MLB Major League Baseball is tossing around plenty of ideas these days to start a shortened season delayed by the coronavirus pandemic. Such as a DH in the National League, neutral-site games, personal rosin bags for pitchers. Now a proposal that would genuinely upend the sport: Up to 16 playoff …

Alexus RayDawn Edwards A traffic stop in the 1500-block of N. Main St at 4:39 Monday afternoon led to the arrest of Alexus RayDawn Edwards, 20, of Blossom. The officer smelled the odor of marijuana emitting from the vehicle and located marijuana and Tetrahydrocannabinol Wax inside Edwards’ purse. Officers charged …

Monday, Jun 08 – 12:00 pm Where Confirmed Deceased Recovered Active Worldwide 7,145,176 407,388 3,279,450 3,295,407 The U.S. 2,013,600 112,639 762,638 1,138,323 Texas 75,763 1,853 49,757 27,111 Wednesday, May 20 – 12:00 pm Where Confirmed Deceased Recovered Active Worldwide 5,039,500 326,501 1,994,012 2,720,114 The U.S. 1,577,936 93,867 364,683 1,119,386 Texas …

Only is one COVID-19 patient today at Titus Regional. They are not on a ventilator. Titus County’s total Monday is 629.

NFL John Zook, who teamed with Hall of Famer Claude Humphrey to give the Atlanta Falcons a dynamic combination at defensive end, has died. His brother, Dean Zook, confirmed the death to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. The former player died Saturday in his native Kansas after a long battle with cancer. …

Anthony Jabari Akens Paris Police responded to the 4000-block of Old Clarksville Rd at 8:19 Friday morning. Officers located and observed a male person leaning into and taking items from a vehicle with a broken window. They arrested Anthony Jabari Akens, 34, of Paris. Akens gave the officers a false …

Last Friday morning at 8:49, there was a two-vehicle fatal crash on FM-782, approximately five miles northwest of Tatum in Rusk County. Reportedly, the driver of a 2008 Harley Davidson motorcycle, Jeff David Modisette, 53, of Henderson, was traveling east on CR-2177 approaching the intersection of FM-782, where he disregarded …

Titus County cases of COVID-19 Monday morning total 629. Last Wednesday through Friday there were 477 drive-through tests at the Civic Center. The results of that three-day testing will come back this week. Titus has 115 estimated recover.

Expect a swath of heavy rain to impact areas just west of the Mississippi River as Cristobal continues to track far inland toward the Great Lakes through Tuesday. After making landfall in Southeastern Louisiana yesterday, tropical storm Cristobal, now tropical depression Cristobal, has continued to move further inland into the …

Lion Athletics posts record GPA in Spring 2020 COMMERCE – Facing challenges unique to the COVID-19 pandemic and the interruption of in-person learning, Texas A&M University-Commerce student-athletes had the best term on record in the classroom in the Spring 2020 semester, posting fantastic grades throughout all sports programs.  As a whole, …