57 year old Todd Philip Jeffferson of Brashear was arrested by Sulphur Springs police on multiple charges following a traffic stop at a donut shop on Church Street. He was charged with Unlawfully Carrying a Weapon, Possession of a Controlled Substance and Possession of Marijuana.

    US Congressman John Ratcliffe is co-author of a bill in the House of Representatives that would bypass the EPA and speed construction for a proposed new lake in Fannin County. Most county officials support the construction of the Lower B’ois D’arc (Bow-Dark) Reservoir and say it would bring …

Philip Hayes of Hideaway has suspended his campaign for the District 5 House Seat in the State Legislature, which is made up of Titus, Morris, Camp, Wood and Rains counties plus a large portion of Smith County. The remaining candidates on the GOP ballot are. Cole Hefner of Mount Pleasant, …

  An East Texas man accused of kidnapping and murdering a man in Oklahoma has been jailed in Gregg County on a US Marshal’s detainer. Kalvin Kyle McCown of Longview is accused in the death of Kenneth Earl Ayers. Also indicted in Ayers’ death are 43 year old Brian Thomas …

    An East Texas man has sentenced to 35 years in prison for cattle theft. 32 year old Michael Duane Nettles had stolen the cattle and ranching equipment from Carthage. Texas and Southwest Cattle Association Special Rangers conducted the investigation and recovered seven head of cattle, three saddles, assorted …

    Texas Department of Transportation officials announced that traffic signals at US 69 and FM 515 in Rains County will be down due to construction for about one week beginning today. TxDOT urges motorists who regularly travel these roads to pay special attention to all signs and traffic controls, …

The Hopkins County Junior Market Livestock Show and Sale gets underway this Thursday in the Civic Center Rodeo Arena.  Students from almost all of the Hopkins County schools will be participating along with their animals. It will be a great turnout this year. Here are the numbers for the FFA …

Released by the Van Zandt County Sheriff’s Office The Van Zandt County Sheriff’s Office is asking for any information of a possible road rage incident that occurred on February 19, 2016 at approximately 3:15PM. The incident caused the death of a white male, who will not be identified as of …

  An Oklahoma man has pleaded guilty to federal charges in the Eastern District of Texas. Parker Ryan Little, 19, of Wagoner, OK, pleaded guilty in federal court today to charges of making a false bomb threat in an appearance before U.S. Magistrate Judge Keith Giblin. According to information presented …

  Trial has been rescheduled for April 18th for former Quinlan ISD teacher and coach Bradley K. Lewis. He has pleaded not guilty to multiple charged of having an improper relationship with a student. The alleged victim was a 15 year old female student at Ford High School. After resigning …