Mark Haslett
News DirectorMark Haslett has served at KETR since 2013. Since then, the station's news operation has enjoyed an increase in listener engagement and audience metrics, as well recognition in the Texas AP Broadcasters awards. Before coming to Northeast Texas, Haslett worked for High Plains Public Radio in Amarillo, where he worked as News Director and later as Director of Programming. His work has been broadcast on KERA, KCUR and other public radio stations, as well as the NPR Newscast. Haslett has also worked as an editor and reporter in both news and sports at newspapers in the Southwest and Midwest. Haslett developed a passion for radio as a youth, when he helped his father, a program host at (now-defunct) WRBC-AM in Jackson, Miss.
Haslett's other professional interests include teaching and massage therapy. He holds a master's degree from the Department of Literature and Languages at Texas A&M University-Commerce and has taught English as a Foreign Language in Campeche, Mexico. Haslett earned a B.A. in English from Tufts University in Medofrd, Mass. He is also a Licensed Massage Therapist and is a graduate of The Lauterstein-Conway Massage School in Austin.
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The annual tree lighting and Christmas parade is scheduled for 5 p.m. -
The Texas Water Development Board plans to publish the study in January 2024.
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Outgoing Interim Director of Athletics Randy Jackson's contract expires at the end of the semester.
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Raymond Ross was the target of a multi-agency manhunt yesterday, when Bonham schools were locked down during the search.
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The Fannin County Office of Emergency Management posted on Facebook that Raymond Ross, the subject of an intensive search today in Bonham, is now in custody.
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Wolfe City Fire Rescue said in a Facebook post they were dispatched later than Fannin County fire departments due to the lack of a mutual aid agreement with Fannin County.
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The utility, which serves communities in Collin County and elsewhere, says its water delivery services have not been affected.
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The memorial for Jaylen Moore will be held Wednesday evening at the Greenville High School parking lot.
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Raymond Ross and Ramon Perez escaped late Saturday, officials said.
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Police say a juvenile suspect has been arrested on charges of manslaughter and tampering with evidence.
