Big Sandy News

Atty. Billy Byrd's office. Details were as follows, and all cases were heard May 1 unless otherwise indicated, the office reported: Randy Allen Reese, 52, of Gladewater, was placed on five years probation of a 10-year prison term upon pleading guilty to driving while intoxicted-subsequent offense.

Voters in Upshur County on Saturday determine the fate of a controversial proposed tax increase for the Upshur County Emergency Services District, and cast ballots in several city and school elections.

The Upshur County Grand Jury returned 12 indictments, four of them sealed, and no-billed one case Wednesday, said Dist.

Details of the felony pleas were as follows, the office reported: a David Alan Brooks, 52, of Big Sandy, received eight years in prison for "assault causes bodily injury-family violence with previous conviction." Big Sandy police investigated the July 31, 2011 offense.

A fundraiser for Ennis Smith will be held May 5 at 3 p.m. at Chaffin and Teresa Smith's home, located at 3020 FM 2659, Big Sandy.