SWEPCO wants to use more wind power to generate electricity. They are proposing to purchase enough wind facilities to power 200,000 homes. Hearings will begin in February before the Texas Utility Commission and a decision is expected by July.

Mugs Shots Not Available Hopkins County Deputies arrested 32-year-old Amber Rebecca Lee for Possession of a Controlled Substance with bond set at $5,000. She was also charged on two Hunt County warrants for bond forfeiture for Possession of a Controlled Substance and Possession of Marijuana. No bond amount was set …

State Troopers arrested a Big Sandy man for felony possession of a controlled substance and possession of marijuana. Reportedly, 39-year-old Johnathan Curtis Vinson faces fines on warrants for no hunting license, agriculture trespass, and no hunter’s education and three outstanding traffic tickets. Bond i  $11,000.

Henderson County Jail courtesy KLTV Henderson County Deputies made a major drug bust at the Budget Inn Motel in Athens. Deputies seized a large quantity of meth, baggies to package it to sell, syringes loaded with the narcotics and other drug-related paraphernalia. Officials arrested 34-year-old Bill Duane Monday, of Athens, …

An East Texas man was hospitalized in undisclosed condition after a shooting at a convenience store on Lake Cherokee. Gregg County Deputies say the victim was shot at the Barracuda Gas and Grill Sunday afternoon at about 5:30. The owner of the store said the shooting happened outside and there …

Shelby County Deputies have identified the man whose body was found dumped alongside a rural county road over the weekend as 40-year-old Curtis A. Price II, hometown unavailable. Investigators say his death was a homicide. No suspects have been identified and no arrests have been made.

Alex Fowzer (r) and Andy Cobb (l) The Rotary Club of Paris United achieved the Citation Award with two Presidential Distinction Awards for the 2018-2019 year. The Citation was presented to current year President Alex Fowzer at the Rotary District meeting. He then presented the award to last year’s President, …

Photo by Eric Kaufman A fire broke out at about 6:45 Monday morning in downtown Paris in a building on Lamar across from the Grand Theater. The Paris Fire Department responded to battle the blaze with multiple trucks. One firefighter was treated for smoke inhalation. No other injuries were reported. …