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Murder suspect arrested in Meridian
by Staff report
(Posted Mon 03:58 pm)
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Justin Wade Ragan On January 17, 2012 at approximately 6 p.m., the Bosque County Sheriff's Office was notified by Hood County Sheriff Roger Deeds that an armed murder suspect was possibly staying at the Circle M Motel in Meridian, Texas.
Sheriff Malott activated the Bosque County Sheriff's Office, Special Response Team to prepare for a high-risk felony apprehension of the armed murder suspect. The team was able to determine the suspect's location and make the arrest inside the Subway sandwich shop without further incident.
The suspect, Justin Ragan, was turned over to the Texas Rangers and Hood County deputies at the
by Staff report
(Posted Mon 03:58 pm)
Justin Wade Ragan On January 17, 2012 at approximately 6 p.m., the Bosque County Sheriff's Office was notified by Hood County Sheriff Roger Deeds that an armed murder suspect was possibly staying at the Circle M Motel in Meridian, Texas.
Sheriff Malott activated the Bosque County Sheriff's Office, Special Response Team to prepare for a high-risk felony apprehension of the armed murder suspect. The team was able to determine the suspect's location and make the arrest inside the Subway sandwich shop without further incident.
The suspect, Justin Ragan, was turned over to the Texas Rangers and Hood County deputies at the
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Hooks places first in area contest
by Staff report
(Posted Mon 03:57 pm)
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Staff photo / Meridian Tribune
MES Spelling Bee winner Emma biting her lip in the nerve-racking moments before the beginning of the contest in the school's cafeteria last Friday. It took 15 rounds, but in the end Meridian Elementary School sixth-grader Emma Hooks was victorious. Proving her superior spelling skills by spelling "nocturnal" in the final round Hooks became the 2012 Scripps Spelling Bee area winner last Friday at the MES cafeteria.
Reserve champion went to Hooks' best friend Darci Gann.
"I didn't think I would win," Hooks said. "But I did study a couple of hours. It was difficult to go up against my best friend."
Hooks will represent MES at the regional contest at the Texas Christian University on March 7.
In the last five
by Staff report
(Posted Mon 03:57 pm)
Staff photo / Meridian Tribune
MES Spelling Bee winner Emma biting her lip in the nerve-racking moments before the beginning of the contest in the school's cafeteria last Friday. It took 15 rounds, but in the end Meridian Elementary School sixth-grader Emma Hooks was victorious. Proving her superior spelling skills by spelling "nocturnal" in the final round Hooks became the 2012 Scripps Spelling Bee area winner last Friday at the MES cafeteria.
Reserve champion went to Hooks' best friend Darci Gann.
"I didn't think I would win," Hooks said. "But I did study a couple of hours. It was difficult to go up against my best friend."
Hooks will represent MES at the regional contest at the Texas Christian University on March 7.
In the last five
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Creel wins Meridian Ace Hardware Big Buck Contest
by Staff report
(Posted Mon 03:56 pm)
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Photo Meridian Tribune
Meridian Ace Hardware Big Buck contest winner Tina Creel. At the end of the extended Whitetail deer season Jan. 15, Meridian Ace Hardware announced their 2011-2012 Big Buck Contest winners.
Tina Creel placed first, winning a 4 x 4 fiber glass deer blind; Anthony Malott placed second, winning a free shoulder mount by Milsap Taxidermy in Cranfills Gap; Matthew Domel came third, winning a Wildgame Innovations poly deerfeeder.
The standard measuring system usually used when scoring Whitetail deer is the Boone and Crockett system. Ace Hardware uses a simplified version as their scoring system.
Results with that system for the last three years were:
2011-2012: 20 bucks
by Staff report
(Posted Mon 03:56 pm)
Photo Meridian Tribune
Meridian Ace Hardware Big Buck contest winner Tina Creel. At the end of the extended Whitetail deer season Jan. 15, Meridian Ace Hardware announced their 2011-2012 Big Buck Contest winners.
Tina Creel placed first, winning a 4 x 4 fiber glass deer blind; Anthony Malott placed second, winning a free shoulder mount by Milsap Taxidermy in Cranfills Gap; Matthew Domel came third, winning a Wildgame Innovations poly deerfeeder.
The standard measuring system usually used when scoring Whitetail deer is the Boone and Crockett system. Ace Hardware uses a simplified version as their scoring system.
Results with that system for the last three years were:
2011-2012: 20 bucks
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Sports & Education
Jackets beaten at buzzer in 15-A opener
by Brett Voss
(Posted Mon 04:05 pm)
Meridian's Colton Bowers For the Meridian Yellowjacket boys basketball team, the District 15-1A, Division I opener last Friday night proved to be classic showdown. But despite a valiant effort, the Jackets didn't get the Hollywood finish they were gunning to get.
Trailing the entire game, the Jackets rallied from a 10-point deficit to set up a possible game-tying three-point attempt as time expired in an attempt to force overtime. But after the game-ending shot rattled in and out of the basket, the Jackets were forced to walk off the court with a disappointing, yet thrilling 57-54 loss to Itasca at Jacket Gymnasium.
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by Brett Voss
(Posted Mon 04:05 pm)
Meridian's Colton Bowers For the Meridian Yellowjacket boys basketball team, the District 15-1A, Division I opener last Friday night proved to be classic showdown. But despite a valiant effort, the Jackets didn't get the Hollywood finish they were gunning to get.
Trailing the entire game, the Jackets rallied from a 10-point deficit to set up a possible game-tying three-point attempt as time expired in an attempt to force overtime. But after the game-ending shot rattled in and out of the basket, the Jackets were forced to walk off the court with a disappointing, yet thrilling 57-54 loss to Itasca at Jacket Gymnasium.
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Road to Three-peat
by Brett Voss
(Posted Mon 04:02 pm)
Staff Photo / Meridian Tribune
Lady Jacket senior Haley Hallmark and freshman Sonya Mendoza battle for loose ball against Itasca last Friday night. Right now, the Meridian Lady Jacket girls basketball team finds itself exactly where it wants to be. And after winning their first three district games of the season, the Lady Jackets appear well on their way to claiming their third consecutive District 15-1A, Division I title.
Clearly, Meridian appears on the road to a three-peat.
But as the 18th-ranked Lady Jackets prepare to wrap up the first round of district play this week, they remain well aware that they must avoid running into a road block.
After convincingly knocking off title contender Valley Mills, 39-29, last Tuesday night on the More
by Brett Voss
(Posted Mon 04:02 pm)
Staff Photo / Meridian Tribune
Lady Jacket senior Haley Hallmark and freshman Sonya Mendoza battle for loose ball against Itasca last Friday night. Right now, the Meridian Lady Jacket girls basketball team finds itself exactly where it wants to be. And after winning their first three district games of the season, the Lady Jackets appear well on their way to claiming their third consecutive District 15-1A, Division I title.
Clearly, Meridian appears on the road to a three-peat.
But as the 18th-ranked Lady Jackets prepare to wrap up the first round of district play this week, they remain well aware that they must avoid running into a road block.
After convincingly knocking off title contender Valley Mills, 39-29, last Tuesday night on the More
Super Centex picks three Jackets
by Brett Voss
(Posted 1/10/2012 09:52 am)
WACO [150] Over the last four years, Meridian High School senior Billy Miller has always been a big man on campus. At 6-foot, four-inches tall and weighing 315 pounds, it easy to see why the four-year football letterman stands out in a crowd [150] literally.
But when the Waco Tribune Herald announced its prestigious 2011 Super Centex football selections last Sunday, Miller became a big man in Bosque County as the only 11-man football, first-team player named to the team.
Named as a first-team offensive lineman, Miller -- a two-time first-team all-district selection and three-year starter [150] the Yellowjacket offensive More
by Brett Voss
(Posted 1/10/2012 09:52 am)
WACO [150] Over the last four years, Meridian High School senior Billy Miller has always been a big man on campus. At 6-foot, four-inches tall and weighing 315 pounds, it easy to see why the four-year football letterman stands out in a crowd [150] literally.
But when the Waco Tribune Herald announced its prestigious 2011 Super Centex football selections last Sunday, Miller became a big man in Bosque County as the only 11-man football, first-team player named to the team.
Named as a first-team offensive lineman, Miller -- a two-time first-team all-district selection and three-year starter [150] the Yellowjacket offensive More
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