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 Former cop sentenced to 15 years in prison Polk County Enterprise - July 2008 LIVINGSTON — Jurors deliberated about an hour and a half Friday before sentencing Greg Bogany to 15 years in prison and a $5,000 fine for the aggravated kidnapping of Candace Robinson on Dec. 3, 2007. Jurors also handed down a 15- year sentence with $5,000 fi ne for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon that occurred on the same day. The two prison terms will run concurrently, according to District Attorney Lee Hon. Under current state law, inmates convicted of violent offenses must actually serve one-half of that sentence before becoming eligible for parole.  Click Here for Complete Story!
State notifies certain voters Houston County Courier - July 2008 According to Houston County Tax Assessor-Collector and Voter Registrar Danette Millican, under direction of the Texas Secretary of State some voters in the county have received a Notice of Examination indicating that as a felon they will not be allowed to vote."The Texas Secretary of State instructs all statewide offices to mail these letters because a felon cannot vote. However, once he has completed his term of incarceration or probation, his voter registration can be restored if he will apply for another voter registration card," Mrs. Millican said. Mrs. Millican went on to say her office receives the Juror Questionnaire from the Houston county District Clerk when a potential juror has checked on his Juror Questionnaire the Number 7 declaration that: To be qualified to serve as a juror, he must not have been convicted of, or be under indictment or other legal accusation for a misdemeanor theft or a felony. Click for complete article!
Groveton News - July 2008 On July 6 Rodney Langley began his work at the Highway 94 Church of Christ as the full-time preacher. The preaching position at the Church of Christ had been vacant since November 2007 due to the untimely death of Bro. Lee Brinkmann. Bro. Langley comes to Groveton from Harrisburg, Arkansas where he was serving as a deacon. He had been actively doing fill-in, interim preaching, and youth meetings since October 2000. Bro. Langley is 33 years old and has been married for 10 years. His wife Lesa is an elementary school teacher. They have two children, Luke (6), and Becca (4). Rodney and Lesa have both been actively involved with the congregation in Harrisburg with Lesa regularly teaching bible classes and Rodney teaching both adult and teen classes. Click for complete article!
Trinity Standard - July 2008 TRINITY – A tip given to the Trinity County Sheriff’s Department lead to Saturday’s arrest of a 30-year-old Trinity man on drug charges. According to Sheriff’s Deputy Donald Fisher, David Raack was arrested Saturday at a Coach Village residence in the Westwood Shores subdivision by Deputy Paul Shipper. He was charged with felony possession of a controlled substance, which is believed to be cocaine.“Deputy Shipper received a call from (Sheriff Brent Lee) regarding a tip that a subject was in possession of a large number of needles, a controlled substance and possibly prescription pills,” Fisher said. The deputy went to the Coach Village address identified in the tip and talked with Raack. After receiving permission to conduct a search, Fisher said the officer did find less than a gram of what was believed to be cocaine. The substance has been forwarded to a Texas Department of Public Safety laboratory for formal analysis. Shipper also discovered a number of needles and other drug paraphernalia as well as a small quantity of prescription pills
Audit shows county ‘in good shape’
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