May 12, 2024 - (Update: 9:09pm): as of 9:01pm, a Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Texas Attoyac Bayou Near Chireno affecting Rusk, Shelby, San Augustine and Nacogdoches Counties.

For the Attoyac Bayou including Chireno, minor flooding is forecast.

May 9, 2024 - Severe Thunderstorm Watch 224 is in effect until 12am CDT for the following locations.

Texas counties included are: Anderson, Angelina, Bastrop, Bell, Blanco, Brazos, Burleson, Burnet, Caldwell, Cherokee, Falls, Freestone, Gillespie, Grimes, Hays, Henderson, Houston, Lee, Leon, Limestone, Llano, Madison, Milam, Nacogdoches, Navarro, Panola, Polk, Robertson, Rusk, Sabine, San Augustine, San Jacinto, Shelby, Travis, Trinity, Walker, Williamson.

May 8, 2024 - A hearing held in the 273rd Judicial District Court May 7, 2024, saw Ethan Myers plead guilty to the 2022 murder of Sarah Hopson.

May 8, 2024 - Stevie Smith, Commissioner Precinct 3, announces the closure of CR 3290. He states this is only the middle section, which won’t affect residents. No Through traffic at this time for the safety of drivers to allow a land owner to take down around 75 trees from a back slope of a ditch. 

Commissioner Smith will reopen the roadway when the operation is complete, and expects that to be no later than Thursday.

May 5, 2024 - This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of south central Arkansas, southwest Arkansas, north central Louisiana, northwest Louisiana, southeast Oklahoma, east Texas and northeast Texas.

Day One: This Afternoon and Tonight, isolated to scattered thunderstorms are expected later this afternoon through at least early this evening. While a stray severe storm cannot be ruled out, the strongest storms will generally have the capability of producing small hail, strong wind gusts, frequent lightning, and locally heavy rainfall.