By Scott Harvey

Lamar, Fannin County – In the race for Lamar County Commissioner Precinct 1 Democrat William Malone claimed victory with 54% of the vote. Malone defeated Republican challenger Joe G. Gibbs.

The County Commissioner Precinct 2 race was between Republican David Jenkins and Democrat Rodney C. Pollard. Jenkins defeated Pollard 54% to 46%.

The only other contested race in Lamar County was for Constable Precinct 4. After receiving 54% of the vote, Republican Richard Easterwood is victorious over Democrat Joe D. Tuttle.

By Scott Harvey

KETR Newscast 11-05-08

Local election results: Hunt County elects sheriff, District Attorney and County Court-at-law No. 2, runoff possible in one comissioner's race, rollback results from Celeste and Cumby ISDs, Delta county resutls for sheriff, Lamar and Fannin County results; Paris police warn of letter scam; Local representative results.

By Scott Harvey

Paris – The Paris Police Department would like to make the public aware of a scam letter that has been received by at least one Paris resident.

The Paris Police Department received word from a concerned citizen about a scam letter sent to her from a company called UBI Payment Services. The letter reportedly asks persons to solve a puzzle or quiz, and once the form is signed and sent back in, you are entered into a contest to win a large sum of money. The catch is, whoever responds must send in a copy of some sort of identification.

By Kevin Jefferies

KETR Sportscast 11-05-08

Commerce – Dirk Nowitzki sinks 30 points and Jason Terry adds 29 as the Mavs down San Antonio; the A&M-Commerce women's soccer team enters the LSC Tournament as the #2 seed after another excellent season; Wade Philips says the bye week comes at a good time as the Cowboys need to get several players back from injury; and Austin cycling great Lance Armstrong says not racing in an 8th Tour de France may be a safety issue.

By Scott Harvey

Delta County – Unofficial final results have surfaced in Delta County, where residents have selected a sheriff, and County Constable Precinct 5, Place 1.

Republican Candidate Gerald W. Teague claimed 68% of the vote Tuesday to win the race for sheriff. Teague defeated Democratic challenger Gayland Wood.

In the race for Constable Precinct 5, Place 1, it was Republican Ben Snow coming out on top, receiving 63% of the vote. Challenging Snow for the position was Democrat Dustin Smith.

By Brad Kellar

Greenville – Greenville will soon be wetter than before. Stores will be able to begin stocking beer and wine on their shelves, perhaps as early as next week, now that voters approved the local sales of the items in Tuesday's election. Voters also approved an end to the need to join a private club in order to purchase alcohol at Greenville restaurants. Greenville voters passed the propositions by a 56% and 63% margin, respectively.

Click the MP3 icon to listen as KETR's Greenville Correspondent Brad Kellar reports.

By Brad Kellar

Hunt County – A new district attorney and new county court-at-law judge have been selected in Hunt County. Republican Nobel Walker won the office of District Attorney during Tuesday's election, claiming 59% of the vote, defeating Democrat Carol Day Gustin. Current District Attorney F. Duncan Thomas will become the first judge of the new county-court-at-law number 2, as he also claimed the position Tuesday. Thomas, a Republican, received 57% of the vote, defeating Democrat Steve Shipp.

By Brad Kellar

Hunt County – Hunt County has a new sheriff, but questions remain about one commissioner's race.

Unofficial final results from Tuesday's General Election show Republican candidate Randy Meeks has won the sheriff's race, claiming about 65% of the vote over Democratic challenger Dewey Watson.

The Hunt County Commissioner Precinct 1 race may be headed to a runoff, as incumbent Democrat Kenneth Thornton received 50.07% of the votes, just 10 more votes than republican candidate Mike Peirce.

By Scott Harvey

Celeste – Voters in the Celeste Independent School District defeated a measure to raise the ad valorem tax rates by 13 cents Tuesday.

59 percent of voters said "no" to the measure, which would have moved the tax rate to $1.55 per $100 valuation.

Other school related elections in Hunt County dealt with the appointment of new Board of Trustee members.

By Scott Harvey

Hopkins County – Voters in Hopkins County had several big decisions to make Tuesday regarding the counties public school systems. The Cumby Independent School District was seeking an increase to its ad valorem tax rates of 13 cents.

Voters in the Hunt County portion of Cumby ISD voted slightly against the measure that would have raised the tax rate to $1.26 per $100 valuation. Hopkins County voters also voted against the measure, with 57% opposed.