News

April, 2024

• 10 April

  Many Fannin County Residents Opposed To Wind Farms

    TSN – At the recent Fannin County Commissioners Court Meeting, residents asked commissioners to prevent an energy company from building a $250 million wind farm with up to 60 turbines that each stand 800 feet tall. They’ve been fighting the proposed development since it came up in 2022. Residents worry …
• 10 April

  Fired Tishimingo Police Officer Makes Court Appearance

  

    A now-fired Tishomingo Police Officer appeared in court in Marshall County this week for a status hearing on a charge of Lewd Conduct. The OSBI said that Brandon Wade LeDoux, 30, of Bromide, now faces five counts of manufacturing child pornography. He has another hearing Thursday on his $200,000 …
• 10 April

  Paris Historical Society Honors William J. McDonald

    Exactly 24 hours before the total Solar Eclipse on Monday, the Paris Historical Commission dedicated a historical marker for the William J. McDonald Building on 1st Street SE on Sunday. McDonald left more than a million dollars to the University of Texas to build the McDonald Observatory in the …
• 10 April

  Klein ISD Teacher, Son Charged In Prostitution Ring

  At Klein ISD, officials arrested Kedria Grisby, 42, a teacher, and her son, Roger MaGee, 22, for recruiting students for prostitution. Officials charged them with three counts of trafficking a child and three counts of compelling prostitution on juveniles. The three victims, aged 15, 16, and 17, were reportedly students …
• 10 April

  Hopkins County Jail Bookings

    Hopkins County arrested Julian Christopher Medina-Montgomery for Theft of Property valued at More than $30,000 but less than $150.000. Deputies booked him into the Hopkins County Jail on two other unspecified felony charges. We’ll have more information when it becomes available. Deputies arrested Rodney Edward Petrea, Sr., in Hopkins …
• 10 April

  Gilmer School Bus In Minor Crash

  On Tuesday, a car crashed through a downed tree and struck a Gilmer school bus carrying four students at the intersection of FM 726 and Bob White Road. The vehicle that plowed through the downed tree ended up under the bus’s bumper. The driver of the vehicle suffered non-life-threatening injuries. …
• 10 April

  Pittsburg Hosts Texas Hot Link Festival

  The City of Pittsburg is hosting its Annual Texas Hot Link Festival on April 27 from 10:00 am to 8:00 pm. Admission to the festival is free, with food and beverages available for purchase throughout. There will also be a chili cook-off, a car, truck, and motorcycle show, a showcase …
• 10 April

  Texas Rural Volunteer Fire Departments Receive $1.3 million In Grants

  COLLEGE STATION, Texas—On Tuesday, April 2, the Texas A&M Forest Service held the second of three funding meetings for the Rural Volunteer Fire Department Assistance Program in fiscal year 2024, awarding 74 grants totaling approximately $1.3 million. Grant funding from the program will help Texas rural volunteer fire department recipients …
• 9 April

  Boat Stolen In Lewisville May Be In The Area

  The Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office has received information that a stolen boat may be in the area. If you have information leading to its recovery, you could be up to $10,000 richer! Please see the attached information for details. If you have information regarding this case, please get in touch …
• 9 April

  Paris Walk Of Hope To Recognize National Crime Victims Week

  The Eighth Annual Walk Of Hope supporting the National Crime Victims’ Week is slated for downtown Paris on Thursday, April 25, from 11:30 am to 1:00 pm. The event will raise awareness for victims of crime and child abuse. There will also be free hot dogs and drinks, and Mix …