Andres Ramirez Titus County Sheriff’s Office and other surrounding agencies are looking to locate and arrest 25-year-old Andres Ramirez. Presently, Ramirez is wanted for a Felony Theft warrant out of Titus and a Felony Kidnapping warrant out of Franklin County. Ramirez resides on the eastern edge of Franklin County, and …

Everyone loves a deal, and that includes scammers. Unfortunately, con artists often offer too good to be true discounts in hopes that price-conscious consumers will jump on these “deals” without doing their research. BBB Scam Tracker has recently seen numerous reports of scammers impersonating well-known companies and offering discounts, some of which are COVID-19 …

  Kristi Hodgkiss has been named the new Director of Public Relations for the North Lamar Independent School District. Carla Coleman, who has served in the position since 1999, will retire at the end of the current semester. NLISD Superintendent Kelli Stewart said, “I am pleased to announce that Kristi …

Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments over Texans challenging Texas’ six-week abortion ban in federal court. A coalition of abortion clinics and civil rights groups submitted a 52-page brief spelling out why the nation’s highest court should allow two federal lawsuits challenging the bill to proceed. Texas contends …

A Trump-era immigration plan forces illegal immigrants to wait in Mexico for their court hearing, comes back as early as next week. Several civil rights groups are pleading with the President to abandon plans to re-start the so-called migrant protection protocol. The planned re-implementation of the “Remain in Mexico” protocol …

COVID vaccines for five to eleven-year-olds are coming, but how many of those kids will get the shots? Dr. Erin Carlson, Director of UTA’s Graduate Public Health Programs, says there’s a lot of vaccine hesitancy with younger adults, so it stands to reason many of that group’s little kids won’t …

Two Oklahoma Death Row inmates scheduled for lethal injection this month have been granted reprieves by a three-member panel of the Tenth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. John Marion Grant prepared to die tonight, and Julius Jones, whose lethal injection is Nov. 18, received the stays.

Onions supplied by a second U.S. company released a recall following a nationwide salmonella outbreak that has sickened more than 650 people in 37 states. Onions can last up to three months if properly stored, so there are concerns potentially contaminated products may still be out there. Red, yellow and …

  The Texas DSHS Coronavirus Dashboard shows there are currently 134 active cases of COVID in Hopkins County.  The total death count from the virus remains at 144.

The Hopkins County Commissioners Court has approved a Memorandum of Understanding with the East Texas Council on Alcohol and Drug Abuse. The council’s mission is to provide recovery support services and reduce substance use through education and intervention. Hopkins County Commissioners have re-authorized the county grant program for the Texas …