TYLER, Texas – The Eastern District of Texas sentenced a Shreveport, Louisiana woman to federal prison for her role in an elder fraud scheme, according to Acting U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei Monica Ruiz, 45, pleaded guilty on March 24, 2021, to wire fraud and was sentenced to 97 months …

  TYLER, Texas – A Henderson man has been sentenced to federal prison for violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei. Paul Wayne Kennedy, 39, pleaded guilty on April 19, 2021, to burglary of a United States Post Office, possession of stolen mail, …

The Texas Association of Business says the state could lose more than 100-thousand jobs if the President’s tax plan advances through Congress. President Biden has proposed increasing the corporate tax rate from 21 to 28 percent and doubling the tax rate on some overseas profits. The Texas Association of Business …

Doctors are expecting a more “active” flu season this fall. Dr. Jason McKnight with the Texas A&M College of Medicine says last year’s flu season was mild because people were taking steps to prevent the spread of Covid-19. He says many people have returned to their normal activities this fall …

Judge Wesley Tidwell A Lamar County District Judge has ruled that Paris ISD cannot require students and staff to wear face masks. Judge Wesley Tidwell granted a temporary restraining order to Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton. Paxton sued Paris ISD after the board of trustees voted 5-to-1 last month to …

  The Paris Lamar County Health District reports one additional death from COVID-19. The district also shows six new positive PCR and 99 new positive Antigen tests. The Texas DSHS Coronavirus Dashboard shows 854 active cases of the virus and a total of 176 deaths.

  The Texas Department of State Health Services Coronavirus Dashboard shows that as of Tuesday, the number of active Covid cases in Hopkins County has grown to 498. There are now 128 deaths from the virus in the county. There are 28 patients in the COVID Unit at Christus Mother …

Rocky Allen Wilson A 62-year-old Sulphur Springs man has been sentenced to 20 years in prison by District Judge Eddie Northcutt for stalking a young man in Hopkins County last December. Rocky Allen Wilson had a lengthy criminal history that included prison sentences for sexual assaults in Dallas, Collin, and …

Timothy Charles Parmer A Wood County man serving a life sentence for shooting a state trooper in the face now has a reduced sentence. Timothy Charles Parmer of Mineola pleaded guilty to a reduced charge of aggravated assault and accepted a 20-year prison sentence. They charged him with aggravated assault …

Brianna Clarisse Banks A court sentenced a Hawkins woman to one year in federal prison after pleading guilty to stealing a $1,200 stimulus check. The court also ordered 24-year-old Brianna Clarisse Banks to serve three years on probation and pay a $100 fine.