The DPS has identified the man killed late last week in a three-vehicle crash on Hwy 121 in Fannin County as 57-year-old Jonathan David Davenport of Whitewright. A vehicle rear-ended his driven by a McKinney man. The impact caused Davenport to veer into opposing traffic and strike Devonport.   DPS …

The Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs is channeling $48 million into the Texas Utility Help program. Recipients can pay off total past due bills, plus get $2,400 to cover future payments. A household must have at least one U.S. citizen or qualified alien and be at or below …

Choctaw Nation Chief Gary Batton Choctaw Nation Chief Gary Batton honored Taylor Sheridan,  the creator of the hit TV Series “Yellowstone” with a special medallion. Batton said the award is for Sheridan’s commitment to telling the Native American story in his shows. In addition to writing the western drama – …

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has approved the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma to test drones with “beyond visual line of sight” technology. Currently, the pilot or operator can fly drones by sight only. The program hopes to supplement and replace trucks with delivery drones in rural areas. It could also …

Two more North Texas school districts are shortening their school week next school year. Beginning in August, Terrell and Anna ISD will slightly extend the school day and do away with Friday classes. Terrell Superintendent Georgeanne Warnock said the Kaufman district’s strategy should help recruit teachers with four-day school weeks.

The Red River Homeless Coalition will conduct a Point-In-Time Count for Lamar County today. Two counts will occur, one for people living on the streets or other sites not meant to be a habitation, and the other for those living in shelters.

After deliberating for about five minutes, a Delta County jury sentenced Clayton Reynolds to 99 years. They had convicted him on two felony warrants for assaulting his children’s mother and an onsite arrest for Possession of a Controlled Substance. His career as a criminal included arrests and convictions on multiple …

Jennifer Cruz Deputies arrested 20-year-old Jennifer Cruz of Mt. Pleasant for Aggravated Assault of a Date, Family, or Household Member with a Deadly Weapon. She’s in Titus County Jail on a $250,000 bond. They released no other details.

Hopkins County Commissioners have approved the sale of fireworks on two additional holiday periods. You can now legally buy fireworks for Texas Independence Day, San Jacinto Day, Memorial Day, 4th of July, and Christmas New Year.

The Eastern District of Texas U.S. Attorney Brit Featherston announced that the court sentenced two Houston men to prison for federal violations. Teddrick Trayvon Solomon, 26, and Corde Deandre St. Jules, 21, pleaded guilty in 2022 to conspiracy to commit bank theft. Solomon was sentenced to 46 months in federal …