By Butch Burney The Wall That Heals, the Vietnam Veterans replica memorial, will be in Sulphur Springs Nov 4-7, at the Sulphur Springs High School track. On Tuesday, the three-quarter-sized replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall in Washington, D.C., along with a Mobile Education Center, arrived in Sulphur Springs, …

  The band continues stellar marching season with an eighth consecutive trip to the state The North Lamar High School Marching Band continued their tradition of excellence this marching season by clinching an eighth trip to the State Marching Contest after numerous wins and excellent performances across Texas. The band …

The ramifications of the new Texas abortion bill are now under advisement by the U.S. Supreme Court. Justices heard nearly three hours of arguments that deal more with allowing the public to police abortion. Attorney Marc Hearron accused Texas lawmakers of making abortions illegal by creating a costly provision that …

Death from COVID-19 has now surpassed 70,000 in Texas. Texas only trails California, a state with over ten million more people. However, Dr. Peter Hotez with the Baylor College of Medicine says the actual total may be higher. Many people who died at home may have had COVID, but it …

Today is Election Day in Texas. Polls will be open from 7:00 am until 7:00 pm for voters to decide the fate of eight amendments to the Texas Constitution. In addition, some localities will have a school board and city council election, and there will be bond issue proposals on …

The Paris-Lamar County Health District reports 30 new positive and probable cases of COVID. They said there are no recent deaths in the District. Meanwhile, the Texas DSHS reports 179 active cases in the county and 208 deaths since testing began.

They selected a jury to hear the trial of two Wilson, Oklahoma Police Officers accused of using their Tasers to subdue a man who later died in the hospital. The state has charged Joshua Taylor and Brandon Dingman with second-degree murder. They shocked Jared Lakey more than 50 times, causing …

Pushmataha County authorities are investigating after a homeowner shot and killed one man and seriously wounded another who had broken into his house and assaulted him. They transported 25-year-old Shawn Blake Watts to an Antlers hospital where he died, and they treated and released the man with him. Officials have …

East Texas-based Brookshire Grocery Co. is expanding into Oklahoma with the purchase of the Reasor’s grocery chain. Reasor’s will be the newest addition of stores to operate under the ownership of the Brookshire Grocery Company, including Brookshire’s, Super 1 Foods, FRESH by Brookshire’s, and Spring Market.

The Texas DSHS Coronavirus Dashboard shows 122 active COVID cases in Hopkins County. The death toll since testing began remains at 144, and there have been 5,118 recoveries.