The Texas Department of State Health Services reported Tuesday evening that there were 320 active cases of COVID-19 in Hopkins County. There have been a total of 153 fatalities since testing began.

The Hopkins County Community Chest will temporarily close for the next two weeks because of the surge of COVID cases in the county. It will reopen on January 18. Anyone with questions should call 903-885-3452.

Governor Abbott said on Tuesday that he sent a letter announcing his intention to sue the federal government over its unconstitutional vaccine mandate for the Texas National Guard. Abbott said he reminded his chain of command not to punish any member of the Texas National Guard for choosing not to …

The Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday that a single-layer cloth mask might not be enough to keep you from contracting the Omicron variant of the coronavirus. Cloth masks are helpful against larger droplets of bodily fluid that can carry COVID-19 into your respiratory system and are more comfortable. However, they …

Erik Heckles of Pine Forest and Dillon Beadle of Saltillo, both advanced students in the PJC-Sulphur Springs Center welding shop, worked on a pipe welding project during their recent class at the campus.

A trash truck killed a member of RPM staffing attached to the Paris Public Works Department Tuesday morning from the injuries he received. It happened in the 1900-block of Jackson Street. Law enforcement is investigating, and the victim’s name has not been disclosed, pending next of kin notifications.

The Greenville Fire Department was dispatched early Monday morning to a structure fire in the 2400-block of Beech St. Initial crews arrived to find heavy fire and smoke coming from the residence. During the initial search of the home, a man was found deceased. The fire is currently under investigation …

Press Release From Greenville PD On January 3, 2022, at approximately 9:56 pm, Greenville Police Officers were dispatched to 4215 Spencer Street in Greenville about a gunshot victim and found two individuals shot. One victim was deceased, and they took the other to the hospital. Police took a suspect into …

According to the University of Texas-Dallas, the highly contagious omicron variant will account for 92% of current COVID-19 infections in a multistate region that includes Texas. As a result, administrators announced that they moved the first day of classes in the second semester from January 10 to January 18.