Food pantry reports busy year
By Larry Briscoe Correspondent Lake Area Shared Ministries will log 2013 as the busiest year yet in feeding the hungry since the local food pantry opened in 2002. The food pantry is a totally volunteer...
View ArticleJerry Porter: Many people thankful for his selfless giving
By Larry Briscoe Correspondent It is May 2, 1967, the day before Jerry Porter’s 20th birthday. He is a passenger in a U.S. Army helicopter over the rice paddies in Vietnam. The chopper blades click...
View ArticleWhen it comes to Christmas: Quinlan-Tawakoni lights up, tunes up
By Larry Briscoe Correspondent When the glitter sparkles, lights twinkle and music plays, you know Christmas has arrived at Quinlan-Tawakoni where the season is celebrated in style. Local Christmas...
View ArticleQuinlan man jailed after standoff
By Larry Briscoe Correspondent A Quinlan man was taken into custody last night after a standoff with the Hunt County Sheriff’s Office. Hunt County Sheriff Randy Meeks said his SWAT team executed a...
View ArticleBridge completion date Dec. 2015
By Larry Briscoe Correspondent Rudolf should be able to guide Santa Claus and his sleigh across Lake Tawakoni on a brand new four-lane bridge — two years from now, that is. That is the latest...
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Camper finds adventure in city park
By Larry Briscoe Correspondent A majestic full moon peaks above still water that stretches across the horizon while tempting aromas waft over the landscape from a pot where dinner simmers. Sound like a...
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Patient flown to hospital
Photo by Larry Briscoe Photo by Larry BriscoeThe West Tawakoni Volunteer Fire Department clears a landing area Christmas Eve about 4:45 p.m. on State Highway 276 at Tawakoni Golf Club in West Tawakoni....
View ArticleWilliams Chapel Cemetery cleaning uncovers history
By Larry Briscoe Correspondent An old television series said there were a thousand stories in the naked city, and the lead-in line stated that that week’s installment was just one. That could also...
View ArticleAppeals court dismisses action to remove Solomon
By Larry Briscoe Correspondent A long-running lawsuit to remove Carol Solomon from the West Tawakoni City Council was dismissed Thursday by the Fifth District Court of Appeals of Texas at Dallas....
View ArticleBeckett arrested in hit-run death
By Larry Briscoe Correspondent West Tawakoni Councilwoman Laura Denise Bailey Beckett was arrested at 10 a.m. Feb. 6 by the West Tawakoni Police Department on two sealed indictments issued by the Hunt...
View ArticleEast Tawakoni council ups water, sewer rates
By Larry Briscoe Correspondent The East Tawakoni City Council increased water and sewer rates by a split vote Tuesday night at its regular monthly meeting. The council voted 3-2 for the increase with...
View ArticleSuspect from Alba charged shooting incident
By Larry Briscoe Correspondent An Alba man was arrested and charged April 2 in connection with a shooting incident in front of Quinlan Ford High School. The Hunt County Sheriff’s Office received a 911...
View Article‘Come fly with me’ invite means adventure ahead
“When you’re flying this, you’re simulating the components of the real airplane.” By Larry Briscoe Correspondent Ron Burns of East Tawakoni sums up his hobby experience in that way. It’s flight...
View ArticlePolice make quick arrest in stabbing
By Larry Briscoe Correspondent A West Tawakoni man was stabbed multiple times Tuesday morning when he attempted to take possession of a pickup truck. A second West Tawakoni man was charged and jailed...
View ArticleNoodling sensation coming to Lake Tawakoni
A new experience is coming June 6-7 to the Catfish Capitol of Texas, the city of West Tawakoni. The city will host the first of many noodling tournaments at Lake Tawakoni at the West Tawakoni City...
View ArticleLiving each day to fullest
By Larry Briscoe Correspondent Leah Nichols was relaxed and smiled Saturday when she said doctors gave her three more months to live. “Only God knows,” she said of time. “I try to live each day to the...
View ArticleLake Tawakoni up by 2 feet
By Larry Briscoe Correspondent Lake Tawakoni received a much-needed boost Thursday from heavy rains. The downfall also caused flooding of homes and contributed to at least one accident. Rainfall...
View ArticleCornuaud resigns from school board
By Larry Briscoe Correspondent Thirteen-year veteran school board member Scott Cornuaud announced his resignation Monday night after the regular monthly meeting of the Quinlan Independent School...
View ArticleBus wreck injuries not serious
By Larry Briscoe Correspondent The seven students and drivers of both vehicles injured in a bus-pickup crash Monday morning had all been released by afternoon at Hunt Regional Medical Center in...
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