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Paris Police Officer Arrested, Suspended
8 hours ago
Media Release From Paris PD At approximately 2:00 am Sunday, Paris Police Officers responded to the Sunset Lounge, 1734 N. Main Street, for a disturbance in progress. They encountered an adult female with lacerations to her face. Witnesses at the scene identified her assailant as Hunter Armstrong. Paris EMS responded, treated, and …
Read More »Paris Police Report For Monday, May 6
13 hours ago
Saturday, Officers arrested Lopaze Black, 48, for Assault of a Family Member with a previous conviction after officers responded to a disturbance call in the 2800 block of Kessler St. Black reportedly assaulted a family member by striking her in the face with his fist. There was physical evidence …
Read More »Food Service Employment Growing
18 hours ago
New figures show that the restaurant and food-service business is now the largest employer in Texas. Emily Williams Knight with the Texas Restaurant Association says it’s a sign the industry has bounced-back from the Covid pandemic. The latest report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics says 11 percent of the …
Read More »Paris Area- Clarksville Election Results
18 hours ago
In the race for the Paris City Council District 2 place, INcumbent Reginald Hughes defeated Kelvin Hicks. Hughes is currently serving as mayor. Several local school boards have new board members. In the Paris ISD – LaWanda Ladell defeated Renae Stone for the Place 1 seat. For the Chisum board, …
Read More »One Dead One In Custody After Pine Forest Disturbance
18 hours ago
Hopkins County deputies responded to a disturbance in Pine Forest shortly after 1am Friday morning and found 69-year-old Jimmy Holmes, deceased. Witnesses identified 49-year-old Brandon Murray as the killer. HE was still on the scene and was arrested on a murder charge after an investigation by Deputies and Texas Rangers. …
Read More »Plan to attend the monthly genealogy meeting on Monday, May 13, at 7:00 pm at the Red River County Chamber of Commerce meeting room on the square in Clarksville. Jim Thornhill, of Royce City, noted speaker and lecturer, will be present to speak on Back to Basics in Genealogy Research.
Thornhill, who is a native Texan and a lifelong resident of the Dallas area, has been researching his family’s history for 20 years, five of those as a professional genealogist. Jim is chief researcher for Heroes of the Past, a company that seeks to delight clients, provide context to our ancestor’s lives, and show how we all have Heroes in our Pasts. Jim is a graduate of the ProGen professional genealogy course, the Genealogy Proof course, and the Texas Institute for Genealogical Research and was awarded the Birdie Monk Holsclaw Scholarship to the Institute for Genealogical and Historical Research in Athens, Georgia, and won first place in the Professional writing category for the Texas State Genealogical Society. Jim has written articles for the Dallas Genealogical Society’s e-news and Stirpes, the Journal of the Texas State Genealogical Society. Jim is an active member of the Dallas Genealogical Society, where he has served as President. For more information, contact Johnie Lee at johnie_lee@hotmail.com.
The Paris Area Arts Alliance Kite Fest scheduled in April that was canceled because of heavy rain has been rescheduled. The Free Family Event will be held on Saturday May 18 from 11am – 3pm in the North Lamar High School Parking Lot. There will be games, art activities, kite competitions, free kites, stunt kites and food trucks. Call 903-782-6215 for more information.