Delta County News

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

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.

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.

James Fernandez Holcomb, 85, passed from this life Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2009. Memorial services and graveside rites are set for 11 a.m. Saturday, Oct.

The Hunt County grand jury returned multiple indictments earlier this month involving alleged offenses connected to Commerce.

Ora Lee Malone, 76, of Taylortown peacefully left her earthly home to be with her Lord and Savior and all her loved ones that have gone before her Wednesday, Oct.

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

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.

My aunt, Fannie Pearl Bradford, died in Delta County,Texas in July of 1952. Her death certificate states that she was born in 1905 in Mitchel County, Texas.

It's strange to me the Texas Department of Transportation news that it is pulling the last plug on the Trans Texas Corridor - the love child of Texas Gov.

Dedication and hard work usually lead to success, and that is the formula used by the Friends of Doctors Creek organization in Delta County.

The Third Annual Friends of Doctors Creek Fish Fry is scheduled for Saturday, Aug.

North Lamar Independent School District topped all other districts in the county and the Red River Valley in state accountability ratings released late Friday by the Texas Education Agency.

Lamar County Sheriff's deputies and Paris Police Department officers joined federal officers and Choctaw County Sheriff's deputies for a two-day warrant roundup in Lamar County this week, bringing in more than a dozen wanted suspects.

Bill Longley, credited with 32 killings, thought he was invincible. But his June 13, 1876, murder of a Northeast Texas preacher was the beginning of the end for the legendary outlaw.

Mary Irene Coley, 91, of Duncanville died Friday, May 1, 2009, at Reniassance Hospital in Dallas.