Hunt County News

A rise in burglaries and thefts in Lamar County is keeping the Lamar County Sheriff's Department and Paris Police Department busy, but there are ways to avoid being victimized, said Lamar County Sheriff B.J. McCoy.

The unlikeliest of crazes is hatching amid the lawn gnomes and greenery of Texas suburbia: chicken farming.

A Commerce woman has been charged with stealing several hundred dollars worth of merchandise and cash from a Hunt County retailer during a two-month period.

Audie Murphy had the kind of face you find on a baby shampoo bottle. He was every grandma's grandson.

A charge of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, filed against a Commerce man accused of running over a woman with a van - twice - has been dismissed.

A Hunt County man died when his single engine Cessna crashed not far from the edge of the runway.

The owner of a private Hunt County airstrip died when his plane crashed Tuesday night while he was apparently on his way to pick up a student to practice night landings.

Are you interested in learning more about gardening while helping to educate your neighbors and the Fannin County community? The Fannin County Master Gardeners conduct the Spring Garden, Lawn and Home Expo in March, currently are in the send year of a three-year Earth Kind Rose Trial at the Multi-Purpose Events Center, conduct Rainwater Harvesting ...

Storms rolling towards north Denton-Krum area. 7:51p I n Dallas County, the storm has weakened.

The former general manager of Combined Consumers Special Utility District surrendered Friday to the Hunt County Sheriff after a grand jury indicted her Thursday.

An anonymous tip ended with the arrest of three individuals on drug charges and the recovery of stolen property and narcotics.

Robbery indictments filed against four Commerce men in connection with a 2007 incident were dismissed Tuesday.

The Commerce Community Garden Association is sponsoring a potluck barbecue at noon Saturday.

Webb Hill Country Club was the location for the "Spring Friendship Luncheon" for the Commerce Delphian Club on May 6. Members and guests were welcomed by Theta Keeble, president, with Berta Bray giving the invocation.

A Commerce man, one of two people indicted last fall on a charge of aggravated robbery in connection with a reported armed hold-up, has pleaded guilty to a different charge.

Southwest wheat production could be off by 50 percent from last year, a victim of the double disasters of prolonged drought and late freezing temperatures.

A storm Saturday left a trail of destruction in its wake, but city officials are grateful that there were no injuries.

Severe storms passed through parts of Lamar County late Saturday afternoon, but no damage was reported despite a tornado warning in effect for approximately 45 minutes.

Rain and thunderstorms should be widespread in the area today as a cold front moves through the region.

By KENNETH DEAN Staff Writer EMORY -- An alleged bank robber who officials say robbed a bank in Emory Thursday, didn't get far due to witnesses at the scene.