News

December, 2021

• 16 December

  Stolen Property Recovered In Weaver

  Brian Alan Hays Hopkins County Deputies have recovered more than $10,000 worth of stolen property from a residence in Weaver, and they recovered more items in Wills Point. In addition, state troopers arrested Brian Alan Hays last week after a traffic stop discovering marijuana. They charged Hays with violating his …
• 16 December

  Parents Of Baby Found Dead Face More Charges

  Daniel David Dennis Erin Michelle Dennis More charges are pending against the Henderson County parents whose 18-month-old son was found dead at their home in the Murchison area Tuesday. Authorities had already charged 23-year-old Erin Michelle Dennis and 25-year-old Daniel David Dennis with abandoning and endangering a child because of …
• 15 December

  Stone Middle School students Named To All-Region Band

  By Kristi Hodgkiss Paris, Texas, Dec 15, 2021 – On Nov 13, the Stone Middle School band members competed for chairs in the Region 4 Middle School Band. Students named to the All-Region band are (pictured left to right, front row) Peyton Copeland, Jackson Church, Carter Kuhlengel, Brenda Castillo, Alicia …
• 15 December

  December Lamar County Grand Jury Indictments

  Cause No Defendant’s Name Charge INDICTMENTS – DECEMBER 8, 2021 29608 ADAMSON, RYAN WESLEY PCS > 4G < 200G DFZ, RO 29609 BERNAU, JAMIE TERRY PID > 4G < 200G 29610 BOOKER, XAIVER JAMALL AGG ROBBERY, RO – C1, C2, C3 & C4 AGG ASSAULT W/DW, RO – C5 29611 …
• 15 December

  Texas Comptroller’s Office Changes Texas College Savings Plan

  (AUSTIN) — Comptroller Glenn Hegar announced the Texas College Savings Plan (Plan)®, the state’s direct-sold college savings plan, is lowering fees and enhancing its investment lineup. These changes were effective Dec. 13: Texas will streamline the current Blended and Index Age-based Portfolios into single age-based Portfolios. Texas will expand the Age-based …
• 15 December

  One Dead In Wood County Crash

  One person was killed Tuesday afternoon in a single vehicle crash on FM 69 about four miles north of Quitman in Wood County. The preliminary DPS report indicates that the SUV driven by 48-year-old Michael Baines of Quitman was traveling south on FM 69 and side skid, exiting a curve …
• 15 December

  Rural Real Estate Prices Soaring In Texas

  Buyers are not only snapping up houses for high prices in Texas, but investors are also buying vast swaths of rural land, surprising even the experts. Charles Gilliland, an economist at Texas A&M’s real estate center, says COVID fuels the land sales. People want to get out of the big …
• 15 December

  Kroger And Unvaccinated Employees

  Kroger, the largest grocery chain in the country, has announced that it will end COVID-19 benefits for its unvaccinated workers. Among the benefits lost is receiving two weeks of emergency leave if they become infected. Unvaccinated salaried employees under Kroger’s healthcare plan will also have to pay a $50 surcharge. …
• 15 December

  More And More Texans Vaccinated

  As the holidays arrive, more than 60-percent of Texans five and older are now fully vaccinated against COVID. The state health department says nearly 16.3 million have gotten both shots, and more than 3.7 million have received a booster. Doctors initially said 67-70 percent of the population would need to …
• 15 December

  Vaccine Clinic At Christus Mother Frances-Sulphur Springs

  CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital: Sulphur Springs offers a COVID Vaccine Clinic every Friday morning from 9:00 am to noon in the hospital’s main lobby. The available vaccines include Moderna, Pfizer, and Johnson & Johnson. It consists of all three brands of boosters for fully vaccinated people. Appointments are not required, but …