Hunt County News

Rebecca Robinson, competing as Miss Longview, will represent the Lone Star State at the Miss America pageant after winning the Miss Texas crown.

FORT WORTH, Texas , /PRNewswire/ -- The Miss Texas Organization today announced the winners of the preliminary competitions for the Miss Texas Scholarship Pageant and Miss Teen Texas Pageant.

Are you ready to pay more than $4 a gallon? Well, you might not have a choice. The national average hit $4 a gallon Sunday, June 8, and East Texas is feeling the pinch at the pumps and in the pocket.

PENTECOSTAL: The Redeemed Christian Church of God, Africa's largest Pentecostal church, has established parishes in at least 90 countries.

To honor and remember our nation's military heroes, Audie Murphy Days will kick off Friday, June 27th.

This sign on Wells Road has not deterred all of the truck traffic that cuts through neighborhoods from SH 321 to US 59.

The people moving into Wise County are good news for Susie Lewis, who owns a shop on Decatur's town square.

Police arrested a man inside a mall in Greenville after a police chase that started in Rockwall County, NBC 5 reported.

A man on a motorcycle led police on a high-speed pursuit through three counties Monday afternoon before he was arrested at a shopping mall in Greenville.

Kids of all ages will find fun aplenty at the "My Downtown's Back" Music Fun Fest scheduled for Saturday, May 31 in downtown Greenville.

Eight months ago, Lisa Chandler disappeared from her home near Wolfe City. Despite a widespread and well-publicized search, Chandler remains missing.

Someday, as Hunt County continues to grow, it may have need for one or more solid waste disposal facilities.

“The tax estimates are going to be mailed out the middle of this month”

The voters of Commerce approved a $3 million bond package for street improvements Saturday, along with electing a new mayor and two Council representatives. via The Commerce Journal, Greenville, TX

“We're seeking to have the file scrubbed and cleared of taint”

More than two years after his parents were killed, Brandon Dale Woodruff remains in the Hunt County Jail with no date set for his capital murder trial. via The Dallas Morning News

A Commerce woman has been placed on probation after pleading guilty to multiple charges of dealing drugs from her residence between late 2005 and early 2006. via The Commerce Journal, Greenville, TX

“Even though it was a little more expensive, it is the right thing to do. ... We are providing state-of-the-art technology right here.”

The waiting room is mostly empty now. The only occupants - a few new sofas and chairs. via The Commerce Journal, Greenville, TX

A Texas Department of Public Safety trooper shot and killed a Michigan man who authorities say confronted the lawman with a knife during a traffic stop. via KXXV-TV Waco

A routine traffic stop had a deadly outcome on Interstate 30 near Greenville late Sunday night. via KVUE

“This year's event is especially exciting because, for the first time, all of the gardens on the tour have been planted and maintained by Master Gardeners”

If you want to see how the masters do it, take the Hope Blooms Garden Tour on May 17 in Hunt County, said a Texas AgriLife Extension Service agent. via North Texas e-News

“Commerce has the higher taxes than any city Hunt County. This is not right, we really need to work on lowering taxes”

Quay Throgmorton believes that his experience as a public service provider and small business owner can be an asset to the Commerce City Council. via The Commerce Journal, Greenville, TX