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Dave Kirkpatrick

Ore City Man Jailed For Stealing Guitars, Band Equipment

Officials arrested an Ore City man for allegedly stealing nearly $10,000 worth of guitars and band equipment in the Diana area of Harrison County. They arrested 41-year-old Karl Nicolas Chapman after the homeowner shared photos of the man on Facebook. Most of the stolen equipment has been recovered and returned …

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Students On Trip To D.C.

Brennan Plett Gus Tietjen Brennan Plett and Gus Tietjen will join more than 150 Texas teens on Youth Tour, June 11-18, 2023. Brennan Plett from Trinity Christian Academy, and Gus Tietjen from Rivercrest High School, get to spend a week in Washington, D.C., this summer on a trip that seasoned …

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Texas Prepaid Tuition Program Deadline

(AUSTIN) — Texas families can lock in today’s cost of undergraduate resident tuition and schoolwide required fees at Texas public colleges and universities by enrolling their children in the tax-advantaged Texas Tuition Promise Fund® before the close of the current general enrollment period on Feb. 28.* “It’s never too early to …

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Hopkins County Company Guilty Of Fraud

A Sulphur Springs company has pleaded guilty to federal violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Brit Featherston today. Maintaining guilty to a felony, aiding and abetting document fraud, was 4T MFG before U.S. Magistrate Judge Kimberly C. Priest Johnson on Feb. 15, 2023. According to information …

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HHSC Warns Of Scammers Targeting Lone Star Cards

The Texas Health and Human Services Commission is receiving an increase in reports of scams targeting clients who use Lone Star Cards and is urging Texans who receive Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) benefits to monitoring purchases on their Lone Star Card through …

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Fatal Bonham House Fire

They identified the man killed in a house fire on West Ninth Street in Bonham over the weekend. Family members say the man was 56-year-old Steven Standlee. His wife, two sons, and daughter survive him, and Bonham Police is investigating the cause of the fire.

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Six Flags Adds New Ride

Six Flags Over Texas is debuting a brand new roller coaster. Aquaman Power Wave Multi-Launch roller coaster opens on March 11th. It’s the park’s 14th roller coaster and launches guests forward and backward along a 700-foot track with 90-degree, 150-foot towers at each end. Aquaman reach speeds over 60 miles …

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Hopkins County Chamber Banquet Tonight (Thursday 02.16)

Those who have tickets to the sold-out Chamber of Commerce’s Annual Membership Banquet this evening at the Civic Center will want to get there early to look at and potentially purchase artwork on display. Doors will open at 5:45 pm for cocktails, with dinner service to start at 6:30. The …

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Correction – Quinlan Man Dies In Motorcycle Crash

  The victim is identified as 29-year-old Robert Patrick Smith Previous Story The DPS has identified the motorcyclist killed in a Hunt County wreck as 29-year-old Robert Smith of Quinlan. Smith was driving south on FM 751, and 35-year-old Eric Velasquez, also of Quinlan, was in his SUV northbound. Velasquez …

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Stolen Property Recovered In Hopkins County

Hopkins County Deputies have recovered more than $300,000 worth of property believed to have Deen stolen in Houston. In the Birthright area, they found the items on property owned by Juan Antonio Banuelos-Rios on Hwy 19 North. Deputies charged him four counts of theft valued at between $30,000 and $150,000.

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