News

December, 2021

• 16 December

  Tax Abatement Will Bring 300 New Jobs To Lamar County

  Lamar County estimates 300 new jobs plus an estimated $29 million in capital investment. In addition, commissioners granted a $26 million, seven-year tax reduction to the Delco Trailer Company, which has already begun construction of a new manufacturing facility. The reduction will be spread out over seven years, starting at …
• 16 December

  Teen Critical After Shooting In Hugo

  A teenage boy is in critical condition after a car drove up to two teens and opened fire in Hugo Tuesday. One of the teens was shot and listed in critical condition. Police arrested two people in the suspect’s car, identified as Chancelyn Deshun Frost, 20, and a teenaged boy, …
• 16 December

  Wreaths Across America Sulphur Springs

  Veterans buried in Sulphur Springs City Cemetery will have a wreath placed on their gravesites on Saturday, Dec. 18, during National Wreaths Across America Day. For a $15 sponsorship, you can help provide the wreaths during the ceremony. To donate, go to wreathsAcrossAmerica.org/tx0613.
• 16 December

  Sulphur Springs Blood Drives

  Sulphur Springs Imaging Center hosts a blood drive from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm Monday, Dec 20, at 109 Medical Circle in the parking lot on the Carter BloodCare bus. For more information or to schedule an appointment, contact Stacey Wetzel at (903) 495-8100. CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital is hosting …
• 16 December

  Father, Son Plead Not Guilty To Continuous Sexual Assault

    Hayden David Fant | David Ernest Fant A Bowie County father and son accused of sexual misconduct with a young girl appeared in District Court in New Boston for a pre-trial hearing. Reportedly, 58-year-old David Ernest Fant and his 21-year-old son Hayden David Fant pleaded not guilty to Continuous …
• 16 December

  Gladewater Man Guilty Of Sexual Assault Of Child

  Jessie Ray Sorrells Tiffany Diana LeBlanc A Wednesday evening, a Gregg County jury convicted 36-year-old Jessie Ray Sorrells of Gladewater on two counts of sexually abusing a ten-year-old boy. The trial’s sentencing phase is Thursday morning at 9:00. Sorrell’s co-defendant, 39-year-old Tiffany Diana LeBlanc, had previously pleaded guilty in the …
• 16 December

  New VA Outpatient Clinic In Tyler

  On Wednesday, there was a ribbon-cutting for a new VA outpatient clinic at 428 Centennial Parkway in Tyler. The new 55,000 square foot facility will make it so that East Texas veterans no longer have to drive to Dallas, Shreveport, or Houston for specialty care through the VA. Services offered …
• 16 December

  Stolen Property Recovered In Weaver

  Brian Alan Hays Hopkins County Deputies have recovered more than $10,000 worth of stolen property from a residence in Weaver, and they recovered more items in Wills Point. In addition, state troopers arrested Brian Alan Hays last week after a traffic stop discovering marijuana. They charged Hays with violating his …
• 16 December

  Parents Of Baby Found Dead Face More Charges

  Daniel David Dennis Erin Michelle Dennis More charges are pending against the Henderson County parents whose 18-month-old son was found dead at their home in the Murchison area Tuesday. Authorities had already charged 23-year-old Erin Michelle Dennis and 25-year-old Daniel David Dennis with abandoning and endangering a child because of …
• 15 December

  Stone Middle School students Named To All-Region Band

  By Kristi Hodgkiss Paris, Texas, Dec 15, 2021 – On Nov 13, the Stone Middle School band members competed for chairs in the Region 4 Middle School Band. Students named to the All-Region band are (pictured left to right, front row) Peyton Copeland, Jackson Church, Carter Kuhlengel, Brenda Castillo, Alicia …