North Lamar ISD accepted the resignation of Trustee Jimmy Fendley at last week’s meeting. The board approved using state and federal special funds to add ten extra days to the number of local paid leave days teachers receive because of COVID-19. The board also approved an interlocal agreement with the …

Tammy Kay Crow Deputies arrested 56-year-old Tami Kay Crow Sunday on two third-degree felony Wood County warrants. She’s charged with Stalking and Harassment, and they have not set a bond amount. Hopkins County Deputies responded to a disturbance on CR 2310 and learned that a woman had attacked her fiancé …

Five people were killed Friday in a head-on collision on Highway 110 North in Smith County. All passengers from both cars involved are dead. The passengers of the Dodge Charger were 23-year-old Matthew Reneaux of Henderson, 26-year-old Jennifer Felix, and 38-year-old Marvin Jenkins, Jr., both of Tyler. The passengers of …

SHERMAN, Texas – The Eastern District of Texas U.S. Attorney Brit Featherston announced the conviction of an Anna, Texas, man for child pornography. Chad Michael Rider, 48, was found guilty of three counts of the sexual exploitation of children, also referred to as the production of child pornography. The jury …

Eastern District of Texas U.S. Attorney Brit Featherston announced that a Dallas man has been arrested and charged with multiple bank robberies across the Metroplex area. Mark Robert Disch, 53, was named in a complaint filed in the Eastern District of Texas on July 19, 2022, charging him with two …

This heat wave is leading to record-breaking power usage in Texas. But unlike last week, there have not been any calls for conservation, and the embattled power grid is holding up. Thomas Overbye at the Smart Grid Center warns what we’re seeing now is different from winter storm Uri, when …

School starts in about three weeks, and the virus is trending up. Parents are hitting the stores this weekend for some back-to-school shopping. Along with pencils and notebooks, public health leaders say they must stock up on face masks because this current COVID spike shows no signs of slowing. Dr. …

Abortion rights in Texas are just about non-existent. CVS Pharmacists in Texas may be asking more questions before dispensing certain drugs. In reaction, CVS Health is asking pharmacists to verify prescriptions of medicines that customers could use for abortions and other medical problems. They want to confirm that they don’t …

Triple A-Texas Gas Buddy reports the statewide gas price average in Texas is $3.95 for a gallon of regular unleaded fuel.  That price is 19 cents less than on this day last week and is $1.12 more per gallon than last year.

Despite Thursday’s rain, Lamar County Commissioners have extended the ban on outdoor burning in unincorporated portions of the county for another 21 days. Triple-digit temperatures are expected to continue, and the rain moisture will soon dry up. Less than half an inch of rain was reported at Cox Field.