The Sulphur Springs ISD Board of Trustees named three new members of its administration staff at last night’s meeting.  Josh Williams was named Assistant Superintendent For Secondary Education and State and Federal Programs. Veronica Arnold was named the Director of Food Services, and Michelle Wallace will be the …

      A Rains County teen was killed over the weekend in a collision between his pickup and a rock hauling 18 wheeler on Hwy 19 north of Emory.  18 year old Paydon Boyd Coffman of Emory was pronounced dead at the scene. The 34 year old driver of …

    A Wood County jail inmate has been charged with four counts of retaliation against a law enforcement officer. 24 year old Cody Alexander of Mineola allegedly sent letters to Wood County investigators threatening them with death if his original charge of evading arrest was not resolved. Alexander’s bond …

    A Northeast Texas, man who allegedly propositioned 15-year-old boy was indicted on two counts of sexual assault of a child. 55 year old Stacy Gamble of Texarkana remains in the Bowie County jail, and because of prior felony convictions, prosecutors are seeking to enhance the charges to first …

  Dr. Augustine “Chuck” Arize was recently awarded the Lions Legacy Distinguished Professor of Business Administration title. Since 1975, the College of Business at Texas A&M University-Commerce has been accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB), which is the premiere accrediting agency for programs in business …

      The Texas Department of Public Safety  has added Dustin Ray Smith, 33, to the Texas 10 Most Wanted Sex Offenders list, and a cash reward up to $3,000 is now being offered for information leading to his capture. Smith is wanted for failure to register as a …

    Texas Department of Transportation officials today announced that contractor Richard Drake Construction will begin entrance and exit ramp repairs at four locations along Loop 286 in Paris beginning April 12. The mill and overlay repairs strip away the existing roadway surface and then install a new surface, making …

    During the week of April 4, a message was found scribbled on the walls of the boy’s restroom at North Lamar High School that warranted the attention of school administrators.  A photo of the message was additionally posted to social media.   Upon being notified of the threat, …

    57 head of cattle have been returned to their owners and a Pickton man has been arrested for cattle theft. 54 year old Franco Ledesma has been charged with theft of cattle valued at less than $150,000 and was released after posting $90,000 bond. Another man who was …

  The final suspect in the ring of thieves responsible for the thefts of ATV’s from Nortex Tractors in Sulphur Springs has been arrested. 29 year old Christopher Lee Chambers is being held in the $400,000 in the Hopkins County jail on $400,000 bond. He faces similar charges in Lindale …