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Hopkins County Jail Bookings

Hopkins County Law Enforcement Center  Nicholas Arther James Ullman was arrested Wednesday on a warrant for Aggravated Sexual Assault of a Child. Hopkins County has not released any details of the alleged crime, and he’s in the county jail. Deputies arrested James Arthur Baxley Wednesday in Hopkins County for Violating …

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Former Paris Christians In Action Building Burns

Paris firefighters responded Wednesday to a structure fire in the 200 block of SW 2nd Street. The building was the former home of the Paris Christians In Action Ministry. They reportedly had sold the property, and the building was vacant. They reported no injuries, and the cause of the fire …

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Sulphur Springs Graduate Promoted At A&M University

  Texas A&M-Commerce has promoted Sulphur Springs High School graduate and Texas A&M-Commerce alumnus Dr. Shonda Gibson to Senior Associate Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs and Chief Transformation Officer for The Texas A&M University System. Gibson received four degrees through A&M-Commerce, earning a Bachelor of Applied Arts and Sciences in …

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Hopkins County Chamber Connection, February 28

By Butch Burney Need glasses for the upcoming Total Solar Eclipse? Want a T-shirt and sticker? We know where you can get them. We have eclipse merchandise at the Chamber of Commerce, including T-shirts, stickers, and glasses. With tens of thousands of visitors targeting Hopkins County for Monday, April 8, …

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Biden, Trump To Campaign At Texas-Mexico Border

President Joe Biden Former President Donald Trump President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump will campaign on Thursday on the Texas border with Mexico. Biden will be in Brownsville to meet with law enforcement and local leaders as he calls for passing a bipartisan bill on immigration policies. Trump …

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Large Wildfires In Texas Panhandle

stock photoGrowing wildfires fueled by strong winds, dry grass, and unseasonably warm temperatures prompted safety warnings for residents of several towns and at least one evacuation order on Tuesday in the far northern part of the Texas Panhandle. One of the fires, dubbed the Smokehouse Creek Fire, has already burned …

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Wildfire Scorches Parts Of Choctaw, Pushmataha Counties

On Monday, a massive wildfire destroyed more than 5700 acres in Choctaw and Pushmataha counties. The blaze broke out at about 12:30 Monday afternoon near Spencerville and threatened several structures before crossing the Kiamichi River into Pushmataha County. Firefighters from multiple local departments and the Corps of Engineers battled the …

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Paris ISD Deficit Drops

At Monday night’s board meeting, Paris ISD board members learned good news about the projected budget deficit. Based on tax assessments and collections, the deficit will be much lower. In other board meeting developments, Superintendent Althea Dixon reported that a survey of 600 district employees showed they overwhelmingly favored implementing …

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Grocery Tax To Be Eliminated In Oklahoma

  Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt signed House Bill 1955 on Tuesday morning. The bill eliminates the 4.5 percent tax on groceries. Oklahoma had been one of only 13 states with a tax on grocery items. The new law will go into effect in August.

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Hopkins County Jail Bookings

Hopkins County Law Enforcement Center  Jesus Corral Barriga was arrested Tuesday in Hopkins County for Criminally Negligent Homicide. They released no other information, and he remains in the Hopkins County Jail. Amy Nicole Fitzgerald was arrested Tuesday for Violation of the Probation she was on for the Manufacture or Delivery …

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