An East Texas woman has been arrested for impersonating a police officer, Investigators say 38 year old  Jennifer McGowen of Chandler showed up at a Henderson County crime scene wearing a pistol on her hip, and told officers she was a Van Zandt County deputy. One of the …

    The Texas Department of Transportation  announced  that Longview Bridge and Road LTD began work to improve State Highway 37 in Franklin County in Northeast Texas on March 22. TxDOT officials granted the contractor 457 working days, weather permitting, to complete this project at an estimated cost of more …

    TxDOT has announced that contractor Highway 19 Construction LLC will begin improving FM 1870 in Hopkins County next Monday. The contractor has 120 working days, weather permitting, to complete this project  from Hwy 11 to CR 2309 at an estimated cost of more than $1.7 million. Work should …

    The Region VI County and District Clerk’s Association held their  Spring meeting Wednesday,  at the Hopkins County Civic Center hosted by Cheryl Fulcher and Debbie Shirley of Sulphur Springs. Ellen Cunningham Jaggers, District Clerk of Franklin County was nominated for Texas District Clerk of the Year. Special speakers …

  Three Northeast Texans have been appointed by Governor Greg Abbott to serve on the Sulphur River Basin Authority Board of Directors. Bret McCoy of Omaha, Katie Stedman of Mt. Pleasant and Mike Sandefur  of Bowie County will fill terms expiring in February of 2021.

  A 43 year old Camp County man was arrested on drug charges by a Titus County deputy. John Dee Jackson was charged with possession of a controlled substance.

  Wood County authorities are searching for a man who fled with his 3 year old son after a family disturbance in Hawkins. A warrant has been issued for 37 year old Tucker Maxson for assault family violence causing bodily injury, He is also a registered sex-offender. The child was …

    For 20 years the Association of Texas Small School Bands has sponsored a concert competition called the Outstanding Performance Series that recognizes the best concert bands from all 4A and smaller middle schools and high schools in the state of Texas.  North Lamar’s high school band recently received …

    The Texarkana Gazette is reporting that Sixth District Judge Eric Clifford resigned from the bench Wednesday. The Sixth District serves Lamar and Red River counties. Clifford had been under fire since he received a 9 page reprimand from the Texas Commission on Judicial Conduct on a wide range …

    The Texas Department of Public Safety is reminding Texans to remain vigilant with respect to potential crime and terrorist activity in their communities, and to report suspicious behaviors to the department’s iWATCH website at www.iwatchtx.org<http://www.iwatchtx.org>. The iWATCH program was created as a partnership between communities and law enforcement, …