Col Steven McCraw DPS Director The DPS has fired another officer in connection with the Uvalde school massacre. A letter from DPS Director Steve McCraw indicated that Texas Ranger Christopher Ryan Kindell should have recognized the incident was an active shooter situation that demanded a dynamic shooter response rather than …

The Texas Department of State Health Services said it would begin its 29th oral rabies vaccination program. In addition, they will have a vaccine bait airdrop continuing across the state for roughly two weeks, with nearly 814,000 oral rabies vaccine baits dropped. The DSHS said rabies typically spreads through the …

The Lamar County Republican Party’s Executive Committee calls for U.S. Senator John Cornyn to resign. Members of the committee say Cornyn’s recent votes are contrary to the principles expressed in the preamble of the party’s official platform.

The Oklahoma Department of Transportation has announced the state’s first Active Transportation Plan. According to a press release, the plan will focus on the needs of people who walk, bike, use wheelchairs and mobility scooters, pedal and electric scooters, electric bikes, skateboards, and more. To participate in a series of …

A Collin County man has capital murder charges pending for allegedly stabbing his nine-year-old son to death on Friday afternoon. A neighbor called 911, and when McKinney Police arrived, they found the suspect trying to cut himself in the garage and the boy bleeding profusely. The boy had been stabbed …

Greenville Police worked a shooting in the 3400 block of Templeton, and upon arrival, officers found a passenger in a white vehicle with a gunshot wound. Paramedics transported the victim to a local hospital in an undisclosed condition. Police have not released any further information due to the ongoing investigation.

The American Legion and VFW Posts in Sulphur Springs will host a Blood Drive on the Brookshire’s parking lot in Sulphur Springs this Saturday, Jan. 14. The Carter Blood Care Bloodmobile will be taking blood donations from 9:00 am til 3:00 pm. For details, contact Andy Lowen at 903-355-3733 or …

The annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Awards Celebrations in Sulphur Springs are Monday, Jan.16, at the Morning Chapel Baptist Church, 115 Front Street starting at 7:00 pm. More than three dozen residents will be honored for their spirit of leadership and service in the community.

The Upshur County Sheriff’s Office has received the final autopsy report on an Ore City man reported missing who was later found dead.  According to the autopsy, the death of  38-year-old William Chad Martin was accidental by way of drowning. The report also listed a high level of methamphetamine and …

Sulphur Springs, TX: The Hopkins County Health Care Foundation is seeking underwriters for one of its funding goals for the year. The funding priority is an educational program that the Hopkins County Hospital District’s EMS will make available to area teens to educate them on the risks of impaired driving. The …