An East Texas woman has been reappointed by Governor Greg Abbott to head the North East Texas Regional Mobility Authority. Linda Thomas of Longview has served as head of the authority since 2012 and her new term will run until February of 2018.
Read More »EOD Teams Sent to JRB Ft. Worth
Bomb disposal crews were called to deal with a suspicious package delivered to the main gate at NAS Fort Worth Joint Reserve Base just before 9:30 Thursday morning and the base was put on lockdown for several hours. A remote procedure to investigate the suspicious package was conducted by …
Read More »Paris Woman Arrested for Felony Probation Violation
Paris police responded to the adult probation office and arrested 26-year-old Sammatha Litchfield on a felony warrant for violation of the probation she was on for a theft conviction. She was booked into the Lamar County jail with bail set at $7500.
Read More »Choctaw Electric Cooperative CEO Resigns
The Chief Executive Officer of the Choctaw Electric Cooperative submitted his resignation Thursday. The Co-op Board of Trustees says Jon Miles has decided to pursue other interests. Joe Harris, a former interim CEO has been named to replace Miles.
Read More »Paris Man Arrested For Assaulting Girlfriend
34 year old Demetrius Smith was arrested by Paris police for allegedly assaulting his ex-girlfriend. He was charged with assault-family violence with prior convictions.
Read More »Early Voting Ends Today
Today is the last day for early voting in the March 1st Texas primary election. There are contested elections for county, state and national offices. Polls will be open on Election Day from 7am – 7pm, and we’ll be on the air with all the election results.
Read More »Paris Church Burglarized
Paris police are investigating a burglary at the Immanuel Baptist Church in the 1700 block of Bonham Street. Investigators say an unknown person had entered the church and stolen several televisions.
Read More »Hopkins County Chamber Connection
by Meredith Caddell 5th Grade BASH at The ROC, Saturday, February 27th from 6-8pm All 5th graders are invited to a fun night full of high energy games! This is a free event! Free food, games and fun! Register for Thousands of dollars of door prizes. The …
Read More »METH LAB SUSPECTS ARRAIGNED ON ADDITIONAL CHARGES
While in custody in the Hunt County Jail, two of the meth lab suspects were served with warrants on additional charges. Jaime Shires was served with 2 warrants for Possession of Controlled Substance which are a State Jail Felony with bonds of $10,000 each. His total bond on …
Read More »Crockett Socrates students ‘Build a Better Business.’
Sixth grade Socrates students at Crockett Intermediate School recently participated in a “Build a Better Business” activity. Students studied marketing, consumer awareness, and business models used in industry for ideas. Students chose products to market and sell to classmates for Valentine’s Day. They are creating a sales campaign …
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