Mark Haslett

One person is dead and a Rains county man has been charged with murder following a fatal vehicle crash on Interstate 30 in Greenville, local police said in a news release.

Hunt County voters will not have the option to accept or reject the creation of an Emergency Services District in this November’s general election. If created, such a district would serve as a taxing entity to fund the county’s volunteer fire departments.

EDIT, July 17: The Greenville Herald-Banner reported late on July 16 that Piepenburg had been taken into custody Friday evening and that he's being held at the Hunt County Detention Center. No further details were immediately available.

The City of Commerce issued a statement today describing an "accidental discharge" of wastewater near the city's wastewater treatment plant. Flooding led to the failure of a sewer line on June 3, and flooding also prevented repairs on the line until June 9, the city said.

The discharge of untreated wastewater happened at what the release described as an "unnamed creek" about 900 feet west of the city's treatment plant at 4000 FM 3218 in Commerce. The facility is located near the southern city limits, south of Bradford Place Apartments and north of the South Sulphur River.

State Senator Bob Hall will be swinging through the heart of the KETR listening area over the next few days, as Hall’s tour of Texas Senate District 2 continues. Hall is hosting town-hall style events, with presentations about policy issues and an opportunity for the public to contribute comments or ask questions.

U.S. Rep. Pat Fallon, the Republican congressman who represents Northeast Texas in the U.S. House of Representatives, addressed and took questions from about 150 people in an event on the campus of Texas A&M University-Commerce. Presented as a town hall meeting, the gathering was the first of 36 similar events Rep. Fallon plans to hold in 2021, his staff said.

The sweeping overhaul of Texas elections and voter access was poised from the beginning of the session to pass into law. It had the backing of Republican leaders in both chambers of the Legislature. It had support from the governor.

If you’d like to have a say in the development of public transportation in Hunt County, you have a chance to do so this week. The North Central Texas Council of Governments (NCTOG) is inviting the public to participate in one of two online public meetings this Tuesday and Thursday. Also, online surveys are available for any local person or organization that would like to participate.

Greenville school officials have suspended a Lamar Elementary School teacher after circulation of a photo that showed the teacher placing a foot on an African-American student’s neck.

Cases of COVID-19 at Texas A&M University-Commerce have been rising in April, according to an alert published by the university on Tuesday.

City of Commerce police released a statement Monday about a shooting that happened in Commerce last Thursday. The shooting at a convenience store on Monroe Street resulted in serious injury to a young man, and the suspect, although identified, remains at large, police said.

Severe thunderstorms are possible in Northeast Texas on Friday afternoon and evening, the National Weather Service said. Large hail is the primary threat with this system, though high winds and isolated tornadoes are also possible, forecasters said.

Another round of severe thundertorms is possible in Northeast Texas tonight, with hail and high winds the primary threats, with a low tornado threat also forecast across parts of the region.

The City of Commerce is offering free COVID-19 vaccinations for eligible people on Thursday, March 25. The drive-through vaccination event will be held at the city’s Commerce Public Service Building, 1103 Sycamore St.

In Wolfe City, water service is slowly being restored as of Tuesday morning. A broken pump was repaired late Monday, and water began flowing through the city's system again, although it will take some time for levels in the city's water tower to return to normal. A boil water notice is in effect for Wolfe City municipal water customers until further notice.

In Wolfe City, many homes and businesses do not have water service as of Monday afternoon. Furthermore, a boil water notice is in effect for those who do have water service.