As we edge closer to the Fourth of July, I’ve been thinking about foods for big gatherings and an easy one that I think screams summer is pasta salad – not those soggy, mayonnaise-laden …
TRINITY — The city council heard an impassioned plea from a teenager to do something about dogs running loose within the city. Thirteen-year-old Levi Barton told the council on Thursday …
There are few things more versatile, or summer-centric, than fresh homegrown tomatoes and I am thrilled that peak tomato season – which runs from May to October – is finally upon us. …
The Groveton and Trinity volunteer fire departments have received a donation of emergency drinking water from Stevenson Beer Distributing and Anheuser-Busch to help keep its firefighters hydrated …
Trinity Middle School elected new 4-H officers for the 2025-2026 school year. They are Drew Kembro, President; Mia Zuniga, Vice President; Peyton McGee, Secretary; and Josue Trevino, Treasurer. …
Trinity ISD Police Chief Randy Wheeler swears in new campus Police Officer Sabrina Valdez on June 2. COURTESY PHOTO
In a collaborative effort to enhance emergency preparedness, the Trinity County Sheriff’s Office, Emergency Management Coordinator Richard Steptoe, Tax Assessor Nancy Shanafelt, Allegiance EMS, …
TRINITY COUNTY —Texas Department of Public Safety Troopers investigated a crash on state Highway 94, near Bill Jones Road, that occurred June 3. The preliminary crash investigation …
A boil water notice has been issued by the Texas Commission for Environmental Quality for the Barrett’s Landing and Pine Forest Acres neighborhoods in Trinity County. The notice was issued …
I find it fascinating how you can learn a new technique or method of doing something in the kitchen that over time becomes so rote that you wonder how you even got along without it before. Many …
One morning recently while getting ready, I listened to a podcast where a caller professed her love of salads, but felt she wanted to “up” her salad game. It was a rerun and about halfway …
The Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas will host its 55 th annual Powwow June 6-7 at the Alabama-Coushatta Veteran’s Pavilion 16 miles east of Livingston on U.S. Hwy. 190 and the public is …
I’ve always thought of squash as a vegetable, only recently learning that squashes are actually fruits because they grow on vines and have seeds inside. Whether it be fruit or vegetable makes …
RINITY — A three-vehicle accident involving a motorcycle early on May 20 on Highway 19 and Low Keels Road left a 66-year-old man with serious injuries. According to a Texas …
Hot temperatures and high humidity mean utility bills will be high in the coming months. Assistance may be available through federal LIHEAP funding, and the Community Action Mobile Unit …
GROVETON — Ellorah Snowden has officially earned her cosmetology license before even graduating high school. Ellorah passed her written exam in March and then traveled to Houston on May …
CENTERVILLE — The Groveton Fire Department battled a structure fire in the Centerville area that left a a home damaged. Fire Chief Glenn Hammond said that when firefighters arrived, they …
GROVETON — A discussion about extending a cemetery road led the Trinity County Commissioners Court to consider hiring a firm to update the county road map. At the May 13 meeting, the court …
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congressman Pete Sessions, Texas 17, has introduced the bipartisan HR 3420, the Words Matter Act, a bill aimed at modernizing federal language to reflect dignity and respect …
The Trinity County Sheriff’s Office is hosting its annual Junior Deputy Program this coming summer. Sheriff Woody Wallace and his staff are looking for kids, ages 10-13, who have a …