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A trial date has been set in the case of a local man, charged with murder involving a shooting death in Greenville last summer.

First a Denton County man was arrested and charged with aggravated robbery in connection with the armed hold-up of a Quinlan-area game room.

GREENVILLE — The victim of a Wednesday night drowning at City of Greenville Reservoir No. 4 has been identified. Detirsza Spriggs, 31, of Greenville, died after the vehicle in which she was riding left the road and flipped over into the lake.

CADDO MILLS — Caddo Mills ISD administrators have been busy preparing the two elementary school campuses for the start of the new school year. “This is the first time for Caddo Mills to have two elementary schools,” said Superintendent Vicki Payne.

GREENVILLE — Greenville City Council members will be getting to work early today.

A local woman has pleaded not guilty to allegations she forced her son to fight another child, then whipped him with a belt when he refused.

Authorities are again seeking a Greenville woman, indicted last month on a charge of endangering a child.

Work crews scurried around the exterior of the new Paris Junior College (PJC) campus in Greenville Wednesday.The work crews were adding walkways, planting trees and finishing up the school’s parking lot, among other endeavors.

The Celeste Independent School District Board of Trustees accepted a guaranteed maximum price for the construction of the new high school when It met Tuesday night.

Monday, the Texas Department of Agriculture announced pumps at a Royse City gas station had been improperly maintained, potentially cheating customers out of the fuel they had paid for.

The creation of a Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone (TIRZ) is one step toward spurring additional economic development in Greenville, according to City Manager Steven Alexander.

A Dallas man and a woman from Sulphur Springs are hoping to get out of jail, after having been arrested in Commerce in connection with an alleged hot check-writing scheme.

Two local business have cooperated in replacing a section of sidewalk in downtown Celeste, hoping that the increased aesthetic value will bring in more business and revitalize downtown.

Many families in the Greenville area will have the chance to send their children to elementary school this fall without the stress of buying school supplies, thanks to a local event.

The third annual Rally ‘Round Greenville downtown festival is getting closer and the City Council intends to take steps Tuesday to get ready for the event.

One local organization dedicated to aviation is planning on expanding their hangar operations at Majors Field Municipal Airport, provided the group reaches an agreement with the City Council.

An Iowa-based restaurant chain, with outlets across the Midwest, is wanting to come to Texas, specifically Greenville.

A state district judge could decide this week whether the parents of a criminal suspect, shot and killed by a West Tawakoni police officer in 2005, can proceed with their wrongful death suit against the city.

Businesses in one section of Greenville may be helping to pay for the infrastructure needed to keep up with expected rapid economic development, should the City of Greenville proceed with the creation of a Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone (TIRZ).