News

October, 2022

• 18 October

  Hopkins County Jail Bookings

  Brandon Nicholas Carrell Hopkins County Deputies arrested 40-year-old Brandon Nicholas Carrell for Possession of a Controlled Substance in a Drug-Free Zone and a misdemeanor. He’s awaiting arraignment. Kevin Charles Jones Deputies arrested 37-year-old Kevin Charles Jones for Possession of a Controlled Substance in a Drug-Free Zone. In addition, they charged …
• 18 October

  Sulphur Springs ISD Hosting Another Town Hall Meeting

  Sulphur Springs ISD Superintendent Mike Lamb and board member Robert Cody will continue their series of Town Hall Meetings on the proposed $81.5 million bond issue election. It will be on Monday, October 24, at 6:30 pm at St. James Catholic Church, 287 Texas Street.
• 18 October

  Titus County Jail Booking

  Lorean Rene Lilly Titus County Deputies arrested 29-year-old Lorean Rene Lilly of Hughes Springs on multiple charges, including Violation of the Probation for Possession of a Controlled Substance. They also charged her on a TDCJ detainer and seven misdemeanors, including two for Failure to Appear. She remains in jail. Michael …
• 18 October

  Man Who Murdered Infant Step-Son Wants New Trial

  Joshua Lowe Texarkana Texas PD A Northeast Texas man wants a new trial following his conviction in Bowie County last week in the death of his infant stepson. A jury found 29-year-old Joshua Lowe of Texarkana guilty of capital murder, felony murder, and injury to 11-month-old Javontae Neely. The child’s …
• 17 October

  Hopkins County Stew Contest Update

  By Butch Burney, Chamber of Commerce President Almost 170 stew cook sites and projected perfect weather should make for a memorable 53rd Annual Hopkins County Stew Festival for the entire family on Saturday. The festival, presented by title sponsor Alliance Bank, will feature 168 cook sites of either chicken or …
• 17 October

  Sulphur Springs ISD Board Meeting Wednesday 10.19.22

  ADJOURNMENTgenda for 010.19.22 CALL TO ORDER: Invocation and Pledges to the flags  FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS  The announcement by the President, whether a quorum is present, that the meeting had been duly called and that the notice of the meeting had been posted in accordance with the Texas Open Meetings …
• 17 October

  Paris High School Announces 6 Students Earned AP Scholar Awards

    Paris ISD and Paris High School are proud to announce six students, including four from the 2022 graduating class, have earned AP Scholar Awards in recognition of their exceptional achievement on AP Exams. The College Board’s Advanced Placement Program provides willing and academically prepared students with the opportunity to …
• 17 October

  State Loop 286 Night Closure

  PARIS – Texas Department of Transportation officials issued a travel advisory to inform the traveling public about a planned night-time closure of a portion of State Loop 286 around Paris, Texas. The overnight closure will occur from Monday, Oct. 17, through Friday, Oct. 28, but the roadway will be reopened …
• 17 October

  Paris Police Report For Monday (Oct 17)

  Paris Police met with the victims of an aggravated assault in the 600-Block of Hearon Sunday at 12:06 am. The victims reported that they had a green laser light pointed at them through their windshield while driving. The victims then encountered several Hispanic males in the bed of a pickup …
• 17 October

  Forty Days Of Drought Ends

  September 7, or 40 days ago, was the last measurable rainfall for Titus County. Sunday, we received .72, and Winnsboro had .83. Kilgore Police Department announced Sunday that a section of State Highway 135, from Traffic Circle to Gladewater Street, is closed because they had flooding underneath the railway bridge.