Wood County, Texas

Wood County
County
The Wood County Courthouse in Quitman
Seal
Location within the U.S. state of Texas
Texas's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 32°47′N95°23′W / 32.78°N 95.38°W / 32.78; -95.38
Country	United States
State	Texas
Founded	1850
Named for	George Tyler Wood
Seat	Quitman
Largest city	Mineola
Area
• Total	695.719 sq mi (1,801.90 km2)
• Land	645.234 sq mi (1,671.15 km2)
• Water	50.484 sq mi (130.75 km2)  7.3%
Population  (2020)
• Total	44,843
• Density	64/sq mi (25/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district	5th
Website	www.mywoodcounty.com

Wood County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 44,843. ^[1] Its county seat is Quitman. ^[2] The county was named for George T. Wood, governor of Texas from 1847 to 1849. ^[3]

History

The first documented European exploration of what is now Wood County took place in the late 18th century, when Pedro Vial, ^[3] was sent on expeditions by the Spanish governor of Texas. ^[4] After marching all the way to Santa Fe in 1787, he headed east to Natchitoches. ^[4] The following year, he passed through today's Wood County on his way back to San Antonio. ^[3] Some archeological evidence suggests that a French trading post stood along Mill Race Creek in the early 1700s near the site of the modern town of Hainsville. ^[5] The French may have build a military post called Fort Ledout near Black Oak in Wood County, but other than the archeological evidence, little is known about any possible French settlements. ^[5]

An important archeological discovery made by a hunting party in 1887, southeast of Hainsville and north of Bromley, suggests that Native Americans may have engaged in a battle either between different tribes or with the Spanish. Despite finding many relics, including a cross, tomahawk pieces, a Spanish coin, and several broken muskets, no written record of any such encounter has been found. ^[6] Some Spanish and Mexican land grants were issued in the area, but settlement was sparse until after the Texas Revolution. The first White settler was Martin Varner. He built his home near the southeast side of what is now Hainsville at least by 1824. The first organized settlement was at Webster in 1845. ^[3]

In 1850, after Texas was annexed to the United States, the Legislature authorized the forming of the county from Van Zandt County. ^[3] In 1849, residents of what was then Van Zandt County north of the Sabine River, petitioned the legislature for the county to be reorganized. Reasons included that the majority of the population lived north of the river, and that travel to Jordan's Saline, then the county seat, was difficult in winter. Wood County was created and Van Zandt was reorganized with territory from adjacent counties. ^[7]

Early industry

Early industry included a number of sawmills, gristmills, steam mills, and cotton gins. A jug factory operated north of the Big Sandy Creek in the 1850s. A second jug factory was built some years later near Holly Creek. Two brick kilns are known to have been located in the area of Winnsboro. Wigley Furniture Company began operating in Mineola in 1874. A cane and rawhide-bottom chair factory opened in 1886. Tie-cutting became a major industry in the county in the 1870s with the coming of the railroads. ^[8] Pine Mills, Perryville, Ogburn, Merrimac, Peach, and Fouke got their start as sawmill towns. ^[8]

Civil War era

Wood County had only 17 slaves by 1850, but that number ballooned 10 years later to 923, estimated at 20% of the population. ^[3] Wood County voted for secession by a 70% majority. The two delegates to the Secession Convention, though, both opposed secession. ^[3]

The first soldiers raised for the Confederacy in Wood County were Company A, 10th Texas Cavalry Regiment. ^[8] A training ground called Camp Flournoy was established east of Quitman. Another company called the Wood County Rebels was formed on August 5, 1861. They then requested active duty as cavalry. ^[8]

Coming of the railroads

The Texas and Pacific Railroad came through the southern portion of the county in 1873 and formed a junction with the International and Great Northern Railroad at Sodom, which was later renamed Mineola, on a Longview-to-Dallas route. The railroads came to the northern portion of the county in 1876, when the East Line and Red River Railroad laid track from Jefferson to Greenville. ^[3] This segment later was absorbed by the Louisiana, Arkansas, and Texas Railroad. ^[8] The Texas Shortline Railroad also ran between Alba and Grand Saline in Van Zandt County. ^[8]

Discovery of coal

Coal was discovered in the Alba area in sometime before 1900. The operating mines were for lignite coal. ^[8]

Discovery of oil

Oil was discovered in Wood County in 1941, and the county produced 25 million barrels (4.0 million cubic metres) of oil per year by 1948. ^[3] Developed oilfields in Wood County include the Pine Mills Oilfield and the Alba Oilfield.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 695.719 sq mi (1,801.903 km²), of which 645.234 sq mi (1,671.149 km²) are land and 50.484 sq mi (130.754 km²) (7.3%) are covered by water. ^[9]

Adjacent counties

• Hopkins County (north)
• Franklin County (northeast)
• Camp County (northeast)
• Upshur County (east)
• Smith County (south)
• Van Zandt County (southwest)
• Rains County (west)

National protected areas

• Little Sandy National Wildlife Refuge

Communities

Municipalities and incorporated towns

The following are municipalities and towns which are incorporated under the laws of the state of Texas, meaning they have elected governments and officially recognized municipal, town, or village governments.

• Alba
• Hawkins
• Mineola
• Quitman
• Winnsboro
• Yantis

Unincorporated settlements and towns

The following are towns in Wood County, Texas which are not incorporated but recognized as active settlements through community centers, churches, and similar geographic, historic, and physical landmarks.

• Cartwright
• Coke
• Crow
• East Point
• Forest Hill
• Fouke
• Golden
• Hainesville
• Hoard
• Little Hope
• New Hope
• Oak Grove
• Ogburn
• Perryville
• Pine Mills
• Pineview
• Pleasant Grove
• Stout

Small communities, ghost towns, and former settlements

Wood County previously had a number of settlements. In 1884, there were 35 settlements in the county at which the Texas Legislature ordered schools to be established. ^[8]

• Calvary
• Coldwater
• Gilbreth
• Gunter
• Salem
• Webster
• Westbrook

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1860	4,968		—
1870	6,894		38.8%
1880	11,212		62.6%
1890	13,932		24.3%
1900	21,048		51.1%
1910	23,417		11.3%
1920	27,707		18.3%
1930	24,183		−12.7%
1940	24,360		0.7%
1950	21,308		−12.5%
1960	17,653		−17.2%
1970	18,589		5.3%
1980	24,697		32.9%
1990	29,380		19.0%
2000	36,752		25.1%
2010	41,964		14.2%
2020	44,843		6.9%
U.S. Decennial Census [10] 1850–2010 [11] 2010 [12] 2020 [13]

Wood County, Texas – Racial and ethnic composition
Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.

Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)	Pop 2000 [14]	Pop 2010 [12]	Pop 2020 [13]	% 2000	% 2010	% 2020
White alone (NH)	31,848	35,628	35,906	86.66%	84.90%	80.07%
Black or African American alone (NH)	2,243	1,951	1,658	6.10%	4.65%	3.70%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)	167	198	227	0.45%	0.47%	0.51%
Asian alone (NH)	69	156	230	0.19%	0.37%	0.51%
Pacific Islander alone (NH)	8	12	1	0.02%	0.03%	0.00%
Other race alone (NH)	19	8	138	0.05%	0.02%	0.31%
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)	296	460	1,789	0.81%	1.10%	3.99%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2,102	3,551	4,894	5.72%	8.46%	10.91%
Total	36,752	41,964	44,843	100.00%	100.00%	100.00%

As of the census ^[15] of 2000, 36,752 people, 14,583 households, and 10,645 families were residing in the county. The population density was 56 inhabitants per square mile (22/km²). The 17,939 housing units averaged 28/sq mi (11/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 89.11% White, 6.12% African American, 0.55% Native American, 0.20% Asian, 2.93% from other races, and 1.09% from two or more races. About 5.72% of the population were Hispanics or Latinos of any race.

Of the 14,583 households, 26.70% had children under 18 living with them, 61.50% were married couples living together, 8.20% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.00% were not families. About 24.10% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.20% had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 2.42, and the average family size was 2.85.

In the county, the age distribution was 21.80% under 18, 7.90% from 18 to 24, 22.90% from 25 to 44, 26.40% from 45 to 64, and 20.90% who were 65 or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.10 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.10 males.

The median income for a household in the county was US$32,885, and for a family was US$38,219. Males had a median income of US$30,558 versus US$20,209 for females. The per capita income for the county was US$17,702. About 10.80% of families and 14.30% of the population were below the poverty line, including 20.50% of those under age 18 and 10.30% of those age 65 or over.

Transportation

Wood County includes the intersection of two major U.S. highways; US 69 and US 80 intersect in the city of Mineola's downtown area. Texas Highway 37 connects Mineola and Quitman off US 69.

Major highways

• U.S. Highway 69
• U.S. Highway 80
• State Highway 11
• State Highway 37
• State Highway 154
• State Highway 182

Farm to market roads

Wood County includes all or part of these Texas Farm To Market roads:

• FM 14
• FM 17
• FM 49
• FM 69
• FM 115
• FM 288
• FM 312
• FM 514
• FM 515
• FM 778
• FM 779
• FM 852
• FM 1254
• FM 1483
• FM 1643
• FM 1647
• FM 1795
• FM 1799
• FM 1801
• FM 1804
• FM 2088
• FM 2225
• FM 2422
• FM 2455
• FM 2659
• FM 2869
• FM 2911
• FM 2966
• FM 3056

Railroads

Wood County is currently served by Amtrak's Texas Eagle passenger railway line. ^[16] The railroad tracks which run through the southern portion of Wood County and through Mineola are currently owned and operated by Union Pacific. ^[17]

Airports

Wood County is served by three airports, located in Mineola, Quitman, and Winnsboro:

• Mineola Wisner Field is identified as 3F9. ^[18] This airport was established in 1917, and has been operated by the same family owners since 1926. ^[19]
• Wood County Airport (Mineola/Quitman Airport) is a public airport owned by Wood County. ^[20]
• Winnsboro Municipal Airport is located south of the city of Winnsboro and is a municipally owned airport facility. ^[21]

Media

Wood County is in the Tyler-Longview media market. It is currently served by two local newspapers, and daily newspapers and television stations from other parts of the East Texas area.

Newspapers

Wood County has five newspapers published within its borders: Wood County Now, Wood County Monitor, Winnsboro News, Yantis Tymes, and The Community Chronicle. The Winnsboro News also serves Franklin County, as Winnsboro is split between the two counties.

Wood County Monitor

In August 2016, two of the county's longstanding newspaper operations, the Mineola Monitor and the Wood County Democrat , were merged by their owner, Bluebonnet Publishing. ^[22] Prior to that, the Mineola Monitor operated under its own masthead in Mineola, and the Wood County Democrat operated under its own masthead in Quitman. Staffing at the newspapers did not change, and the staffs of both newspapers were merged. ^[22]

Winnsboro News

The Winnsboro News , founded in 1908 (1908), ^[23] is a weekly newspaper in Winnsboro, serving Wood and Franklin Counties. In August 2003, the newspaper gained notoriety for publishing an editorial by publisher Tom Pendergast outing an LGBTQ couple living in the city. ^{[24] [25]}

Wood County Now

In 2020, in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, a free news source available by social media and online was established. Owner Amanda Duncan originally created the social-media accounts to keep residents informed of the pandemic and rising case numbers, and to help showcase small businesses that were financially struggling. Within eight months, the news outlet grew to be the largest social-media and online news source in Wood County.

Radio stations

Wood County is served by two local radio stations.

KWNS

KWNS is a Southern Gospel radio station located in Winnsboro. ^[26] It broadcasts at 104.7 FM. ^[26]

KMOO

KMOO is located in Mineola, broadcasting at 99.9 FM. The country music station is currently owned by Hightower Radio. The station was formerly operated by Sam Curry, its founder, who founded it in 1963. ^[27] Under Curry's tenure, the station was referred to by its ownership and on-air personalities as, "K M Double O," and on-air personalities were not allowed to call the station "KMOO," with the last three letters pronounced in a manner similar to a noise made by cattle. Curry sold the station in 1995 when he planned to embark on a race for Wood County judge as a Democrat, a race he ultimately lost.

Government

Wood County is represented in the Texas House of Representatives by the Republican Bryan Hughes, a lawyer in Mineola and a native of Wood County. The county is split between two different U.S. congressional districts, the First and the Fifth Congressional Districts. Thus, the county is represented by Congressman Nathaniel Moran and Congressman Lance Gooden. The county is currently represented in the Texas Senate by Kevin Eltife. ^[28]

The current county judge is Lucy Hebron, elected in 2018. ^[29] As county judge, Hebron is both the county's chief administrator and judge of the constitutional county court, which handles misdemeanor cases.

In 2017, former Sheriff Jim Brown and former Chief Deputy Miles Tucker were arrested for various offenses stemming from a shooting incident over access to an oilfield lease. ^[30] Two of the felony charges were dismissed, however as of January 2020, ^[update] four misdemeanor charges remain pending. ^[31]

Historic election results

In spite of an increasing number of voters in every U.S. presidential election since 1992, the percentage of registered Wood County voters turning out to vote in presidential elections has fallen about 10% between 1992 and 2012.

United States presidential election results for Wood County, Texas ^[32]

Year	Republican		Democratic		Third party(ies)
	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%
2020	19,049	83.63%	3,509	15.40%	221	0.97%
2016	15,700	83.84%	2,630	14.04%	397	2.12%
2012	14,351	81.63%	3,056	17.38%	174	0.99%
2008	13,658	76.80%	4,010	22.55%	116	0.65%
2004	12,831	75.79%	4,034	23.83%	64	0.38%
2000	9,810	70.66%	3,893	28.04%	181	1.30%
1996	6,228	51.21%	4,711	38.74%	1,222	10.05%
1992	4,708	38.22%	4,084	33.15%	3,526	28.62%
1988	6,216	54.69%	4,553	40.06%	597	5.25%
1984	7,144	67.32%	3,449	32.50%	19	0.18%
1980	4,515	52.07%	4,033	46.51%	123	1.42%
1976	3,076	42.57%	4,107	56.84%	43	0.60%
1972	4,746	71.28%	1,842	27.67%	70	1.05%
1968	2,046	32.69%	2,192	35.02%	2,021	32.29%
1964	2,068	36.89%	3,528	62.93%	10	0.18%
1960	2,400	46.95%	2,633	51.51%	79	1.55%
1956	2,508	53.11%	2,199	46.57%	15	0.32%
1952	2,748	47.54%	3,026	52.35%	6	0.10%
1948	629	16.19%	2,590	66.67%	666	17.14%
1944	485	12.00%	3,045	75.35%	511	12.65%
1940	585	13.77%	3,659	86.11%	5	0.12%
1936	192	6.51%	2,751	93.25%	7	0.24%
1932	189	5.38%	3,308	94.08%	19	0.54%
1928	1,161	41.38%	1,645	58.62%	0	0.00%
1924	342	10.43%	2,806	85.55%	132	4.02%
1920	798	25.25%	1,643	51.99%	719	22.75%
1916	248	10.35%	1,719	71.77%	428	17.87%
1912	146	7.21%	1,441	71.16%	438	21.63%

1992 general election, presidential race

...

Bill Clinton/

George Bush/

Andre Marrou/

Ross Perot/

Howard Phillips/

Quinn Brisben/

James Bo Gritz/

Lyndon H. LaRouche, Jr./

James Wellington Wright/

Lenora B. Fulani/

John S. Hagelin/

...

Al Gore

Dan Quayle

Nancy Lord

James Stockdale

Albion W. Knight

Barbara Garson

C.W. 'Cy' Minett

James L. Bevel

Levi M. Cunningham

Maria Munoz

Mike Tompkins

Total

Total

...

County

DEM

REP

LIB

IND

W-I†

W-I

W-I

W-I

W-I

W-I

W-I

Votes

Voters

TurnOut

WOOD

4,084

4,708

19

3,494

2

1

0

9

1

0

0

12,318

16,378

75.21% [33]

1996 general election, presidential race

...	Bob Dole	Bill Clinton	Harry Browne	John Hagelin	Howard Phillips	Ross Perot	Ralph Nader	Mary Cal Hollis	...
	/Jack Kemp	/Al Gore	/Jo Jorgensen	/Mike Tompkins	/Herbert W. Titus	/James Campbell	/Winona LaDuke	/Eric Chester	Total	Total	...
County	REP	DEM	LIB	NLP‡	UST৳	IND₮	W-I	W-I	Votes	Voters	TurnOut
WOOD	6,228	4,711	22	4	8	1,184	0	4	12,161	18,548	65.57% [34]

2000 general election, presidential race

...	George W. Bush	Al Gore	Harry Browne	Ralph Nader	Pat Buchanan	Howard Phillips	James "Jim" Wright	David McReynolds	...
	/Dick Cheney	/Joe Lieberman	/Art Olivier	/Winona LaDuke	/Ezola Foster	/J. Curtis Frazier	/Leonard L. Foster	/Mary Cal Hollis	Total	Total	...
County	REP	DEM	LIB₩	GRN¥	IND	W-I	W-I	W-I	Votes	Voters	TurnOut
WOOD	9,810	3,893	35	128	18	0	0	0	13,884	20,984	66.16% [34]

2004 general election, presidential race

...

George W. Bush/

John F. Kerry/

Michael Badnarik/

Michael Anthony Peroutka/

John Joseph Kennedy/

Deborah Elaine Allen/

Andrew J. Falk/

Walt Brown/

David Keith Cobb/

Ralph Nader/

...

Dick Cheney

John Edwards

Richard V. Campagna

Chuck Baldwin

Daniel R. Rezac

Joseph H. Senegals

Marijohn Peterman

Mary Alice Herbert

Patricia LaMarche

Peter Miguel Camejo

Total

Total

...

County

REP

DEM

LIB

W-I

W-I

W-I

W-I

W-I

W-I

W-I

Votes

Voters

TurnOut

WOOD

12,831

4,034

54

0

0

1

0

0

0

9

16,929

24,446

69.25% [34]

2008 general election, presidential race

...

John McCain/

Barack Obama/

Bob Barr/

Chuck Baldwin/

Thaddaus Hill/

Jonathan Allen/

Alan Keyes/

Ralph Nader/

Cynthia McKinney/

Brian Moore/

...

Sarah Palin

Joe Biden

Wayne A. Root

Darrell L. Castle

Gordon F. Bailey

Jeffrey D. Stath

Marvin Sprouse, Jr.

Matt Gonzalez

Rosa Clemente

Stewart A. Alexander

Total

Total

...

County

REP

DEM

LIB

W-I

W-I

W-I

W-I

W-I

W-I

W-I

Votes

Voters

TurnOut

WOOD

13,658

4,010

92

13

0

0

2

9

0

0

17,784

27,030

65.79% [34]

2012 general election, presidential race

...

Mitt Romney/

Barack Obama/

Gary Johnson/

Jill Stein/

Avery Ayers/

Stewart Alexander/

Thaddaus Hill/

Virgil Goode/

Tom Hoefling/

Andre N. Barnett/

Rocky Anderson/

...

Paul Ryan

Joe Biden

Jim Gray

Cheri Honkala

Alejandrina Cabrera

Alex Mendoza

Gordon F. Bailey

Jim Clymer

Jonathan D. Ellis

Kenneth R. Cross

Louis J. Rodriguez

Total

Total

County

REP

DEM

LIB

GRN

W-I

W-I

W-I

W-I

W-I

W-I

W-I

Votes

Voters

TurnOut

WOOD

14,351

3,056

139

33

0

0

0

0

1

0

1

17,581

27,438

64.08% [34]

Footnotes For Electoral Tables
† W-I signifies a "write-in" candidate.	‡ NLP Signifies "Natural Law Party."	৳ UST Signifies "U.S. Taxpayer Party."	₮ IND Signifies "Independent."
₩ LIB signifies "Libertarian Party."	¥ GRN Signifies "Green Party.

Elections mapped by Precinct

2024 Primary Results. All precincts were won by Donald Trump. The numbers denote total percentage of the votes awarded to Trump, not margin of victory.

2024

Republican: Donald Trump won every precinct with total percentages of over 80%. Nikki Haley came in second in every precinct.

For more election results in Wood County, see this group of maps.

Education

Early schools

There were a number of so-called "subscription schools" in Wood County after 1854, when free public schools in Texas were on the rise due to legislative action. In 1852, a log schoolhouse in the western part of the county near Chaney Crossing on Lake Fork was built. By 1854, school was being taught in Quitman. By 1859, Quitman had three schools that required tuition to be paid. ^[8]

On January 8, 1884, the Texas legislature required the county to be divided into free public school districts. The school districts established by the legislature were Quitman, Lone Star, Myrtle Springs, Forest Hill, Cartwright, Caney, Rock Hill, Forest Home, Winnsboro, Chalybeate Springs, Spring Hill, Smyrna, Cold Springs, Shady Grove, Center Point, Pleasant Grove, Floyd's Common Ridge, Mount Pisgah, Liberty, Sand Springs, Fletcher, Pleasant Divide, Friendship, Lone Pint, Salem, Webster, Persimmon Grove, Cottonwood, Macedonia, Concord, New Hope, Dyess, Mount Enterprise, and "Albia" (Alba). Free school districts for African Americans were established at Quitman, Cedar Tree, Robinson's Chapel, Muddy Creek, Mount Zion, Tranquil, Center, Hawkins, Shiloh and "District 48" which encompassed all of the district west of Lake Fork. ^[8]

School districts

Portions of the county are served by 11 separate independent school districts, serving students in pre-kindergarten through 12th grade:

• Alba-Golden ISD (small portion in Rains County)
• Big Sandy ISD (mostly Upshur County, small portion in Wood County)
• Como-Pickton CISD (mostly Hopkins County, small portion in Wood County)
• Harmony ISD (mostly Upshur County, small portion in Wood County)
• Hawkins ISD
• Mineola ISD
• Pittsburg ISD (mostly Camp County, small portion in Wood County)
• Quitman ISD
• Union Hill ISD (mostly Upshur County, small portion in Wood County)
• Winnsboro ISD (small portions in Franklin and Hopkins counties)
• Yantis ISD (small portion in Hopkins County)

Colleges and universities

Jarvis Christian College is located in unincorporated Wood County, near Hawkins.

Culture

Wood County is home to a number of historic and natural preservation sites, Recorded Texas Historic Landmarks, special districts, and cities and businesses with special designations from various national and state bodies.

Historic sites

Main article: State and Nationally Designated Historic Sites and Buildings in Wood County, Texas

National Register listings

See National Register of Historic Places in Wood County, Texas

Landmark districts

Mineola Downtown Historic District

Main Street cities ^[35]

• Mineola
• Winnsboro

Institutions and businesses with special state designations

Texas Business Treasure Award recipients (Texas Historical Commission Designation)

• Broadway Barber Shop (Mineola)
• Wisener Field (Mineola)
• First National Bank of Winnsboro
• R.H. McCrary Hardware (Winnsboro) ^[36]

Notable people

• Willie Brown, California politician
• Bryan Hughes, Texas state representative
• Bobby Ray Inman, U.S. Navy Admiral
• Ray Price, singer/songwriter; member of the Country Music Hall of Fame
• Harold Simmons, American billionaire businessman
• Sissy Spacek, Academy Award-winning actress
• Kacey Musgraves, musician
• Mack Tuck, professional basketball player and coach

See also

• Texas portal

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Wood County, Texas
• Recorded Texas Historic Landmarks in Wood County

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24. Grimes, Andrea (6 October 2005). "Over the Edge". Dallas Observer . Voice Media Group. ISSN   0732-0299. OCLC   7095491. Archived from the original on 27 December 2017. Retrieved 23 July 2021. Tom Pendergast, the editor and publisher of the local newspaper with a penchant for picking public fights. On August 21, 2003, Pendergast published a scathing editorial in the Winnsboro News titled "About Fully Informing the Citizens." The 500-word article condemned the couple's homosexual lifestyle as "despicable" and "disgusting." It would change everything for Bear and Carmichael, even Winnsboro itself; the days of peaceful coexistence were past.
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30. Tucker, Larry (8 November 2017). "Former sheriff, chief deputy arrested". Wood County Monitor . OCLC   1097161696. Archived from the original on 13 November 2017. Retrieved 22 July 2021. Brown was indicted on two misdemeanor counts of official oppression with bonds issued for $1,500 on each count. The former sheriff was also indicted on a state felony charge of abuse of official capacity over $2,500 and under $30,000 with a $20,000 bond. The indictment claims "Wood County Sheriff, did with intent to harm another, John Winston Forrester, did unlawfully then and there intentionally and knowingly misuse government property, services, personnel and any other thing of value belonging to the government that had come into custody and possession of James Brown by virtue of James Brown's office and employment, by using the services of Officer Dustin Moffett and a Wood County Sheriff's vehicle to obstruct and prevent access by John Winston Forrester to a tract of property owned by James Brown, and the value of the use of the services and vehicle misused was $2,500 or more but less than $30,000." Tucker had more indictments added to those from two months ago when he was arrested on two counts of tampering with evidence and one count of official oppression. At that time he had bonds of $50,000 each on the tampering charges and $1,500 on the official oppression. Tucker faces a new charge of aggravated perjury, a third-degree felony and two new charges of class A official oppression, following indictments filed on Oct. 25. He further has a state felony charge of abuse of official capacity which had a $15,000 bond. Tucker turned himself in Wednesday. He allegedly broke several laws to arrest a person who had cut a lock to gain access to a well in which he had the rights to, then tried to cover up evidence afterward.
31. Bass, Gary (7 January 2020). "Judge dismisses abuse of official capacity charges against former Wood County sheriff". KLTV . Tyler, Texas. Archived from the original on 8 January 2020. Retrieved 26 July 2021. A district judge has dismissed two felony abuse of official capacity charges that were filed against former Wood County Sheriff James "Jim" Arthur Brown in connection with a shooting incident that occurred adjacent to his property in November 2015. However, four misdemeanor official oppression charges filed against Brown are still pending, according to online judicial records.
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External links

• Official website
• Wood County from the Handbook of Texas Online

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