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SHERMAN, Texas—U.S. Attorney Damien M. Diggs announced that a McKinney man has been sentenced for bankruptcy-related fraud in the Eastern District of Texas. Jacobie Travinski Johnson, 53, was convicted of concealing assets in a pending bankruptcy proceeding and was sentenced to 60 months in federal prison by U.S. District Judge …
Read More »CDC Issues Measles Warning
The Centers for Disease Control is out with a health alert, warning about a rapid rise in measles. Experts say you need to take this seriously. Terri Burke with the Texas-based Immunization project says the vaccines are safe and effective, despite what some celebrities claim. There are at least 60 …
Read More »Tours Of The Universe To Launch In Downtown Paris
A fun and educational experience of astronomical proportions is coming to Downtown Paris. SkyDome, a mobile planetarium, will offer virtual tours through the solar system daily on Friday and Saturday, March 29 and 30. The 36-foot wide, 15-foot tall inflatable planetarium will be in the former Paris High School …
Read More »Hopkins County Jail Bookings
Hopkins County arrested Samuel Tanner Earle on warrants for allegedly Violating his Probation on two charges: Stalking and Accident involving Injury. They booked him into the county jail. Mason Dean Gilbert was arrested on a warrant for Unlawful Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon. At the last …
Read More »Band Instructor Guilty Of Federal Child Exploitation
U.S. Attorney Damien M. Diggs announced that a Texarkana man has pleaded guilty to a child exploitation violation in the Eastern District of Texas. Brandon Neil Sams, 48, pleaded guilty on March 19, 2024, to coercion and enticement of a minor before U.S. Magistrate Judge James Boone Baxter. According to …
Read More »Young Men Charged With Egging Cars In Mineola
Mineola officers issued 15 citations for criminal mischief for a 17-year-old and four juveniles from Grand Saline. The group drove through the streets of Mineola at speeds estimated at nearly 100 mph, egging vehicles. The degree of criminal mischief depends on the damage to the egged vehicles
Read More »East Texas Man Guilty In Woman’s Death
A Forney man has pleaded guilty to his role in the death of a woman in Van Zandt County in August 2022. Braylon Diamente Hicks entered a guilty plea to Murder for the fatal shooting of Alyssa Beth Flores in Edgwood. He was also charged with abandonment/endangerment of a child …
Read More »Paris Police Report For Tuesday, March 19
On Monday, officers worked on a vehicle burglary in the 3000 block of Aiken Drive. Someone accessed the victim’s vehicle without forcible entry, so police assumed the owner left it unlocked. The unknown suspects stole a handgun from the console and some change from the ashtray. Officers worked on another …
Read More »Hopkins County Chamber Connection – March 20
By Butch Burney Do you need glasses for the upcoming Total Solar Eclipse? Want a T-shirt and sticker? We know where you can get them. The Chamber of Commerce has eclipse merchandise, including T-shirts, stickers, and glasses. With tens of thousands of visitors targeting Hopkins County for April 8, don’t …
Read More »Texas A&M-Commerce Breaks Ground On New Agricultural Multipurpose Center, Gamebird Research Center
COMMERCE, TX—Texas A&M University-Commerce conducted a groundbreaking ceremony on Monday, March 18, to begin constructing a new Agricultural Multipurpose Education & Training Center and a gamebird research center located on State Highway 24 south of Commerce. The $45 million, approximately 190,000-square-foot agricultural facility will serve as a dynamic hub …
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