Henderson County News

The Athens Police Department arrested a man Tuesday who was wanted on a drug charge in Van Zandt County.

The Henderson County Drug Enforcement Unit made two arrests in unrelated cases this week.

The Henderson County Commissioners Court voted Tuesday to place prescription discount card at different locations in the county.

The Henderson County Sheriff's Department arrested five people Monday, in connection with multiple thefts in the Cedar Creek Lake area.

An argument between a father and a daughter in Cherokee Shores turned into gunfire on Saturday.

A "spectacular fireworks display" is promised to bring fun for the whole family at the Amphitheatre on the Lake, 2889 Farm-to-Market Road 315 South, on the Fourth of July.

A Henderson County animal shelter is faced with an agonizing decision: Either euthanize its animals or let them starve to death.

It might not be safe to stop washing your hands, just yet. But Henderson County remains virtually swine-flu free, according to statistics kept by the Texas State Health Department.

Another arrest was made Friday for manufacture and delivery of a controlled substance, over a gram, less than 4 grams a second degree felony.

Lethal explosions due to a Blanton Ranch Estates possible methamphetamine lab Thursday killed one girl, which resulted in murder charges.

Henderson County's two month drop in unemployment ended in May when the rate climbed to 7.1 percent.

Henderson County officials say one person has died and a man faces a murder charge following a chemical explosion at an alleged methamphetamine lab Thursday afternoon in the western part of the county.

The Henderson County Sheriff's Office is investigating an explosion that killed a woman in the Seven Points area Thursday.

The Henderson County Sheriff's Office tactical team arrested a Gun Barrel City man Thursday morning on charges of burglary and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.

The small community of Larue was struck by an apparent murder- suicide late Monday afternoon - the second such incident in the span of about three weeks.

For the second time in less than a month, Henderson County Sheriff's deputies are investigating an apparent murder suicide where a estranged wife was killed by her husband.

By KENNETH DEAN Staff Writer ATHENS - The man accused of stealing an airplane and crashing it in March has been indicted by a Henderson County grand jury.

By KENNETH DEAN Staff Writer ATHENS -- Three Chandler residents have been indicted for injury to a disabled person after their family member was discovered wearing a dirty adult diaper locked in a room covered in human waste.

By KENNETH DEAN Staff Writer COFFEE CITY - An early-morning house fire has left a family of five displaced and a firefighter receiving medical treatment after part of the structure collapsed.

An investigation by the Henderson County District Attorney and FBI resulted in the arrest of Log Cabin Police Chief Rebecca "Becky" Baskin late Wednesday.