Gregg County Constable William Mayo Fort Longview Police arrested 54-year-old Gregg County Precinct 2 Constable William Mayo Fort of Longview for Misdemeanor DWI. They set his bond at $5,000 a few hours after his arrest. Fort reportedly admitted to taking a Xanax and an unknown muscle relaxer prior the operating …

William Davis Smith County Jail Testimony has moved into week three in the Tyler capital murder trial of a former CHRISTUS nurse accused of murdering four patients and severely injuring others.  Thirty-seven-year-old William Davis allegedly injected air into patients’ arteries on purpose.

  The Texas DSHS Coronavirus Dashboard shows that as of Tuesday evening, there were 185 active cases of COVID in Hopkins County. The fatality count since the pandemic began remains at 139.

Brandon Ray Timmons Sulphur Springs Police responded to a suspicious person call on Eaton Drive and found 27-year-old Brandon Ray Timmons holding what appeared to be a meth pipe. Further investigation led to the recovery of a baggie containing suspected methamphetamine. Officers arrested him for Possession of a Controlled substance. …

  Paris High School students Abby Long and Johnny Young. Fifteen Paris High School choir students attended TMEA all-region choir auditions at Sulphur Springs High School on October 9. The students performed sections of songs in Korean, Latin, and English. Two students earned chairs in the small school high school …

PJC-Sulphur Springs Center English Instructor Kenneth Haley discusses an assignment with student Laci Steward of Cumby. For information about educational opportunities at the Center, call 903-885-1232.

By Butch Burney Who is ready for stew? The cooler weather signals that the 52nd Annual World Championship Hopkins County Stew Contest, sponsored by Alliance Bank, Alliance Bank Financial Services, and Galyean Insurance, is almost here. The contest will be Saturday, Oct. 23, at Buford Park. Things are not just …

After a week in the special session, Governor Abbott has asked the legislature to back his new mandate, saying employers cannot force workers to get vaccinated against COVID-19. In his latest order, Governor Abbott accuses the Biden administration of bullying private entities into imposing COVID-19 vaccine mandates and says they …

They found the body of a migrant hanging from a tree in south Texas in what some call a possible lynching. Brooks County Sheriff Benny Martinez says he was shocked. He says the victim was a male Mexican national, and investigators found little else. The Texas Rangers have launched an …