Hopkins County reports the sixth COVID death for September. That has caused a total of 135 deaths in the county since the pandemic began. There are currently 302 active cases of COVID in Hopkins County.

Hopkins County Commissioners will issue a proclamation designating Saturday, October 2 as Hopkins County Beef Day. In recognition of the NETBIO Cattleman’s Ribeye Steak Roundup presented by Texas Heritage National Bank, it features a steak cook-off with over 40 cooking teams in the restaurant and open competition. Activities will go …

The Hospital County Hospital District Board will meet in a special session Tuesday to consider the proposed tax rate. The board will consider lowering the tax rate from 25-cents to 22-cents, and voters are not required to approve the offered rate.

Braydon Lynn Brown Hopkins County arrested 19-year-old Brayden Lynn Brown for Violation of the Probation he was on for Burglary of a Habitation. They have not set a bond amount. Jessica Lanae Bentle Deputies arrested 34-year-old Jessica Lanae Bentle for Violation of the Probation she was on for Possession of …

The Texas Department of State Health Services Coronavirus Dashboard showed that as of Sunday, the number of active cases of COVID in Titus County was 410. The number of fatalities in the county attributed to COVID is now at 96.

A passing motorist found the body of a Gilmer woman inside a car that had run off Hwy 80 about four miles east of Big Sandy and rolled into a creek. A passing motorist had spotted the vehicle about 50 yards into the woods and notified authorities. They identified the …

La John Craddock Titus County Deputies arrested 47-year-old LaJohn Waynard Craddock Sunday for Aggravated Robbery and Evading Arrest or Detention. His bonds totaled $33,000, and he remains in jail.

University of Utah sophomore cornerback Aaron Lowe has died in a shooting at a house party in Salt Lake City just a few hours after the Utes beat Washington State 24-13. Lowe is from Texas, and was a graduate of West Mesquite High School.  Lowe was a teammate at Utah …

  30-Year Prison Term is Latest Sentence in EDTX Counterfeit Drug Investigation, Co-Defendants Each Received Sentence of 20 Years.   PLANO, Texas – A Dallas man has been sentenced to federal prison for drug trafficking violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei today. …

Mt Pleasant City Manager Ed Thatcher Friday, October 1, marks a New Year at City Hall. That’s the day the Fiscal Year 2021-2022 budget becomes effective following months of hard work by our City Council and staff in open meetings. The process also included a Public Hearing at the September …