Golden Richards, the former Dallas Cowboys receiver known for his flowing blond hair, died Friday of congestive heart failure at his home in Murray. He famously caught a touchdown pass off a gadget play in the 1978 Super Bowl. He was 73. Richards struggled with health problems and drug addiction …

Emory Volunteer Firefighters responded to an emergency at Alexander and North Streets, where they found a deceased individual inside a vehicle along with a container with hazardous contents. They shut traffic down while hazmat crews worked on safely containing and removing the dangerous material. They have not released the name …

Hopkins County Deputies arrested Pablo Hernain Perez-Argueta on Saturday for Money Laundering of more than $30,000 but less than $150,000. At last report, he remained in the Hopkins County Jail, with no other information available. Roger Lee Speed is being held in the Hopkins County Jail after deputies arrested him …

By Butch Burney Need glasses for the upcoming Total Solar Eclipse? Want a T-shirt and sticker? We know where you can get them. We have eclipse merchandise at the Chamber of Commerce, including T-shirts, stickers, and glasses. With tens of thousands of visitors targeting Hopkins County on Monday, April 8, …

For all the linksters, the Chamber’s Annual Golf Tournament, historically the first Friday in April, has been moved to the first Friday in May due to the eclipse traffic. They will post registration information in the middle of next week. The tournament is limited to 43 teams, 18 in the …

  The Annual Lamar Point Volunteer Fire Department fundraiser will be this Saturday, March 2, at Fire Station No. 1 on FM 1499 in Caviness. It’s an all-you-can-eat dinner for only $10 and $7 for children between 5 and 10. They will also have live and silent auctions as well …

Lamar County Deputies arrested 47-year-old Stacey Allen Sims for Possession of more than four but less than 200 grams of a Controlled Substance, Evading Arrest with a vehicle, and Resisting Arrest. His bonds total $30,000. Deputies arrested 37-year-old Michael Clark Sikes on Tarrant County warrants for two counts of Aggravated …

Hopkins County Law Enforcement Center  Hopkins County arrested Zykeirra Alexis Colbert on two warrants for violating his probation. One was for resisting arrest, search, or transport, and the other for Assault Causing Bodily Injury. No bond information was available. Deputies booked Michael Roy Love into the Hopkins County Jail on …

Titus County arrested 35-year-old Roderick Price of Mt. Vernon on two counts of Assault, one count of terrorist threat, and Violation of his Parole. They are holding him without bond. Deputies arrested Jamal Stephens in Titus County Thursday on a warrant for Indecent Assault. They released no other information.

The University of Texas System Board of Regents Thursday named the sole finalist for President of Stephen F. Austin State University. Dr. Neal R. Weaver is president of Georgia Southwestern University in Americus, Georgia. The board said they must wait at least 21 days before voting to approve Weaver as …