On Monday, February 7, twenty-four Chisum High School students travelled to Sulphur Springs to compete in the U.I.L Region IV Solo and Ensemble Contest. Twenty-one of those students received a First Division Ratings, and fifteen advanced to the Texas State Solo and Ensemble Contest to be held May 30 …

– Stone Middle School Principal Dee Hudson has named the campus’ ‘Star Students’ for the month of January.  Two students in each grade level are nominated by their teachers each month for showing excellent citizenship or going above and beyond in their school work during that month.   Students receiving …

    Paris ISD students recently received checks for winning entries in the annual Lamar County Soil and Water Conservation District (LSWCD) Poster and Essay Contest. All winning essays and posters have been submitted for judging at the regional level. In the essay contest, Paris High School seniors Adam Hartman …

Party primary elections are on March 1. Early voting starts Monday, February 14, and runs through February 25. The Texas Secretary of State’s Office says the legislature drew new district maps for many offices last year based on new data from the U.S. census. Texas has more than 17.1 million …

This week marks the first anniversary of Winter Storm Uri, which cut power to much of Texas, and led to some 250 deaths statewide. Governor Abbott says changes made to power generators would prevent that from happening again. The state legislature ordered power generators to winterize their plants and delay …

Hunt County Deputies responded to a call of a disturbance involving weapons at a property between Hawk Cove and West Tawakoni. They learned that a suspect identified as 33-year-old Timothy Joe Hargrove had already left the scene. While deputies were interviewing witnesses, Hargrove returned and eventually got out of his …

The SPCA of Texas and the Dallas Police Department seized 123 roosters, eight hens, and two deceased roosters from a property in south Dallas where rooster fights had recently occurred. They transported the animals to the SPCA Animal Rescue Center, where they will be evaluated by medical staff and cared …

Christopher McCarty Titus County arrested 34-year-old Christopher McCarty of Coke for Unauthorized Use of a Motor Vehicle. He’s also being held on a detainer from the Texas Department of Criminal Justice without bond. Kelsey Paige Craddock Deputies arrested 33-year-old Kelsey Paige Craddock of Mt. Pleasant on three warrants for Possession …

The City of Sulphur Springs has received many calls lately about the nuisance of buzzards. It does harm the birds because they are federally protected species, and it’s illegal to kill or harm them. Tonight, officials will set off pyrotechnics in an attempt to scare the big birds away. The …

Carolyn Suzanne Hinson Sulphur Springs Police stopped 36-year-old Carolyn Suzanne Hinson of Mt Pleasant for a traffic violation, and she reportedly refused to give officers her name and then gave them a false one. Officers later identified her, turned up just over three grams of methamphetamine, and gave her multiple …