News

March, 2016

• 10 March

  One Dead In East Texas Crash

      At approximately 6:55  Thursday morning, Troopers responded to a two vehicle fatality crash on SH-149 in Gregg County, 1.5 miles south of the city of Lakeport.  Preliminary crash investigation revealed that a 2001 Ford Mustang, driven by Gregory Lloyd Mishler, 62 years of age of Gilmer, was traveling southbound on …
• 10 March

  NAFEO President Speaking At Jarvis

              NAFEO President to speak at Jarvis Christian College’s Founders Day Convocation Hawkins, TX – will be the speaker for Jarvis Christian College’s 2016 Founders Day Convocation at 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, March 15, in Meyer Auditorium on the College campus. Dr. Baskerville is President and CEO …
• 10 March

  Pittsburg-Camp Chamber Of Commerce

    Happy (wet) Thursday! Barefoot Bay Marina is having Karaoke every Friday 8:00 pm until 12:00 am. Band night is Saturday (Mar 12) with Doctor-Doctor performing at 9:00 pm until 1:00 am. Camp County Habitat for Humanity wants to show off their new office at 200 W. Marshal. We will …
• 10 March

  Legacy Ag Credit Pays $2.25 Million

        Pays $2.25 Million Patronage To Stockholders SULPHUR SPRINGS, Texas – Legacy Ag Credit, a local ag lending cooperative, announced today that it will pay $2.25 million in cash patronage to its stockholders in March based on 2015 performance. The association reported total assets of $235 million and …
• 10 March

  WordFire Press Publishing Local Writer

      WordFire Press to publish Lou Antonelli alternate history novel Louis Sergio “Lou” Antonelli (born January 6, 1957, in Medford, Massachusetts) is an American speculative fiction author who writes primarily alternate history, secret history, science fiction, and fantasy. He resides in Mount Pleasant, Texas. Antonelli’s stories have been published …
• 10 March

  Hopkins County Chamber Connection

      by Meredith Caddell March 10, 2016 Open House of the newly renovated City National Bank Mortgage office TONIGHT 5-6pm Please join us at City National Bank Mortgage Office, 1108 South Broadway, tonight, March 10th from 5-6pm. Stop by on your way home from work and see their beautifully …
• 10 March

  Runoff Election For Texas Senate Seat Could Change

  The candidates in Texas Senate District 1 runoff election could change after a final recount later today. On Election Day – the top vote getter was Bryan Hughes with 63,844 votes. In second place was David Simpson, who edged third place finisher Jim Red Brown by 13 votes meaning Simpson …
• 10 March

  East Texas School Resource Officer Arrested

      A Kaufman ISD school resource officer has been arrested for sexual assault of a child and indecency with a child. Officer Daniel Carrier bonded out of jail on bonds of $10,000 each. The district is on Spring Break, and it hasn’t been disclosed whether the alleged victim was …
• 10 March

  Killer of Five Executed

      58 year old Coy Westbrook was executed Wednesday night for killing 5 people in 1997. Prosecutors say he went to his ex-wife’s home in Channelview, found her in bed with two men and shot all three of them. He then killed another man and another woman at the …
• 10 March

  Deadly Narcotic Being Sold On-Line

    The Poison Control Center at Parkland Hospital is warning the public about an extremely dangerous drug being sold online called U-47700. The drug can cause respiratory depression which is a potentially life-threatening condition that can be brought on by the use of strong opioids. U-47700 is 7 ½ times …