Charlie Cierra Wadley-Hodges Jesus Antonio-Hernandez Maximino Manuel-Ibarra German Manuel-Ibarra Bond is $2 million each for the four suspects accused of beating 50-year-old Luis Martin Medina-Medina to death at a residence in Sulphur Springs. They found his body burned in a truck on CR1186. The suspects, 20-year-old Maximino Manuel-Ibarra, 22-year-old German …
Read More »Hometown Heroes: Mount Pleasant First Responders
Mount Pleasant Fire Department members and the ’36 antique Ford/Boyer fire engine: From L-R, back row- Lance Hall; Ranson Pipes; Shannon Hughes. From L-R, front row- Captain Otis Clark; (seated); Adrian Sitzes; (seated) Deputy Chief Danny Beard and (in the black mask), Chief Larry McRae. Corporal Destiny Cooper, Mount Pleasant …
Read More »Christus Mother Frances Hospital-Sulphur Springs Hosting Blood Drive Wednesday 04.15.20
CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital–Sulphur Springs will host a blood drive at the Medical Office Building – Plaza Conference Room (113 Airport Road, first floor) on Wednesday, April 15, 2020, from 11:00 am to 4:00 pm. For more information, contact Patricia Wilson at 903.438.4380.
Read More »Texas Workforce Commission Update
United Way Crisis Fund
Three weeks ago, Monday, the United Way of Lamar County launched a Crisis Fund to provide direct assistance to those in our community financially impacted by COVID-19. In just three weeks, they raised over $20,000 and have distributed nearly $9,000 in compensation. The drive is not over, and the United …
Read More »USDA Unveils Tool Helping Rural Communities
WASHINGTON, April 13, 2020, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today unveiled a one-stop-shop of federal programs that can be used by rural communities, organizations, and individuals impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The COVID-19 Federal Rural Resource Guide [ https://www.rd.usda.gov/sites/default/files/USDA_COVID-19_Fed_Rural_Resource_Guide.pdf ] (PDF, 349 KB) is a first-of-its-kind resource for rural leaders looking for …
Read More »Hopkins County Bookings
Jacinto Tapia Rivera Hopkins County deputies were dispatched to a residence near Pickton to investigate the report of a crime, and received permission to search the room where the crime allegedly was committed. They found several baggies of suspected methamphetamine in plain sight and 48-year-old Jacinto Tapia Rivera was arrested …
Read More »Four Jailed In Hopkins County For Capital Murder
Charlie Cierra Wadley-Hodges German Manuel-Ibarra Maximino Manuel-Ibarra Jesus Antonio-Hernandez From Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office Chief Deputy Tanner Crump Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office received a call on Sunday 04-12-2020 around 2:00 pm. A resident stated that they had located a burned-out vehicle with what they believed to be a body …
Read More »Paris City Council Agenda 04.13.20
Notice is hereby given that the City Council of the City of Paris shall meet in regular session at 5: 30 p.m. on Monday, April 13, 2020. The matters to be discussed and acted upon are as follows: Opening Agenda 1. Call the meeting to order. 2. Invocation. 3. Pledge …
Read More »Paris To Purchase 5,000 COVID 19 Testing Kits
Paris Mayor Dr. Steve Clifford Paris Mayor Dr. Steve Clifford has announced that the city will purchase 5,000 COVID-19 testing kits from a California company for $125,000. The city will begin testing first responders, medical personnel, those already in quarantine, and any person identified as in immediate need by their …
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