News

September, 2021

• 21 September

  Activities At PJC-Sulphur Springs Center

  Students Owen Miller, Lucas Williams, and Carson Voorheese of Sulphur Springs get the official information from PJC-Sulphur Springs Center Director Rob Stanley.
• 21 September

  Abbott Asks Biden For Disaster Declaration Over Border Crisis

  President Joe Biden Governor Greg Abbott Monday asked President Joe Biden to declare a federal emergency and provide resources to help state and local authorities cope with the Haitian immigrant surge in Del Rio. He says the disaster at Del Rio “is of such severity that supplementary federal assistance is …
• 21 September

  New Poll On Vaccinations

  If a recent poll is any indication, Texas has a long way to go before it reaches herd immunity. A new survey by the Dallas Morning News and the University of Texas at Tyler indicates about one in four Texans say they either won’t get vaccinated or are unlikely to …
• 21 September

  Some Judges At Odds With Governor Over Mandates

  The judges of the biggest counties in Texas say they need more authority to protect their residents during the pandemic. They all appeared together at the Texas Tribune Festival, which they held remotely. Tarrant County Judge Glen Whitley is a Republican, but he says Texas is too big for Governor …
• 21 September

  Lamar County COVID Update

    The Texas DSHS Coronavirus Dashboard shows 960 active COVID cases in Lamar County. The total death toll since testing began remains at 179.
• 21 September

  Authorities Seeking Suspect Who Stole Ambulance, Caused Man’s Death

  Reid Smith Lester Jordan The OSBI, Choctaw Tribal authorities, and other law enforcement from throughout the area are still searching for the man who allegedly stole an ambulance dispatched to a man suffering chest pains. The patient, Delbert Hedrick of Soper, died after being driven to the hospital in Paris …
• 21 September

  Blood Drive In Paris Wednesday 09.22

  Embark Care of Paris is hosting a blood drive from 11:00 am to 3:00 pm Wednesday at 2675 41st St. Southeast in the parking lot of Quality Care ER on the Carter BloodCare bus to support the current urgent and ongoing need for blood. Donors can complete a medical history …
• 21 September

  School Crossing Guard Struck and Killed

  A freak accident killed a school crossing guard in Rockwall County Monday morning. Crossing guard Melissa Williams was on duty at Vernon Elementary School in Fate, helping students cross the street. A parent suffered a medical emergency that sent her car into the guard just seconds after dropping a student …
• 21 September

  Commerce Police Investigating Shooting

  Commerce Police are continuing their investigation into a shooting that occurred Thursday in the 100-block of Sunrise. When police arrived on the scene, they found a 25-year-old woman shot in the torso, and the suspects had fled the scene. They flew the victim to a Dallas hospital, where she is …
• 21 September

  Colorado Woman Jailed In Titus County

  Cassie Jane Cordell Titus County Jail Titus County Deputies arrested 36-year-old Cassie Jane Cordell of Colorado on multiple narcotics charges. She’s charged with three counts of Possession of a Controlled Substance, three counts of Possession of Dangerous Drugs, Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, and Possession of a small amount of marijuana. …