The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, the Texas Department of State Health Services, and other public health partners are investigating a multistate outbreak of norovirus illnesses linked to raw oysters from Galveston Bay. At least 211 conditions have occurred since December 15 in …

Shortly before 5:00 Tuesday afternoon, the Sulphur Springs Police Department began having issues with the 911 Landline phone service. Cell phone 911 service was not affected. In the meantime, they directed those without a cell phone to call 903-439-3719. Police worked with utility personnel into the night, correcting the problems.

Hopkins County Law Enforcement Center Sulphur Springs Police responded to a home on Bellview where a man had crawled through a window. Police searched 22-year-old Braylan Parker Tillery and found marijuana and paraphernalia. They arrested him for Burglary of a Habitation and possession of marijuana in a Drug-Free Zone. His …

Kendrick Starling Harrison County convicted a former NFL player of Continuous Sexual Abuse of a Child. Court documents show that 42-year-old Kendrick Starling of Marshall repeatedly sexually assaulted the victim from 2017 until early 2021. Starling played football at Marshall High School, San Jose State, and Houston drafted him. He …

By Butch Burney Butch, Amanda, and Jaci at the Chamber of Commerce wish everyone a happy Christmas and a wonderful new year! Count your blessings during this season and embrace your loved ones. Christmas Activities Doerksen Hospice is hosting a sock drive benefitting our area oncology clinics, dialysis centers, and …

Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts has put a temporary hold on the termination of a controversial immigration policy known as Title 42 that was to end tomorrow. The brief order from Roberts means the policy that allows officials to expel migrants at the U.S. border swiftly will stay in …

City Square and the Salvation Army will have Warming Centers in Paris daily through Thursday from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm. They will also be serving hot meals. Free space heaters are available at City Square and the United Way of Lamar County. A warming station at Horizon House Transitional …

A teenage girl from Broken Bow died in a motor vehicle crash on Sunday night. The Oklahoma Highway Patrol said a car driven by Danella Maness, 19, stopped at the intersection of State Highway 98 and U.S. 70 around 8:00 pm, then pulled out in front of a westbound vehicle. …

Quitman held a Monday afternoon status hearing in the case of Wood County Precinct 2 Constable Kelly Smith. A grand jury indicted him for allegedly directing his K-9 partner to “bite a suspect who did not pose a threat that warranted use of the police dog.” The indictment alleges the …

A Wood County woman is in the Smith County Jail for allegedly assisting in the sex trafficking of a minor. The state has charged Carly Sofia Loughmiller of Hawkins with the trafficking of persons. Her bond is $450,000, and her arrest resulted from an extensive investigation by Texas Rangers, Smith …