Brad Kellar

Reporter

Brad is a 1979 graduate of Lake Highlands High School, and attended Richland College in Dallas and East Texas State University. He’s been married since 1994 to his wife, Vida, and has three children; Nick, 21, Jaylynn, 12, and Jason, 5, and one granddaughter, Lauryn, 3. He’s a crazed fan of the Dallas Cowboys, the 2011 NBA Champion Dallas Mavericks, and the 2011 ALCS champ Texas Rangers.

As a journalist, Brad is a beat writer and go-to reporter for the Greenville Herald-Banner, as well as a log-time contributor to KETR News.

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Police and Courts
8:59 am
Fri August 31, 2012

Davila-Rodriguez Found Guilty, Awaits Sentencing

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GREENVILLE - The Hunt County jury deliberated roughly 40 minutes before returning the guilty verdict Thursday in connection to the 2010 shootout in Greenville.

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Greenville ISD
7:44 am
Thu August 30, 2012

Six Months Jail Ordered for Former PTA President Amy Gray

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GREENVILLE - Gray has also been fined after admitting to stealing nearly $20,000 from the Bowie Elementary School PTA in Greenville.

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Animal Seizure
8:37 am
Wed August 29, 2012

Second Animal Raid in a Month at Same Hunt County Farm

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Animals Seized from Hunt County Property July 18

HUNT COUNTY - 120 animals were seized this week from a property along Private Road 2321. Nearly twice as many were also found receiving inadequate treatment at the same location in July.

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Lone Oak ISD
8:05 am
Tue August 28, 2012

Early Voting Begins Wednesday for Lone Oak ISD Tax Hike

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LONE OAK - The school district is seeking a 13 cent increase to its property tax rate, resulting in an election September 15.

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Economic Development
8:44 am
Mon August 27, 2012

Waterpark for Greenville?

GREENVILLE -  The proposed entertainment venue could be constructed in the city's Towne Center development along Interstate 30.

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Police and Courts
4:51 pm
Thu August 23, 2012

Charges Levied in Five Year Old Murder Case

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3804 Henderson Street, Greenville

GREENVILLE - New evidence has emerged in the 2007 unsolved Greenville murder of David Olivares, and indictments have been issued for a former Greenville and former Commerce resident.

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Lightning Medicine Cloud
10:40 am
Thu August 23, 2012

Little Soldier Responds, Protestor Claims He's Lying

GREENVILLE - Lakota Ranch Owner Arby Little Soldier Wednesday contended Lightning Medicine Cloud and his mother were killed rather than died of natural causes, disputing remarks made a day earlier by Hunt County Sheriff Randy Meeks.

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West Nile Virus
10:07 am
Wed August 15, 2012

Confirmed West Nile Cases Reach Eight in Hunt County

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Mosquitoes collected in a trap in Georgia

GREENVILLE - The newest figure was announced Tuesday after three more cases were detected. Officials say half of the cases are in the Greenville area and half in Quinlan.

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Colorado Theater Shooting
10:16 am
Thu August 9, 2012

Quinlan's Ford High School to Host Memorial for Rebecca Wingo

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QUINLAN - Correction: Memorial is next weekend in Hunt County for Rebecca Wingo, a former Quinlan resident who was one of 12 killed in last month’s mass shooting at a Colorado movie theater. 

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Economic Development
9:58 am
Wed August 8, 2012

Eight Months Later, Greenville Company Ready to Expand Further

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Phase II Expansion at Weatherford in early June

GREENVILLE - For the second time in less than a year, Weatherford Artificial Lift Systems launches a major expansion at its plant.

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