The City of Mount Pleasant is sponsoring “Halloween in the Park” Thursday, Oct. 28, from 4:30 pm to 6:30 pm. The event will be held in the new Sports Complex and is a drive-through trunk-or-treat. Mt Pleasant invites area businesses and organizations to participate, and the city will supply the …

Cheryl Thibodeaux Rusk County Jail Authorities are accusing an East Texas woman of trying to hire a hit-man to murder her husband. Rusk County investigators worked undercover and arrested 42-year-old Cheryl Thibodeaux of Henderson for Solicitation to Commit Capital Murder. She is in jail on a $100,000 bond.

Dr. Alefia-Tapia Get Your Mammo: It’s an hour that could save your life By Dr. Alefia Tapia, Internal Medicine Physician According to the American Cancer Society (ACS), breast cancer is the most common cancer in women in the U.S., behind only skin cancers. The ACS puts the average risk as …

Sulphur Springs Public Library is pleased to announce our 2022 Hopkins County Reads program, designed to encourage the citizens of Hopkins County to connect through the reading and discussion of an ordinary book. The library even has a giveaway cell phone stand with the Hopkins County Reads logo as a …

Tom Sellers President, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, Alliance Bank Tom Sellers of Alliance Bank Named Chairman of the Nation’s Largest State Community Banking Association AUSTIN, Texas—The Independent Bankers Association of Texas (IBAT) is proud to announce that Tom Sellers, chairman of the board and chief executive …

Shortly after 6:00 Monday evening, State Troopers responded to a fatal crash on FM-2911, approximately 1.5 miles west of Big Sandy in Upshur County. The driver of a 1999 Chevrolet Silverado was traveling west on FM-2911 in Upshur County when he failed to drive in a single lane and slammed …

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 …

The Pumpkin Patch is in the old Burn Out area, across from Olive Paris.

U.S. Congressman Sheila Jackson Lee Members of the Texas Senate heard complaints from members of congress about the proposed new maps for congressional districts. Houston Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee says the new boundaries would put her in the same district as Houston Congressman Al Green. In Austin, she told lawmakers …

There are reports that Middle Eastern terror groups may exploit the surge of migrants at the Texas border. UTEP Professor Victor Manjarrez says this is the perfect storm. The terrorist connection is coming from Congressman Tony Gonzales. He’s back from a meeting with leaders in Panama. The Texas border congressman …