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Offender Cases Rise, Employee Cases Decline By Will Johnson Messenger Reporter EAST TEXAS...

By Will Johnson Messenger Reporter CROCKETT – The Piney Woods Fine Arts Association closed out the 2017 Summer Lightnin’ Concert Series with a soulful taste...

By Will Johnson                                                                                                                                                             Messenger Reporter PALESTINE – While the ongoing feud between Union Pacific Railroad (UP)...

Let's Talk About the YMCA By Teresa Holloway Messenger Reporter PALESTINE - In 1978, a hit song swept the nation - rated #2 for almost one year...

By Roger Dickey Houston County Office of Emergency Management & Fire Marshal On Sunday, April 2, Houston County received a severe weather event that brought flash...

By Sarah Naron Messenger Reporter EAST TEXAS - Just over a week after 26-year-old New Braunfels resident Devin Patrick Kelley opened fire on the First Baptist...

Halloween in Crockett By Will Johnson Messenger Reporter CROCKETT - While not quite the zombie apocalypse,...

By Will Johnson Messenger Reporter HOUSTON COUNTY - Houston County Judge Erin Ford has announced his retirement effective Nov. 22. In a letter addressed to area media...

Special to The Messenger PALESTINE – The polling location for the mayoral race runoff will be held at the...

By Will Johnson Messenger Reporter KENNARD – When an emergency happens in East Texas, time is...