State Troopers released the name of the person killed Friday afternoon in a collision on Hwy82 near Toco. Troopers say 65-year-old Verin Giles was driving to Paris when he veered across the center line and collided with 61-year-old Chris Calisto, a worker with Lamar County Water Supply. Giles died at …

Annual Meeting On Wednesday afternoon more than 250 people gathered in the PJC Ballroom for the United Way of Lamar County 2020 Annual Meeting. Outgoing UWLC Board Members Rudy Kessel and Zach Saffle were recognized for their years of service on the United Way of Lamar County Board of Directors. …

TYLER, Texas – A 46-year-old Dallas man has been sentenced to federal prison for firearms violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Joseph D. Brown, Friday. Steven Ray Breckenridge pleaded guilty on Oct. 7, 2019, to being a felon in possession of a firearm and was sentenced …

Sulphur Springs High School was treated by an exterminator this week for bed bugs. After the problem was noticed in several areas the exterminator was contacted. Two areas were briefly shut down during the treatments. Bedbugs are similar to lice and could enter the school on book bags, clothes or …

Scott Arthur Gorton Hopkins County Deputies arrested 56-year-old Scott Allen Gorton for violation of his parole. He was on parole for Possession of a Controlled Substance. Bond was denied.  

Linda Michelle Dooley Bowie County Jail The Northeast Texas woman accused of pimping out a 16-year-old girl has turned down a plea-bargain offer by Bowie County prosecutors. Reportedly, 38-year-old Linda Michelle Dooley rejected an offer of 20 years in prison in exchange for a guilty plea. She will now take …

William George Davis Smith County prosecutors are seeking the death penalty for an East Texas nurse who is allegedly responsible for the deaths of three patients in his care.  The state is accusing 36-year-old William George Davis, of Hallsville, of injecting air in the arterial systems of three men. He’s …

A court sentenced former Dallas Cowboys running back Darren McFadden to four days in jail after pleading guilty to DWI. Officers arrested McFadden last January after he fell asleep in the drive-through lane of a Dallas-area fast-food restaurant.

Andrew McKenzie Golston Deputies arrested 26-year-old Andrew McKenzie Golston for Possession of a Controlled Substance, fou to 200 grams, Possession of Marijuana, and Unlawfully Carrying a Weapon. Bonds total $37,000. Officials arrested 39-year-old Rosa Alicia Macias-Ortiz for Possession of a Controlled Substance in a Drug-Free Zone. She is awaiting bond …