Henderson County News

Alleged corruption within the city officials office brought the FBI back to Seven Points where they made a surprising arrest Thursday morning.

The Henderson County Sheriff's Department joined the U.S. Marshal's Office and the Tyler Police department in arresting an armed robbery suspect Sunday.

Henderson County voters gave a strong nod of approval Tuesday to most of the 11 propositions on the 2009 Constitutional Amendment Election ballot.

Two Seven Points-area men face first degree felony charges after a drug search by Henderson County Sheriff's Department Deputies Saturday.

Tyler police have arrested Derrick Lynn Whitten in connection to one of two robberies that took place Wednesday morning.

The Texas Department of State Health Services has confirmed that a skunk involved in an encounter with a Henderson County resident Sunday, was rabid.

Forty-eight staff members within the 14 Workforce Solutions East Texas Centers have been notified their last day of work will be Friday, October 30, 2009.

The Henderson County Commissioners Court created a state-mandated committee Tuesday to help the county meet requirements for keeping criminal records.

Henderson County has exceeded the amount budgeted this year for autopsies, with more than two months remaining on the calendar.

Today, PETA sent letters to the Henderson County Commission and to Gun Barrel City Mayor Paul Eaton and the Gun Barrel City Council urging them to enact legislation that would ban the use of bullhooks, electric prods, and other devices commonly used to inflict pain on elephants.

Henderson County residents can now check for missing livestock online, Sheriff Ray Nutt said.

A Tuesday night fire that left a Brownsboro woman dead is under investigation by Henderson County Fire Marshall John Holcomb's office.

The defendant's taped confession was played for the jury Wednesday morning in the murder trial of Pete Armondo Ayala in Judge Dan Moore's 173rd District Court.

An attempted traffic stop by a Chandler policeman Sunday afternoon, triggered a 2-county chase Sunday ending with the arrest of a 41-year-old man.

Five people arrested in May in connection with an illegal eight-liner operation near Athens were among indictments returned by a Henderson County Grand Jury this week.

Henderson County voters joins the rest of the state, November 3, casting ballots on 11 propositions in the 2009 Constitutional Amendment Election.

After working several years working in the Henderson County Judge's Office, Jean Godwin is looking to move upstairs.

Henderson County Drug Narcotics Investigators working in the Athens area made three arrests Tuesday and Wednesday.

A multi-agency alliance was formed in Henderson County last month to defend, shelter and support children caught in the snares of drug-abusing or drug-dealing parents or caregivers.

Henderson County property owners will start receiving tax statements within the next few days.