Hughes Springs News

Something unexpected happened when Peggy Harding converted her garden to native plants.

Hughes Springs ISD is letting out classes at 1:30 Tuesday afternoon because of the flooding conditions in the county.

OKLAHOMA CITY Being self-employed comes with its own challenges. But put that business on the road for at least two-thirds of the year, and all the rules change.

Maxwell H. Davis of Seguin, Texas passed on Sept. 9, 2009. He was the oldest son of Hubbard and Myrtle Davis of Cross Roads, Texas.

Maybe so, but not when at the Maryland State Fair . The state fair is a time for indulgence.

One needs to travel the industrial road out of Lone Star toward Hughes Springs to see the effect the idling of the U.S. Steel plant in that small town north of here has had on the area.

An armed East Texas man was gunned down by authorities all over a domestic dispute.

Roy M. Kennemer, 76, of Paris passed away Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2009, at Legend Healthcare Center.

Prairiland's Lady Patriots and Chisum's Lady Mustangs were the top winners Thursday in the pool play portion of the 15th annual Chisum Volleyball Tournament.

A Hughes Springs high school drama teacher and two recently graduated seniors have a shot at being on the big screen.

Wallace Watkins, after swearing him in with other new CASA volunteers Tuesday at the courthouse.

Wallace Watkins, after swearing him in with other new CASA volunteers Tuesday at the courthouse.

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.