Hawkins News

By COSHANDRA DILLARD Staff Writer QUITMAN -- An extensive criminal history, a parole violation and a "moving" impact statement from a victim are among the factors that lead 402nd District Court Judge G. Timothy Boswell to sentence a Hawkins man to life in prison.

By DAYNA WORCHEL Staff Writer Assistant U.S. Attorney Bill Baldwin asked Monday that a 62-year-old Hawkins man pay $4.35 million in restitution to his 8-year-old foster daughter for possessing pornographic images of the girl and two other victims on his computer.

Firefighters are battling a house fire in Upshur County. The fire started about 9:15 p.m. at 4185 Farm-to-Market Road 1002, just south of Farm-to-Market Road 49.

QUESTION: I live in the Ray Creek edition on McClendon. A developer started a subdivision behind my house and then quit.

Organizers believe there needs to be a deeper appreciation of the impact of all veterans from past and current wars.

A 78 year old man from Hawkins, TX used his .410 shotgun to stop an intruder who tried to break in at 2 AM.

A man suspected of breaking into the Southside Bank here was shot moments later when he tried force his way into a home, police said.

Mike Sutton opened Big Mike's Coffee Shop at 1306 W. Hickory St. earlier this month.

The 29th annual Hawkins Oil Festival kicks off today beginning with a waffle breastfast at 7 a.m., benefiting the Hawkins Volunteer Fire Department.

COSHANDRA DILLARD Staff Writer HAWKINS -- Hawkins residents and visitors will again celebrate the small town's oil boom heritage Saturday during the 29th annual Hawkins Oil Festival.

A Hawkins man is dead after his motorcycle hit a truck, said Arthur Fort, Justice of the Peace for Precinct 2 in Gregg County.

According to an arrest report, a Longview police officer responded to a wreck Monday at Hawkins and Gilmer Road, and determined Capps was intoxicated through a series of tests.

U.S. Attorney John M. Bales announced today that a 62-year-old Hawkins, Texas man has been sentenced to federal prison for child pornography violations in the Eastern District of Texas.

U.S. Attorney John M. Bales announced today that a 62-year-old Hawkins, Texas man has been sentenced to federal prison for child pornography violations in the Eastern District of Texas.

U.S. Attorney John M. Bales announced today that a 62-year-old Hawkins, Texas man has been sentenced to federal prison for child pornography violations in the Eastern District of Texas.

Deputies say they found an East Texas woman yelling and cursing in Lake Hawkins.

Mary Esther Lucas Clift, 92, passed away on Aug. 5, 2009, at her home in Hawkins.

Deputies say they found an East Texas woman yelling and cursing in Lake Hawkins.

The project to build the $2.8 million Cielo Vista Branch Library is running on schedule and the library could open as early as September 2010, city officials said.

Kenneth Hawkins arrived in the city last fall from Minnesota, enrolling at KD Studio in Dallas to start his climb toward an acting career, his friends and relatives said Thursday.