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News Massive fire strikes Pilgrim's plant Tuesday, July 22, 2008 11:00 AM CDT Flames shoot skyward as more of the Protein Building roof collapses during the hours-long battle led by Mount Pleasant Fire ...

News Massive fire strikes Pilgrim's plant Tuesday, July 22, 2008 11:00 AM CDT Flames shoot skyward as more of the Protein Building roof collapses during the hours-long battle led by Mount Pleasant Fire ...

If you See It you can Snap It and then Send It to KLTV. Law enforcement officials are trying to determine the cause of death, and the identity, of the body of a white adult male found in a Cookville pond.

The body of a Titus County, Texas, man was discovered Saturday morning in a pond on private property just off County Road 2460 near the Cookville community, officials said.

The Titus County Sheriff's Office has identified a body found in a pond near the Cookville community as that of 25-year-old Shane Austin Turner.

Law officers are trying to determine a man's cause of death after his body was found early Saturday morning in a pond near the Cookville community in Titus County.

News Work slated to begin today on Gulf Crossing pipeline Wednesday, May 28, 2008 11:17 AM CDT Work is set to begin today in northern Titus County on a natural gas pipeline that is expected to have gas flowing ...

“DPS was requested to make entry into the residence located at 700 County Road 1312 because of the level of violence displayed by the suspect towards the victim”

A Titus County man who is suspected of threatening his wife with a shotgun was jailed Thursday morning. via News-journal.com

“This is a great opportunity for anyone who is looking for a job or planning to make a career change”

The Northeast Texas Community College Career Opportunity Center in Mount Pleasant will hold a career fair from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday in room 101 of the Student Union Building. via Longview News-Journal

“High-school kids have been taking up collections. It's amazing how people have given so generously.”

By MATT FRAZIER A picture of her daughter at age 13 dressed up as Santa in Germany ... Her mother's wedding dress ... PARADISE -- The fire of late January burned 800 acres, several homes, an auction house ... via Star-telegram.com

“It's really trained me to become a much better student myself and a teacher, and I think it's really prepared me for my future in teaching”

The Austin Independent School District said it is facing a shortage of certified math and science teachers. via News 8 Austin

“It's best you educate your public.”

Monday, March 17, 2008 Story last updated at 3/17/2008 - 1:27 am Extreme weather and blazing wildfires are part of life on the South Plains, but families may not know how to properly prepare for emergency ... via Lubbock Avalanche

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH has been posted for the northern sections of East Texas until 1:00AM. The counties in the watch are: Hopkins, Delta, Hunt, Franklin, Titus, Morris, Cass and Camp. via KLTV

SIMMS, Texas- A House Fire near here has taken the lives of three children, according to a Texarkana Gazette reporter at the scene. via Texarkana Gazette

David Van Os, popular Democrat and grassroots organizer toured areas of North Texas this past weekend together with Glenn Meancon of Sherman - the Democratic candidate in Texas' 4th Congressional District. via North Texas e-News

WAKE VILLAGE, TX Gas Leak Shuts Down Part of Bowie County Highway Posted: Updated: A ruptured gas line has drivers going out of their way in the Texarkana area. via KSLA-TV Shreveport

A stolen excavator has been recovered by the Titus County Sheriff's Office, and a suspect is in jail. via Texarkana Gazette

“Gary tried several times to arrest Wisener, but he kept pushing Gary back and shouting that he was going to press charges against Gary, I don't know for what, because all Gary was trying to do was arrest him on the outstanding warrants we had on him”

News Jailer attacked in courtroom Wednesday, February 13, 2008 12:10 PM CST Titus County Jail Corporal Gary Banks was taken by ambulance from the Titus County Annex District Court Courtroom B to Titus Regional ... via The Daily Tribune Online

A candidate for Titus County sheriff was arrested Sunday night with two other people, all charged with assault causing bodily injury. via News-journal.com

“Then when it got daylight Saturday morning we started to evaluate and we moved the perimeter in to about seven-tenths of a mile and the people who lived outside of that came home”

A gas well blowout late Friday forced the evacuation about a dozen families within a 1-mile radius of a Cabot Oil & Gas Corp. via Henderson Daily News