By Brad Kellar

Greenville – Prison time awaits a Rockwall man, who pleaded guilty for driving while intoxicated and causing an accident in Greenville in June.

Raul Martinez Soto entered the plea Thursday for intoxication assault and endangering a child, as a three-year-old was inside the vehicle at the time of the crash.

Under a plea bargain arrangement, Soto received five years in prison, plus another nine months in jail for the two charges.

By Brad Kellar

Bonham – After being found guilty by a jury, a Fannin County man, who had originally pleaded not guilty, changes his plea to guilty to avoid a life sentence.

Bo Bailey Harris has been sentenced to 45 years in prison for the murder of William Ian Adams of Greenville in 2008.

By Brad Kellar

Hunt County – Two Dallas teenagers have been arrested in connection to a series of shootings in Hunt County.

The men were initially charged with unlawful possession of a weapon and the possession of marijuana. But both are also suspects in multiple drive-by shootings reported in Cumby and Campbell Wednesday, during which dozens of rounds may have been fired. No one was injured in the incident.

By Scott Harvey

– A ribbon cutting is scheduled for Friday afternoon to mark the completion of a major project on Highway 24.

Crews have finished widening a 6.2 mile section of road from two lanes to four, which stretches from Cooper to Highway 19. The three year project was initiated by the Northeast Texas Regional Mobility Council (NETMOB).

By Brad Kellar

Commerce – A Hunt County woman will face trial next month on felony theft indictments involving the two Commerce Dollar General Stores.

Pamela Florene Timmons is also facing a possible indictment for theft from Brookshire's grocery. Timmons pleaded not guilty Tuesday on the charges and trial was set for Dec. 7.

By Brad Kellar

Hunt County – A Lamar County woman, who was already facing trial in a reported high speed chase last summer, has pleaded not guilty to aggravated robbery involving the same incident.

A judge Monday set a tentative trial date on three charges for January 4 for Vicki Dawn Szalay, of Sumner. Szalay had been facing trial Monday on indictments of child endangerment and evading arrest, for which she had also pleaded not guilty. Those cases were reset.

By Scott Harvey

Greenville – Area residents were in Greenville Wednesday to honor U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Shawn McNabb, who was killed in a helicopter crash one week ago in Afghanistan.

McNabb's body arrived at Major's Field Municipal Airport at noon. Area firefighting units where on hand to provide an honorary cascade of water as the plane taxied to a waiting hearse.

McNabb, of Poetry, located along the Hunt/Kaufman County line, graduated from High School in Terrell in 2003.

By Scott Harvey

Commerce – Funeral services are pending for Dr. Jack Ingram, professor emeritus of business administration and management information systems at Texas A&M University-Commerce.

The 79-year-old Ingram was struck and killed Tuesday while crossing the roadway near the intersection of Live Oak and Prim Street. He was pronounced dead a short time later after being transported to the hospital.

By Scott Harvey

Commerce – A new drive-thru Subway in Commerce opens today, after crews had spent the last several months in the construction phase.

The new facility, located next to McDonalds on Live Oak Street, spans about 2,200 square feet and will seat approximately 90 people. It is three times the size of its old location.

By Scott Harvey

Denton – Trial is underway in Denton County in the murder case of a Mt. Vernon woman.

The 21-year-old suspect is alleged to have killed 18-year-old Rebecca Rae Kemp during a botched robbery attempt in Dallas. Three other people were injured during the hold-up.

A second man, Maurice Antione Hall, of Allen, was also accused of capital murder in the shooting.