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22 year-old Titus County fugitive apprehended in Missouri
TITUS COUNTY, Texas (KETK) – The Titus County Sheriff’s Office said a 22-year-old fugitive is now in custody after being apprehended in Missouri. According to the sheriff’s office, Kolby Dwayne Roach, allegedly assaulted a Titus County deputy in 2022 but failed to comply to his probation requirements which triggered a warrant for his arrest. The […]
Crawfish 3 Price Tracker: Updated 4-26-24
SHREVEPORT, La. - This crawfish season, all eyes are on the price of those spicy bad boys. You'll be happy to know they're back at most of your favorite places. KTBS 3 is On Your Side with the Crawfish 3 Price Tracker. Be sure and check it each Friday for the unofficial weekly average price per pound for boiled and/or live crawfish. This survey is intended to show how prices are changing over time rather than a complete record of every price in the ArkLaTex. Multiple sources are used to gather the prices.
Work set to resume on new Wadley Regional Medical Center
TEXARKANA, Texas (KSLA) — Once again, activity soon will ramp up at the construction site of the new Wadley Regional Medical Center campus in Texarkana, Texas. Although officials would not go into detail, a spokesman for Robins & Morton, chief contractor for the project, said a new contract has been signed with Medical Properties Trust to continue work on the building.
Lone Star unable to hold quorum, city council meeting to be rescheduled
The Lone Star Volunteer Fire Department was full of concerned residents as several council members’ seats sat empty and Mayor Brianna McClain made a statement. “Over the past month, I have been approached numerous times regarding concerns involving our city employees. The supposed issues at hand were not brought to myself or the employees directly, the issues were circulated around until I got wind of them. Regardless of the employee or the issue, I have made it a priority to address each concern promptly,” Mayor McClain said. The city council meeting on the evening of April 18 had a full agenda, planning...
Traveling food truck Smashing through their first anniversary
, , A traveling food truck known for hopping town to town in East Texas and serving tasty smashburgers and crisp, perfectly golden fries is celebrating their first anniversary on April 29. If there’s one thing any Texan knows by the smell and taste, it’s a good burger. In one town alone, there’s various options of burgers to choose from. From Hughes Springs, Robert Nelson and his wife, Heather, bought a trailer and fired up their own grill, capturing local taste buds with their smashburgers. “I bought a blackstone griddle and started cooking burgers at the house,” Robert said. “Cooked for some...
Lithium Brine continues to be hot topic for East Texas
In May the Journal-Sun did an article titled “Could Cass County See the Next Big Boon”. The story follows the recent news that Standard Lithium has found quality Lithium in a well in Cass County and area communities, the spot of some of the highest certified lithium-grade brine. Which was taken from a sample of a repurposed oil well outside McLeod. The area sits atop the Smackover Formation, a geological formation that runs underneath an area that begins in far Northeast Texas and runs to the Florida panhandle. Since then, the narrative slowly continues to pick up steam. This is in...
2 men wanted in connection to Texarkana weekend shooting
TEXARKANA, Texas (KSLA) - INFORMATION PROVIDED BY TEXARKANA TEXAS POLICE DEPARTMENT:. Detectives obtained felony warrants against two men believed to have been responsible for Saturday morning’s shooting on Monroe Drive. Both Deangelo Walker and Ge’keyvun Minneweather are wanted for two counts of felony Deadly Conduct. According to the...
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