Two men died in a house fire in Pontotoc County Sunday night. They were identified as 74-year-old Ronnie Trout and his 40-year-old adult son Robert, both of Latta. The fire started when an electric space heater that had been plugged into an outlet strip shorted out.

United Way of Lamar County and the Kiwanis Club present a Poverty Simulation event at the Paris Junior College Ballroom from 8:00 am until 10:00 am on Friday, January 31. The event allows you to experience what it is like to live in a typical low-income family trying to make …

The National Weather Service and Paris Police Department will present the annual free “Skywarn” Class on Tuesday,  January 28 from 6:00 pm until 8:00 pm at Paris High School. Since the Skywarn program started in the 1970s, the information provided by SKYWARN® spotters, coupled with Doppler radar technology, improved satellite, …

The National Weather Service has confirmed that tornados touched down in Delta County during Friday night’s severe weather. One twister came down in Cooper, with 80 mph winds and another in Enlow with 70 mph winds. Both were classified as EF-0 tornadoes. A barn was destroyed in the Emblem Community …

In the College Football Playoff last night, Joe Burrow threw five touchdown passes, ran for another score and capped one of the greatest seasons in college football history by leading No. 1 LSU to a 42-25 victory against No. 3 Clemson Monday night to win the national championship. LSU finishes …

Pittsburg County, Oklahoma, authorities say a Wardville man drowned after he was swept away from his stalled truck by floodwaters from severe storms over the weekend. State Troopers say 58-year-old Randall Hyatt drove into deep floodwaters in Kiowa, causing his vehicle to become inoperable. He was overcome by rushing water …

Dallas Police arrested a 15-year-old for a shooting incident at a high school basketball game between Kimball and South Oak Cliff Saturday. An 18-year-old man was seriously injured and a police officer suffered minor injuries when she was grazed by a bullet. The shooting happened during an altercation.

Governor Gregg Abbott will present the Medal of Courage today to 71-year-old Jack Wilson, the man who stopped the man who pulled out a shotgun and started shooting at West Freeway Church of Christ in White Settlement. The gunman fatally shot Wilson’s fellow security team member, Richard White, and long-time …

Texas Department of Transportation officials has announced that work to upgrade two segments of the Northeast Texas Trail in Lamar County will begin Jan. 16. The first segment runs from the stone bridge in Roxton northward to CR 22500, and the second segment runs from Bois d’Arc Street in Blossom, …

The Lamar County Commissioners Court will meet this morning and will go into executive session to consider a prospective business to the county. The court will consider a proposal by Precinct 1 Commissioner Lawrence Malone, that would make the county a “Second Amendment sanctuary county.” If there are a lot …