News

February, 2016

• 26 February

  Man Guilty Of Beating ET School Bus Driver

    A California man has pleaded guilty to beating a Pine Tree school bus driver last May. 36 year old Michael Jesse Najera beat 47 year old driver Todd Kelley with an industrial wrench. The attack happened as Kelly was dropping off students at a mobile home park entrance. Najera …
• 26 February

  One Dead, Two Injured In ET Blaze

    East Texas fire officials say one person died and two were injured when a fire destroyed a group of mobile homes in a rural area of Longview. One of the injured people was taken to a Dallas hospital with severe burns. The second injured person was treated and released …
• 26 February

  ET Woman Appointed To Mobility Board

    An East Texas woman has been reappointed by Governor Greg Abbott to head the North East Texas Regional Mobility Authority. Linda Thomas of Longview has served as head of the authority since 2012 and her new term will run until February of 2018.
• 26 February

  EOD Teams Sent to JRB Ft. Worth

    Bomb disposal crews were called to deal with a suspicious package delivered to the main gate at NAS Fort Worth Joint Reserve Base just before 9:30 Thursday morning and the base was put on lockdown for several hours. A remote procedure to investigate the suspicious package was conducted by …
• 26 February

  Paris Woman Arrested for Felony Probation Violation

    Paris police responded to the adult probation office and arrested  26-year-old Sammatha Litchfield on a felony warrant for violation of the probation she was on for a theft conviction. She was booked into the Lamar County jail with bail set at $7500.
• 26 February

  Choctaw Electric Cooperative CEO Resigns

    The Chief Executive Officer of the Choctaw Electric Cooperative submitted his resignation Thursday.  The Co-op Board of Trustees says Jon Miles has decided to pursue other interests. Joe Harris, a former interim CEO has been named to replace Miles.
• 26 February

  Paris Man Arrested For Assaulting Girlfriend

    34 year old Demetrius Smith was arrested by Paris police for allegedly assaulting his ex-girlfriend.  He was charged with assault-family violence with prior convictions.
• 26 February

  Early Voting Ends Today

    Today is the last day for early voting in the March 1st Texas primary election. There are contested elections for county, state and national offices. Polls will be open on Election Day from 7am – 7pm, and we’ll be on the air with all the election results.
• 26 February

  Paris Church Burglarized

    Paris police are investigating a burglary at the Immanuel Baptist Church  in the 1700 block of Bonham Street. Investigators say an unknown person had entered the church and stolen several televisions.
• 25 February

  Hopkins County Chamber Connection

        by Meredith Caddell 5th Grade BASH at The ROC, Saturday, February 27th from 6-8pm All 5th graders are invited to a fun night full of high energy games!  This is a free event!  Free food, games and fun!  Register for Thousands of dollars of door prizes.  The …