Officials have identified the Morris County woman killed during Friday night’s storm as 48-year-old Demetrius Stuard. She died when a tornado destroyed her mobile home on Country Road 3201. The woman was preparing to go to work when the incident happened.

Taylor Parker Bowie County Jail The defense has rested its case in the sentencing phase of the Taylor Parker capital murder trial in Bowie County. Jurors heard testimony Monday from a neurologist who said the convicted killer’s brain is “broken.” A jury convicted Parker of murdering a New Boston mother …

Tracy Lane Beatty TDCJ An East Texas man is slated for execution Wednesday night for murdering his mother. A court condemned 61-year-old Tracy Beatty of Whitehouse for strangling Carolyn Ruth Click and burying her in the backyard. Beatty claims that juror misconduct occurred during his trial about 18 years ago.

Hopkins County Law Enforcement Center Hopkins County Deputies responded to a verbal disturbance in Como involving a man, his common-law-wife, and his adult daughter. The man had reportedly threatened to beat his spouse and have another woman come and beat her. The 37-year-old man was charged with Assault by Threat, …

On Saturday, officials arrested a Morris County man after shooting a member of his hunting party on public hunting land in Cass County. They charged 57-year-old Daniel Abston with deadly conduct, unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon, tampering with evidence, and possession of marijuana. Game wardens report Abston …

CHRISTUS Orthopedics and Sports Medicine of Sulphur Springs will offer the free Saturday Athletic Injury Clinic one last time this year. It is Saturday, Nov 12, from 9:00 am to 11:00 am. The injury clinic is for all student-athletes from 7th grade to college, all sports included. Students can get …

The final reporting meeting of the Hopkins County United Way Campaign will be held tomorrow at 9:00 am at the Agri-Life Extension Service Office. This year’s goal is $150,000.

Jennifer Makins DALLAS, TX. – Girl Scouts of Northeast Texas (GSNETX) is pleased to announce the appointment of Jennifer Makins as Executive Director of the STEM Center of Excellence at Camp Whispering Cedars. The STEM Center is a year-round, hands-on learning environment that provides students from kindergarten through 12th grade …

The Truckload Carriers Association (TCA) has named truck driver Tony Doughty, from Greenville, Texas, a Highway Angel for stopping to administer first aid to two injured drivers after witnessing a severe crash. Walker, a 15-year trucker, drives for Bay & Bay Transportation in Eagan, Minnesota. It’s an incredible story: On …

Morris County Judge Doug Reeder has issued guidelines for those who want to help their friends and neighbors affected by Friday night’s severe storms and tornadoes. Officials are asking those wishing to donate to seek out the local volunteer fire departments in the most affected areas: Cason, Rocky Branch, Omaha, …