Somerset

Tressia Mae Gilliland, 101, a resident of Port Saint Lucie, Fla., for 15 years, departed this life Saturday, Feb. 16. Mrs. Gilliland was born in Dewey, Okla., and moved to Port Saint Lucie from Somerset. Mrs. Gilliland was preceded in death by her husband, Orrin Gilliland; and her daughter, Judy Reinecke. She is survived by her daughters, Joyce Rodigue of Boynton Beach, Fla., and Edith Aardsma of Port St. Lucie; sons Skippy Gilliland, of Gainsvoort, N.Y., and Vernon Gilliland of Nicholasville; 14 grandchildren; 25 great-grandchildren; and a brother, Dr. Joe Elam of Edmond, Okla.

SOMERSET - After remaining in hiding for two days, a Somerset man suspected in a string of area burglaries turned himself into police Friday. James Lopez Jr., 42, was transported to the Casey County Detention Center on an active arrest warrant for burglary and theft from Casey District Court. He is being held without bond until arraignment. Along with Casey County, Lopez is suspected of burglaries in Boyle, Garrard, Lincoln, Mercer, Pulaski and Anderson counties. According to Lt. Shannon Smith of the Somerset Police Department, Lopez had been in hiding in an undisclosed location until Detective Chris Gates used a mutual connection to make contact with him. Lopez agreed to surrender to authorities and did so at 11 a.m. Friday in Eubank, police said.

SOMERSET - A man being sought by police in over six Kentucky counties has turned himself into Somerset Police before being turned over to the Casey County Sheriff's Department. James Lopez Jr., of Somerset, is accused of burglaries in Anderson, Boyle, Casey, Garrard, Lincoln and Mercer counties. Casey County is the only one that had a warrant out for Lopez's arrest, according to Lt. Shannon Smith of the Somerset Police, which is why he was turned over to that force. According to Smith, Lopez is familiar with a member of their police force, who has a brother who is a detective.

Shirley Marie Slagle Dobbs, 77, of Science Hill, passed away Thursday, Feb. 7, at her residence. Born Aug. 7, 1935, in Harlan County, Shirley was a  daughter of the late Dorcey Emil and Martha Jane Saylor Slagle. She was a retired seamstress from Palm Beach and a former owner and operator of Redwood Restaurant in Lancaster. She was also preceded in death by eight brothers, Charles Slagle, Lawrence Slagle, Vernon Slagle, Lee Opal Slagle, Haskell Saylor, William "Bill" Slagle, Frank Slage and Jesse Saylor; six sisters, Iva Slagle, Eva Slagle, Vada Slagle Unthank, Reba Saylor Sparks, Edna Stutzman and Elizabeth Jones; and one granddaughter, Latasha Michelle Dobbs.

SOMERSET - With the swish of the net off a Ciara Saylor 3-pointer with 4:38 left in the third quarter Monday, the Lincoln girls led Somerset 41-18 - a lead that looked to be enough to sustain them for the rest of the night. However, the game was far from over. Within a matter of 6 minutes, 46 seconds, the homestanding Lady Briar Jumpers went on a 19-2 scoring tear to cut the Lady Patriot edge to just six points.  But then it all stopped. Lincoln closed on a 17-5 run to thwart Somerset's comeback effort and win 60-42.

SOMERSET - It's no secret the Danville Admirals are a team that loves to run. Last night at Somerset's Briar Patch, Judie Mason's club ran the homestanding Jumpers out of their own building. Danville used three runs to take complete control in last night's contest with Somerset, and as a result, it was the Admirals winning the 12th Region All “A” title and advancing to next week's Touchstone Energy All “A” Classic, with a 66-48 win over the Briar Jumpers. “The All 'A' is very special and the girls gave me a present tonight (with the win)

The Burgin boys matched strides with Somerset despite using only five players for most of the game Monday night before yielding in the closing minutes and falling 49-42 in a first-round game in the 12th Region All “A” Classic at Burgin. Fatigue caught up with the Bulldogs down the stretch, as they were outscored 14-7 over the final 5 1/2 minutes. Burgin used only five players until making its first substitution with 50 seconds remaining. Somerset (13-5) scored eight straight points after Burgin (5-10)

Cassidy Martin scored 34 points with 13 rebounds and five steals Saturday night to lead Mercer County to a 73-60 win over visiting Somerset. Heidi Huffman scored 14 points with five rebounds and Seygan Robins had seven points, five steals and seven assists for Mercer (11-5), which again played without the injured Catheryne Claunch. Mercer led 35-23 at the half and 56-43 after three quarters. The Titans were 24 of 59 shooting, hitting 11 of 32 3-pointers, and went 15 of 20 at the line.

WAYNESBURG - A Somerset man died in a one-vehicle wreck along a sharp curve in Ky. 1781 shortly after midnight Sunday, barely a year after another fatal wreck in almost exactly the same spot. Clarence Baugh, 27, was traveling alone at about 12:20 a.m. when his vehicle traveled off the edge of the road, flipped multiple times and landed in a creek, state police said. Baugh was not wearing a seatbelt and alcohol use is believed to be a factor in the wreck. Lincoln County Coroner Farris Marcum said Baugh was traveling at a high rate of speed along Ky. 1781 and passing multiple other vehicles on the road.