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Henderson County Jail The Henderson County District Attorney has charged an Athens woman with embezzling more than $75,000 from a company that did business with the bank where she worked. Officials arrested 31-year-old Sarah Nicole Gordon for misapplication of fiduciary property. She was released after posting $75,000 bond.

The jury has been picked for the upcoming murder trial of a former Dallas Police Officer. Officer Amber Guyger has pleaded not guilty and told investigators that she mistook Botham Jean’s apartment for her own before shooting him to death last September, thinking he was an intruder. Testimony in the …

Lamar County Commissioners Court will meet in Special Session at 5:30 this evening and hold a public hearing on the proposed budget. Following the hearing, commissioners will vote on the budget. Total expenditures are just more than $27.7 million, with about $39 million in available funds. The proposed tax rate …

In Gilmer on Friday night, the Paris Wildcats defeated the Buckeyes 37–20 on 101.9 KBUS. Both teams came into the game ranked number five. Paris In 4A division one. Gilmer In 4A division two. At RL Maddox stadium the Crandall Pirates defeated North Lamar 27–6. Crandall only led by one …

This six weeks, second-grader Adam Joudeh started a Lego Building Group at Aaron Parker Elementary.  The group and their sponsor, Britany Creamer, meet once a week during recess to build and create with Legos. At the end of the six weeks, the students will have a building competition based on …

Photographed from left are Lane Hundley, Paula Alsup, and Jace Freeman. Crockett librarian Paula Alsup explains the Book Challenge to fifth-grade students in Chelsea Hogan’s Language Arts class. The challenge lasts all year and students receive certificates for completing the challenge during awards assemblies each semester.

Students were photographed working hard this week at Paris Junior High School. Principal Angie Callihan was interviewed for the first episode of CATv, a student-produced video broadcast.  Benjamin Hall’s math class dressed for “operating” with rational numbers. Students had hands-on science instruction in Gary Stuart’s class. Photos by Joe Watson …

PARIS – Texas Department of Transportation officials have announced that a project to upgrade guardrails on several roads in Delta, Lamar and Red River Counties will begin Sept. 17. The contractor, DBI Services LLC, was granted 127 working days, weather permitting, to complete this roadway enhancement project valued at more …

8th Judicial District Attorney Will Ramsay Press Release From Will Ramsay Will Ramsay has announced that he will seek re-election as the District Attorney of the 8th Judicial District. Ramsay, a Republican, has held the post since he took the oath of office on January 1, 2013. The 8th Judicial District …

TxDOT Paris District For Sept. 15-21, 2019 Guardrail Upgrade Work begins Sept. 17 in Three Counties. Texas Department of Transportation officials announced that a project to upgrade guardrails on several roads in Delta, Lamar and Red River Counties will begin Sept. 17. The contractor, DBI Services LLC, was granted 127 …

Rebecca Mercedes Collins Northeast Texas Community College student Rebecca Mercedes Collins, of Daingerfield, has been named the 2019 Dr. Mary Hood Texas Region Scholar and will receive a $1,500 scholarship.   Collins is a first-generation college student who is majoring in history. She is a Presidential Honors Scholar at NTCC and …

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  Thursday afternoon at 12:12, Troopers responded to a two-vehicle fatal crash on SH-276 inside the city limits of East Tawakoni in Rains County. Reportedly, the driver of a 1999 Nissan Maxima, Eddy Clyde Yeley, 32, of Lone Oak, was traveling eastbound on SH-276. For an unknown reason, he drove …

Brandon Hargis Officers responded to a man with a gun call in the 1200-block of Cedar. After apprehending the suspect, they discovered that the gun in question was a BB gun. Officers were invited into the house to recover it. While in the house they found narcotics in plain view, …

Mugshot unavailable Cumby Police located and found an Arkansas man near the Cumby school in possession of methamphetamine. Authorities searched 47-year-old Andrew Jackson Housley’s vehicle, and a handgun was found. He was charged with Possession of a Controlled Substance in a Drug-Free Zone and Felon in possession of a firearm. …

Gilreath Cockrum Officials arrested 22-year-old Steven Charles Gilreath and 19-year-old Alyssa Renee Cockrum in Hopkins County on warrants for Abandoning or Endangering a Child by Criminal Negligence. No bond amount has been set.

John Brian Beadle Facebook John Brian Beadle, of Weaver, has announced that he will be a Republican candidate for Hopkins County Constable of Precinct 2. For the past 19 years, Beadle has served as a Deputy Constable in Dallas County. Incumbent Bill Allan says he will not be a candidate …

Bowie County Jail A New Boston jury of seven men and five women convicted LaDavion Deshaun White of Wake Village on two counts Aggravated Sexual Assault. Bowie County prosecutors say he broke into a neighbor’s house and assaulted her at gunpoint. The jury rejected White’s claim that it was consensual. …

File photo – Not actual parachute A man in a powered parachute died Thursday morning after hitting a power line in Henderson County. Authorities say the accident happened near Eustace. The victim’s name has not been released.

The Delta County Chamber of Commerce is hosting NET Fest 2019 tomorrow night in downtown Cooper. The event will feature live music beginning at noon and continuing into the evening hours, as well as a lot of vendors, food, and a beer garden.