Mt Pleasant Police responded to a disturbance at the Priefort facility and learned that two contractors argued. The argument turned physical when one of the contractors stabbed the other. He then fled the scene and was believed to be heading toward Pittsburg. Police know the suspect’s identity, but he was …

Aaron Keith Will Jones was in Hopkins County on multiple charges. They booked him for Evading Arrest or Detention with a Vehicle, Unlawful Possession of a Firearm by a Felon, and two counts of Theft of a Firearm. At last report, he was in the Hopkins County Jail. Bobby John …

The Gilmer man charged with murdering Mandy Ray and Dermetrica Dashaunda Waters was arraigned Wednesday in Upshur County. Upshur County charged 41-year-old Alvin Charles McKnight, Jr., with capital murder of multiple persons. Judge Dean Fowler set bond at $5 million.

A multi-vehicle crash has killed a Chandler man and injured four others on TX-31 in Smith County. Troopers say 18-year-old Cameron S. Reeves of Hawkins was westbound while 67-year-old Robert T. Pierzchalski of Henderson and 40-year-old Cory D. Threadgill of Gladewater were eastbound. Reeves’ passenger, 20-year-old Aidan R. Kelley of …

  An intrepid cast in a 1940 radio show learns a few minutes before show time that they have nothing with which to make sounds just before going live with a performance of “A Christmas Carol.” So begins the show opening on Thursday, December 7, at 7:30 pm at Paris …

  Sulphur Springs, TX: The Hopkins County Health Care Foundation is in a flurry of activity, with the annual snowflake campaign in progress. They invite the community to pay tribute to friends or family members with a gift in their honor or memory. The Foundation will then notify the honorees or …

Paris, Texas – The filing period for districts one, two, three, and six on the Paris City Council will open on Wednesday, January 17, 2024, and the city must have all applications by 5:00 pm on Friday, February 16, 2024. The May general election will occur on Saturday, May 4, …

MEMORANDUM CLAIMS – We did not have any workers’ compensation claims in November. We had two liability claims in November, one for flooding that resulted from a ruptured water line. The other was for a car window broken by flying debris from a lawn mower. We also had a minor fleet …

By Butch Burney You have until noon on Friday to register to hear Dr. Ray Perryman talk about the local economic forecast for 2024! Perryman is coming back to Hopkins County after about a five-year absence. If you’re a business professional, you won’t want to miss what he has to …