Special to the News-Times Coldspring High School and Sam Houston State University alumni Chris and Christina Speaks competed in the Texas Independence Relay in March, completing the race on March 24. The race began at approximately 6:20 a.m. Saturday morning. The only two-person team to run 200 miles from Gonzales to downtown Houston. They took turns running for 34 hours, completing the relay around 4 p.m. on March 24. Last year they attempted the race but fell short. These runners endured muscle spasms, blisters, severe chafing and nausea. The husband-and-wife team worked to prepare by running extreme races throughout the year and recalibrating their nutrition plan for the race. They are currently living in Washington State with their three boys.

By Chris Edwardsnews@tylercountybooster.com KnightWARREN – A Town Bluff man has been charged with murder following an incident last week that resulted in the death of another man. According to Tyler County Sheriff Bryan Weatherford, 33-year-old Cody Allen Knight, of Town Bluff, is being held on the charge of murder, accused of shooting Earnest Williams, a 35-year-old Woodville man, and causing injuries that eventually resulted in his death. Weatherford said the incident occurred late last Thursday night, when deputies responded to a call about a shooting that had occurred at a residence on County Road 4770, south of Warren. The deputies were made aware of a shooting of a man outside of the residence, and upon arriving at the scene, found the victim, Williams, with a gunshot wound to the head. Williams was taken to a Houston area hospital, where, on Saturday, April 20, he died as a result of the gunshot wound to the head. “Deputies obtained evidence and statements at the crime scene,…

Trinity County Sheriff Woody Wallace talks with Treyvaun Crawford following his sentencing for intoxicated manslaughter and sexual assault. Courtesy photo By Tony Farkaseditor@trinityconews.com GROVETON — A Trinity resident, arrested in connection with the deaths of two teens, pleaded guilty to three second-degree felony charges on March 16. Treyvaun Crawford, 23, will spend 15 years in prison after pleading guilty to two counts of intoxicated manslaughter and one count of sexual assault for the Dec. 24, 2022, deaths of Candice McKnight, 14, and Isiaha Goodall, 15. The three were in a 1999 Dodge Caravan, driven by Crawford, traveling west on Highway 94; reports indicate they were traveling at an unsafe speed when he attempted to negotiate a curve. The vehicle ran off the road into a ditch, struck a tree and overturned. At the hearing, it was brought out that Crawford had a sexual relationship with one of the victims. District Attorney Bennie Schiro said that second-degree felonies…

From Enterprise Staff The second annual Polk County Leo Club Youth Talent Show and Dinner is slated for April 27 at Creekside Elementary School located at #1 Lions Avenue in Livingston. The meal will be served at 5:30 p.m. in the cafeteria and the talent show will begin at 7 p.m. in Florence Crosby Auditorium. Admission is $25 for adults, $15 for students ages 11-18 and free for children ages 10 and under. Tickets will be sold at the door and earlier at the Livingston-Polk County Chamber of Commerce Office.The first-place winner of the talent show will receive $500, the second-place winner will receive $250 and the third-place winner will receive $100.