This is the report from the Nacogdoches County Jail that lists the arrests made from 6 a.m. of the previous day to 6 a.m. of the listed day.
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Man sought in connection with home burglaries
The Nacogdoches County Sheriff’s Office in conjunction with the Precinct Four Constables Office has a positive identification for the suspect in the CR 411 Burglaries to include CR 419 and CR 331. Law Enforcement is in need of the public’s assistance to locate the suspect. The suspect is a Jeffrey Holliman white male date of birth 9/23/62. Holliman is to be considered armed and dangerous and should not be approached by citizens. Holliman is described as a survivalists and has been squatting in abandoned houses and in make shift shelters. Holliman has made entry into residences and vehicles and has stolen weapons, clothes, money, survival type equipment and large quantities of food.
The Sheriff’s Office has worked daily on these burglaries since the first part of the year with little to no leads. This week the Sheriff’s Office has made a positive identification of Holliman through fingerprints and DNA that was collected at crime scenes.
Victims of burglaries in that area will soon be contacted by Sheriff’s Office Investigators to have property that has been recovered returned to them.
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Man arrested after a large amount of cocaine and codeine were discovered
The Nacogdoches County Sheriff Office has arrested a Nacogdoches man after finding a large amount of cocaine, crack cocaine and codeine at his residence and nightclub. Sheriff Jason Bridges stated that the sheriff office has had an ongoing investigation into drug distribution on the suspect James Grigsby. James Grigsby is the owner and operator of the local club called metro on Fm 225.
Sheriff Bridges stated that the investigation revealed that Grigsby had just transported a large load of cocaine into Nacogdoches County and was storing it at stash house in Nacogdoches, Texas. Investigators obtained probable cause and permission to search two houses and a nightclub. Investigators arrived on the east side of loop 224 and search two residences. Investigators found 2 pounds of crack cocaine in cookie form, and cocaine at the residence along with a loaded pistol. Another search was conducted in the 1700 block of Loop 224 at Grigsby residence where 3 pounds of codeine was found in the master bedroom along with other drug paraphernalia. A search was then conducted of club metro where another three pounds of codeine was found inside of Grigsby office along with additional drug paraphernalia.
Sheriff Bridges stated that about half of the cocaine that was found inside the residence had already been cooked and made into crack cocaine which has a higher street value.
James Grigsby 45 years of age from Nacogdoches, Texas was arrested for possession of a controlled substance a felony 1st degree, manufacture or delivery of a controlled substance Felony 1st degree and unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon a 3rd felony. Grigsby was booked into the Nacogdoches County Jail.
Sheriff Bridges stated in the last week the sheriff office has searched five different locations that has resulted in the seizure of two and half pounds of crack cocaine and cocaine along with six and half pounds of codeine, half pound of hydro marijuana and seized three firearms that were in possession of a felon. The sheriff office has made four arrest of what Sheriff Bridges believes are significant distributors of narcotics in the Nacogdoches area.
The two pounds of crack cocaine and cocaine that were seized Tuesday morning has a street value of over 75,000 dollars and the six pounds of codeine has a street value of $6,400.00 dollars.
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July 30: Sheriff Office Daily Activity Log
This is the report from the Nacogdoches County Sheriff’s Office that list the reports from 6 a.m. of the previous day to 6 a.m. of the listed day.
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July 30: Nacogdoches County Booking Report
This is the report from the Nacogdoches County Jail that lists the arrests made from 6 a.m. of the previous day to 6 a.m. of the listed day.
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July 30: NPD Crime Report
This is a complete list of reports responded to by the Nacogdoches Police Department
P13-13460-Robbery- a known male suspect struck the victim in the face and grabbed an undetermined amount of cash from the victim’s hand. The report is pending- no further information is available.
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Obituary: Maridell Hill
Miss Maridell Hill, age 85, passed away Monday, July 29, 2013, at Woodland Heights Medical Center in Lufkin, Texas.
Miss Hill was born March 10, 1928, in Nacogdoches County, Texas. She had been a resident of Lufkin State Supported Living Center for a number of years.
She was preceded in death by her father, Vernon Hill, in 1985; her mother, Almina Thompson Hill, in 1990; and a sister, Joanne Hill, in 2006.
Her survivors include her sister, Marjorie Pittman of Dallas, Texas; sister and brother-in-law, Lillian and Lynn Lamar Lilly of Nacogdoches, Texas; a number of nieces and nephews; and her family at Lufking State Supported Living Center.
Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, July 31, 2013, at All Faith’s Chapel of Lufkin State Supported Living Center, located at 6844 North U.S. Hwy. 69 in Angelina County, Texas, with Chaplain Greg Freijo and Rev. John Withem officiating.
A graveside service will follow at 11:30 a.m. at Sunset Memorial Park, located at 5127 North Street in Nacogdoches, Texas.
Services are under the direction of Cason Monk-Metcalf Funeral Directors, located at 5400 North Street in Nacogdoches, Texas. Online memories and condolences may be offered at www.CasonMonk-Metcalf.com.
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SFA reports summer enrollment
Stephen F. Austin State University has recorded a summer enrollment of more than 5,000 students.
This figure represents a slight decrease from summer 2012 enrollment, due in large part to a restructuring of summer course offerings to make the schedule more efficient and cost effective, according to Dr. Richard Berry, provost and vice president for academic affairs. The absence of the largest graduating class in SFA history – 1,285 diplomas were awarded in May – also is being felt on campus this summer, along with a smaller freshman class that resulted from increased admission standards that went into effect last fall.
“All of these factors have contributed to some degree to the slight reduction in summer enrollment this year,” Berry said. “We are now well positioned to continue responding to the academic needs of our students and moving them toward successful completion of their degrees.”
Included in the summer enrollment total are 763 students who attended the 12-day Maymester, along with 4,016 students attending Summer I classes and 3,758 students registered for Summer II.
According to Karyn Hall, director of the SFA Office of Institutional Research, some changes in the way summer enrollment is reported internally also likely affected the latest census data.
“The reporting structure has been in transition, and we believe the new system that has been implemented will be more beneficial from a student service perspective,” she said. “Exact prior semester comparisons are not available this summer because of those changes in the summer term structure. We have provided estimates to allow for loose comparison to last summer’s enrollment, but we will not really be able to compare apples to apples until next summer.”
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Blackwood Brothers At Bethel Chapel
Dr. David Digmon, the church’s pastor, announces that the Blackwood Brothers Quartet will be leading a special concert service on Thursday, Aug. 8, 2013. This service will begin at 7:00 p.m. at Bethel Chapel.
The name “Blackwood Brothers” is a name that is synonymous with Gospel Music. Their music has been heard around the world on radio, recordings, television, and in personal appearances.
The Blackwood Brothers Quartet was formed in 1934 with brothers Roy, Doyle, James and Roy’s son, R.W. In the late 1950s Roy and Doyle retired from traveling and in 1954 R.W. was killed in a tragic airplane crash. However the quartet with James, as the quartets’ leader and spokesman, established a new group of singers who would go on to take gospel music to new heights as they traveled and sang in all 50 of the United States, every Canadian province as well as cities in Great Britain, Europe, the Middle East, Northern Africa, South Africa, Japan, Taiwan, Thailand, South Korea, Hong Kong and the Philippines.
In 2002, James Blackwood went to be with the Lord, but his sons, Jimmy (James Jr.) and Billy continued the 78-year tradition. Recently Jimmy retired after singing for 49 years and his younger brother, Billy now carries on the quartet which has the distinction of being the best-known name in gospel music history!
Current members of the Blackwood Brothers include Billy Blackwood, Wayne Little, Butch Owens, and Michael Helwig.
Billy, James Blackwood’s younger son, sings baritone and is a song writer. Billy played drums for J.D. Sumner and the Stamps Quartet at the age of 14. He also played for the Blackwood Brothers, Gordon Jensen and Sunrise, and Andrus/Blackwood & Company and toured with Voice, the opening act for the Elvis Presley show. He has traveled in solo ministry and has worked in youth and pastoral ministry. He produced the latest CD for the quartet. Billy has four daughters, Brette, Britni, Emma and Ellie and one son, Will. He and his wife, Cherry live in Hendersonville, Tennessee.
Wayne has sung for many years in numerous quartets including the Crystal River Boys, and most recently, New Millennium. His crystal clear tenor voice is amazing people across the country. He has sung at hundreds of events including a concert at the Pentagon with Franklin Graham. Wayne is known for his singing of the great Gospel classic, O What a Savior. He and his wife Gina have two sons, Micah and Maison.
Butch Owens is no stranger to gospel music. He sang bass with an earlier version of the Stamps Quartet and most recently with Bob Jones and the Songfellows Quartet. He is a retired law enforcement officer. Butch has a great personality and his solid low notes make a great foundation for the group. Butch and his wife Margaret live in Spring Hill, Tennessee.
Michael Helwig got his start in Gospel Music at the age of 19. A Canadian native, he sang for Canadian groups The Torchmen and Unashamed; he won a Dove Award for Favorite Tenor from the Canadian division of the Gospel Music Association in 1997. Since moving to the United States he has sung with the Wilburns, the Stamps, the Williamsons, the Dixie Echoes and Promise, before joining the Blackwood Brothers. Michael and his wife, Leslie have identical twin daughters, Eva and Laura and one son, Sam.
Dr. Digmon and the church family invites everyone to this special service. No admission will be charged; a love offering will be received.
Bethel Chapel Baptist Church is located at 854 U.S. Hwy. 96 North in Pineland. Contact Dr. Digmon at 409-584-2461 or 409-893-3621 for information.
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SFA Children’s Performing Arts Series features science, music, comedy
Area school officials will find the new season brochure for the 2013-2014 SFA Children’s Performing Arts Series in their mailboxes when they return to school this fall.
Super Scientific Circus, a popular show with East Texas school children, will return for the 2013-2014 SFA College of Fine Arts’ Children’s Performing Arts Series.
“We have an outstanding lineup of children’s shows scheduled for the 2013-2014 season,” Flynn said. “They range from the returning ‘Super Scientific Circus,’ which is always a favorite, to musicals with storylines designed to teach young theater patrons lessons in friendship, bullying and trust as well as the importance of family bonds.”
The CPAS season opens with “Jigsaw Jones: The Case of the Class Clown,” presented by ArtsPower on Friday, Oct. 25. In the play, which is based on the book by author James Preller and targets first through fourth grades, Athena Lorenzo has been slimed and she does not appreciate the practical joke. It is up to Jigsaw and his friend Mila to investigate the sliming and track down the second grade class clown. Audiences will laugh as they learn the secret codes that Jigsaw must decipher to solve the mystery.
“Super Scientific Circus” is scheduled for Wednesday, Dec. 11. The show demonstrates how science can be fun and funny by using boomerangs, bubbles, beach balls, bull whips, and magic to introduce the principles of friction, inertia, centripetal force, aerodynamics, sonic booms, air pressure and ultraviolet light. The show is appropriate for students in kindergarten through 12th grades.
American Family Theater will present the classic children’s favorite “Wizard of Oz” on Friday, Jan. 31. Targeting children in kindergarten through sixth grades, the show, based on L. Frank Baum’s “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz,” takes patrons along with Dorothy in her adventures over the rainbow with Tinman, Scarecrow, Lion and, of course, the Wizard himself.
“Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day,” slated for Friday, April 4, is designed to teach children in kindergarten through third grade that sometimes, everyone has a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day. Children will laugh and sing along with Alexander’s misadventures in this hilarious musical, featuring book and lyrics by Judith Viorst, author of the best-selling classic book. The show is a presentation of Theatreworks USA.
The final CPAS show of the 2013-14 season is “Laura Ingalls Wilder,” presented by ArtsPower on Thursday, May 8. Laura and her family travel across America in search of a place they can call home. Facing obstacles such as scarlet fever and eviction from their land, their pioneering spirit and family bonds are tested but never broken.
CPAS performances are at 9:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. in W.M. Turner Auditorium on the SFA campus. Tickets are $6 for individuals and $5 per person for groups of 20 or more. Tickets for CPAS performances will go on sale Aug. 19.
CPAS is a presentation of the SFA College of Fine Arts.
Visit the CPAS website at www.cpas.sfasu.edu or call the Fine Arts Box Office at (936) 468-6407 for more information.
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