Sheriff Tom McCool thanked County Judge Hugh Taylor Monday for the support given in the county budget to his department. 

The Harrison County Commissioners Court will hold a second public hearing today on the proposed increased tax rate for the 2017 fiscal year. 

Doodley Dee's Farm in Karnack, the only certified organic farm in the area, is being penalized for making improvements on its 73-acre family-owned farm, manager Kevin Schmidt said.