Hunt County, TX

After Tuesday’s rains, fire danger has been downgraded to moderate across most of the region Wednesday. In western Hunt County, a grass fire on Tuesday burned more than 53 acres before being contained. Multiple departments responded to the blaze along State Highway 6, between Caddo Mills and Josephine. Crews doused the fire around 3 p.m. yesterday afternoon.

AUSTIN – Governor Greg Abbott today received the Broadband Champion Award from Connect the Future Texas for leading state efforts to increase broadband access for all Texans during a press conference at Hunt Regional Medical Center in Greenville. The Broadband Champion Award is given by Connect the Future Texas to Texans who are committed to raising awareness and promoting solutions to ensure every Texan has access to reliable broadband connectivity in an increasingly digital age.

Daniel Mendoza was arrested in Hunt County on 3 counts of Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon. Bond was reportedly set at $75,000. No other information about the incident has been disclosed.

Governor Greg Abbott today received the Broadband Champion Award from Connect the Future Texas for leading state efforts to increase broadband access for all Texans during a press conference at Hunt Regional Medical Center in Greenville. The Broadband Champion Award is given by Connect the Future Texas to Texans who are committed to raising awareness and promoting solutions to ensure every Texan has access to reliable broadband connectivity in an increasingly digital age.

Fire danger across Northeast Texas has returned to high levels today, with dry, sunny and windy conditions. Firefighters in Hunt County have been battling wildfires. Yesterday evening, crews contained a fire north of Commerce along State Highway 24 that burned a little less than an acre. Another blaze just east of the Commerce Municipal Airport has burned between three and four acres, according to the most recent report from the Texas A&M Forest Service. The latest report, as of about11 o’clock last night, said the fire was 60 percent contained. Elsewhere in Hunt County, a fire northwest of Greenville burned more than 15 acres before being contained Monday afternoon. The blaze happened near the intersection of County Roads 1083 and 1088.

GREENVILLE, TX, AUGUST 1, 2020 – Women In Need (WIN) is busy preparing for an action-packed, fun-filled fall season beginning in August as students return to school. WIN Executive Director, Alan Heath, stated, “As we anticipate the beginning of a new school year, Women In Need is busier than ever planning some great events, providing some amazing opportunities for you to partner with us in our mission to eradicate domestic violence.”

In Quinlan yesterday, Hunt County Sheriff’s Office deputies and Quinlan police arrested seven adults and placed two children in state custody. Officers executed a search warrant in the 9700 block of Blue Jay Parkway. The seven adults were all placed in the Hunt County Jail and charged with drug-related offenses.

As of this morning, the City of Commerce remains under a boil water advisory, and mandatory water usage restrictions are in place. Both conditions are related to the city’s aging water treatment plant, which has been struggling to meet demand since a leak earlier this month lowered water levels in the city’s storage and delivery systems. The boil advisory could be lifted as early as Wednesday morning, but the usage restrictions are likely to remain in place through the weekend, Commerce city manager Howdy Lisenbee said during a live broadcast of KETR’s North By Northeast program Tuesday morning.

The Hunt County trial of 54-year-old Jay Edward Woodberry of Mesquite was on August 8. It is on an indictment for Aggravated Sexual Assault of a Child. He changed his mind and decided to plead guilty to the charge, and Judge Richard Beacom sentenced him to 40 years in prison.

HUNT COUNTY, TX (July 25, 2022) Kayson McAfee of Caddo Mills, Texas was recently named the 2022 National Junior Miss Agriculture USA Queen. Miss Agriculture USA is a national nonprofit organization that focuses on positively promoting agriculture featuring queens of all ages that promote, celebrate, and educate about all the diverse aspects of agriculture.

Aggie moms launch new Facebook group A new local support group for members of the Texas A&M family, Aggie Moms of Van Zandt/Hunt Counties, launched a Facebook page to help foster community and camaraderie here in East Texas. In announcing the new group, members stated, “This club is for those in the ...

PARIS — Texas Department of Transportation officials advised travelers that State Highway 224 at the South Sulphur River in Hunt County will close temporarily in early August for a bridge replacement project. The contractor, Highway 19 Construction LLC, was granted 126 working days to complete this project valued at...

To date, 88,027,926 Americans are confirmed to have been infected with COVID-19 — and over 1 million have died as a result. On a per capita basis, the U.S. has one of the highest known infections rates in the world. In the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington metropolitan area, located in Texas, a total of 1,875,923 COVID-19 cases […]

Trina Coldiron, community liaison with the Senior Center Resources and Public Transportation organization (SCRPT) in Greenville, says SCRPT can help provide, with other organizations, fans, air conditioners and help with electric bills for Hunt County senior citizens.

Today, firefighters in Hunt County are battling a 19-acre fire northeast of Greenville. The Texas A&M Forest Service reported the blaze active but contained as of late this afternoon. The fire is one of several that have popped up around the region during the ongoing heat wave. A small, half-acre fire east of Paris was extinguished earlier today. Outdoor burning has been banned in Hunt, Delta, Hopkins and most other Northeast Texas counties.

The National Weather Service has issued a Red Flag Warning for extreme fire danger for Lamar, Fannin, Hopkins, Delta, and Hunt counties from 10:00 am today through midnight Wednesday. Strong winds, low relative humidity, and dry vegetation can contribute to extreme fire activity. Avoid all outside burning and welding today. Do not toss lit cigarettes outside.