Monday morning storm brings wind damage but little rain

Ken Marshall works on his home on East Fourth Street in Henrietta Monday after a strong thunderstorm tore the roof from the house in the early morning hours.

A thunderstorm that rolled through Clay County early Monday morning brought with it damaging winds but only modest amounts of rainfall. Ken and Linda Marshall awoke at about 5 a.m. to the sound of the wind peeling the roof off of their mobile home on East Fourth … [Read more...]

Wichita Falls man faces multiple charges in Saturday chase

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A Wichita Falls man faces multiple charges in Montague County after leading law enforcement on a high-speed chase that began in Henrietta Saturday. Michael Darell Rollerson, 29, has been charged with unauthorized use of a motor vehicle, bond set at $5,000; … [Read more...]

Student driver plows car into Henrietta auto parts store

Henrietta fire fighters Billy Carlton, Michael Koetter and Harvey Gemar look at a vehicle that driven into the Henrietta Parts Plus Saturday night.

A student driver and a passenger escaped injury Saturday night when the girl’s car crashed through the front of the Henrietta Parts Plus. The juvenile was learning to drive, and receiving instruction from her grandfather, Frank Potter of Henrietta. As she pulled up … [Read more...]

Henrietta residents organize relief efforts for Oklahoma tornado recovery

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Local efforts to provide assistance to those affected by the devastating EF5 tornado that struck Moore, Okla., on Monday, May 20 are underway. Randy Walsh of Henrietta and Casey Walsh of Wichita Falls will travel to Oklahoma City on Thursday to deliver donated goods … [Read more...]

High speed chase leads to recovery of stolen motorcycle; two arrested

Kory Joe French of Henrietta is awaits transport to the Clay County Jail Monday as Chief Deputy Mark Elgin and Trooper Harley Rosenberger inspect a motorcycle used by French to evade arrest.

Two men face multiple charges following a high-speed motorcycle chase that reached a speed of 152 miles per hour on Hwy. 287 between Henrietta and Bellevue Monday afternoon. Kory Joe French, 31, of Henrietta, has been charged with theft over $1,500, less than $20,000 … [Read more...]

Tornado warnings issued as severe storm system passes through county

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5-20-13 from Clay County Pioneer Sentinel on Vimeo. Residents in north and central Clay County were forced to take cover Monday afternoon and into the early evening as a line of severe thunderstorms resulted in conditions favorable for the formation of … [Read more...]

Texas track, football legend to visit HHS, Laseman fun run

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A Texas track and field legend, Olympic gold medalist and NFL receiver will make an appearance Friday at Henrietta High School, and again Saturday at the fourth annual Lyndon Laseman Memorial Fun Run. Johnny “Lam” Jones will speak at an assembly in the Tyra Roper … [Read more...]

Blue Ridge Exotic Transporters begins production at Henrietta facility

Henrietta and Clay County officials get a first look at a custom car-hauler built by Blue Ridge Exotic Transporters. The company moved into the former Sliver Creek plant in January.

By Matt KeltonPioneer SentinelThe first Blue Ridge Exotic Transporters product rolled away from the company’s new home in Henrietta Thursday, May 9. But before the custom-built enclosed car-hauler left the plant, company owner Phillip Herndon gave city and county … [Read more...]

Three arrested after stop leads to discovery of dope

DPS Troopers discovered 43.5 pounds of marijuana hidden in the cargo space of a Toyota minivan (rear) Tuesday during a routine traffic stop near Bellevue.

Troopers with the Department of Public Safety uncovered more than 40 pounds of marijuana with a street value of $192,922 in the back of a minivan on Hwy. 287 near Bellevue Tuesday. Three California men were taken into custody. The driver of a 2004 Toyota Sienna, Nick … [Read more...]

Fincher sentenced to life in prison for indecency with a child

Terry Lynn Fincher (left) with defense attorney Mark Barber.

Terry Lynn Fincher, a former resident of Clay County found guilty Wednesday morning of indecency with a child, has been sentenced to life in prison. The 48-year-old Wichita Falls man will be eligible for parole in no less than 30 years. Fincher had been offered a … [Read more...]

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