The Upshur County court authorized the judge to go into an inter-local agreement with Gilmer ISD this week. As a result, they will relocate everyone in the courthouse for three years while they renovate the building and will move into a vacant school building. They project the renovations to cost …

Texas state officials filed over 1,000 bills Monday for the next legislative session. Some are pregnant women driving in high-occupancy vehicle (HOV) lanes, abolishing daylight savings, and prohibiting honey distributors from writing “Texas Honey” on labels unless it has honey from Texas. In addition, Celina could become the Halloween Capital …

Kendall Phillips A Forsan ISD teacher, identified as Kendall Phillips, 23, was charged Tuesday with Improper Relationship Between Educator and Student after the district received an anonymous tip. Phillips reportedly admitted to the relationship with the 15-year-old female student. She also admitted to sending nude images to the student and …

William Chad Martin Upshur County Sheriff’s Office found the body of William Chad Martin, 38, of Ore City Wednesday. They located him in the Latch Community in Upshur County in a pasture creek bed close to North Live Oak Road. Property owners found Martin. According to his girlfriend, they thought …

Charles Payne | Thomas Wesley Cofer Two inmates who escaped from the Choctaw County Jail Tuesday are now back in custody. Choctaw County Sheriff Terry Park said Tyler Charles Payne of Anna, and Thomas Wesley Cofer, of Atoka, escaped through the roof of the northeast dorm side of the Choctaw …

According to the United States Geological Survey, a 5.4 earthquake struck northwest of Reeves County in West Texas. The quake was about three miles in depth, and the residence reported feeling it as far north as Lubbock and south of Alpine. It was the third-strongest earthquake in Texas since the …

Amber Watermann | Jamie Waterman A federal grand jury indicted a Pineville, MO, couple for their roles in the kidnapping and murder of a pregnant Arkansas woman. They charged Amber Waterman and her husband Jamie, both 42, of kidnapping Ashley Bush from Maysville, AR. to claim her unborn child. That …

Stephen Barbee, 55, a Texas inmate who killed his pregnant ex-girlfriend and her seven-year-old son more than 17 years ago, was executed on Wednesday. It came after courts rejected his appeals over claims of religious freedom violations and indifference to his medical needs. Barbee received a lethal injection at the …

Ground Beef Southwestern Texas H-E-B announced a ground beef recall Wednesday by Tyson Foods. Nearly 94,000 pounds of ground beef recalled due to the product possibly containing a foreign matter, mirror-like material. According to the supermarket, the recalled products include five and ten-pound chubs of Hill Country Fare, 73% lean …

Parts of North Texas may soon see the first signs of snow this week as temperatures remain unseasonably cool. A broad area of high pressure will keep us cool in the wake of Monday’s rain. On Friday, another cold front will move through North Texas, reinforcing the cooler Canadian air …