In addition to the current media postings, in this week’s print edition of The Licking News: Recent information for Licking R-VIII is provided from the November School Board Meeting. Larry Dablemont discourses on deer hunting, and Tech Talk shares information on the current “Social Media Uproar.” Rick Mansfield salutes those who served our country. Licking…

By Sheriff Scott K. Lindsey On November 11, 2020, Texas County Deputies responded to a stealing complaint on Tower Lane in the Eunice area. A couple reported returning to their campsite at Gist Ranch and discovering a person that had loaded their tent into a vehicle. Deputies contacted the suspect and a search of his…

Oh, the weather outside was chilly Friday evening, but at Licking Pentecostal Holiness Church it was warm and the chili was hot with all the fixings. LPHC hosted a Chili and Cobbler Cook Off, sponsored by the Men’s and Women’s Ministries. All proceeds from the Cook Off will support their outreach programs. There were 11…

By Sheriff Scott K. Lindsey On November 9, 2020, a Texas County Deputy responded to a domestic disturbance on Fisher Drive in the Houston area. A female subject reported a physical altercation had occurred with a male, later identified as Benjamin Hickcox. The female stated Hickcox had pushed and choked her. Hickcox was located by…

By Sheriff Scott K. Lindsey On the evening of November 16, 2020, a 32-year-old female detainee was discovered unresponsive in a holding cell in the Texas County Jail. Jail staff attempted to provide medical aid to the female and E.M.S. was dispatched. Medical intervention was unsuccessful, and the Texas County Coroner was contacted. Coroner Marie…