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TCEQ warns: Ozone pollution alert in effect for North Texas Friday
On Thursday at 2:39 p.m. an air quality alert was issued by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality for Friday. The alert is for Wise, Denton, Collin, Hunt, Parker, Tarrant, Dallas, Rockwall, Kaufman, Hood, Johnson, Ellis and Henderson counties. "The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) has issued an Ozone...
Former East Texas police chief accepts plea for money laundering, drug charges
HENDERSON COUNTY, Texas (KETK) – Former Payne Springs Chief of Police April Meadows accepted a plea last month for charges of money laundering and manufacturing/delivery of a controlled substance. According to court documents, she must give up her peace officers license as part of her plea. A sentencing hearing has been scheduled for Aug. 27 […]
Black History Collective of Henderson County to put on Juneteenth events
Juneteenth, observed every year on June 19, commemorates the emancipation of African Americans in the United States at the end of the Civil War. For many years, it was celebrated mainly in Texas, slowly growing in popularity across the country. On June 17, 2021, Juneteenth became a federal holiday. It...
Former East Texas police chief accepts open plea, to face sentencing for drug, money laundering in August
PAYNE SPRINGS, Texas — Editor's Note: The above video was published in March 2023. A former East Texas police chief is set to be sentenced for her involvement in selling and purchasing methamphetamines last year. April Meadows, 39, who was serving as Payne Springs chief of police last year,...
Henderson County houses new FEMA disaster recovery center
HENDERSON COUNTY, Texas (KETK) — FEMA opened a Disaster Recovery Center in Henderson County on Tuesday that will provide one-on-one help to Texans who were affected by the recent severe storms. The recovery center is located at the Henderson County Senior Center in Athens and will be open from...
FEMA opens disaster recovery center in Henderson County to help residents impacted by severe storms
HENDERSON COUNTY, Texas — The Federal Emergency Management Agency has opened a disaster recovery center in Henderson County to provide one-on-one assistance to residents impacted by severe storms. The center opened Tuesday at the Henderson Senior Center, located at 3344 State Highway 31 East in Athens, and will operate...
5-year-old drowns at Lake Palestine on Saturday
HENDERSON COUNTY, Texas (KLTV) - Authorities responded to Lake Palestine after a 5-year-old wandered into the water and drowned. Henderson County sheriff’s deputies and game wardens responded to a report of a drowning on Saturday, according to Sheriff Botie Hillhouse. The sheriff said an autistic boy wandered away from...
5-year-old wanders into Lake Palestine, drowns
HENDERSON COUNTY, Texas (KETK) – According to Henderson County Sheriff Botie Hillhouse, a 5-year-old child wandered into Lake Palestine and drowned on Saturday afternoon. According to the sheriff, the Henderson County Sheriff’s Department, game wardens and the Crimes Against Children Task Force responded to a call of a missing 5-year-old child in the Parkside Shores […]
5-year-old with autism drowns at East Texas lake
HENDERSON COUNTY, Texas — A 5-year-old has died after drowning in an East Texas lake. According to the Henderson County Sheriff's Office, officials responded to the Lake Palestine area on Saturday on reports of a drowning. Sheriff Hillhouse confirmed a 5-year-old boy with autism walked away from a recreational...
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