The Northeast Texas Beef Improvement Organization (NETBIO) sold 4,705 head of pre-conditioned calves and yearlings at its Friday, March 19 sale held at the Sulphur Springs Livestock Commission. It was an active sale with many buyers watching and purchasing over the Internet. They sold a total of 1,868 heads of …

A Texas-sized thank you from the Hopkins County Healthcare Foundation to Chaney and Craig Johnson for their ongoing support.  The Johnsons are $5,000 Pearls and Ponies sponsors for the 17th Annual Lights of Life Gala.  

Strong to severe storms with high winds, large hail, and flooding hit North Texas Thursday afternoon. At the height of the thunderstorms, electric companies reported more than 43,000. Numerous tornado and thunderstorm warnings were issued, but the National Weather Service has not confirmed any tornadoes on the ground. Robust and …

  State Senator Bryan Hughes A bill to increase the number of safe places to surrender infants passed the Texas Senate unanimously on Thursday. State Senator Bryan Hughes of Mineola, representing most of Northeast Texas, proposed the law. It expands the Texas “Baby Moses” law that states a parent can …

Fannin County Commissioners Court has approved plans for a new 80-acre resort village on a peninsula on the south side of Bois d’Arc Lake. Developers are planning a European-like town with a mixed residential and commercial area, including small shops and hotels. They have approved the zoning. However, there’s still …

Southern Faith Ministries of Texoma in Deport offers free hot meals on Easter Sunday for anyone in need. The dinner will include ham, potato salad, corn, deviled eggs, and a freshly baked mini loaf of bread and cookies. Meals will be ready for pickup by 5:00 pm, or they can …

Cody Bassett Titus County arrested 37-year-old Cody Bassett of Omaha on two Forgery warrants and a warrant for Possession of a Controlled Substance. Additionally, he had a Texas Department of Criminal Justice detainer issued in Morris County. He’s currently in the Titus County Jail.

Steven Derek Hanson was arrested Thursday in Hopkins County. They charged him with Burglary of a Building. Hopkins County arrested Joseph Michael Nabors on a Galveston County warrant for Invasive Video Recording. He’s in the county jail.

The Christus Mother Frances Primary Clinic in Winnsboro will have a ribbon-cutting and a clinic blessing on Monday, March 20. It will occur from 2:00 pm until 4:00 pm at 719 W. Coke Road. The clinic is behind Mother Frances Hospital in Winnsboro.