News

December, 2021

• 3 December

  Wilson, Oklahoma Officers Sentenced

  Two former Wilson, Oklahoma Police Officers, were sentenced to ten years in prison Thursday afternoon. Joshua Taylor and Brandon Dingman were convicted of second-degree murder last month in connection with the stun gun death of Jared Lakey. They must spend at least 8 ½ years in prison before they are …
• 3 December

  Local Weekend Holiday Activities

  This weekend is the 32nd Annual Christmas in Fair Park at Paris’ Red River Valley Fairgrounds. The event will run Friday from 4:00 to 8:00 pm, and Saturday from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm. It’s free to the public and features gifts, crafts, art, food, and Santa in the gingerbread …
• 3 December

  Christmas At TAMU-Commerce Planetarium

  The Texas A&M-Commerce Planetarium will be holding its annual Christmas programming along with a tour of the night sky tonight. “Let it Snow” will play at 7:00 pm, combining traditional Christmas and an exciting finale featuring the Trans-Siberian Orchestra. The show will have computer-animated videos synced to the music. The …
• 3 December

  Hopkins County Holiday Activities

  The Sulphur Springs Lions Club hosts its 15th Annual Christmas Light Parade Friday at 7:00 pm. Those entering must have decorated with working Christmas lights. The parade will begin at Buford Park. It travels down Connally Street to the square and then north on Church Street and west on Houston …
• 2 December

  Oklahoma Tiger Exhibitor Caught Operating Illegally After Losing License

  Press Release from PETA.org Grant, Okla. — After citing Choctaw County-based circus exhibitor Adam Burck for caging tigers inside a stiflingly hot, maggot-filled barn, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) canceled his exhibitor’s license. Additionally, PETA received video footage of Burck illegally exhibiting tigers on Thanksgiving at the Hadi Shrine Circus in Evansville, …
• 2 December

  Funds Available For Forest Thinning

  Texas A&M Forest Service is now accepting applications for the 2021 Southern Pine Beetle (SPB) Prevention Cost-Share Program. Through this program, eligible forest landowners can receive financial and technical assistance to reduce the threat of future SPB infestations and outbreaks. Funds provided by USDA Forest Service-Region 8 and Forest Health …
• 2 December

  PHS Health Science Department Visits Justiss Elementary

  Paris High School Health Science students joined Justiss Elementary for their Friday assembly for a fun presentation about germs and staying healthy. Following, PHS students went into individual Kindergarten – second-grade classes. PHS Health Science students read a story and did a coloring activity with each class. They then demonstrated …
• 2 December

  90-Day Traffic Study Downtown Paris- Postponed

    PARIS, TX – The City of Paris learned Wednesday, Dec 1, that problems with the manufacturer had delayed the stop signs ordered for the 90 STOP, LOOK, AND BE SAFE traffic study. The city expected the signs in mid-November. “This was an unexpected delay, as the City of Paris …
• 2 December

  Christmas At PJC-Sulphur Springs Campus

  PJC-Sulphur Springs Center secretary Jocelyn Sanchez Ambriz, in back reaching for lights, and students decorate the campus Christmas tree.
• 2 December

  Are We Having A White Christmas?

  With a growing number of places across the United States getting their first snowflakes of the season, it’s once again that time of year to break out the hot chocolate and look ahead at the chances of a white Christmas across the contiguous U.S. A climate pattern well-known for bringing …