A big crowd of buyers, sellers, and visitors welcomed openly the January 2023 Northeast Texas Beef Improvement Organization’s (NETBIO) pre-conditioned cattle sale Friday. NETBIO board member and Sulphur Springs Livestock Commission co-owner David Fowler said, “It was a good sale, and the producers continue to do a good job of …

Mount Pleasant, TX – The City of Mount Pleasant hosted a Groundbreaking Celebration on January 18 for the new Chick-fil-A, now under construction at 105 E. 16th Street. Attending to welcome franchise owners Chuck and Lynne Howard and their family were Mayor Tracy Craig, Sr. and members of the City Council; …

In September, authorities arrested Steven and Susan Nash Tucker for stealing more than $2,500 but less than $30,000 from the Red River Valley Fair Association. Steven was Executive Director, and Susan was his Executive Assistant. Steven pleaded guilty this week and was sentenced to five years of felony probation and …

Because of a lack of donations, Carter Blood Care has closed its donor center at 3305 NE Loop 286 in Paris. However, they will continue serving the Paris area through mobile blood drives and supplying local hospital blood needs. To find your nearest donation location visit CarterBloodCare.org or call 800-366-2834.

The Tarrant County Medical Examiner’s Office confirmed on Thursday afternoon that the body found Wednesday night in Grand Prairie is that of 33-year-old Kayla Kelley. She was reported missing on January 11 out of Collin County. Police arrested 32-year-old Ocastor Ferguson as a person of interest in Kelley’s disappearance and …

The Sulphur Springs Police Department posted on its Facebook page Thursday morning that the city lost its landline 911 service. It was the fourth time this had happened in recent weeks. Although 911 service for some cell phones remained operational, some were not. Later in the day, workers restored the …

Hopkins County Law Enforcement Center A judge set bond for the Dallas woman accused of phoning in a bomb threat to the Sulphur Springs Elementary School. Morgan Rechelle Durrett, 36, remains in Hopkins County on a $100,000 bond. It is still unknown what connection Durrett has with any student, teacher, …

AARP is offering free tax preparation help in Sulphur Springs for all those in need. The service will begin on February 7 and run through April 15 on Tuesdays from 9:30 am to 1:30 pm and Saturdays from 9:30 to 12:30 at the Sulphur Springs Public Library. A link to …

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Democratic State Representative Jarvis Johnson of Houston has introduced a bill into the state legislature to end “Confederate Heroes Day” as a Texas holiday. Johnson previously filed the bill in 2019 and 2021, but the focus centered on removing Confederate monuments, and the bill never got past the State Affairs …