Cass County News

For years, the middle-aged, mentally challenged black man was a familiar face around town.

Cass County law enforcement agencies and the Texas Rangers on Friday were investigating a double homicide, Sheriff James "Troop" Estes said.

Two bodies are discovered along a county road in Cass County Wednesday. A resident of the area came across the bodies on Country Road 1114 between Atlanta and Linden.

Two people are found shot to death in East Texas, and there are no known suspects for the crime.

CASS COUNTY, TX A passerby found the bodies of a man and woman inside a vehicle sitting alongside a Cass County road Wednesday.

Cass County Sheriff James Estes confirms that Aleta Ann Kelly, 49, of Douglasville was found shot dead inside her vehicle.

A Cass County man could face the death penalty in a triple-homicide case that was moved to Nacogdoches County because of pretrial publicity.

Maxwell H. Davis of Seguin, Texas passed on Sept. 9, 2009. He was the oldest son of Hubbard and Myrtle Davis of Cross Roads, Texas.

An armed East Texas man was gunned down by authorities all over a domestic dispute.

Retired U.S. Army Major R.B. Simmons was born in Linden, Cass County, Texas, on August 7, 1919 and passed away on Tuesday at the Sundance Inn at the age of 90 years.

Retired U.S. Army Major R.B. Simmons was born in Linden, Cass County, Texas, on August 7, 1919 and passed away on Tuesday at the Sundance Inn at the age of 90 years.

An Avinger woman pleaded guilty Tuesday to hindering apprehension in a case connected to the 2008 shooting death of DPS Trooper James Scott Burns.

An Avinger woman pleaded guilty Tuesday to hindering apprehension in a case connected to the 2008 shooting death of DPS Trooper James Scott Burns.

A Queen City woman charged with capital murder has been released on bond, and Cass County District Attorney Clint Allen says he's seeking the death penalty in the case.

The National Weather Service in Shreveport maintains a flash flood watch for areas north of Interstate 20, as a system of showers and thunderstorms stretches from Emory to northwest Louisiana and from Texarkana to Gregg and Harrison counties.

Hughes Springs police are searching for a person they believe is passing fraudulent checks around East Texas.

Music City Texas Theater in Linden is hosting the Fourth Annual T-Bone Walker Blues Fest - June 19-20. The festival is being presented by Don Henley and other key sponsors: Linden Economic Development Corporation, Sta-Dry Roofing, and the Cass County Performing Arts Council.

Cass County voters turned down a school bond issue in Bloomburg and filled city council seats in Atlanta and Queen City.