Cooper News

Former Chisum Independent School District Superintendent Harvey Hohenberger of Cooper will receive the Texas Public Schools 'Friend of the Year' award Wednesday in Dallas.

The Department of Public Safety Highway Patrol announced they are stepping up their presence over the holiday weekend.

Delta County Sheriff's Department and the SPCA of Texas seized 101 dogs, seven donkeys, four Chinchillas and one Cockatiel on Monday from a property in Delta County in what the SPCA said is a case of cruelty to animals.

First United Methodist Church in Cooper will continue its tradition of serving free Thanksgiving Dinner to all it can reach on Thanksgiving Day.

Vacant lots at North 12th Street and Waco Drive will become the site of five new homes, as Waco Community Development pumps another $400,000 into a once-downtrodden neighborhood.

By KENNETH DEAN Staff Writer Fire investigators are hoping to catch a break in a case where the same building has been set on fire four times in the past six weeks.

Tyler firefighters are searching for clues after the fourth fire in six weeks at a Tyler structure.

With a new divided four-lane highway in the background, state and local officials joined almost 100 Northeast Texas residents Friday on the outskirts of this rural community to celebrate the completion of yet another link between Interstate 30 in Hunt County and the rest of the North American hemisphere.

Congressman Ralph Hall and State Rep. Mark Homer lead a long list of state and local officials scheduled to attend a dedication ceremony for the Delta County Highway 24 Expansion Friday.

The Paris District of the Texas Department of Transportation held their annual District Championship Truck Roadeo on Wednesday, October 7, at the district headquarters in Paris.

Need information on my Grandfather Sam Posey Dotson. Lived in Cooper Texas and Died around 1998.

Local school districts have had no problems receiving federal stimulus money for education, despite recent federal criticism that Texas had not properly funneled the money to school districts.

Robert Wilton Grundon, age 85, of Bonham, Texas, passed away peacefully on Thursday, Oct.15, 2009 at Clyde Cosper Texas State Veterans Home surrounded by loved ones.

All former students and graduates of Texas A&M University-Commerce, formerly East Texas State University, are invited to an after-hours reception at the Sam Rayburn Library from 5 to 7 p.m. on Thursday, October 22.

Thousands of Lubbock children riding buses to school won't be buckled in anytime soon, despite a state law requiring seat belts that takes effect next year, local and area school district officials said.

At least three big events will take place this week to entertain and excite hometown crowds, and area residents can attend all three.

Lubbock-Cooper Independent School District parents probably never dreamed as high schoolers of how closely they would someday follow their own children's classwork.

It's time for a celebration of the little red critters. Delta County's annual Chigger Festival 2009 will take place Friday and Saturday, Oct.

Marion County youth and adults will be installing some much-needed playground equipment at Kelly Park at 9 a.m. Oct.

Operation Christmas Child News Release October 5, 2009 Midland, Texas - U.S. kids have no time to waste helping bring joy to millions of needy boys and girls this holiday season.