News

July, 2021

• 21 July

  Bicyclist Drowns After Falling Into Lake Lavon

  Collin County deputies responded Monday afternoon after someone saw a man on a bicycle hit the side of the bridge on FM 2862 and then fall over the railing into Lake Lavon. Dive teams with the sheriff’s office and Wylie Fire Department recovered the man’s body Tuesday. His identity has …
• 21 July

  Deport VFD Fund Raiser Saturday

  The Deport Volunteer Fire Department will hold a fundraising meal and auction on Saturday, July 24, at 6:00 pm at the Deport School Cafeteria. The dinner will be hamburgers, hotdogs, chips, dessert and water or tea. In addition, there are a wide variety of auction items sold to the highest …
• 21 July

  Upshur County Jail Taking COVID Precautions

  Because of recent cases of COVID-19, the Upshur County Jail has restricted which suspects it will book. Arrests will be dealt with on a case-by-case basis when booking a suspect into the jail. Suspects in violent crimes will continue to be incarcerated. Inmate visitation has been suspended for 30 days.
• 21 July

  Plano House Explosion Caused By Gas Leak

  Plano Fire-Rescue investigators have determined the probable cause of Monday’s house explosion to be an isolated gas leak inside the home. However, investigators have not yet decided where the gas leak was inside the home or how the leak happened. One house was destroyed, and the homes on both sides …
• 21 July

  One Week Remains for Networking Showcase Signups

  One week remains to sign up for the Third Annual Hopkins County Chamber of Commerce Networking Showcase. The Showcase is set for Thursday, Aug. 5, at the Sulphur Springs Country Club. Tables are available for $60 each, and vendors are asked to bring a $25 gift or gift card to …
• 21 July

  COVID Now Has More Variants

  The COVID virus continues to mutate. You’ve heard of the Delta variant of COVID, and there is even Delta-Plus. The Lambda variant has now arrived. A patient at Houston’s Methodist Hospital has been confirmed to be infected with the Lambda variant, spreading across South America. Doctors and researchers remain focused …
• 21 July

  Grand Opening Choctaw Cultural Center In Calera, Oklahoma This Friday

  The ribbon-cutting and grand opening of The Choctaw Cultural Center in Calera, Oklahoma, will be Friday. The new 100,000 square foot center is devoted to the tribe’s 14,000-year history and will display heirlooms, exhibits, and galleries created by the people.
• 21 July

  Texas Rangers, Fannin County Deputies Investigate Shooting

  Texas Rangers and Fannin County Deputies are investigating after a fatally shot Monday night at the Quick Stop Food Store in Savoy. Investigators say two men, both in their 30s, and a woman, were arguing outside the store when one of the men opened fire, killing the other man. The …
• 21 July

  Delta Variant Now Prominent Strain Of COVID-19

  As COVID-19 continues to put more and more unvaccinated Texans in the hospital, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention director says the Delta variant makes up 83% of all new cases in the U.S. The Texas Department of State Health Services reported Tuesday there were 3,319 hospitalizations for COVID-19 …
• 21 July

  Kaufman Man Sentenced In Titus County

  Titus County sentenced 23-year-old Jacoby C. Lewis of Kaufman to six years in prison. He had been charged with Possession of Between four and 200 grams of a Controlled Substance.