By Scott Harvey

Hunt County – As of Monday morning, little information had been made public regarding Hunt County's first two cases of swine flu/H1N1.

The Hunt County Health Department reported the information on its website last Thursday, but did not provide any additional details. Health Department Lab Director Joe Lilly was unavailable for comment last week.

KETR has since learned there have not been any fatalities from the two outbreaks.

By Scott Harvey

Commerce – The 3rd Annual Cotton Belt Symposium takes place Saturday on the campus of Texas A&M University-Commerce.

The public is invited to the free event, to celebrate the legacy and experiences of the employees and families connected to the St. Louis Southwestern Railway in northeast Texas and system-wide.

By Scott Harvey

Greenville – As part of the City of Greenville Water Utility Public Education Program, the Boy Scouts of America are partnering with the City to place "NO DUMPING" markers on storm drains.

On Saturday, August 8, beginning at 8 a.m., teams of boy scouts and volunteers will be working in the neighborhoods off of Old Mill Road, Nashville, Mullaney, Patti J and Roy Warren Parkway placing these permanent markers on storm drains. This ongoing project will take place over the next several months.

By Scott Harvey

– The Greenville Electric Utility System (GEUS) is awarded thousands in grant money to help save its customers money.

The Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs (TDHCA) announced this week GEUS will receive $250,000 through the Weatherization Assistance Program. They had originally sought $545,000. The funds will go toward making homes of low income residents more energy efficient.

By Scott Harvey

Hunt County – The Hunt County Health Department is reporting the county's first two confirmed cases of swine flu, as of Thursday.

The county's website did not reveal any additional information, and Health Department Lab Director Joe Lilly was unavailable for comment.

This Day in History: Friday, August 7, 2009.

This Day in History

This Day in History: Friday, August 7, 2009.

By Scott Harvey

KETR Newscast 8-07-09

Social networking sites and sexting now a part of Texas school handbook policy to protect students; Once convicted robber from Greenville pleads not guilty to drug possession charges; Sentencing in Campbell murder case set for next Thursday; Kaufman County man pleads not guilty in weapons and money theft; 3rd annual Cotton Belt Symposium set for Saturday on the A&M-Commerce campus.

Alice joins The Blend for Friday, August 7, 2009 to talk about the weekend lienup.

Alice Reese, Movie Reviewer

Alice joins The Blend for Friday, August 7, 2009 to talk about the weekend lienup.

By Brad Kellar

Campbell – A Campbell man will learn next week how long he'll spend in prison for the murder of his wife.

32-year-old James Ray Brown Jr. will receive his sentence next Thursday, after having pleaded guilty to murdering his wife in June. A judge Thursday scheduled next week's hearing, which had previously been postponed.

Brown is said to have killed 28-year-old Avis Baker Brown at the couples' residence in October, 2008. He is facing a maximum sentence of from five to 99 years to life in prison.

By Brad Kellar

Hunt County, Kaufman County – A Kaufman County man pleads not guilty to weapons and money theft charges from a Hunt County residence in 2006.

Thomas Lee Potter was brought under a bench warrant from state prison to court for Thursday's arraignment. He was appointed an attorney, and a tentative trial date was set for October 12.

Potter, of Terrell, was indicted in 2007 on one count of theft of property of a value of between $20,000 and $100,000. He was alleged to have stolen a rifle, pistol and $10,000 cash in July, 2006.