There is a raffle benefitting the family of Paris PD Detective Chris Widner, who died at a Tyler hospital Sunday of complications from COVID. You can get tickets at Blossom Hardware, NuStart Nutrition, or call Michael Fox at 903-517-3227 for the drawing Saturday, Sep 11. You’ll have the chance to …

Authorities arrested a suspect in a Fannin County bank robbery Friday night. Leonard Police say 29-year-old Kevin James Long of Trenton robbed First United Bank on Collins Street by giving the teller a note demanding money and made off with about $5,500. No one was injured, and no guns were …

The Texas Education Agency (TEA) requires schools to notify teachers, staff, and families of any positive cases of COVID-19. TEA’s previous guidance did not require schools to inform parents of close contact with the coronavirus. TEA says it will not issue guidance on face masks until they resolve the legal …

Hopkins County Emergency Management reports that as of Monday, there are 279 active cases of COVID-19 in Hopkins County. There have been 120 fatalities, and currently, there are 25 patients in the COVID Unit of Christus Mother Frances Hospital-Sulphur Springs.

Hopkins County Commissioners approved a resolution Monday permitting the Pine Forest solar project to use county roads for development and improvements. Hopkins County roads used include 2346, 2310, 2336, 2333, 3340, 3344, 3351, 3334, and 3342. They plan for the Dike solar project to include around 650,000 solar panels when …

Carlton Douglas Fite Bond is $80,000 for a man arrested by Hopkins County Deputies for allegedly beating a woman at a residence on Hwy 154 with a curtain rod. Deputies charged 40-year-old Carlton Douglas Fite of Yantis with aggravated assault of a date, family, or household member with a weapon. …

Hughes Springs ISD has canceled classes for the rest of the week because of widespread sickness. Thirty students came to school sick on Monday, and some tested positive for COVID-19. Those not tested were urged to get a test and seek medical care if needed. All extra-curricular activities, including band, …

PLANO, Texas – The Eastern District of Texas sentenced a Plano man to federal prison for child pornography violations, according to Acting U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei. Edgar Raymond Miller, 38, pleaded guilty on Feb. 5, 2021, to two counts of distribution of child pornography and was sentenced to 262 …

David Alan Pettigrew Denison Church of the Nazarene Secret Cameras at Church Recorded 11 to 14-year-olds Undressing, Bathing. SHERMAN, Texas – The Eastern District of Texas sentenced a Denison man to federal prison for sex crimes against children, according to Acting U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei. David Alan Pettigrew, 49, …