A new alert system is replacing the area’s old phone notification system for emergencies. Hyper-Reach is the area’s new mass alert system to notify registered users about emergencies, critical events and urgent situations, including weather, missing persons and criminal activity. It is a free servic...

Qualified child care facilities in Bowie County will save some money thanks to a property tax exemption. The Bowie County Commissioners Court unanimously approved a county-wide property tax exemption for qualified child care facilities during their March meeting. The City of DeKalb passed the same m...

Thirty Years Ago-1995 April 13, 1995 DeKalb finishes first in District 13-AAA Softball The DeKalb Lady Bears assured themselves of the number position in District 13AAA Softball by defeating the Pleasant Grove Lady Hawks in a game played last Friday by a score of 8-4. DeKalb now has a record of 8-1 ...

A Simms Independent School District teacher was named the Teacher of the Year by the local chapter of the Air and Space Force Association (AFA). Dana ...

2025 Miss Redwater -Gracie Marie Duncan

While pregnant with her second son, Kash, Heather Roberts dreamed of all the wonderful experiences she would get to revisit all over again. From his f...