The Oklahoma State Department of Health reports the number of people hospitalized with the coronavirus in Oklahoma hit a new high on Tuesday. There were 1,381 hospitalizations, topping the previous record of 1,279 set Friday.

Larry Carlton JOhnson Hopkins County Jail Authorities arrested a Bogata man in Red River County on a Hopkins County warrant for violation of probation. Officers transported 39-year-old Larry Carlton Johnson back to the Hopkins County Jail. He was on probation for abandoning or endangering child-criminal negligence.

The Sulphur Springs Wildcat Band competed in the Region 4 Marching Band contest Tuesday afternoon at Gerald Prim Stadium and came away with a perfect score of all first division ratings. It advances the Wildcat Band to the Saturday, Dec. 5 Area competition at Mesquite Memorial.

The annual Lake Country CASA Cookie Walk, which is traditionally held this time of year at First United Methodist Church in Sulphur Springs, has been canceled. CASA reluctantly withdrew to maintain social distancing and protect the children CASA serves, its volunteers, and the public who support the Cookie Walk. The …

  VF Outlet’s Sulphur Springs on Bill Bradford Road will close for good soon. The Factory Stores of America mall will remain open, but it is losing the anchor store. It will remain open until Christmas Eve, with the current liquidation deal for the store closing is 15% storewide. The …

Titus County Deputies arrested Emily Jalana McElroy, 22, of Leesburg, for Forgery of Financial Instrument. (Mugshot not available) Deputies arrested 56-year-old Kendrick B. Woods, of Fort Worth, in Titus County on a felony fugitive warrant. He’s charged with Aggravated Assault. (Mugshot not available)

Gilmer ISD Gilmer ISD extends their Thanksgiving break due to COVID-19. The district says this extension will allow them to clean the facilities and provide a longer separation time as COVID in East Texas increases. Gilmer is releasing students Thursday (Nov 19) at noon. Gilmer ISD is using Thursday afternoon …

Mugshot Not Available Upshur County identified Craig Steven Harwart, 55, as the man who law enforcement officers shot Monday after a shooting spree at a Gilmer convenience store. Officials charged Harwart with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon on a public servant. Harwart wounded one of the deputies that the …

The Strike Force will Focus on Health Care Fraud and Illegal Opioid Prescriptions and Distribution. U.S. Attorney Stephen Cox of the Eastern District of Texas announced the expansion of the Criminal Division, Fraud Section’s existing Gulf Coast Health Care Fraud Strike Force to include the Eastern District of Texas. The …

Paris Junior College has received a $10,000 donation for early childhood education scholarships from Atmos Energy. The first-time partnership between PJC and Atmos will assist education students attending PJC in Paris, Greenville, and Sulphur Springs. “Through our Fueling Safe and Thriving Communities program, we proudly support the local school districts …