By Scott Harvey

Quitman – A Wood County man, who shot a DPS trooper in the face earlier this year, has been sentenced to prison.

Timothy Charles Parmer was given 20 years behind bars this week, for shooting Trooper Larry Vaughn in March.

The 45-year-old Parmer was reportedly wanted on an aggravated assault charge when Trooper Vaughn, along with another office, approached Parmer's home. That's when Vaughn was fired upon.

By Scott Harvey

Greenville – Public input from Greenville residents could be sought as early as this month to help determine the future of the former Esco site in the Ardis Heights area.

Hunt County Commissioners this week were informed by Assistant City Manager John Adel that the Environmental Protection Agency plans to present two options for the site: Keep the area zoned for industrial and commercial use or re-zone for residential use or park construction.

By Brad Kellar

Greenville – A prison sentence is handed down in connection to a Hunt County game room robbery.

Following a three day trial, Jackie Lawrence Scott was found guilty by a jury and sentenced to 11 years in prison for the aggravated robbery of the Peach Tree Game Room.

As a deadly weapon was used in the commission of the robbery, Scott will have to spend at least half of his sentenced behind bars before being eligible for parole.

By Brent Lyday

Commerce – Thanks to Texas A&M University-Commerce's partnership with Education is Freedom (EIF), LaQuisha Johnson, a recent graduate from David W. Carter High School in Dallas, will be attending A&M-Commerce this fall.

"I am so excited about the quality of students we are gaining everyday due to our commitment to excellence," said Rodney Baker, A&M-Commerce undergraduate admissions counselor. "We take pride in making each student our top priority."

By Scott Harvey

Greenville – Hundreds gathered to pay their respects yesterday as the body of a local soldier was returned home.

Army Spc. Jerod Heath Osborne, of Royse City, was one of two killed this month in Afghanistan when his unit was hit with an improvised bomb.

He was received by a military honor guard at Majors Field Municipal Airport in Greenville, along with a motorcade of more than 100 vehicles including dozens of fire engines and police cruisers from Hunt and Rockwall counties.

By Brad Kellar

Greenville – A Commerce man has been found guilty for aggravated robbery in a holdup last year.

A jury has placed 25-year-old Eddie Charles Hines Jr. on probation for threatening to shoot and kill a man at a Commerce residence.

Hines has pleaded not guilty to one count of aggravated robbery with a deadly weapon.

The Jury found Hines guilty of the charges Tuesday and sentenced him Wednesday to 10 years of probation . He was facing a maximum sentenced of up to life in prison on the charge.

By Brad Kellar

Greenville – A Greenville man is appointed an attorney as he faces multiple charges in an alleged shooting last weekend.

19-year-old Francisco Javier Davila is also seeking a reduction in his $6.5 million total bond on four counts of attempted capital murder and one count of deadly conduct.

Davila was transported to the Hunt County Jail Tuesday from Parkland Hospital in Dallas, where he was receiving from wounds received in an alleged gun battle with Greenville Police.

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By Brent Lyday

– Motorists on Culver Street and Highway 24/50 in Commerce will be notified automatically of crossing pedestrians after Texas A&M University-Commerce installed pressure plates to the crosswalk lighting system around campus.

"By having automatic, as well as manual activation of the crosswalk lighting system, we now have a redundancy which affords better protection for all pedestrians using the crosswalk," said David McKenna, A&M-Commerce executive director of facilities and support services.

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