News

February, 2016

• 4 February

  Apartment Fire In Sulphur Springs

      Sulphur Springs Fire Department responded to an apartment fire this morning just before 8:00 in the 1500 block of Industrial Drive East. Sulphur Springs Fire Chief Eric Hill says the fire started from the motor for a hamster wheel when it overheated. Three people lived in the unit …
• 4 February

  Hopkins County RFL – Saputo Dairy Foods To Host Fishing Tournament

    The Hopkins County Relay for Life this year will host the first ever RFL Bass Tournament on February 20 at Lake Fork Marina in Alba. The event is sponsored by Saputo Dairy Foods and is expected to be a major fund raiser for the American Cancer Society. The cost …
• 4 February

  ET School Driver Arrested

    An East Texas school district employee has been arrested on a Hunt County warrant for aggravated sexual assault of a child. 42 year old Jessie J. Rowan worked for the Quinlan ISD. The alleged victim was a female relative who attended school there. Rowan’s bond was set at $100,000. …
• 4 February

  Delta County Man Dies In OK Crash

    Oklahoma troopers say a Northeast Texas man was killed in an 18 wheeler crash in southern Oklahoma. 40-year-old Brian Hill of Cooper died when the tractor-trailer he was driving crashed on State Highway 53 near Springer. Hill died after the rig went off the highway and overturned.
• 4 February

  Outdoor Burning Leads To NE Texas House Fire

    Fire destroyed a home in Redwater Tuesday evening. Fire officials say the elderly homeowner was burning leaves in the yard when the fire got out of control and torched the house. The homeowner was not injured but was checked for smoke inhalation by paramedics on the scene. Firefighters battled …
• 4 February

  New Fire Marshall Named For Wood County

    Wood County has hired Tully Davidson to be the new Fire Marshall and Emergency Management Coordinator. Davidson has been a firefighter since he graduated from Alba-Golden High School in 1997.
• 4 February

  Athens Teen Dies In Crash With 18 Wheeler

    An East Texas teen has died of injuries he received in a collision with an 18 wheeler near Canton. State troopers say 19 year old Ethan Gould of Athens was southbound on Hwy 10 when he crossed over to the northbound lane and hit a tractor trailer traveling on …