Timpson News

Once upon a time, East Texas was relatively empty of people, with the exception of small groups of Native Americans.

A truck carrying a hazardous chemical rolled over Tuesday morning forcing the closure of U.S. Highway 59 between Timpson and Tenaha as emergency services worked to evaluate the scale of the accident.

An accident involving an 18-wheeler carrying reported hazardous material has emergency crews are on the scene of what Shelby County officials are calling a major chemical spill between Timpson and Tenaha on Highway 59.

A number of Independence Day celebrations are planned to observed this year's July 4 celebration.

In a fairy tale ending to a night that transported those in attendance back to the chivalry of Camelot, Hanna Susanne Sowards was crowned the 2009 Nacogdoches Heritage Festival Queen Saturday night at SFA's Turner Auditorium.

Public intoxication, Highway 59 North. A deputy contacted an intoxicated hitch hiker standing in the middle of the road.

Marshall Independent School District officials are seeking the public's assistance in selecting the district's next superintendent.

A downtown Garrison building was left in tatters Sunday afternoon after a Timpson woman drove into the side of it, causing no injuries but colossal damage.

In the Timpson Animal Neglect Investigation in Shelby County a menagerie of animals, including dogs and horses, are in need of food and medical attention.

Investigators with the Shelby County Sheriff's Department didn't really know what to expect.

A Shelby County reserve deputy was arrested and charged with driving while intoxicated after a wreck near Garrison last week.

Due to strong winds in excess of 60 mph during Sunday's storm, Deep East Texas Electric Cooperative experienced outages through its entire system, according to General Manager Larry Warren.

In the course of routine surveillance, Fitch Ratings upgrades to 'BBB+' from 'BBB' the rating on Timpson Independent School District, Texas' outstanding $665,000 unlimited tax refunding bonds, series 2002.

Marshall Independent School District trustees had their second meeting in as many days Tuesday to hear presentations from two additional firms looking to aid the district in its search of a new superintendent.

Three Tenaha ISD students were seriously injured after a pickup truck hit them as they were waiting to get on the school bus Tuesday morning, according to a representative with Tenaha ISD.

A pizza delivery man was robbed, forced to lie on the ground and then shot Thursday night, police said.

Two months shy of her 104th birthday. What an amazing story about a true East Texas legend.

Saturday night marked the final evening of the 2009 Nacogdoches Pro Rodeo at the Expo Center.

From Dave Hinton, our Teneha, Timpson, Bobo and Blair correspondent, comes an startling morsel of trivia: Barack Obama isn't really our 44th President; he is actually the 45th.

Evading arrest, FM 2864. A person in a vehicle attempted to evade the police by running off the road and going through a ditch.