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      Two lifelong friends have been selected as posthumous recipients of the Paris Junior College 2019 Distinguished Alumni Award, according to PJC President Dr. Pam Anglin. The late Barney W. Bray, III, Class of 1964 and Thomas Cedric “Tommy” Townsend, Class of 1963 will be honored during PJC’s ...

SHERMAN, Texas -A 43-year-old Mexican national with a prior felony conviction has been sentenced to federal prison for immigration violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Joseph D. Brown today. Julio Edgar Ruiz-Bautista pleaded guilty on July 19, 2019, to unlawful reentry by a deported alien and ...

  SPECIAL MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL SEPTEMBER 24, 2019 7:00 P.M. The special meeting of the Sulphur Springs City Council will be held at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, September 24, 2019, in the Council Room at 201 North Davis Street. The following items will be discussed: 1. Call to ...

Anthony David Maroney The Parole Office summoned police the 2700-block of N. Main St in regards to a warrant. Officers took Anthony David Maroney into custody on a Parole Violation Warrant. He was booked and then transported to the Lamar County Jail. Benton Riley Parson A traffic stop in the ...

Martin Deputies arrested 35-year-old Samuel Joseph Martin in Hopkins County for Violation of Probation on a charge of Credit Card or Debit Card abuse. He was also charged on an outstanding warrant from Arkansas for Violating Parole. He’s being held without bond. Thompson Officials arrested 24-year-old Cory Wayne Thompson on ...

NOTICE OF REGULAR MEETING TIME:                   9:00 A.M. DATE:                   Monday, September 23, 2019 PLACE:                In The Commissioners’ Courtroom On The First Floor Of The Hopkins County Courthouse Located At                                 118 Church St., Sulphur Springs, TX.       Invocation Pledge Of Allegiance To The Flag AMERICAN FLAG: TEXAS FLAG:  “Honor The ...

A 39-year-old Mt Pleasant man has been arrested in Titus County on multiple charges. Bobby Gordon Kay is accused of Assaulting a Police Officer, Resisting Arrest, Search or Transport, and Failure to Identify. His bonds total $26,500.

A five-year-old East Texas boy is in critical condition and fighting for his life and two family members have been arrested. Harrison County Deputies received a call that the boy was having difficulty breathing and was having a seizure. The parents said he had fallen off a porch, but EMS ...

The Sixth Court of Appeals has upheld the conviction and sentence of a 56-year-old Northeast Texas man. Rickey Wayne Willis was convicted in Bowie County of the continuous sexual abuse of a child under 14 involving a girl who testified she was two or three when the abuse began. He ...

Quitman ISD made parents aware of a threatening social media post involving two junior high school students, but the date mentioned had already passed. The students were immediately isolated and police were notified. No weapons were found on campus. Two juveniles have been arrested by Van Zandt County Deputies following ...

Producers sold 4,634 head of pre-conditioned cattle at the September Northeast Texas Beef Improvement Organization (NETBIO) sale held Wednesday in the Sulphur Springs Livestock Commission auction market. “We had a lot of good cattle consigned to the sale and there was a lot of interest from the buyers — both ...

The Oklahoma Corporation Commission has reached an agreement with Oklahoma Gas and Electric Company. The deal avoids a rate increase for OG&E’s 800,000 customers.

Two North Texas men have filed a complaint with the US Department of Transportation claiming they were racially profiled by American Airlines because they were Muslims. American Airlines has responded to the claims, saying a flight was canceled due to security concerns raised by a crew member and passenger. The ...

A Choctaw County man, already in jail on murder charges, has new felony charges added against him. They are accusing 30-year-old Greg Gamblin, II, of first-degree rape after a 14-year-old girl told her stepmother she had sex with him in December. Gamblin told police he knows the family but denied ...

A Paris man accused of online solicitation of a minor has reached a plea bargain with Lamar County prosecutors. Reportedly, 40-year-old Dustin Judd Lambs pleaded guilty as charged and was sentenced to ten years’ probation by District Judge Wes Tidwell.

Sunday is the 25th anniversary of the TV show ”Friends”. Brad Pitt tells Access Hollywood that he botched his cameo in 2001 when he flubbed his lines. “Great cast, man. I mean, they laughed and really had a great time with each other. I flubbed my first line. We had ...

Thomas Rhett tells Planet Weekly that he wanted to be a hippie in high school. “As far as I can remember, I’ve always really disliked rules that I didn’t agree with. So like going back to high school, my hair had to be a certain length. I couldn’t have a ...

“Downton Abbey” [PG] (Wide) Watch Trailer The continuing story of the Crawley family, wealthy owners of a large estate in the English countryside in the early 20th century. Stars: Michelle Dockery, Matthew Goode, Tuppence Middleton, Maggie Smith   “Rambo: Last Blood” [R] (Wide) Watch Trailer Rambo must confront his past ...

Photo by Tony Corso tonycorsoimages.com Coming tonight in high school football on the radio, Mt Pleasant is back in action with a Homecoming game against Paris at 7:30 pm on KLAKE 97.7 and KBUS 101.9, Mt Vernon will host Winnsboro in a big clash at 7:30 pm on STAR Country ...