Oct. 1 Morning Newscast

Published October 1, 2021 at 7:00 AM CDT

Hunt County has renewed its participation in a program that helps pay for public defense attorneys in murder cases.

Hunt County commissioners maintained the county's enrollment in a program that helps pay for public defenders in murder cases. The agreement, with Lubbock County, and the regional public defender program, has been in place since 2012.
Mourners attended the funeral of Jim Latham, longtime Hunt County commissioner, on Thursday. Latham had represented Precinct 4 for 16 years, and had also been serving as county judge pro tempore since the death of John Horn in 2018. Latham died last Sunday.
A 33-year-old Mississippi man has been charged with manslaughter in connection with a May 2020 accident on Interstate 30 in Hopkins County that killed two children.
A 32-year-old Clarksville man was sentenced to 25 years in prison on child sexual abuse charges.