A Lindale man indicted in connection with the hit-and-run death of a woman on a scooter pleaded guilty Monday in Smith County. They had charged 25-year-old Ryan Joshua Pruitt with an accident involving death and tampering with evidence. The victim, 37-year-old Esperanza Hope Guillen of Lindale, was thrown onto the …

  At Monday night’s school board meeting, Sulphur Springs ISD trustees voted unanimously to call a $157,150,000 bond election on the Saturday, May 4 ballot. Registered voters residing within the Sulphur Springs ISD boundaries will decide on a bond referendum to generate funding to construct two new elementary schools, renovate …

The Hopkins County Freedom Ball is a beloved annual event in our community, dedicated to the local men and women who have served and currently serve in our United States military. Proceeds earned at this event benefit our veterans exclusively and are used to honor and provide services to them …

  Mount Pleasant, TX, February 12, 2024- The City of Mount Pleasant has promoted Guadalupe “Lupe” Herrera to Director of the Mount Pleasant Public Library. Ms. Herrera joined the City of Mount Pleasant in 2021 as a Library Assistant to the now-retired director, Helen Thompson, and has been instrumental in expanding …

The 2024 spring severe weather season is pretty close, and the National Weather Service and local public safety officials want you to be ready. The National Weather Service (NWS) Office in Fort Worth will conduct a free Severe Weather Education class in Hopkins County on Tuesday, February 27th, 2024, from …

Paris, Texas– The United Way of Lamar County announced today that registration is open for this year’s annual Kids Marathon. Kick-Off is Thursday, March 7, at 5:30 pm at the Trail de Paris Love Civic Center entrance. All kids in grades K-6 are welcome and will run the first and …

A woman believed to be in her early to mid-30s, accompanied by a young child and armed with a rifle, entered Joel Osteen’s Lakewood mega-church shortly before 2:00 Sunday afternoon and opened fire. Off-duty officers from the Harris County Sheriff’s office and TABC working at the church “engaged” the woman …

The Texas Tribune reports that The Republican Party of Texas’ executive committee voted Saturday to censure House Speaker Dade Phelan and passed a resolution stating that the party will not associate with antisemites. That’s a reversal from December when they narrowly defeated a similar measure following an outcry over a …

Franklin County Deputies were involved in a high-speed chase on I-30 Saturday night. They had reportedly stolen one of the suspected vehicles in Mt Pleasant. They described the vehicle as a black BMW four-door with the Texas license plate SXV 1527. They located the other vehicle abandoned at the Lowes …