Lake Cypress Springs Drowning Considered An Accident
Franklin County is working the drowning at Lake Cypress Springs Wednesday night as an accident until such time the investigation leads them in a different direction. According to witnesses and authorities Mr. Henson of Winnsboro was wadding in the lake with Becky Sue Taylor Henson when he dropped out of site. His father informed this news service yesterday that his son knew how to swim and was not married to Becky. The Mt Pleasant Daily Tribune indicates the two filed for marriage license in Wednesday’s paper. The dad also stated that Melissa Millsap, who is wanted by Hopkins County, has at times been at his son’s residence. Millsap escaped in handcuffs and barefooted after a high-speed chase last week. Reportedly she hid in a tree after escaping from the patrol car. Mr. Henson’s dad claims Millsap’s handcuffs were later removed at a restaurant in Winnsboro according to statements Millsap allegedly has made. (Reported: 2004-07-09, by cc)

Four Transplant Patients Now Dead From Rabies
A fourth transplant patient at Baylor University Medical Center in Dallas died of rabies last month. The unidentified North Texas woman underwent a liver transplant in early May that included a blood vessel taken from William Beed Jr., 20 of Texarkana AR. Beed , age 20, died from an undetected rabies infection in May. Three other patients including a Gilmer teen, Joshua Hightower, died after receiving organs from Mr. Beed. (Reported: 2004-07-09, by cc)

Super Ball
That white flash was seen in five-states Wednesday night. A Rowlett police officer, Jeff Norris, captured the event on his video dash camera while working a traffic stop. Despite how close and large it looked, the entry into Earth’s atmosphere could have been 30 or more miles high and the item no larger than the size of a baseball. (Reported: 2004-07-09, by cc)

Henderson Nurse Indicted
A registered nurse in Henderson was indicted by a Rusk County grand jury. William Wolfe, 34, allegedly tried to electrocute his wife during a romantic bubble bath by knocking a radio into the bathtub in which she was bathing. (Reported: 2004-07-09, by cc)

Officer Caught Stealing In Longview
Robert Adams, 42 and a former Longview Police Department School Resource Officer, has pleaded guilty to taking money from Longview high’s crime stoppers program. The former officer is on a two-year deferred probation for taking less than $1500. (Reported: 2004-07-09, by cc)

Lamar County Sales Increase While Outlets Decrease
Lamar County gross sales increased 12 percent during the fourth quarter of fiscal 2003 according to Comptroller Carole Keeton Strayhorn. The number of reporting outlets decreased by 48. In Paris, reported gross sales were down just over $10 million from last year. (Reported: 2004-07-09, by dj)

Paris Residents See Meteor And Call 9-1-1
A meteor shower about 9:20 Tuesday night had Paris residents calling 9-1-1 concerned that a plane had crashed. The meteor shower was visible in Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas and Missouri. Most of the time scientists can predict when meteors will make their entry but this one was unexpected. According to NASA there will be a show starting mid-July and peak August 12. It will be more visible in the Northern Hemisphere. (Reported: 2004-07-09, by dj)

Lamar County Commissioners Approve Grant Application
Lamar County Commissioners approved the grant application for the code enforcement officer for Lamar County. Denied two other times, the commissioners without the approval of District 4 Commissioner Jackie Wheeler, authorized Ginger Cook to submit the grant for $30,000. If granted, the money will drop to two thirds the second year and one third the third year before elimination. There is no guarantee the county will get the grant. (Reported: 2004-07-09, by dj)

Kristi Jones Gets 90 Days In Jail
The woman convicted of manslaughter in the death of Whitesboro jeweler Jon McCullough will serve time in prison. A Grayson County judge gave Kristi Jones 90 days in the Texas Department of Corrections, one week after a jury recommended 10 years probation. Jones must still serve the 10 years probation and pay a $10,000 fine. (Reported: 2004-07-09, by dj)

Fourth Transplant Recipient Dies Of Rabies
A fourth transplant recipient at Baylor University Medical Center contracted rabies from the donor who gave organs to three other patients who also died, doctors announced Thursday. The patient received part of an iliac artery from the infected donor to complete the transplant procedure, but not the liver itself, which came from someone else. (Reported: 2004-07-09, by dj)

Texas' Children's Health Insurance Program Overpaid Vendor
Amid massive cuts to Texas' Children's Health Insurance Program, the state overpaid its vendor for rural, low-income children's care by $20 million, a state auditor's report said Thursday. More than one-fourth of that money went to a subcontractor with no employees and to two Austin consultants. (Reported: 2004-07-09, by dj)

House OKs Measure To Help In Storm Damage
The House approved a bill Thursday that would develop a national program to help reduce property damage and possibly deaths from hurricanes, tornadoes and other storms packing high winds. The legislation calls for spending $67.5 million over three years beginning in 2006 to research and develop construction methods that will make homes and commercial buildings more resistant to high winds. (Reported: 2004-07-09, by dj)

Gov. Perry Adding Jobs In Texas Through Mexican Companies
Gov. Rick Perry said Thursday that three Mexican companies will expand operations in Texas and add 95 new jobs. Perry said the infusion of $29 million in new capital investment followed his meeting with CEOs of the three companies during a recent trade mission to Mexico. (Reported: 2004-07-09, by dj)

Lance Armstrong Skipping Olympics
Lance Armstrong is skipping the Athens Olympics, saying he needs to spend more time with his children. Armstrong is bidding for a record sixth straight Tour de France title, but had planned to ride for the United States next month at the Summer Games. Armstrong also gave up the lead in the Tour yesterday waiting for the hard climbs later to pull back into the lead. (Reported: 2004-07-09, by dj)