News

August, 2021

• 3 August

  Mid American Flight Museum Team Wins Exclusive Gold Lindy Award for Restoration of a 1929 Travel Air 6000

    The Mid American Flight Museum Team was presented with the Gold Lindy as the Antique Grand Champion for its restoration of the museum’s 1929 Travel Air 6000. The project encompassed 30,000 hours of work.   Mount Pleasant, TX, August 2, 2021…The Mid American Flight Museum Team was presented with …
• 3 August

  One Additional Lamar County COVID Death

  The Paris Lamar County Health District reported late Monday 1 additional death from COVID 19. The latest victim was a 75-year-old man.  There were 45 new cases of the virus reported. The Texas DSHS reports 139 active cases in Lamar County.
• 2 August

  Some Hospitals Requiring Vaccinations

  Some hospital systems are requiring employees to get vaccinated against Covid-19, and many doctors are encouraging the move. Cardiologist Fahmi Farah  says we’re learning more about the virus, and the “Delta” variant is more contagious than earlier strains. She says the vaccine is available to everyone, but hospitalizations in Texas …
• 2 August

  Masks Required In Dallas Courthouse

  Masks are now required in all Dallas County Courthouses. As of Monday, a new order went into effect because of increasing cases of the Delta variation of the coronavirus. The order confused some, who were under the impression governor Greg Abbott had barred enforcement of any public mask mandates in …
• 2 August

  Poll Shows Support for Some Masking Mandates

  A new study from the “Covid States Project” finds almost two thirds of Texans say they support the idea of making everyone get the covid vaccine.  70 percent say they like the idea of vaccine mandates to get on a plane. 62 percent say it should be a requirement for …
• 2 August

  Celina Officer Involved Shooting

  Texas Rangers are continuing their investigation into the officer involved fatal shooting in Celina. Police responded to a call from a residence, and encountered an armed man. Officers fired at the man, who was transported to a Plano hospital where he later died . The officers involved have been placed …
• 2 August

  Upshur County Shooting Victim Identified

  Authorities have identified the woman fatally shot in Upshur County as 34-year-old Jennifer Abigail Lile. Her body was found along with her husband, 37-year-old Mark James Lile, who had also been shot but was alive. Deputies believe its likely his wounds were self-inflicted. Investigators are unsure if the woman shot …
• 2 August

  Hopkins County GOP To Meet Saturday

  The Hopkins County Republican Party will hold its month meeting Saturday at 8am at the Pioneer Café in Sulphur Springs. The guest speaker will be Tory Jackson, the  North Texas Regional Director for the Texas Republican Party. The meeting should be over by 9am.
• 2 August

  Southlake QB Quitting HS to Attend College

  A Southlake Carroll quarterback who is the top-ranked player in the country is skipping his senior year of high school and going straight to college. Quinn Ewers announced Monday he will enroll at Ohio State so he can begin to profit off his Name, Image and Likeness. Texas law currently …
• 2 August

  Texas Comptroller Announces Creation of Broadband Development Office

  (AUSTIN) — Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar today announced his agency will operate a newly created Broadband Development Office (BDO). The BDO will award grants, low-interest loans and other financial incentives to internet service providers who expand access to broadband service in underserved areas.   “Easy, secure internet access is increasingly …