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Texas A&M Forest Service responds to flooding of Southeast Texas. COLLEGE STATION, Texas – Torrential rainfall from Tropical Depression Imelda has led to life-threatening flooding. Responders from Texas A&M Forest Service are supporting state incident operations and leading initial Incident Management Teams (IMT) in Southeast Texas. An eight-person Incident Planning …

Free Child Safety Seat Check Set at Mt. Pleasant Walmart In recognition of National Child Passenger Safety Week (Sept. 23-29), parents and caregivers can have their child safety seats checked. They can make sure they meet current safety standards. Also, the installation is correct, and they can find out the required …

HOUSTON — Coast Guard crews continue to respond Thursday to flooding near Beaumont, Texas, and surrounding areas, due to rainfall from Tropical Depression Imelda. Coast Guard shallow-water response teams from Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge have rescued 21 people and five pets in the Orange County, Texas, area. Coast Guard …

Red River Leadership Institute Begins September 5-6  Texarkana 9/16/2019 — The Red River Leadership Institute (RRLI) held the first of seven training sessions on the campus of Texas A&M – Texarkana September 5-6.  The RRLI focused on promoting economic development in the states of Arkansas, Louisiana, Texas, and Oklahoma that surround the …

Kurtis Dunigan Paris Police Officers worked a security check in the 500-block of Tudor Street and found Kurtis Dunigan intoxicated. Dunigan had two outstanding warrants for his arrest and taken to jail. One order was out of Denton County for Tampering with Governmental Records with Intent to Make Genuine. The …

James Brandon Cockrell Deputies arrested 41-year-old James Brandon Cockrell in Hopkins County for Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon and Possession of more than one but less than four grams of a Controlled Substance. No bond information was available. Shawna Jean Clay Larry Carlton Johnson Officials arrested 34-year-old Shawna Jean …

A District 7-3A, D-I Executive Committee, has approved the eligibility of two Mount Vernon ISD football players. The eligibility of two players was in question because they had transferred to Mt Vernon and were living in a trailer park as they transitioned from Colorado. Three members voted in favor of …

Deandria Pendleton Kobe Pendleton Mayra Solis Titus County Deputies arrested 18-year-old Deandria Pendleton, 17-year-old Kobe Jawan Pendleton, and 22-year-old Mayra Melissa Solis Wednesday for Possession of more than four but less than 400 grams of a Controlled Substance and Tampering with or Fabricating Physical Evidence with the Intent to Impair …

Bi-State Jail A Northeast Texas man accused of attempting to rob a Bowie County garden store at gunpoint has reached a plea bargain with prosecutors. Reportedly, 25-year-old Brandon Staggs pleaded guilty to aggravated robbery. He was sentenced to 35 years in prison.

Join Ducks Unlimited Thursday (Sep 19) for their annual banquet at the Elks Lodge. Doors open at 5:30 pm and dinner is at 7:00 pm. Door prizes, auction items, and lots of fun and lots of other hunters. Call Mike Endsley at 903-784-2333 for tickets and for more information. 903-784-2333.

The Apollo 11 Mission is on view through November 2 at the Valley of the Caddo Museum at 1115 Bonham St. in Paris. The poster exhibition is presented courtesy of the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service. The museum is open 10:00 am until 4:00 pm every Friday and Saturday except …

A Marshall High School football player was killed Wednesday morning at about 6:30 in a single-vehicle crash on the way to school. State Troopers say senior Hayden Blalock struck a wild hog, ran off the road, struck a culvert, and overturned several times. He was ejected from the vehicle and …

Smith County Jail A Smith County jury has convicted a Bullard man of Continuous Sexual Abuse of a Child. The jury sentenced 74-year-old William Glasscock to life in prison without the possibility of parole.

McCurtain County investigators made an arrest in connection with the death of a woman whose body was found wrapped in chains and floating in a creek near Valiant. They charged Brian McMahon with the murder of his 56-year-old fiancé, Roxie Lenora Faizy. She was last seen alive at a tanning …

By a unanimous vote, Lamar County Commissioners have approved a grant to the Human Resources Council to help its operations run smoothly. The grant will make the council eligible for a Texans Feeding Texans grant. The program provides surplus agricultural products to food banks and other charitable organizations that serve …

A Clay County rancher has discovered that 489 cattle are missing from his ranch Northwest of Fort Worth. Special Ranger John Bradshaw of the Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association says the animals weigh 400-500 pounds and are mixed breed Charolais and Black Angus type cattle.

Paris Police is investigating a robbery that was reported in the 3700-block of Pine Mill Road. The 18-year-old victim said that several masked men stole his dog while they were walking and assaulted him with a gun.

Fifty-eight people have been arrested for their alleged involvement in medical fraud schemes and networks of “pill mill” clinics resulting in $66 million in loss and 6.2 million pills. Of those charged, 16 were doctors or medical professionals, and 20 were charged for their role in diverting opioids.

After questions were raised about the eligibility of two players that transferred to Mt Vernon High School and their football program from Colorado, a District Executive Committee meeting was held Wednesday morning. In that meeting, three members voted in favor of Mt Vernon, while three others abstained. The results of …

Local Paris Area State Farm Agents volunteered at the Downtown Food Bank and presented them with a 2019 State Farm Good Neighbor Citizenship Grant. The $8,200 grant provides around 34,000 meals for Paris area food uncertain community members. The agents volunteered for three hours helping to distribute groceries to visitors …