5+ hour, 23+ min ago   (263+ words) Trinity Volunteer Fire Department crews responded to a brush fire on FM 356 at White Rock Acres Monday night. Fire Chief Keith Johnson said firefighters arrived to find a slow moving brush fire at approximately 1 acre The fire was quickly contained…...

6+ hour, 32+ min ago   (281+ words) FRED – The Tyler County Sheriff’s Office opened a report last Thursday on an incident that occurred in Fred, where two dogs were killed. Young said that she’d received two separate phone calls the morning the dogs were found about them…...

5+ hour, 3+ min ago   (202+ words) COLDSPRING — For the first time since Texas Education Agency launched it’s a-F system in 2018, COCISD has zero F-rated campuses. Meanwhile, COHS just earned the district's first-ever B rating. Scores for the district are: Despite the improvement, district officials say they…...

6+ hour, 12+ min ago   (138+ words) A maintenance project for the Morgan Creek Bridge on US 59 north of Goodrich will get underway Monday, Aug. 24, according to the Texas Department of Transportation. The project is projected to take approximately two months, weather permitting. Lane closures will be…...

5+ hour, 10+ min ago   (384+ words) SHEPHERD — The Shepherd Lady Pirates opened the 2026 volleyball season in impressive fashion, overcoming a slow start to defeat Alpha Omega Academy of Huntsville in four sets on Aug. 11. The Lady Pirates dropped the opening set 25-17, but instead of letting the…...

5+ hour, 12+ min ago   (245+ words) SHEPHERD — The Shepherd Pirates got a valuable preseason test Friday as they welcomed the highly athletic Orangefield Bobcats to town for an intense scrimmage that gave both teams an opportunity to fine-tune their systems before the regular season begins. With…...

5+ hour, 24+ min ago   (496+ words) GROVETON — Trinity County Commissioners have reached a balanced budget, requiring cuts across all departments. At a budget workshop on Friday, County Judge Danny Martin said that following work at the Aug. 11 meeting, and subsequently going through the budget line by…...

5+ hour, 36+ min ago   (276+ words) TRINITY — Two people were arrested and one of two stolen vehicles recovered as part of an investigation by the Trinity County Sheriff’s Office. On Aug. 5, Trinity County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to a report of a burglary and the theft of…...

5+ hour, 51+ min ago   (804+ words) Two Confederate generals met with Emperor Maximilian on Aug. 24, 1865, and presented their bold plan for keeping the Austrian puppet on the Mexican throne. The battle-scarred cavalrymen of the famed Iron Brigade spent the last weeks of the Civil War guarding…...

5+ hour, 54+ min ago   (1083+ words) Texas public school campuses and districts received their state report cards late last week from the Texas Education Agency, with most showing little change from the previous school year, The Texas Tribune reported. Of the more than 9,000 campuses in the…...