The Bogata City council is two members short, after Mayor Vincent Lum and councilman Don Roach resigned and needs a special election to fill the board. The Red River County Commissioners Court could call a special election if they receive a petition with at least 26 signatures. In Bogata, city …

North Lamar ISD Superintendent Kelli Stewart reported at this week’s school board meeting that 83 students quarantined because of four High School students testing positive for Coronavirus. Another high school student tested positive, and the number of quarantines will increase. Each campus has a four-person committee established to conduct contact …

The Governor issued Executive Orders expanding occupancy levels to 75% for restaurants, retail stores, office buildings, manufacturing facilities, gyms, exercise facilities, classes, museums, and libraries. He also announced re-authorizing elective surgeries for a majority of the state of Texas. Additionally, the Governor said that visitation could resume September 24 at …

Brenham, Texas-based Blue-Bell Ice Cream, has been ordered to pay a record $17.25 million in criminal penalties after shipments of contaminated products were found to be linked to a 2015 listeria outbreak. Blue Bell pleaded guilty to two misdemeanor counts of distributing adulterated ice cream products. They linked at least …

They officially renamed Interstate 30 between Dallas County and the Hunt County lines as Ralph M. Hall Highway. A ceremony commemorating the congressman’s naming occurred at Rockwall County’s Courthouse.

Xavier Lavar French Bowie County A Northeast Texas man pleaded guilty in Bowie County to Aggravated Robbery and Aggravated Kidnapping. Reportedly, 20-year-old Xavier Lavar French held a gun to a two-year-old’s head while demanding money from the child’s mother. He also allegedly pistol-whipped the mother. French opted to have a …

The Hughes Springs Volunteer Fire Department has received a federal grant of more than $56,000. The funding comes from the FEMA Assistance to Firefighters Program.

(AUSTIN) — The Texas Comptroller’s office approved and paid $300 million in unclaimed property claims during the past fiscal year, Comptroller Glenn Hegar announced today. The second time the Comptroller’s office has returned more than $300 million in unclaimed property in a fiscal year. In fiscal 2019, the Comptroller’s office returned …

  Would-be Murderer and Child Rapist used the Dark Web to try Necrophilia and Cannibalism. A 23-year-old Joaquin, Texas man has been sentenced for child exploitation violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Stephen J. Cox. Alexander Nathan Barter pleaded guilty on December 20, 2019, to attempted …