A California man has pleaded guilty to beating a Pine Tree school bus driver last May. 36 year old Michael Jesse Najera beat 47 year old driver Todd Kelley with an industrial wrench. The attack happened as Kelly was dropping off students at a mobile home park entrance. Najera …
Read More »One Dead, Two Injured In ET Blaze
East Texas fire officials say one person died and two were injured when a fire destroyed a group of mobile homes in a rural area of Longview. One of the injured people was taken to a Dallas hospital with severe burns. The second injured person was treated and released …
Read More »ET Woman Appointed To Mobility Board
An East Texas woman has been reappointed by Governor Greg Abbott to head the North East Texas Regional Mobility Authority. Linda Thomas of Longview has served as head of the authority since 2012 and her new term will run until February of 2018.
Read More »EOD Teams Sent to JRB Ft. Worth
Bomb disposal crews were called to deal with a suspicious package delivered to the main gate at NAS Fort Worth Joint Reserve Base just before 9:30 Thursday morning and the base was put on lockdown for several hours. A remote procedure to investigate the suspicious package was conducted by …
Read More »Hopkins County Chamber Connection
by Meredith Caddell 5th Grade BASH at The ROC, Saturday, February 27th from 6-8pm All 5th graders are invited to a fun night full of high energy games! This is a free event! Free food, games and fun! Register for Thousands of dollars of door prizes. The …
Read More »METH LAB SUSPECTS ARRAIGNED ON ADDITIONAL CHARGES
While in custody in the Hunt County Jail, two of the meth lab suspects were served with warrants on additional charges. Jaime Shires was served with 2 warrants for Possession of Controlled Substance which are a State Jail Felony with bonds of $10,000 each. His total bond on …
Read More »Hopkins County Phone Scam
Hopkins County deputies are investigating a phone scam, where the caller told a Como man that he had to immediately come to town to pay a fine or a warrant would be issued for his arrest. The caller had a strong Indian accent, and the intended victim said the …
Read More »Hopkins County Junior Livestock Show Underway
The Hopkins County Junior Livestock Show and Sale begins today, with the weights of the lambs and goat due between 2 and 3pm. Poultry, swine and heifer projects are due tomorrow. The buyers stew lunch will be at noon on Saturday and the Sale of Champions begins at 1pm. …
Read More »COMMERCE METH LAB SUSPECTS ARRAIGNED ON ADDITIONAL CHARGES
While in custody in the Hunt County Jail, two of the meth lab suspects were served with warrants on additional charges. Jaime Shires was served with 2 warrants for Possession of Controlled Substance which are a State Jail Felony with bonds of $10,000 each. His total bond on all …
Read More »Yantis Man Charged With Sexual Abuse
Bond has been set at $150,000 for a Yantis area man jailed in Hopkins County for Continuous Sexual Abuse of a Child under the age of 14. The alleged victim made an outcry to a relative about the abuse, and the child was taken to the Child Advocacy …
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