Jessie Ray Sorrells A Gregg County jury sentenced a 36-year-old Gladewater man on two counts of Aggravated Sexual of a ten-year-old boy. Jessie Ray Sorrells received 60 years in prison with a $10,000 fine on the first count and 80 years with a $10,000 fine on the second count. Judge …

by Holly Ragan Sulphur Springs, Texas, December 21, 2021 – CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Sulphur Springs Give the Gift of Blood Donation The next few weeks are critical to the blood bank, as blood donations tend to decrease around the holidays. We need blood for patients who receive it regularly and prepare for …

Paris, Texas, December 17, 2021 – Stone Middle School’s University Interscholastic League teams competed at Texarkana’s district middle school UIL competition last week. Sixth graders who placed were Kevin Charles, 6th in Listening Skills; Kynlee Spencer, 2nd in Spelling; McKayla Healey, 5th in Modern Oratory; Madison Reed, 6th in Spelling; …

  By Cooper Lake State Park Superintendent, Steve Killian We experienced the true holiday spirit at this year’s “Christmas in the Park” event held at Cooper Lake State Park – Doctors Creek!  Park visitors from Delta, Hopkins, Hunt and a few other counties donated almost 2 tons of nonperishable food …

The COVID Omicron Variant is spreading like wildfire. As contagious as the Delta is, Omicron is worse. Dr. Wesley Long is Medical Director of Microbiology at Houston Methodist Hospital. He says their last batch of data shows it’s up around 32 percent in symptomatic patients, and should be 50 percent …

Gov. Greg Abbott Governor Greg Abbott says the State of Texas does not need the okay of the federal government to build a wall on the border with Mexico. Abbott compares it to a private homeowner building a fence on their property. Abbott and other state officials visited Rio Grande …

The Supreme Court has returned a lawsuit over Texas’ six-week abortion ban to a federal appeals court that has twice allowed the law to stay in effect, rather than a federal district judge who sought to block it. Justice Neil Gorsuch signed the court’s order that granted the request of …

Chisum High School took very seriously some vague nationwide threats on social media targeting a school identified only as CHS. School district Police Chief Vance Boehler immediately began an investigation and contacted the FBI and Texas Rangers. The school immediately went into a soft lockdown in an abundance of caution. …

OK House Speaker Pro-Tem Terry O’Donnell An Oklahoma County grand jury has indicted House Speaker Pro Tem Terry O’Donnell on five felony and three misdemeanors. His wife, Theresa, was indicted on three felonies and one misdemeanor. The most severe charge is Conspiracy against the State, punishable by ten years in …

A North Texas man wanted for sex crimes against children has been arrested by US Marshals in Rancho Cucomonga, California. Thirty-three-year-old Raul Castorena of Collinsville was charged on Grayson County warrants with Sexual Assault of a Child and Indecency with a Child. He is awaiting extradition back to Texas.