Titus County News

Released by Scott Sartain with Titus County Sheriff's Office: The Titus County Sheriff's Office has received notification from law enforcement officials in San Luis Potosi, Mexico, of the apprehension of Francisco Villela-Andrade, age 24, wanted for the Thanksgiving 2006 murder of Jesse Hernandez in Winfield, Texas.

Titus County officials on Wednesday were preparing documents for the extradition of a murder suspect who was captured in Mexico, Sheriff Tim Ingram said.

R.B. Boyd, 73, of Mount Pleasant, died on Sunday, Nov. 29, 2009 in Mount Pleasant.

TITUS COUNTY, LA A two-year old in Titus County has tested positive for methamphetamine: a highly toxic and illegal drug.

Notice of public meeting of Titus County Fresh Water Supply District number one to conduct a public hearing and accept public comment relating to the establishment of rules and regulations for the permitting and maintenance of boathouses and other structures to be located in Lake Bob Sandlin.

Rotary Club President Ann Holland presents Michelle Woodruff of Titus County Cares with a check for the Blessings in a Backpack program.

Three Mount Pleasant men remained in the Titus County Jail on Monday on charges related to a series of business burglaries in the city on Nov.

A woman, driving a dually truck while towing a horse in a trailer, led officers on a high-speed chase from Gilmer to West Mountain Saturday afternoon before spikes flattened the vehiclea TMs tires and she was arrested, said Gilmer Police Sgt.

Titus County District Attorney Charles Bailey has asked the Texas Rangers to investigate former Camp County District Clerk Mignon Clark, Camp County Judge Thomas Cravey said Wednesday.

Hopkins County Republican Party chairman Erwin A. Cain has thrown his hat into the ring for State Representive District 3, held for the past 10 years by state Rep.

Some roads in East Texas counties remained closed Wednesday due to flooding. These included FM 154 near Cypress Creek in Harrison County; and several roads in Titus County: FM 2152 at CR 1905; FM 3417; FM 1101; FM 1992 north of Interstate 30; FM 1492 at White Oak Creek.

Heavy rains across the East Texas area are causing road flooding and road closures.

Released by Captain Scott Sartain with Titus County: The Titus County Sheriff's Office is searching for James Howard Walker, diagnosed with Alzheimer's-Dementia. James Howard Walker is a white male, 85 years old, 5' 10 ", weighing approximately 180 lbs with white hair and brown eyes.

BY PHILLIP WILLIAMS Special Correspondent GILMER -- A high-speed chase through three East Texas counties Wednesday ended in the arrest of a suspect in the armed robbery of a Gilmer finance company, authorities said.

A California man pleaded guilty Tuesday to federal drug violations in Titus County.

The Trenton Tigers traveled to Mount Pleasant to compete in the Annual Titus County Fair Invitational Cross Country Meet Saturday morning.

James Wallace Raney, 53, of County Road 3920, Mt. Pleasant, was arrested on Tuesday, by Titus County sheriff's deputies on an outstanding warrant charging him with Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon.

Sixteen area agencies were allocated funding for next year from the Franklin County United Way.

A Titus County man pleaded guilty in federal court on Thursday to possessing and attempting to sell stolen firearms in Kilgore.

The Texas Commission on Jail Standards has extended a local 14-bed variance for a second year, Harrison County Commissioners were told earlier this week.