Authorities in Azle are investigating a triple homicide after three bodies were found in a home Monday evening near Eagle Mountain Lake. A man, woman, and a teen died of gunshot wounds. Officials think it is a murder-suicide.

The Como-Pickton Consolidated Independent School District is closed Tuesday and Wednesday due to illness.   Superintendent Greg Bower said that “this year’s flu bug has hit the district a little bit harder than it has in the past several years.” Because of this, the district has decided to cancel school …

A regular meeting of the Sulphur Springs ISD school board was on Monday, February 10, in the Board Room of the Administration Building.   PUBLIC FORUM No one requested to address the Board. Superintendent Michael Lamb gave an update on the Strategic Planning progress. A public hearing was conducted for …

Mathematics Instructor Charla Holzbog emphasizes a point during her recent math class at the Paris Junior College-Sulphur Springs Center. To obtain information regarding registration for classes at the campus, check the Paris Junior College Website at www.parisjc.edu, or call 903-885-1232.

The Fannin County Deputy injured in a one-vehicle rollover crash while responding to an emergency call is now recovering from minor injuries. Deputy Matthew Morales reportedly suffered only cuts and bruises in the crash. He is expected to be back on the job within a few days when he is …

Robert Dale Barkman Cass County Jail A retired Atlanta, Tx., middle school teacher and church youth leader arrested last summer on multiple felony child porn charges has pleaded guilty in Cass County District Court. Reportedly, a court sentenced 66-year-old Robert Dale Barkman to 30 years in prison. Hundreds of pornographic …

Erin Virginia Blalock Hopkins County Deputies arrested 43-year-old Erin Virginia Blalock on two warrants for Bond Forfeiture. The warrants were related to Possession of a Controlled Substance in a Drug-Free Zone, and DWI. Rosemary Boone Springer Deputies arrested 63-year-old Rosemary Boone Springer in Hopkins County for Surety off Bond. No …

Nathan Daniel Cain Officials released more information about the Athens man arrested on forgery charges by Sulphur Springs Police. Reportedly, 36-year-old Nathan Daniel Cain had allegedly attempted to pass counterfeit money at a local used tire store. The outstanding forgery warrant, issued in Henderson County, also involved counterfeit money.

Michael Lynn Emery Sulphur Springs Police made contact with 37-year-old Michael Lynn Emery, of Mt Pleasant, while he was walking on League Street near the Sulphur Springs Elementary School. He was extremely nervous and admitted that he had some marijuana in a box he was carrying. The box also contained …

Donald Bartlett, Jr. Hunt County Deputies arrested a Delta County man on felony drug trafficking charges. Donald Monroe Bartlett, Jr., of Klondike, is held on a total of $220,000 bond. Mark Lloyd Ward Deputies arrested Mark Lloyd Ward in Hunt County they found he had possession of multiple controlled substances. …