Trinity County News

GROVETON While the number of Republican early voters in the May 29 primaries continued to run high, Democrats managed to narrow the gap over the past week.

GROVETON The national "In God We Trust" motto was approved for display in the Trinity County Courthouse by county commissioners on Monday.

GROVETON In another first for Trinity County, the number of voters taking part in the Republican primary was outpacing the number in the Democratic Party election.

GROVETON County residents accustomed to listening in on sheriff's department radio broadcasts may have noticed a problem in the last three weeks.

TRINITY What could be the same gang of Hispanic men who passed forged checks in 2010 hit a local business last week with phony checks worth $4,826. According to Trinity Police Chief Steve Jones, the two incidents followed the same pattern with groups of Hispanic men passing payroll checks purportedly issued by Trinity Steel.

GROVETON Early voting in both the Trinity County Democratic and Republican party primaries got underway Monday, May 14, in Trinity, Groveton and Apple Springs.

TRINITY A 35-year-old West Virginia man was arrested last week on an indecent exposure charge after allegedly flashing and propositioning a 17-year-old Trinity youth.

TRINITY A $7.4 million hospital expansion project was formally dedicated during an open house Tuesday at East Texas Medical Center-Trinity. The new 15-bed patient wing, hospital entrance, modern surgical suites and cafeteria were opened to the public as part of a ribbon cutting/open house.

GROVETON A 47-year-old Trinity man was arrested last week on theft and drug charges by the Trinity County Sheriff's Department.