AUSTIN — TxDOT is raising awareness about the dangers of human trafficking and working with other state agencies to help stop this horrific crime. During National Human Trafficking Prevention Month in January, TxDOT is continuing its “On the Road to End Human Trafficking” campaign and working with other state agencies through the …

January 9, 2024 In a Press Release from Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office Chief Investigator Corley Weatherford. On Saturday, January 6, 2024, Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office began an investigation regarding a victim of theft claiming they had information their stolen Lamborghini was in Hopkins County. The victim had previously reported their …

Dr. Martin Luther King,JrDue to the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday on Monday, January 15, please find the amended sanitation schedule below: We will pick up the Monday, January 15 route on Tuesday, January 16. We will pick up the Tuesday, January 16 route on Wednesday, January 17. We will …

By Butch Burney The Chamber will receive nominations for two community awards it will give at the Annual Hopkins County Chamber of Commerce’s Membership Banquet until 4:00 pm on Monday, January 15. The Chamber accepts Caregiver of the Year and Agriculturist of the Year through 4:00 pm Monday, January 15. …

All of North and Central Texas will experience hazardous cold early next week. Some areas may drop to below 10 degrees Sunday night into Monday morning. There’s medium confidence, 30-50%, that areas along and north of I-20 will stay below freezing all day Monday! Monitor the forecast this week and …

Unsurprisingly, tickets to the Cowboys–Packers game on Sunday afternoon at AT&T stadium are a hot item. Even if you don’t have an actual seat, prices for standing are at least $100. Any ticket that gets you a seat in the building starts in the mid-$200s. Expect ticket prices to rise …

At least 21 people were injured at about 3:30 Monday afternoon in an explosion “likely caused” by a gas leak at the historic Sandman Hotel in downtown Fort Worth. One person was in critical condition, four had severe injuries, one person went to the hospital by themselves, and the rest …

Lamar County Deputies arrested 20-year-old John Charles Jackson on five felony warrants for Being a Fugitive From Justice. They set bond on the first count at $100,000 but did not bond the other four counts. They released no further information on the case. Bond is $200,000 in Lamar County for …

The Red River Valley Homeless Coalition will conduct its annual “The Annual Point-In-Time Count” on Thursday, January 25. The coalition will oversee a sheltered and an unsheltered count, which means they’ll count people residing in the local shelter and canvass for those living on the street, in their car, or …