News

July, 2021

• 14 July

  Girl Struck And Killed On Mayse Lake Dam

  A 13 -year-old girl and her mother were struck by a pickup on FM 906 while walking across the dam at Pat Mayse Lake Sunday evening. The girl was knocked over the guard rail onto the rocks below and died at the scene. The mother, Maria Porcayo, was flown to …
• 14 July

  Motorcyclist Dies In Pontotoc County Crash

  A Southeast Oklahoma man was killed Tuesday morning when his motorcycle was involved in a crash with an 18-wheeler in Pontotoc County. The Oklahoma Highway Patrol says 34-year-old Dustin Booker of Ada was pronounced at the scene about three miles east of Ada. The truck’s driver was not hurt.
• 14 July

  Investigators Probing Shots Fired Report At Blossom Restaurant

  Lamar County Deputies are investigating after someone fired a bullet through the window of Weezy’s Restaurant in Blossom over the weekend. Anyone with information should call 903-737-2400. A reward for information about the incident is offered.
• 14 July

  Lamar County Commissioners Vote Yes On Pay Raise

  The Paris News reports that Lamar County Commissioners have voted to give elected county officials at least a $1,000 per year pay raise. Commissioners included themselves in the pay increase. In addition, most elected officials will receive longevity pay, travel allowance, or a county vehicle, cellphone allowance, and certificate pay …
• 14 July

  Mt Pleasant Man Faces Multiple Felony Charges

  Steven Hendrix Titus County Jail Deputies arrested 40-year-old Steven Hendrix of Mt. Pleasant Tuesday in Titus County on 19 felony warrants, some of the warrants issued in Morris County. Charges included car thefts, multiple forgery counts, multiple evading violations, frauds, narcotics charges, and multiple burglaries of a habitation charge. His …
• 14 July

  Lamar County COVID-19 Update For July 13

  The Paris Lamar County Health District reports two new cases of COVID-19 but no recent deaths. However, the Texas DSHS Coronavirus Dashboard shows 20 active with the virus in Lamar County, with a total death count of 158.
• 14 July

  Texas Officials Add 59 Deaths To Winter Storm Death Toll

  State officials have added 59 deaths to the total caused by the big winter storm in February. The deaths tallied by the Texas Department of State Health Services increase the storm’s death toll from 151 to 210. Most of those are blamed on exposure to the freezing temperatures across the …
• 14 July

  Texas Energy Officials Blame Wind Energy For Power Shortfall

  Texas energy officials are throwing wind power under the bus. Will McAdams, who heads the Public Utility Commission, says the turbines were not spinning in June, which triggered a call to conserve. So Ercot, which manages the power, is out with their roadmap to improving reliability. It includes purchasing more …
• 14 July

  Murder Trial For East Texas Nurse Set

  William Davis Smith County Jail An East Texas nurse accused of murdering several patients was in court for a pre-trial hearing this week. The state is accusing 37-year-old William Davis of Hallsville of injecting air into patients’ arterial lines at Christus Mother Frances Hospital in Tyler. That killed three people …
• 14 July

  Journey Road Benefit Golf Tournament

  Journey Road, a foster care ministry serving multiple counties in East Texas, hosts its inaugural golf tournament at the Sulphur Springs Country Club on Monday, July 19. The four-person scramble will tee off at 8:00 am. To register, go to their website: www.journeyroadministries.com.