Last month, Texas Parks and Wildlife notified Paris officials that the city had missed out on a $500,000 grant for a pump track near the Love Civic Center. The city now learned from the state that they, in fact, will receive the grant. The grant will come with a 50% …

The Board of Directors of the Ark-Texas Council of Governments has approved a federal operating permit for Turner Pipe in Paris. The plant, at 1200 19th St. SW, doesn’t present any environmental problems. It has about 600 employees.

The Ark-Tex Council of Government has honored two employees at Paris Metro and TRAX Transportation for helping to save a person’s life on March 19. A drunken man had been riding the bus all day when he passed out. Instead of leaving the man to sleep it off, Jeff Sykes …

A Lamar County jury convicted a local career criminal of stealing diamond rings from Scott’s Jewelry and David House Jewelry. Jeremy Gilbert was then sentenced to 20 years in prison. Court records show that Gilbert had eleven prior felony convictions and nine prior theft convictions and was already on parole …

The top three political leaders in Texas are proposing a state sales tax increase of one percentage point in order to lower property taxes. Governor Greg Abbott, Lt. Governor Dan Patrick, and Speaker of the House Dennis Bonnen all said they support the proposal if lawmakers pass legislation that would …

For the second year in a row, a record number of Paris Independent School District students will participate in the Texas Future Problem Solving Program’s State Bowl. One hundred and three (103) will compete in San Marcus on April 13-15. Crockett Intermediate School students captured two Texas Grand Champion titles in …

Cast and crew receive awards The North Lamar High School cast and crew The History of Tom Jones advanced to the region after competing at the area on April 2. Cast members receiving awards were Seth Jones and Sean Gist for All-Star Cast and Sadi English for Honorable Mention All-Star Cast. Crew member Carter Renfro received Outstanding Technician. The region …

U.S. consumers who use shopping apps turn to them frequently: More than one-third of people (35%) use shopping apps between two and five times a week, while 28% use them at least once a day, according to new survey data released by Visual Objects. Visual Objects’ data supports findings from …

The North Lamar Pantherettes say the pledge before a recent game. Honoring seniors and game to follow The North Lamar Pantherettes invite softball fans to a fish fry on Tuesday, April 16, beginning at 5:30 pm at the softball field. For a donation of $10, fans will enjoy fried fish …

Photo by Tony Corso tonycorsoimages.com Last night on the baseball diamond, the Chisum Mustangs outlasted Prairiland with a 7–2 win in 10 innings. Daylan Whitley led the game off with a solo home run for Prairiland. Kenyon Fortner tied it for Chisum in the third inning with an RBI single. Both …