News

February, 2016

• 16 February

  Workforce Solutions Board To Assist Laid Off Mine Workers

    The Northeast Texas Workforce Solutions Board has activated a Rapid Response Team to assist workers who will be laid off by the closing of the coal mines in Sulphur Springs, Mt. Pleasant, and Winfield. The layoffs are scheduled for April 29. The team will assess the job skills of …
• 16 February

  Bond Reduced For Sulphur Springs Murder Suspect

      A murder suspect being held in the Hopkins County jail under $1 million bond since October has had his bond reduced to $100,000. Judge Eddie Northcutt ordered that if Justin Joe McQueen makes bail, he must wear an ankle monitor as a condition of his release. McQueen is …
• 16 February

  SS Senior Citizen Center To Host Pet Food Drive

    The Sulphur Springs Senior Citizens Center will hold a “Food Drive” from February 22 through March 31st for the Sulphur Springs Animal Shelter. They are in need of: Purina Dog Chow, Purina Puppy Chow, Purina Kitty Chow and Paw and Claws Scoopable Cat Litter. These items can be dropped …
• 16 February

  Canton Crash Injuries Deputy, Civilian

    A crash in Canton Monday evening involving a Van Zandt County deputy and a civilian resulted in two hospitalizations. The civilian was flown to a Tyler hospital by a medical helicopter. The deputy was transported to Tyler by a ground ambulance. The crash happened at the intersection of Hwy …
• 16 February

  Homeowner Captures, Ties Up Burglary Suspect

          A Gladewater homeowner caught a man in the act of burglarizing his home over the weekend. The homeowner saw the man ransacking a bedroom, and retrieved a gun from another room. The homeowner confronted Tyler Wayne Craig, of Gladewater, tied him up with belts and held …
• 16 February

  East Texas Suspect Killed By Trooper Identified

      The East Texas man shot and killed in Beckville by a State Trooper after a vehicle pursuit has been identified as 23-year-old Calin Devante Roquemore of Longview. Roquemore’s family said he was a Tatum HS graduate. Texas Rangers are investigating the incident, and the DPS has asked the …
• 16 February

  Execution for Texas Convicted Killer Set For Tonight

    A 43-year-old convicted killer is set to die tonight for the shooting death of a North Texas liquor store clerk during a robbery more than 25 years ago. Gustavo Garcia’s lethal injection T would be the third execution this year in Texas.  The December  fatal shooting of 43-year-old Craig …
• 16 February

  Commerce PD Investigate Fed-Ex and UPS Thefts

    Commerce police say that an unknown person has been targeting UPS and Fed Ex trucks for possible theft.  Detectives recently recovered some packages that were stolen right after they were delivered and  believe someone may have been following delivery trucks on their routes.
• 16 February

  Red Cross Helps Lamar County Fire Victims

    The local Red Cross is assisting a Lamar County family of five who lost everything in a fire at their home on CR 43200 over the weekend. Firefighters from Powderly, Faught, Chicota, Lamar Point and Hopewell battled the blaze for about 3 hours.  The family made it out of …
• 15 February

  Commerce Police Investigating Delivery Truck Thefts

        From Commerce Police Chief Kerry Crews Police believe that an unknown person has been targeting UPS and Fed Ex trucks for possible theft. Detectives recently recovered some packages that they believe were stolen right after they were delivered.  They want the public to be aware that someone …