Anderson County News

The countryside around Montalba, north of Palestine in Anderson County, is among the most beautiful in East Texas with its small mountains, winding roads and scenic streams.

We drive roads everyday, from home to work and work to home. But, occasionally our commute is brought to a halt when other drivers crash.

Authorities say they have arrested a fifth suspect in the alleged gang rape of a 27-year-old Palestine woman earlier this year.

By PAUL STONE H-P Associate Editor A 80-year-old Palestine man was sentenced to 10 years probation Wednesday after being found guilty of threatening an Anderson County sheriff's deputy late last year.

Ken Bratz has been named co-chairman of the Anderson County Local Emergency Planning Committee.

A 30-year old man, sentenced to die in Athens nine years ago, was executed Wednesday, despite attempts to save him from lethal injection.

The Henderson County Commissioners Court granted a pay raise for election officials who'll work the polls in the 2010 Republican and Democrat Primary Elections.

For those calling 9-1-1 from cell phones in Anderson County law authorities now have a better means of locating callers and improving response times.

The fourth suspect in an alleged gang rape in early September was arrested over the weekend in the Tennessee Colony area.

Palestine native Danielle Simpson is scheduled to die Wednesday in Huntsville for the January 2000 murder of an elderly, retired schoolteacher who volunteered as a church organist.

A 28-year-old Grapeland man was arrested on multiple charges Wednesday night, including assaulting a peace officer, after he allegedly stole $200 from another individual at a roadside park.

The Texas Historical Commission's Texas Heritage Trails Program, a tourism initiative that helps Texas communities promote tourism and foster community leadership through historic preservation, is encouraging travelers to see East Texas's fall foliage.

Noting a failure to live up to promises, the Anderson County Commissioners Court voted to end an agreement with Capgemini, the City of Palestine and the Palestine Economic Development Corp.

I'll admit it; I am a perfectionist when it comes to rifle shooting. Years ago, I was trained in the art of rifle shooting and, to this day, I expect my rifles and scopes to perform to 'minute of angle accuracy'. This term equates to keeping rounds in a group that can be covered by a quarter at 100 yards.

Texas Commissioner of Agriculture Todd Staples told Palestine Rotary Club members the importance of agriculture in the state and rural communities at Wednesday's meeting.

Texans overwhelmingly stood in favor of private property rights in Tuesday's Constitutional Amendment Election passing Proposition 11 by a roughly 81 percent to 19 percent margin.

On Friday and Saturday, the Texas State Railroad Palestine Depot will be transformed into the North Pole as the Anderson County Champions for Children's 6th Annual Polar ExpressATM takes off.

Tickets are now on sale for the Anderson County Champions for Children's 6th annual Polar Express.

With sunshine in the forecast, organizers of the WonderFall OktoberFest are forecasting fun for Saturday.

Voters who normally vote at voting boxes 7, 13 and 20 will have different voting venues during Tuesday's Constitutional Amendment Election.