News

August, 2022

• 31 August

  Lamar County Grand Jury Indictments August 2022

  INDICTMENTS – AUGUST 11, 2022 BALDWIN, ZADARRIUS EVADING W/VEH – C1 TAMPER W/EVIDENCE – C2 BARNETT, RICKY EARL PCS < 1G – C1 THEFT < $2,500 W/2 PRIORS BYRD, ZACKERY WAYNE PCS < 1G, RO CLARK, DEIRK JOHN PID > 4G < 200G, HO – C1 EVADING W/VEH, HO – …
• 31 August

  Fannin County Man Guilty Of Bank Robbery

  SHERMAN, Texas – U.S. Attorney Brit Featherston says a Leonard, Texas, man has pleaded guilty to federal violations in the Eastern District of Texas. Kevin Long, 30, pleaded guilty to bank robbery before U.S. Magistrate Judge Christine A. Nowak on August 29, 2022. According to information presented in court, Long …
• 31 August

  Texas Man First Fatality From Monkeypox

  Harris County has released little information about the resident who died after getting monkeypox; they think it is the first such case in the country. Harris County Health Authority Dr. Ericka Brown says monkeypox can be more severe for those immuno-compromised like the victim was. There were 563 cases in …
• 31 August

  More Illegal Immigrants Found Every Day

  Almost every day, sheriff’s deputies in South Texas are running across the body of an illegal immigrant in what’s shaping up to be the deadliest year on record. Democratic Congressman Henry Cuellar says it’s a numbers game, with most border patrol agents tied up in processing centers. The border death …
• 31 August

  Work Ghosting On the Rise

  Companies have been giving candidates the silent treatment for years, and now job seekers are doing it to them. The so-called “work ghosting” has become commonplace among young workers. They often accept a job and then don’t show up. Julie Bauke (bow-key) is a career strategist with the Bauke group. …
• 31 August

  Lamar County COVID Update

  The Paris–Lamar County Health District’s latest report on COVID shows one new fatality from the virus. There are currently 215 active cases in the county, with 25 positive PCR tests and 65 positive Antigen tests. There were no positive antibody tests.
• 31 August

  Cass County Murder Suspect Remains At Large

  Authorities throughout the area are searching for a person of interest in a double murder who escaped from the Cass County Jail. Charles Spraberry used a handmade knife to assault one of the jailers during his escape and is considered armed and extremely dangerous. In addition to the double murder, …
• 31 August

  Paris Teen Wins State BMX

  A Paris teen has won the Texas BMX State Finals in DeSoto. Sixteen-year-old James Carlton is now ranked #1 in the state and has plans to compete in other events around the country, and even internationally.
• 31 August

  Calls For Prosper ISD Chief To Resign

  There are calls for Prosper ISD Superintendent Holly Ferguson to resign over allegations that the district covered up a school bus driver’s arrest for aggravated sexual assault of a child. Officials charged Frank Pantiagua with sexually assaulting two girls in grade school. He died after a suicide attempt in the …
• 31 August

  Hopkins County Jail Bookings

  Zachary Van Nguyen A Sulphur Springs man turned himself in at the Hopkins County Jail after learning he had a warrant for violation of probation. Zachary Van Nguyen, 27 years old, had been on probation for Engaging In Organized Criminal Activity. It was reportedly the third time he had violated …