The Lamar County Sheriff’s Office will receive ten new Ford Explorers and five new pickups after the County Commissioner’s Court voted to add $94,000 to the package total after finding out from Sheriff Cass that Ford had canceled the previous order earlier this year. The funds are being made available …

The Paris Economic Development Corporation has announced the expansion of Lionshead Paris, LLC, the PEDC’s first incentive project since American Spiralweld Pipe. Lionshead serves the towable trailer and recreational vehicle industry throughout Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, New Mexico, Kansas, and Louisiana. The organization plans to build a 120,000-square-foot plant in Paris. …

(D) Iro Omere (R) Pat Fallon Incumbent Republican U.S. Representative Pat Fallon and Democratic Challenger Iro Omere will debate at 7:00 in the Love Civic Center tonight. The debate is co-sponsored by the Lamar County Republican and Democratic Parties. GOP Chairman Scott Hommel and Democratic Chairman Gary O’Connor will determine …

Texas Secretary of State John Scott has provided a final overview of voting by mail in Texas, including who is eligible to vote by mail, ID requirements, and how county officials work to protect the security and integrity of mail ballots cast in the November 8 General Election.  Texas voters …

Sierra Abbott Titus County arrested 31-year-old Sierra Abbott of Talco on Red River County warrants for Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon and Possession of a Controlled Substance. They also charged her on a Revocation of Surety warrant for Possession, Use, Inhaling, or Ingesting of a Volatile Chemical. The judge …

Hopkins County Deputies arrested a 19-year-old Sulphur Springs man after allegedly injuring five other people with a knife after Hopkins County Deputies responded to a disturbance at about 2:00 am Saturday. It began with an argument over a Blue Tooth speaker. One victim reportedly had a cut on a finger. …

Wendy Ann Wilder Deputies arrested 44-year-old Wendy Ann Wilder of Sulphur Springs at the Hopkins County Courthouse after the judge revoked her bond on a pending charge of Possession of a Controlled Substance. Her new bond is $150,000. Lyndon Kyle Sillings A Greenville man, known by Hopkins County Deputies to …

Lamar County Commissioners enacted a ten-day burn ban, effective immediately until October 24. The court gave County Judge Brandon Bell the authority to cancel the burn ban if the current drought conditions improve. The county could renew the burn ban at the next Commissioners Court Meeting.

Pickleball is moving into prime time. There is even a pro league, Major League Pickleball, based in Texas, with Tom Brady, the latest high-profile investor in the sport. Pickleball is similar to tennis. However, it’s played on a smaller court with paddles instead of racquets. The plan is to add …

A Fannin County man has died of injuries he received in a motorcycle crash last week in Alabama. It critically injured 89-year-old Don G. June of Bonham when the motorcycle he was driving ran off the road and hit a guardrail. The Alabama Highway Patrol is investigating.