MAU Workforce Solutions is offering employment at the Kimberly-Clark plant in Paris. There are immediate openings for machine operators, forklift operators, material prep, and general laborers, and the jobs offer a weekly paycheck, benefits, paid vacation, and more. You can request an interview by visiting www.mau.com/steady-pay and completing the simple …

Fannin County Courthouse Fannin County Commissioners will keep a full-time Emergency Management Coordinator on the payroll, rather than split the position into two part-time jobs. Judge Randy Moore wanted to make the change because the move would save the county money on benefits that full-time employees now receive. It would …

Billy Don Booker Fry-Gibbs Funeral Home A long-time area lawman has died at the age of 70 at his home in Hugo. Billy Don Booker served in the Navy during the Vietnam war. Following his discharge, he worked for Paris Police Department, Lamar County Sheriff’s Office, Oklahoma Highway Patrol for …

The Eastern District of Texas announced that U.S. Attorney Stephen J. Cox charged two North Texas men with child exploitation crimes. A grand jury indicted David Pettigrew, 48, of Denison, and Chad Michael Rider, 46, of Anna, with conspiring to sexually exploit children (also referred to as the production of …

Justin Wayne Hodges Hopkins County Jail Sulphur Springs Special Crime Unit officers arrested a Yantis man following a brief foot chase on College Street. Undercover officers had reportedly purchased methamphetamine from Adam Joshua Hodges and obtained a warrant for drug trafficking arrest. After a traffic stop, Hodges jumped out of …

Titus County has extended free Coronavirus Testing at the Mt. Pleasant Civic Center for September except for Labor Day this Monday and Sundays. Hours are 9:00 am until 5:00 pm, except for some Tuesdays when it ends at 4:00 pm because of city meetings scheduled at the Civic Center. You …

Nikolas Grundy Titus County arrested 19-year-old Nikolas Grundy on two warrants for bond forfeiture. One was for evading arrest or detention with a vehicle or watercraft, and the other is for avoiding arrest with a car. His bonds total $45,000.

  Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) of Titus, Camp, and Morris Counties has two new members of the organization, which advocates for the best interests of children who find themselves in the court system through no fault of their own. Jenni Harwood will serve as a Coach Advisor, and Sharon …

Justin Wayne Craig Gregg County Jail Officials set bond in Gregg County at $59,000 for 26-year-old Justin Wayne Craig of Gladewater. He’s charged with property theft between $2,500 and $30,000 and possession of between one and four grams of a controlled substance. They also held him on affidavits of incarceration …

John Sparks Smith County Jail A court sentenced an East Texas man to 37 years in prison for murdering a Tyler-Chapel Hill High School Senior last April. It came after 18-year-old John Sparks of Tyler pleaded guilty to killing 17-year-old Zane Collier. As part of the plea agreement, Sparks gave …