The Paris City Council seeks over 35 volunteers to serve on several city boards and commissions. These groups help shape and influence public policy, provide a more diverse viewpoint for the City Council to consider, and enable citizens to participate in city government processes. Thirteen boards and commissions, each with …

ERCOT says it’s launching an era of planning and in 6 years demand for power will increase 152 gigawatts. That’s an increase of 40 gigawatts from the forecast they put out just a year ago. Artificial Intelligence and  more data centers and crypto mining are the leading causes of that …

A Collin County woman has been arrested for allegedly killing her ex- husband.  Thirty-eight-year-old Meridith Nunley of Plano called family friends and told them she’d shot  55-year old David Nunley as he called 911 for help. Court documents show David filed a protective order against Meridith two years ago and …

During this  National Crime Victim’s Rights Week, The Walk of Hope empowers victims of crime to come forward to know that the community supports them and what their resources are. This year’s walk will be Thursday (04.25) from 11:30 to 1:00 pm at Culbertson Fountain in Downtown Paris. For more …

The city of Paris downtown music series  will continue again this summer. The “903 Sun Sets” are planned for 7 p.m. every Thursday in June.  Performing in the series is Josh Weathers, Fleetwood X, Little Texas and wrapping up the series “America’s Got Talent” Season 2 runner-up Cas Haley.

Lamar County  high school seniors are reminded that Friday April 26 is the deadline to apply for 4 scholarships from the United Way. Applications are available in the counselor’s office of all area high schools or by emailing srossonuwlc@gmail.com.   Scholarship recipients will be announced at the United Way’s Texas Scholars …

Fifty-year-old Ammie Hernandez of Ore City was arrested in Titus County on an Upshur County warrant for Intoxication Manslaughter with Vehicle. NO other information was available and at last report she was in the Titus County jail.

Nearly 200 players participated in the Hopkins County Health Care Fouindation’s “ MINGO” – or mans bingo at the Hopkins County Civic Center. Approximately $12,000 was raised through the bingo games and extra donations, and the money will be used to provide free Heart Calcium tests for Hopkins County men. …

An Upshur County Sheriff’s  Special Investigation Unit conducted a traffic stop  on a vehicle driven by Gerald Hosea Gibson of Kilgore. Following the stop, more than 160 grams and nearly$2400 in cash was found in the vehicle. Gibson was arrested for Manufacture Or Delivery of a Controlled Substance and at …

  [PARIS, Texas] – Paris Regional Health invites all community members to visit their Drug Take Back box in  the main lobby of the hospital on Saturday, April 27 between 10 am -2 pm to safely discard of unused or  expired prescription drugs.   The Drug Enforcement Administration’s (DEA) National Prescription …