Hughes Springs News

It might not have the name recognition of the Gilmer Yamboree or the Tyler Rose Festival, but for 37 years, Ore City residents have flocked to their own community homecoming every Fourth of July.

A 22-year-old Daingerfield man was killed Sunday morning when he was hit by two vehicles, according to a report from the Texas Department of Public Safety.

Funeral services for Justin Michael McCullough, age 22, of Jacksonville, are scheduled for 2 p.m. Friday, June 19, 2009, at First United Methodist Church, Jacksonville, with the Rev.

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

One motion to revoke probation and five guilty pleas were heard in 115th District Court in Gilmer last week, with Judge Lauren Parish presiding.

An Upshur County jury sentenced five people this week in 115th District Court. They are: - Summer Rae McEntire, 30, of Hughes Springs, sentenced to 17 months in state jail for possession of methamphetamine; - Thomas Wayne Gibson, 45, of Gilmer, sentenced to eight years in prison for possession of methadone; - Roy E. Thompson Jr., 36, of Gladewater, ...

Marine Corps Recruiting Station Dallas, Richardson, Texas - A Hughes Springs High School student was awarded the 2008-2009 Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps Scholarship Thursday.

Authorities arrested nine East Texans Thursday on charges of mail fraud and aggravated identity theft.

A Hughes Springs, Texas, man is being held in a Gulfport, Miss., jail for allegedly bludgeoning his stepfather to death with a hammer last Friday, said Cass County District Attorney Clint Allen.

Dewey Moore Ford/Chrysler/Dodge/Jeep in Hughes Springs, Texas, will remain open selling the Ford line of vehicles.

The search for an East Texas murder suspect is over. 29-year-old Glen Bowling was arrested last night in Gulf Port, Mississippi.

Hughes Springs, Tx Police are searching for a man they believe killed his step-father. Today police were called to the 308 W. 5th Street in Hughes Springs to investigate a dead body found at the residence.

Longview's Jack O'Diamonds Dodge dealership is among 789 U.S. dealerships informed Thursday that dealership agreement with the automaker will be terminated by June 9. David Carter, spokesman for the dealership, said early Thursday he had not heard anything from Chrysler.

Chrysler LLC has told a bankruptcy court it plans to sever ties with 789 of its dealers - or about 25 percent of them - across the country as part of its restructuring process.

Spending a day at the Caldwell Zoo in Tyler, visitors meander among the sanctuaries for birds, penguins and reptiles, but they also enjoy a luncheon with giraffes, zebras and elephants at the Chakula Cafe.

Even in his younger days, Percy Perry says he was never much of a singer. At 90, he's even more inclined to leave such endeavors to others.

Law enforcement officials have confirmed a tornado touched down near the small Cass County town of Hughes Springs.

The strong storm system that passed over much of East Texas on Thursday night produced at least one tornado, said Cass County Sheriff James Estes.

Law enforcement officials have confirmed a tornado touched down near the small cass county town of Hughes Springs.

HAIL UP TO TENNIS BALL SIZE ALSO FELL IN THE ATLANTA AREA AND AN OIL RIG WAS BLOWN OVER IN THE LINDEN AREA*** The next storm system will approach on Saturday and clouds will increase and rain could begin by sometime Saturday night.