a person of interest. Blue had allowed White to live at his residence after recently being released from prison.

On December 7, 2022, the trucking firm of Paper Transport, Inc, of Mississippi donated their time, drivers, and trucks to deliver 19 cases of wreaths for the Wreaths Across America event. We will meet at the masonic lodge, Littleton Fowler Lodge, at 8:30 A.M. on December 17, 2022, to honor our brave veterans who have sacrificed. The ceremony will begin at 9:00 A.M. The Hemphill High School Patriots Club in conjunction with the Oscar P Pate American Legion Post 197, the Hemphill Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 10351, and the Hemphill Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 10351 Auxilary have raised money to purchase 169 wreaths. We would like to acknowledge all the help that came from the Hemphill High School Little Green Band in raising the needed funds.

Paisley Hill and Barrett McCland give Santa (Thomas Mathews) their Christmas present wish list at the Breakfast With Santa celebration at the PFD on Saturday. The scrumptious breakfast of pancakes and sausage drew a large crowd! The kiddos received some nice presents and even got to make their own ornament to take home and hang on their own Christmas tree.