One killed, zero injured in a two vehicle crash that happened January 5, at 11:58 a.m. on US 259, mile post 342 in Nacogdoches. The speed limit was 70.
Vehicle one was a 2007 Kenworth, driver was Leon Wood Jr. from near Overton. He had two towed flatbed truck trailers.
Vehicle two was a 2008 Jeep 4-door. The driver was Timothy Dawn Milton of Garrison, 35 years old, a supervisor, who is the deceased.
Vehicle one was northbound on US 259, vehicle two was also northbound on 259. Vehicle two attempted to make a left turn, vehicle one struck vehicle two.
He died at 12:18 p.m. at the scene and was pronounced dead by JP 1, Judge Kerry Don Williamson.
Body was taken to Laird Funeral Home in Nacogdoches. Next of kin was notified. Seatbelt was worn.
ROBBERY; 3200 BLOCK OF SOUTH STREET. COMPLAINANT WAS APPROACHED IN A PARKING LOT BY A KNOWN SUSPECT WHO IMPLIED THAT HE HAD A WEAPON. THE SUSPECT THEN HAD THE COMPLAINANT DRIVE HIM AROUND NACOGDOCHES AND TOOK A SMALL AMOUNT OF CASH FROM HIM. OFFICERS OBTAINED A WARRANT AND ARRESTED SEBASTAIN REED FOR THE OFFENSE.
HARASSMENT; 1000 BLOCK OF SHEPHERD DRIVE. COMPLAINANT REPORTED THAT A KNOWN SUSPECT CONTINUES TO CALL ON THE PHONE AFTER BEING WARNED TO STOP.
ASSAULT; 1500 BLOCK OF DOLPH STREET. TWO KNOWN JUVENILE FEMALES ASSAULTED ANOTHER JUVENILE FEMALE, CAUSING NON LIFE THREATENING INJURY. WARRANTS REQUESTED.
FAIL TO IDENTIFY; 900 BLOCK OF PARK. THE SUSPECT WAS CONTACTED AS THE DRIVER ON A TRAFFIC STOP. THE SUSPECT GAVE A FALSE NAME. ONCE HE WAS IDENTIFIED, AN OUTSTANDING CITY WARRANT WAS LOCATED. THE DRIVER WAS ARRESTED.
ASSAULT; 2900 BLOCK OF SE STALLINGS. A KNOWN SUSPECT STRUCK THE VICTIM WITH A FIST. A WARRANT HAS BEEN REQUESTED.
FORGERY; 2800 BLOCK OF NORTH STREET. A $100.00 COUNTERFEIT BILL WAS PASSED AT A LOCAL STORE.
BURGLARY OF A HABITATION; 1500 BLOCK OF PEARL. A HP TOUCH SCREEN COMPUTER AND A WII GAME SYSTEM WERE STOLEN AFTER ENTRY WAS FORCED TO AN APARTMENT.
ASSAULT; 4100 BLOCK OF NORTH STREET. COMPLAINANT REPORTED BEING PUSHED DOWN BY A KNOWN SUSPECT DURING A DISTURBANCE. COMPLAINANT DID NOT WISH TO FILE CHARGES.
Chris Herrington decided years ago that his reality was much more fun…
and he’s ready to tell you why.
Sit back and relax.
It’s going to be a bumpy ride.
Okay, okay, time for the self-deprecation and bucket listing to begin! Too late? Made those resolutions? Well, good! It’s about time to clean up that mess, lose those pounds, and start that new attitude. Let’s go through the list and check it twice, and get ready for a better Christmas next year. We all know that it’s all about will power, introspection, and motivation, right? That’s the conventional wisdom, and we know how smart people are, on average, right?
Why, 1% of the people make 70% of the money. We all know that! 4% of the girls are “pretty,” no pressure there! About 50% of the American students graduate from high school, 20% of the high school graduates go to college, and the 50% of the college class graduates, right? 11% of all college athletes graduate from college. 50% of all marriages end in divorce. In other words, most of us have some kind of colossal failure to look forward to. One area where there is money to be made, and failures to line our lives with is in the area of health, dieting, working out, and being fit.
We all know the drill. We laugh that we want to get ready for bikini season. The guys want to be there, and the girls want the guys to be there, so everyone wants to be ready for the show. Six packs and bulging muscles are masculine; smooth, sleek, youthful are feminine. That leaves out most of us. The industries involved in making us want what is beyond our reach are gearing up for a bumper crop of innuendo, cleavage, lust, objectification, and downright soft core selling.
We know for a fact that reality TV is making a killing off of our values, faults, weaknesses, insecurities, and awkwardnesses, so the act of throwing us to the wolves and seducing us into self-mortification for the purpose of gaining some elusive holy grail of sexiness is not that far to the side. Our digital nation wants everyone to star in his or her own self-promoting docudrama, filled with fits and stares, taunts and teases, and self-indulgences and knock-down drag out humiliations. If you haven’t been the laughing stock of a YouTube video yet, don’t think you have escaped it. No, the whole point is to get us built up so that we can fall on our faces. That’s good TV! It is boring to see someone sit and do something sensible and sane. We want full blown insanity! People jumping backwards into impossible situations and landing upside down so that we can share their lesson with everyone else; if you act like an imbecile, you will get on TV. How you deal with the consequences is a matter of becoming a reality TV personality.
“What do you do for a living?”
“I get my picture taken by the paparazzi.”
“What do you do to make them take pictures of you in the first place?”
(Blank stare.)
Okay, Biggest Losers besides, what is it that Susan Powter used to say, “You have to eat, and you have to move.” We’ve all seen those infomercials and all of their workouts. For around 100$ you can bust it to the beat of or in the groove of….Well, forget it. Try this.
I love this woman’s videos. Yah, I can hear you commenting on it. Now wonder! Okay, you can leave it there. They are free, she sets a standard, and she does what she says to do. She reminds me of another fitness guru. Jack Lalanne.
Moriteru Uesiba in Action. I would easily settle for what this guys can do at 93….
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nFwV5_vvKaA)
Let’s not kid ourselves, as long as we are centered on the final outcome, the middle part that actually does the work of achieving the goal will be missing. Motivation comes from being in the middle of things. Let’s look at 3 things we can do to make a real difference in our health then.
1
We may not know how to eat well, even though we have studied how to operate a cell phone, play complex video games, or may have memorized TV schedules or the words to totally goofy songs. We seldom take the time to study diseases we have, how to make serious money, or how to educate ourselves to take on the next job once the one we have has been outsourced or made obsolete by the same technology we worship for entertainment. We eat every day several times a day, and yet we have no idea what we are doing. We get hungry, and we eat whatever the media has told us is good. Fat, sugar, flour, and salt are just donuts. Donuts with meat, onions, and tomatoes are called tacos, pizza, and hamburgers. See how easy that is? What is killing us is the lack of fiber that comes with veggies, and we all know it. And after this next donut and a heart attack, we are going to eat better.
2
We know that going to the gym is time consuming and costly. Period. We can afford World of War Craft, cigarettes, soft drinks, and beer, but not a trip to gym. A candy bar, a soda, a bag of chips, a pack of smokes, and a six pack costs about 10$ a day. Over 18 years, you could save those calories and $120,000 to send your kid to college. 5 pounds of muscle will burn about 19,000 calories a year while you are sleeping. A pound of fat is 3,500 calories. Unhealthy bodies are created one bite at a time. While you are watching TV, get on the floor and workout for an hour every day. If you can’t get it straight, get a friend and go to the gym and use the buddy system to make yourself workout. DO things that are fun. Sex burns 300 calories.
3
Change your self-image. The reason you are the way you are is because this is how you see yourself. If you saw something else, you would look another way, feel another way, and act another way. If you define yourself as unhealthy, out of shape, incapable, and behind the times, then this is how you will present yourself. We don’t need a nation of sex kittens and bombshells, sorry Victoria. Males do not need to live in their fantasies, and women do not need to abandon their own lives to indulge men in their fantasies. That being said, we need healthy people who can physically put up with the demands of modern life. We do not need people who live lives of reclusive self-indulgence and social paranoia. Neither do we need over-sexed, hyper-self-conscious, self-centered, ego maniacs. Somewhere in the middle, not too pushy, not a wallflower, civic-minded, healthy-bodied, active participants in the real world with their feet on the ground, their dreams in the skies, and their emotions well-balanced, there is a place for each one of us.
The numbers are not good when it comes to our actually being well-balanced as Americans. We have high hopes, but we have low production. Americans have all but ceased manufacturing our best commodity: Attentive Americans. We get extreme news, are highly reactive, and need a lot of diversion from a lot of meaningless work. If we are going to turn this around, we will need strong bodies, healthy attitudes, balanced emotions, and a good sense of what we want our lives to look like. If seeing is believing, then we need to see what we believe will be the best presentation we have to offer in order for us to achieve the self-image we believe best represents who we are in our hearts and minds. Yes, this takes hard work, dedication, and the self-confidence that where we are headed is towards health and true self-honesty. You can pitch conventional wisdom out the door then, because it is time for the BabyBoomer 2.0. See you on the beach in May! That’s 150 days. Don’t say I didn’t warn you!
runningturtle87
Having completed 32 years of public school service, Chris Herrington lives, with his wife, in Appleby, Texas, and his writing consists of blogging and essay writing concerning an array of topics including education, mediation, self-development, and human interests. He teaches at the Martin School of Choice, plays racquetball, and enjoys his job.
BURGLARY OF A VEHICLE; 500 BLOCK OF EAST MAIN. UN UNSECURED VEHICLE WAS ENTERED AND A RADIO WAS REMOVED FROM THE DASH.
THEFT; 2000 BLOCK OF DURST. A KNOWN SUSPECT TOOK A LAPTOP COMPUTER FROM THE COMPLAINANT WITHOUT PERMISSION.
BURGLARY OF A VEHICLE; 3500 BLOCK OF LIVE OAK. AN UNSECURED VEHICLE WAS ENTERED AND A WALLET AND PURSE WERE TAKEN.
BURGLARY OF A HABITATION; 1200 BLOCK OF RITCHIE STREET. A HOUSE WAS ENTERED DURING A FIVE DAY PERIOD. IT IS NOT KNOWN EXACTLY WHAT IS MISSING AT THIS TIME.
ASSAULT; 200 BLOCK OF WORTHAM. A KNOWN SUSPECT REPORTEDLY STRUCK THE COMPLAINANT DURING A DISTURBANCE. NO INJURIES; SUSPECT GONE ON ARRIVAL.
THEFT; 700 BLOCK OF LOCK STREET. A BICYCLE WAS STOLEN FROM A YARD.
THEFT; 200 BLOCK OF SOUTH POPP. A BICYCLE WAS STOLEN FROM A NEIGHBOR’S FRONT YARD.
POSSESSION OF A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE; 3000 BLOCK OF NORTH STALLINGS. ON A TRAFFIC STOP, THE DRIVER GAVE A FALSE NAME. ONCE HE WAS IDENTIFIED, OFFICERS FOUND THAT HE HAD AN OUTSTANDING CITY WARRANT. THE SUSPECT WAS ARRESTED AND OFFICERS LOCATED SUSPECTED XANAX ON THE SUSPECT’S PERSON.
BURGLARY OF A HABITATION; 1400 BLOCK OF HILLVIEW. A .410 SHOTGUN, A GLOCK 45 PISTOL, A TELEVISION AND TWO GOLD RINGS WERE STOLEN FROM A RESIDENCE WHILE THE OWNER WAS ABSENT.
INJURY TO A CHILD; 4300 BLOCK OF OLD LUFKIN ROAD. DURING A DISTURBANCE, A SUSPECT THREW A SKATEBOARD AT ANOTHER INDIVIDUAL. THE SKATEBOARD MISSED ITS INTENDED TARGET AND STRUCK A 6 YEAR OLD BOY, CAUSING A HEAD LACERATION. KILAN RICHIE WAS ARRESTED.
DWI-POSSESSION OF MARIJUANA; 4500 BLOCK OF NORTH STREET. OFFICERS STOPPED A VEHICLE REPORTED AS A RECKLESS DRIVER. THE DRIVER WAS SUSPECTED OF BEING INTOXICATED AND WAS ARRESTED. OFFICERS ALSO FOUND HIM TO BE IN POSSESSION OF SUSPECTED MARIJUANA.
BURGLARY OF A HABITATION; 1100 BLOCK OF DOUGLASS ROAD. A BLACK DIGITAL CAMERA WAS STOLEN FORM INSIDE A RESIDENCE.
BURGLARY OF A HABITATION; 200 BLOCK OF FLORA STREET. A TELEVISION AND A CELLULAR PHONE WAS STOLEN FROM INSIDE A RESIDENCE.
ASSAULT; 1500 BLOCK OF DOLPH. AN UNKNOWN SUSPECT BECAME INVOLVED IN A DISTURBANCE WITH THE COMPLAINANT. DURING THIS ALTERCATION, THE SUSPECT KICKED THE VICTIM. THE SUSPECT FLED IN A VEHICLE.
DWLI; 1000 BLOCK OF EAST MAIN. WHILE CONDUCTING A TRAFFIC STOP, THE DRIVER WAS FOUND TO HAVE A SUSPENDED DRIVERS LICENSE AND NO INSURANCE. THE SUSPECT WAS ARRESTED.
POSSESSION OF MARIJUANA; 1000 BLOCK OF PEARL. OFFICER CONDUCTED A TRAFFIC STOP AND OBSERVED THE STRONG ODOR OF BURNING MARIJUANA COMING FROM INSIDE THE VEHICLE. OFFICER LOCATED SUSPECTED MARIJUANA INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE SUSPECT WAS ARRESTED.
Kraton Dorell Chatman, 06-07-90, possession of marijuana <2oz, failed to maintain financial responsibility, and two charges of motor vehicle inspection violation
Kevin Edward Cook, 09-01-76, burglary of a building
Timothy Edward Evans, 01-14-82, warrant other magistrate
Jermaine Levon Lewis, 08-22-84, driving while license invalid
James Edward Murphy, 09-18-68, operating unregistered vehicle and failed to maintain financial responsibility
Tommy Joe Mosby, 04-11-78, theft property >$50 <$500
Paul Brian Motes, 06-05-68, indecency with a child
Quincy Dewayne Pleasant, 08-30-83, assault by threat
Marcus Dan Rodrigues, 1-29-76, theft property >$50 <$500
Steve Allen Strickland, 09-11-55, driving while intoxicated
Samuel Ethan Thompson, 02-11-89, evading arrest and driving while intoxicated
Rochanda Nicole Wyrick, 09-23-86, public intoxication, driving while license invalid, warrant other magistrate, operating unregistered vehicle, failed to stop designated point, and failed to maintian financial responsibility
Ontavian Todd Edingbyrd, 01-15-71, false alarm and warrant other magistrate
Jose Jesus Franco, 05-08-87, driving while intoxicated
Horacio Santoyo Guitierrez, 09-09-78, driving while intoxicated
Mario Alberto Hernandez, 01-24-91, assault bodily injury
Nazario Hernandez, 07-28-51, driving while intoxicated
Jonathan Lewis Lacy, 12-01-79, public intoxication
Oscar Omar Lopez, 08-29-82, driving while intoxicated
Juan Martinez, 06-24-54, public intoxication
Crystal Rocha Aldaco, 06-06-93, driving under the influence
Jessica Danielle Anderson, 02-07-81, driving while intoxicated
Freddy Arcos, 04-30-87, driving while intoxicated
Eugene Bolden, 02-24-64, assault by threat
Howard Cole Brister, 11-26-65, failed to identify
Jeffrey Bryan Collins, 07-09-84, driving while license invalid
Tyrone Cook, 06-27-79, driving while license invalid, public intoxication, and open container
Juan Carlos Cruz, 12-01-84, motion to revoke probation
Carol Lee Depaepe, 05-04-75, theft <$50
Shannon Marie Eastwood, 11-04-73, public intoxication
Blake Hunter Foxworth, 09-16-91, possession of marijuana <2oz
Virginia Rheanne Grant, 01-17-85, two charges of bail jumping
Calvin Wayne Hall, 05-23-88, two charges of motor vehicle inspection, public intoxication, two charges of assault by threat, bail jumping, and failure to stop designed point
Edward Dewayne Johnson, 11-14-62, possession of marijuana <2oz, possession of drug paraphernalia, and two charges of theft <$50
Martin Laja, 02-18-91, driving while intoxicated
Amber Lee McDaniel, 02-25-86, theft property >$50 <$500
Larry Ray McDonald, 06-09-62, theft <$50
Jesse Dwayn Murphy, 08-31-64, silent abusive calls to 911 and public intoxication
James Michael Self, 08-20-81, speeding, evading arrest, and resisting arrest
Edward A Sharrer Jr, 09-02-87, parole warrant
Pamela Marie Whitaker, 10-20-71, two charges of motor vehicle inspection, two charges of operate unregistered vehicle, two charges of failed to maintain financial responsibility, no driver's license, and driving while license invalid
Kaalob Levi Fleming, 07-23-88, driving while license invalid
Tyvinsky Vonsehell Lampkin, 05-21-86, assault by threat
Jason Harvey Lee, 11-22-80, assault by threat and public intoxication
Howard Paul Lewis Jr, 12-12-73, motion to revoke probation
Jamal Lavon Rogers, 06-11-87, driving while license invalid
Marvin Anthony Sanders, 08-23-60, assault causes bodily injury family violence
Marsha Kay Spinks, 11-03-72, forgery financial instrument
Cory Gen Stewart, 08-20-74, burglary of a building
Jerrard Suell, 01-04-91, two charges of no driver's license and two charges of failed to maintain financial responsibility
William Charles Sweat, 07-14-57, open container
Ronald Edward Button, 12-31-54, driving while intoxicated (3rd offense or more)
Tennis Cranizes Davis, 01-11-63, criminal trespass
Terrance Demound Barnes, 10-21-80, motion to revoke probation
Kevin Devaun Cooper Jr, 02-13-90, deadly conduct discharge deadly weapon and driving while license invalid
April Linda Dodd, 06-26-72, failed to maintain financial responsibility and expired operator's license
Darrell Ferinand, 09-08-85, driving while license invalid
Ronald Dale Murray, 10-09-59, parole warrant
Deronald Cordevrian Norris, 12-03-86, two motions to revoke probation
Sebastian Keith Reed, 09-30-72, public intoxication
Dominique Ladella Tolbert, 06-29-78, drove without secured safety belt, failed to stop designed point, and two charges of speeding
Hugh Scott Weatherly, 04-23-70, drove without secured safety belt, operating unregistered vehicle, and failed to maintain financial responsibility
BURGLARY OF A VEHICLE; 5900 BLOCK OF NORTH STREET. UNKNOWN SUSPECTS FORCIBLY ENTERED A PARKED VEHICLE AND REMOVED A PURSE AND WALLET CONTAINING PERSONAL IDENTIFYING INFORMATION.
BURGLARY OF A HABITATION; 1400 BLOCK OF DOLPH STREET. A 32 INCH TELEVISION WAS STOLEN AFTER ENTRY WAS FORCED TO A RESIDENCE.
BURGLARY OF A HABITATION; 200 BLOCK OF WEST SEALE. ENTRY WAS FORCED TO A RESIDENCE AND A LAPTOP, A TV AND A PLAYSTATION WERE TAKEN.
CRIMINAL MISCHIEF; 3000 BLOCK OF NORTH PECAN. COMPLAINANT’S VEHICLE WAS DAMAGED BY A SHARP INSTRUMENT, POSSIBLY A KEY.
POSSESSION OF MARIJUANA; 700 BLOCK OF LUCAS STREET. OFFICERS CONTACTED TWO SUSPECTS IN A VEHICLE. ONE OF THE SUBJECTS HAD AN OUTSTANDING WARRANT AND WAS IN POSSESSION OF SUSPECTED MARIJUANA.
Rita June Babbitt, 75, of Nacogdoches, passed away on December 30, 2010 in Corpus Christi, Texas. She was born on December 8, 1935 to Stefan and Florence Stark Mihail in Beaumont, Texas.
A funeral service will take place on Wednesday, January 5, 2011 at 11:00am at Cason Monk-Metcalf Sunset Chapel located at 5400 North Street in Nacogdoches, Texas. A private family interment will take place at McKnight Cemetery.
Friends are invited to a visitation two hours prior to the funeral at the funeral home.
Condolences may be offered at www.casonmonk-metcalf.com.
Happy New Year! 2011 will be a great year and an important one as we prepare for the 2012 elections and the reelection of our President. We will normally be sending out a montly email choc-full of information every second weekend of the month, but there are a couple of events we wanted to mention early. Mark your calendars!
1) The Nacogdoches County STOP (Stop the Tars and Oil Pipeline) group will hold a community meeting to educate local residents regarding the TransCanada Keystone XL pipeline, water, safety, and eminent domain issues on Thursday, January 6th, at Austin Heights Baptist Church (2806 Appleby Sands Rd.) Everyone is invited!
2) Our first meeting of 2011 will take place on Thursday, January 13th at 5:30 at the County Courthouse Annex. This will be an Executive Committee meeting with a few items of official business, but all are invited to attend as we plan our work for a very important year, one that will set the tone for the 2012 elections. Join us!
Be on the lookout for a more detailed email next week. Have a fantastic 2011!
Progressively Yours,
Stephen Wright, Chairman
Nacogdoches County Democrats
stephen.wright15@gmail.com
Fellow Nacogdoches County Democrats,
