News

November, 2022

• 18 November

  Hangun Found At Hughes Springs High School

  School officials found a loaded handgun inside a locked vehicle belonging to a Hughes Springs High School student on Thursday morning. A random search uncovered the gun by a contracted drug dog and handler around 8:55 am, and the officer took immediate possession of the handgun, according to a letter …
• 18 November

  Joaquin Man Says He Sacrificed Woman

  Ethan Myers Deputies arrested Ethan Myers, 26, of Joaquin, on a welfare check. Myers told his mother that he had sacrificed Sarah Hopson at her request, and his mother told authorities that he was hiding in the woods and did not want to go back to jail. They found Hopson’s …
• 18 November

  Oklahoma Executed Fairchild

  Richard Stephen Fairchild Oklahoma executed Richard Stephen Fairchild Thursday for the torture slaying of his girlfriend’s three-year-old son in 1993, the third of four scheduled executions in the U.S. over two days. Oklahoma has now put seven people to death since it resumed executions in October 2021. In that time, …
• 18 November

  Fatal Shooting In Royse City

  Royse City Police took three people into custody after a fatal shooting in Royse City early Sunday morning. However, they have not charged the three in the shooting death of Larry Deshaun Baker, 43, of Madisonville, Texas. Instead, they are in Hunt County Jail.
• 18 November

  FBI Arrests Fire Chief

  Argyle Fire Chief Mac Hohenberger Thursday, FBI agents arrested the longtime Argyle Fire Chief Mac Hohenberger, 72, and searched the Argyle Fire Depart. However, court documents that could detail the case remained sealed. The FBI arrested Hohenberger at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport while returning home from a Las Vegas trip. …
• 18 November

  Weather Thanksgiving Day

  For those getting a head start on their holiday travel this weekend into Monday, people in a large swath of the nation will enjoy calm weather conditions. As a result, most people will encounter few weather-related travel issues.
• 18 November

  Third Annual Boots To Bells Kicks Off Christmas

  Downtown Mt Pleasant came alive Thursday evening with jazzy blues, oldies music, and lighting of the lights. It was the Third Annual Boots to Bells Tree Lighting Celebration. Mayor Tracy Craig pointed out that the courthouse had one million lights. Craig added that starting Boots to Bells three years ago …
• 18 November

  Cass And Rains County Jails Get Good Marks

  Rains County Jail The Texas Commission on Jail Standards’ non-compliant has removed Rains and Cass County Jails from the list. The inspection occurred on Feb. 9 in Rains and after Charles Obin Spraberry, 42, of Atlanta, escaped in Cass on Aug. 29.
• 17 November

  NTCC Attends Las Vegas SEMA Show

  Pictured are Shelby students who attended SEMA with the GT350 on display at the Shelby Heritage Center. Sam Nichols, Javier Macias, Josh Sigal, Kolby Perkins, and Rebekah Briggs are from the left. Sometimes the most impactful learning experiences happen far from the classroom. Students in the Carroll Shelby Automotive Program …
• 17 November

  Texas State Parks Centennial Merch

  Gear Up for 2023 With Official Texas State Parks Centennial Merch AUSTIN— Ring in Texas State Parks’ 100th birthday in style when hitting the trails in 2023. Starting today, park lovers can purchase official Texas State Parks 100-year celebration merchandise from a state park or the Texas Parks and Wildlife …