This week, Luke speaks with several guests about Teal hunting and other water fowl hunting.

By Brad Kellar

Greenville – Greenville's new police chief is to begin work later this month.

The appointment of Daniel J. Buskin was confirmed by the City Council earlier this month. His first day is expected to be September 27, with a public welcoming reception that day.

Buskin, who had been police chief in Madison, Alabama, will replace former chief Harold Roseberry who retired in April.

He'll become the first Greenville police chief hired from outside the department since J.D. McGee retired in 1992.

By Scott Harvey

Bonham – The Friends of Rachel Club at Bonham High School will honor graduates currently serving or who have served in the U.S. Armed Services by creating a "Patriot Hall."

A 5'x8' framed USA flag, plus framed 8x10 pictures of service members will be hung in the hallway.

The Club is asking for assistance from anyone who is related to and/or familiar with BHS graduates who have or are currently serving in the military.

By Brad Kellar

Greenville – Charges of record tampering against two former City of Lone Oak employees have been dropped.

Diann Butler Dockery of Fruitvale and Anna Marie Wilson of Lone Oak were each indicted last December on one count of tampering with governmental records. Both had trial dates set and both had pleaded not guilty.

The cases have now been dismissed after motions were filed Friday due to insufficient evidence.

By Scott Harvey

Commerce – The Northeast Texas Children's Museum will be offering a new class for preschoolers and their mothers this fall. The class, "Healthy Kids from A to Z", is being sponsored by the Hunt County Regional Healthcare and the Texas A&M University-Commerce Morris Recreation Center.

Each of the eight sessions will present an example of a healthy lifestyle and an associated letter of the alphabet. With each meeting there will be time for children to play in the Museum and time for their mothers to socialize.

By Scott Harvey

– The Texas Department of Transportation has entered phase two of its construction along a stretch of Highway 11 between Commerce and Sulphur Springs.

The $4.23 million project - which will widen several miles of highway from two to four lanes - still has a ways to go, due for completion in June 2012.

Traffic is currently running on a temporary detour for several miles while the existing Hwy 11 is being reconstructed.

By Scott Harvey

Emory – A new TV show will document the 2008 murder of an Emory woman and her two sons and the serious wounding of her husband.

Tuesday's premier of "Final Witness" tells the story of Terry and Penny Caffey and the couple's 13 and eight-year-old sons, who were shot in their home. The house was then set on fire.

The Caffey's teenage daughter, Erin, and her then boyfriend, Charlie Wilkinson, both pled guilty, as did Charles Waid and Bobbi Johnson. All were sentenced to life in prison.

By Brad Kellar

Greenville – A second public forum Monday conducted by the Department of Justice and Greenville branch of the NAACP, focused on the local electric utility system and the Greenville Police Department.

The session drew more than two dozen individuals, many of who again raised objections to procedures used by GEUS to collect on delinquent electric bills.

Plans were also announced to form a Civilian Review Board of the Police Department.

By Associated Press

Kemp – A Kaufman County man is jailed on a murder charge in the shooting death of his 23-year-old son after he reportedly spat on his mother.

Marcus Russell Sides of Kemp remained in the Kaufman County Jail yesterday for the alleged shooting of Tyler Reed Sides. His bond was set at $500,000.

A statement issued by the Sheriff's Office says the son had allegedly been drinking heavily all day Sunday and became belligerent toward his mother, even spitting on her several times.

By Brad Kellar

Greenville – The cause of the power outage was still unknown as of early Tuesday morning, although officials with the Greenville Electric Utility System (GEUS) said the blackout occurred due to a failure at their diesel power plant.

The outage, which occurred at around 9:30 p.m., affected much of the city north of Lee Street and east of Oak Street.

During the blackout, Greenville Police Department patrol cars were posted at dark downtown intersections to help guide traffic.