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ZWOLLE DIXIE YOUTH 22ND ANNUAL BANQUET

ZWOLLE DIXIE YOUTH WILL HOLD ITS 22ND ANNUAL BANQUET ON FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 16Th AT 7 PM AT ST. JOSEPH CATHOLIC CHURCH HALL. TICKETS ARE $25 EACH AND CAN BE PURCHASED AT B&R SERVICE CENTER OR…

MANHUNT HAS ENDED; SUSPECT IN CUSTODY

(Near Vowells Mill)-A two-day manhunt for a Mississippi man that eluded Louisiana State Police during a pursuit and crash on Monday morning has ended with his arrest near Vowells Mill according to Sheriff Stuart Wright.…

Armed man arrested during disturbance at Jasper County Courthouse

The Jasper Police Department and the Jasper County Sheriff’s Department says an armed man was arrested during a Tuesday morning disturbance at the Jasper County Courthouse. According to Jasper Police Lieutenant Garrett Foster, witnesses saw…

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Stolen ATV Theft Cases Solved

Sheriff Aaron Mitchell reports two subjects have been arrested for stealing 3 ATVs in northern Sabine Parish since the beginning of the year 2022. On February 13, 2022, a green Honda Rancher was reported missing…

Woman Steals Almost $60,000

Sheriff Aaron Mitchell reports the arrest of Samantha Brook Kilgore (age-34) of Zwolle. Kilgore was arrested on September 7, 2022 for Theft over $25,000 (Felony). The owner of Tobacco Warehouse #4 on Texas Highway near…

Local man found dead

DIANA, Texas — The Harrison County Sheriff's Office is investigating after a man's body was found Saturday night. According to the HCSO, deputies responded to Hershel McCoy Road in the Diana area after the man…

Motorcyclist killed in Newton County crash

The Texas Department of Public Safety says a Saturday evening crash in Newton County claimed the life of a motorcyclist. According to Sergeant Shana Clark, it occurred at about 6:30 on Farm-to-Market Road 2829, near…

Former JPD Officer and wife both arrested for DWI

A former Jasper police officer and his wife were both arrested for DWI over the Labor Day weekend in two separate incidents that occurred 90 minutes apart. According to Texas Department of Public Safety Sergeant…

Buna man accused of stealing his own truck

The Jasper County Sheriff's Office got a report Friday, September 2, from Weaver Motors Inc. of Kirbyville that a car was missing from their property. The missing vehicle had been serviced recently, but the bill…

Tyler County Jail records show former local cop John Dees arrested

Tyler County Jail records show that 46-year-old Johnathan Broussard Dees, a former law enforcement officer in both Jasper and Jefferson Counties, was arrested within the last few days in Tyler County. Jail records there show…

Hardin County Jury sentences Amanda Guidry to 80 years in death of young daughter

A Hardin County Jury has decided on an 80 year sentence for Amanda Guidry after convicting her of Injury to a Child in the 2011 death of her 4-year-old daughter, Breonna Loftin. The jury in…

Man escapes injury after colliding with train at Tyler crossing

TYLER, Texas (KLTV) - A man escaped his vehicle without being injured after colliding with a train on Tuesday evening. The incident happened at the crossing at Angeline Ave. and Duncan St. just before 6…

Lufkin Police investigating Wednesday night shooting at park

L UFKIN, Texas (KTRE) - The Lufkin Police Department is investigating a shooting that happened at Brandon Park late Wednesday night. According to police, a male victim was shot around 10:10 p.m. near the Brandon…

Inez Wingfield found dead near Logansport

A woman that made the news here in Jasper in the late 90’s is dead. Authorities in Desoto Parish Louisiana have confirmed that Inez Wingfield Mancil was found dead near Logansport, Louisiana. Officers there say…

Vehicle crashed after dodging wild hogs on highway

A man and woman escaped injury after swerving to miss a herd of wild hogs on a Sabine County highway and then crashing off the road. It happened shortly after 9:00 Wednesday evening on Highway…

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Unrestrained Sabine Parish Man Killed in DeSoto Parish Crash...

Keachi - On Thursday, September 8, 2022, just after 3:00 p.m., Troopers assigned to Louisiana State Police Troop G began investigating a one-vehicle fatality crash on LA Hwy 5, south of Kalmbach Road. This crash…

Girlfriend of escaped Houston County inmate apprehended in Corsicana

CROCKETT, Texas (KTRE) - An escaped inmate from the Houston County Jail has been apprehended. Now, the woman they say is his girlfriend and who helped him escape has been apprehended, as well. According to…

Carrollton bank robbery suspects booked into Smith County Jail, awaiting extradition

S MITH COUNTY, Texas (KLTV) - Four suspects traveling I-20 following a robbery in Carrollton were pulled over and taken into custody in Smith County. According to Pct. 5 Constable Jeff McClenny, on Thursday afternoon…

Teenager who fled from law enforcement captured in Kirbyville

A teenager who fled on foot from law enforcement officers late last month was captured over the weekend in Kirbyville. According to Kirbyville Police Chief Paul Brister, 17-year-old Julius Jaqualyn Rivas was found and arrested…

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12 year old girl killed in Vidor ATV crash

Vidor Police are investigating an ATV crash that killed a 12-year-old girl, according to Police Chief Rod Carroll. On Sunday, September 4 at about 7:30 p.m., the Vidor Police Department dispatch center was advised of…

Ground search for Matthew Hoy Edgar planned for Sat, Sep 10th

The family of convicted murderer Matthew Hoy Edgar is arranging a ground search to be held this weekend in the area where he was last seen. The family is asking for volunteers to assist in…

Man shot and killed in Shreveport parking garage identified

SHREVEPORT, La. - A man shot and killed in downtown Shreveport early Tuesday morning was identified. According to the Caddo Parish Coroner's office, Jermaine Colston, 32, was shot in the head some time before 7:20…

Center, Texas man accused of hit-and-run of a child on go-cart

TEXARKANA, Texas (KTBS) — A man is accused of a hit-and-run of a four-year-old child on a go-cart in Nacogdoches County on Sunday. Edward Mora, 85, of Center, Texas failed to stop and render aid,…

Plane makes emergency landing in Caddo Parish cotton field

CADDO PARISH, La. - A cotton field proved to be a soft landing spot for the pilot of a small plane who was forced to make an emergency landing, due to mechanical issues. It happened…

Arrest made in Nacogdoches hit-and-run that injured 4-year-old

CENTER, Texas (KTRE) - The Texas Department of Transportation reports a Center man has been arrested in connection with the hit-and-run crash that injured a 4-year-old girl Sunday. The driver has been identified as 85-year-old…

Northwestern State University’s enrollment decline this fall

NATCHITOCHES—Northwestern State University’s enrollment decline this fall reflects nationwide trends of student population losses in higher education, and the university is expanding initiatives to reestablish its recent pattern of enrollment growth and stability. The fall…

Grand jury handed up two indictments against former Evadale Little League president and head coach

JASPER COUNTY, Texas — A Jasper County grand jury handed up two indictments on Thursday against former Evadale Little League president and head coach, Adam Isaacks. The 38-year-old now faces one count of indecency with…

A DeRidder man was found guilty of second-degree battery

A DeRidder man was found guilty on Wednesday of second-degree battery for his role in last year’s attack of an American Press newspaper carrier. After deliberating for about one hour, jurors unanimously found Douglas Paul…

3 arrested in Rusk County Texas for catalytic converter theft

HENDERSON, Texas – Three individuals were arrested on Monday in Rusk Co. for a catalytic converter theft. Wesley Bromley, 26, Jarod Brown, 26 and April Corley, 40, are the suspects in the theft, according to…

Manhunt ends for suspect who escaped custody in Cass County

MOORINGSPORT, La. - An escaped inmate accused of double murder out of Cass County, Texas is back in custody. Caddo Parish deputies chased and arrested Charles Spraberry, 42, on Louisiana Highway 169 south of Mooringsport…

Wanted man fled on foot from DPS traffic stop

Law enforcement was searching for a man on Wednesday after he fled on foot from a DPS trooper during a traffic stop. DPS Sergeant Shana Clark later said that the trooper had stopped a 2013…

NPSO makes arrest in Campti homicide

NATCHITOCHES, La. -- Natchitoches Parish Sheriff’s detectives have made an arrest in the May 26 shooting death of a Campti man, Sheriff Stuart Wright said Thursday in a news release. Darrion Lamar Simmons 20, was…

Gang fights lead to arrests of 12 Southwood High students

SHREVEPORT, La. -- Caddo deputies arrested 12 students Tuesday after two gang-related fights broke out at Southwood High School, the sheriff's office said in a news release. The first fight broke out at the school's…

Fugitive Matthew Edgar now on Texas DPS Top 10 Most Wanted list

S ABINE COUNTY, Texas (KTRE) - In January, Matthew Hoy Edgar was the defendant in a murder trial, accused of killing his girlfriend, Livye Lewis. On day three of his trial, he walked out of…

East Texas authorities search for Cass County Jail escapee

CASS COUNTY, Tx. - A search is underway in east Texas for an escapee from the Cass County jail who is considered armed and dangerous. Charles Sprayberry is a murder suspect accused of killing two…

Bodies of all four drowning victims now recovered from Sabine River

The bodies of all four drowning victims have now been recovered from the Sabine River. The last body, a 4-year-old boy, was recovered at about 8:30 Monday morning according to the Beauregard Parish Sheriff’s Department.…

Rocky Road: load of rock accidentally spilled on Hwy 190 W

Highway 190 West was a rocky road late Wednesday morning after a load of rock was accidentally spilled onto the highway. It happened shortly before 11:00 just west of the Texas Department of Transportation Office.…

Suspect injured after being shot by Troup police officer

TROUP, Texas (KLTV) - One person has been injured after being shot by an officer in Troup. Sgt. Larry Christian said deputies were dispatched to assist Troup Police with “an urgent manner” shortly after 2…

JP rules Gib Lewis Prison death as homicide instead of suicide

A Tyler County Justice of the Peace has ruled an early August death of a prison inmate in the Gib Lewis Unit near Woodville as a homicide, rather than a suicide as was initially reported…

Counties across East Texas begin lifting burn bans

Cherokee County has officially lifted its burn ban. The counties of Nacogdoches, Titus, Morris, Henderson, Gregg, Anderson, Smith, Wood, Franklin, Camp, Marion, Tyler, Rusk, Panola, Harrison, Hopkins, Polk, Rains, Polk, Trinity, Upshur, Van Zandt, Cass…

Four people drown in Sabine River between Newton and Merryville

Deputies from the Beauregard Parish Sheriff's Department in DeRidder have now recovered three bodies of the four people who drowned Friday evening in the Sabine River near Merryville and they continue to look for the…

One dead in deputy involved shooting in Red River Parish

COUSHATTA, La. - One person is dead in Red River Parish after a sheriff's deputy fatally shot a man, state police said. It happened just shortly before 5 p.m. Saturday on U.S. Highway 71 north…

FOREST HILL MAN KILLED IN AVOYELLES PARISH MOTORCYCLE CRASH

Avoyelles Parish – On August 28, 2022, at approximately 1:15 p.m., Louisiana State Police Troop E responded to a two-vehicle crash on Louisiana Highway 107 at Louisiana Highway 115 Cutoff Road. The crash claimed the…

2 officers shoot man armed with machete 3 times in his lower body, SPD confirms

Two Shreveport police officers shot a man armed with a machete three times in his lower body, a police spokeswoman said. None of his wounds appeared to be life-threatening, she added. The shooting happened on…

Troup police say suspect shot after mass shooting threat

TROUP, Texas (KLTV) - On Wednesday, a shot was fired by police in an incident on South Railroad Street, leaving one man injured. Officials with Troup Police Department say they received a credible report of…

Troup police say suspect shot after mass shooting threat

On Wednesday, a shot was fired by a police in an incident on South Railroad Street, leaving one man injured. Officials with Troup Police Department say they received a credible report of a suspect with…

Woman injured when her SUV struck a cow

A Kirbyvill woman was undergoing treatment Wednesday night after her SUV struck a cow in the Mount Union Community. Texas Department of Public Safety Sergeant Shana Clark said shortly before 9;00, 63-year-old Renda Wade was…