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 …

  Sulphur Springs, Texas, December 19, 2022 – CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Sulphur Springs has ONE mission: To Extend the Healing Ministry of Jesus Christ. New Gastroenterology Physician  CHRISTUS proudly announces the addition of Umair Sohail, M.D., to our Gastroenterology team in Sulphur Springs. He is board certified in Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology, and Obesity medicine …

  Monday, Representative Bryan Slaton of House District 2, filed important legislation to preempt and stop the implementation of remote kill-switches in personally owned vehicles. HB 1031, will outlaw the manufacture or sale of vehicles with remote kill-switches that can be activated by the manufacturer or the government, or the …

Donations Needed to Reach Annual Fundraising Goal  Paris, Texas – With only six days left before Christmas, The Salvation Army in Paris is falling behind the red kettle goal for 2022. The annual Red Kettle Campaign is The Salvation Army’s primary fundraiser of the year. Every dollar donated supports programs that …

UPDATE- Chief Justice John Roberts issued a stay Monday afternoon, preventing Title 42 from being lifted later this week. The high court also asked the Biden administration to respond to an application Texas, along with 18 other states, filed requesting the U.S. Supreme Court to intervene to keep Title 42 …

The warming station at Horizon House Transitional Shelter, located at 450 4th St. SW in Paris, will be open from 8:00 am until 4:00 pm Monday through Friday. The center will have hot breakfast items available each day, and anyone that stops by can pick up one of their toiletry …

In a McCurtain County, Oklahoma, court, a couple has pleaded guilty to failing to pay payroll taxes for employees at a company they owned. The owners of Joseph Milligan trucking, Inc. are 52-year-old Joseph Barton Milligan and 47-year-old Kerensa Chantay Milligan of Valliant. They were each sentenced to 30 months …

Southern Faith Ministries of Texoma in Deport offers free Hot Meal Plates on Christmas Day for anyone in need. The meal will include Ham, Cornbread Dressing, Green Beans with Bacon, Mash Potatoes and Gravy, Fresh Baked Mini Loaf of Bread, and a Slice of Pumpkin Pie. Meals will be ready …

Producers sold 4,449 head of pre-conditioned cattle at the December Northeast Texas Beef Improvement Organization’s (NETBIO) Calf and Yearling Sale held Wednesday, Dec. 16, at the Sulphur Springs Livestock Commission. A total of 171 producers and members of NETBIO consigned and sold cattle in the sale. It finished with 23 …