News

December, 2021

• 14 December

  Two Dead, One Critical In Bowie County Shooting

  Monday evening, after a shooting at a Texarkana apartment complex, police say they arrived on the scene shortly after 5:00 pm and found one man dead on the front lawn and two more critically injured inside. Paramedics took them to the hospital, where one died. Authorities have made no arrests, …
• 14 December

  East Texas Man Shot By Deputy Dies

  An East Texas man shot by deputies during a standoff in Bowie County on Friday has died from wounds. The Bowie County Sheriff’s Office says 60-year-old Mark Robert Peters died Sunday afternoon at UT-Tyler after deputies shot Peters late Friday afternoon. The shooting occurred several hours after arriving at a …
• 14 December

  Hopkins County Bookings

  Troy Glen Fouse Hopkins County Deputies arrested 54-year-old Troy Glen Fouse on a warrant charging him with violating the parole he was on for burglary of a habitation. He’s in the Hopkins County Jail without bond. A Cumby Police Officer stopped a woman for speeding on I-30 allegedly tried to …
• 14 December

  Local Man Sentenced In Hopkins County On Felony Drug Charges

  Tranameth Delon Ford Hopkins County District Court sentenced 42-year-old Tranameth Delon Ford to three years in prison. They convicted him of Manufacture or Delivery of a Controlled Substance.
• 14 December

  Hunt County Intoxication Manslaughter Trial Set To Begin

  Kimberly Arnold Hunt County Jail This week, the trial begins in Hunt County District Court for a woman charged with Intoxication Manslaughter. Two years ago, the state accused Kimberly Lyle Arnold of running over Yolanda Garza of Greenville on Lee Street in Greenville. Intoxication manslaughter is a second-degree felony, punishable …
• 14 December

  Man Charged With Killing East Texas Pastor Ruled Incompetent For Trial

  Mytrez Woolen Smith County Jail They ruled the man indicted in Smith County for Capital Murder for killing the pastor of Starrville Methodist Church as incompetent to stand trial. Reportedly 22-year-old Mytrez Woolen of Arlington was hiding in the church’s bathroom when confronted and held at gunpoint by the church’s …
• 13 December

  Sulphur Springs ISD Board Meets Monday

  A regular meeting of the Sulphur Springs ISD school board was Monday, December 13, 2021. PUBLIC FORUM They held a public hearing regarding The Financial Accountability Rating for 2020-2021. Frances Spillman addressed the Board regarding safety in the schools. She requested that they place cameras in ISS classrooms. ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS …
• 13 December

  Ten Most Wanted Fugitives From Mt Pleasant, Marble Falls And Pearsall Captured

  AUSTIN – Three of Texas’ Ten Most Wanted Fugitives are back in custody following their arrests. Marshall Willard Brown was arrested Dec. 1 in Austin, Richard Anthony Banda was arrested Dec. 2 in Dilley, and Christopher Wayne Davis II was arrested Dec. 6 in Longview. Unfortunately, the DPS will not …
• 13 December

  Some Experts Upset With Putin Over Ukraine

  Foreign policy experts are fuming to see Russian President Vladimir Putin amass forces on their border with Ukraine. Texas GOP Congressman Mike McCaul, who sits on house foreign affairs, says President Biden should be more active in helping our allies. He says allowing Russia to attack their neighbors only encourages …
• 13 December

  Texas Baptist Men Helping Tornado Victims

  The organization “Texas Baptist Men” is preparing to send teams to the areas ravaged by tornadoes in the Midwest and South Friday. Spokesman Rand Jenkins says they’ll be helping with some basic needs. They‘re also expecting to send chain saw and roofing teams to help victims. Texas Baptist Men has …