News

August, 2021

• 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 …
• 2 August

  Winnsboro Flag Football
• 2 August

  Paris PD Report 08.02.21

    Paris Police arrested Joshua Ray Allen, 33, of Paris, in the 2100 block of W Walker St at 12:06 P.M. on July 30, 2021 on a felony bond surrender warrant. The warrant charged Allen with manufacturing or delivering a controlled substance charge. Allen was found to be in possession …
• 2 August

  Grand Opening for the Mount Pleasant Sports Complex is September 9

    Mount Pleasant, TX, August 2, 2021…The City of Mount Pleasant invites the community to celebrate the Grand Opening of the new 145-acre Mount Pleasant Sports Complex on Thursday, September 9, from 6 to 9 p.m. The Grand Opening will coincide with the Fall Youth Soccer season kick off and …
• 2 August

  COVID Community Update

  from Steve Hyde, CEO for Paris Regional Medical Center We have received many questions regarding COVID within the hospital in recent weeks as numbers are spiking throughout the state. In the last two weeks we have seen our COVID census go from two to 16 in-house. Of note, all but …
• 2 August

  Wood County Fatal

  At about 11:00 Sunday morning, DPS Troopers responded to a two vehicle fatal crash on CR-3250 approximately 4.7 miles southeast of the city of Quitman in Wood County.  The investigators preliminary report indicates that the driver of a 2005 Dodge Stratus was traveling northbound on CR-3250 at the same time …