Agri-Life Extension Johanna Hicks Hopkins County Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Agent Johanna Hicks and a team of Extension Specialists and Extension program administrators were honored at the 2022 National Health Outreach Conference in Kansas City. The team received honors for the “Cooking Well with Diabetes” series, focusing on planning and …

Reginal Dwayne Holt Titus County arrested 50-year-old Reginal Dwayne Holt of Dallas on a warrant for Bond Forfeiture on a charge of Possession of a Controlled Substance and a Dallas County warrant for Aggravated Robbery. He is in Titus County Jail without bond. Amanda June Duncan Deputies arrested 36-year-old Amanda …

TEXARKANA, Texas: U.S. Attorney Brit Featherston says his court sentenced a Coronado, California, man to federal prison for conspiring to commit health care kickbacks. A jury found Vincent Marchetti, Jr., 58, guilty by a jury on Dec. 16, 2021, following a month-long trial. He was sentenced to 48 months in federal …

INDICTMENTS – AUGUST 11, 2022 BALDWIN, ZADARRIUS EVADING W/VEH – C1 TAMPER W/EVIDENCE – C2 BARNETT, RICKY EARL PCS < 1G – C1 THEFT < $2,500 W/2 PRIORS BYRD, ZACKERY WAYNE PCS < 1G, RO CLARK, DEIRK JOHN PID > 4G < 200G, HO – C1 EVADING W/VEH, HO – …

SHERMAN, Texas – U.S. Attorney Brit Featherston says a Leonard, Texas, man has pleaded guilty to federal violations in the Eastern District of Texas. Kevin Long, 30, pleaded guilty to bank robbery before U.S. Magistrate Judge Christine A. Nowak on August 29, 2022. According to information presented in court, Long …

Harris County has released little information about the resident who died after getting monkeypox; they think it is the first such case in the country. Harris County Health Authority Dr. Ericka Brown says monkeypox can be more severe for those immuno-compromised like the victim was. There were 563 cases in …

Almost every day, sheriff’s deputies in South Texas are running across the body of an illegal immigrant in what’s shaping up to be the deadliest year on record. Democratic Congressman Henry Cuellar says it’s a numbers game, with most border patrol agents tied up in processing centers. The border death …

Companies have been giving candidates the silent treatment for years, and now job seekers are doing it to them. The so-called “work ghosting” has become commonplace among young workers. They often accept a job and then don’t show up. Julie Bauke (bow-key) is a career strategist with the Bauke group. …

The Paris–Lamar County Health District’s latest report on COVID shows one new fatality from the virus. There are currently 215 active cases in the county, with 25 positive PCR tests and 65 positive Antigen tests. There were no positive antibody tests.