PJC-Sulphur Springs Center welding student Jordan Holland works on a job as he completes a class project. To inquire about enrolling in the welding program at the PJC-Sulphur Springs Center welding shop, call 903-885-1232.

The Deport Volunteer Fire Department will hold a fundraising meal and auction on Saturday, June 12, at 6:00 pm at the Deport School Cafeteria. The meal will be hamburgers, hotdogs, chips, dessert and water or tea. The event has a wide variety of auction items sold to the highest bidder. …

  The Texas DSHS Coronavirus Dashboard currently shows 59 active cases of COVID-19 in Lamar County. The number of fatalities remains at 156, and there have been an estimated 5,685 recoveries from the virus.

Coach Jamie Allen will lead the North Lamar Panthers basketball team in the fall. Allen is no stranger to North Lamar. Of the 12 years Coach Allen has taught and coached, ten have been at North Lamar. He led the boys and girls golf teams and served as an assistant coach to …

A pickup struck and killed a Bokchito woman while she was walking on Hwy 70 in Bryan County. Paramedics flew 68-year-old Mary A. Wilson to Plano’s hospital, where she died of her injuries. The driver of the pickup was not hurt, and the investigation continues.

The Texas DSHS Coronavirus Dashboard currently shows 16 active cases of COVID-19 in Titus County. The number of fatalities remains at 84, and there have been an estimated 3,645 recoveries from the virus.

KLTV-TV reported that a man was arrested after a standoff with Lone Star Police on Avery Lane Sunday afternoon. According to published reports, the incident began with a traffic offense for driving a vehicle without license plates. Officers then used a flashbang device to get the man to come out …

Joel Rodriguez Ortiz Officials arrested 28-year-old Joel Rodriguez Ortiz of Mt. Pleasant for Sexual Assault of a Child and two misdemeanors. His bond on the sexual assault charge is $5 million, and he remains in the Titus County Jail.

  The Texas DSHS Coronavirus Dashboard currently shows 36 active cases of COVID-19 in Hopkins County. The number of fatalities remains at 113, and there have been an estimated 3,026 recoveries from the virus.

Joseph Todd Billingsley Bexar County arrested a 42-year-old man on three outstanding warrants issued in Hopkins County. Hopkins County wants Joseph Todd Billingsley for bond forfeiture for unauthorized use of a motor vehicle, fraudulent use or possession of identifying information, and possession of a controlled substance. He was transported back …