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Paris Area News

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Paris Police Report Tuesday (Jan 26)

Deirk John Clark | Robert Dale Spradlin | Jillian Michelle Ingram Paris Police responded to a welfare concern at a residence in the 600-block of SE 9th St at 11:37 Monday morning. Officers were allowed into the home and heard someone crawling out a bathroom attempting to flee. Officers gave …

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Sharing Road With 18-Wheelers

SHARING THE ROAD WITH 18-WHEELERS AND OTHER TRUCKS “Be Safe. Drive Smart.” campaign offers practical safety tips to motorists. AUSTIN – TxDOT is reminding all drivers to take extra precautions when driving around trucks. Thousands of large trucks and tractor-trailers travel busy Texas highways every day. Weighing 20 times more than …

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Collin County Joins Other Vaccine Deficient Texas Counties

Officials in Collin County say they need a lot more vaccine from the state. So far, Collin County has received just over 46,000 vaccine doses, but officials say based on the county’s population, the allocation should be around 72,000 vaccine doses. County Judge Chris Hill says they have been pleading …

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Paris Junior High School Science Fair Winners

Paris Junior High School’s Science Fair winners announced recently. The winners pictured from left are: Row 1 – 7th Graders 1st place – Zahra Tapia 2nd place – Nolan Bennett 3rd place – Ian Allen 4th place – Miles Lindsey Row 2 – 8th Graders 1st place – Gavin Avery …

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North Lamar Students Selected As Texas All-State Musicians

Commitment toward musical excellence Brian Slater, Connor Dawes, Bonnie Dong, Jillian Jones, and Isla Taber, members of the North Lamar High School Choir and Band, have earned the prestigious honor of being named Texas All-State Musicians. Despite the innumerable challenges encountered throughout this school year, 2021 All-Staters remained committed to their …

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Texas Senate Special Committee On Redistricting Meets

Based on census numbers, lawmakers will redraw districts for the U.S. Congress, the state Senate and House, and other offices. Texas stands to gain congressional seats because of population growth, but this redistricting round is a little different. They delayed Census numbers due to COVID-19, so lawmakers have started discussions …

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Texas COVID Hospitalizations Drop Slightly

The number of hospitalized COVID-19 patients in Texas continues to fall from record highs as the state nears the end of what has been its deadliest month of the pandemic. On Monday, state health officials reported fewer than 13,000 people were being treated for the virus in Texas hospitals, marking …

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Body Found On East Houston Street In Paris

Interim Paris Police Chief Randy Tuttle reports that a body was found Monday morning in Houston Street’s 3000-block in Paris. Initial indications are that the person died of natural causes. The identity of the person has not been disclosed, pending notifications.

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Capitol Intruder From Richardson Held Without Bond

Garrett Miller Dallas County Sheriff Authorities are holding Garrett Miller, 34, of Richardson, without bod. They are accusing Miller of participating in this month’s breach of the U.S. Capitol. The FBI says Miller breached the Capitol on Jan 6 and directed others to assassinate Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio Cortez. Following a …

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Paris Police Report Monday (Jan 25)

Michael Dean Daniels Officers arrested Michael Dean Daniels, 53, of Paris, at the Lamar County Adult Probation Office at 3:37 Friday afternoon on a felony motion to revoke a warrant. Daniels original conviction was for possession of a controlled substance of more than one gram but less than four. They …

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Severe Thunderstorm Warning

  RADAR 7:50 am The National Weather Service in Fort Worth has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Southern Hunt County, Northeastern Kaufman County, Western Hopkins County, and Northern Rains County in North-Central Texas until 730 am. At 630 am, a severe thunderstorm was five miles Southeast of Royse City, …

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Vaccines Slated For Delivery To Texas

The state of Texas should receive 332,750 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine from the federal government this week, and the state will ship it to 212 providers across Texas. The state will continue to vaccinate health care workers, residents of long-term care facilities, people 65 and older, and those with …

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Texas COVID Vaccine Limited

COVID vaccines remain limited, so it will take time for Texans to receive enough vaccine in the priority populations who want to be vaccinated. Currently, there is not enough vaccine to supply every provider with vaccine every week. The amount of vaccine provided to Texas should remain steady for the …

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Texas Suing Biden

President Joe Biden The state of Texas is taking President Biden to court over his executive order putting a 100-day moratorium on deportations. It’s the first lawsuit over a Biden executive order. The moratorium came after Biden revoked Trump’s mandate that made anyone in the country illegally a priority for …

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Paris City Council Meeting Monday 01.25.21

The Paris City Council will meet this evening at 5:30. The council will hear reports from the city’s boards and commissions and discuss and act on how to expand the city’s Coronavirus funding from the Texas Department of Emergency Management. Members will discuss and provide direction to city staff regarding …

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Paris Police Chief Finalists In Streamed Interviews

Three finalists for the position of Paris Police Chief participated in live-streamed interviews Thursday night. Six community members each asked two questions to the applicants about their law enforcement philosophy and how they would benefit the community. The meeting remains on the city’s website and can be seen by those …

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New Building For Lamar Electric Co-Op

The new Headquarters of Lamar Electric Co-op will officially open its doors Monday, January 25, at 5225 U.S. Highway 82E in Blossom. The new location is more central for rural customers. The building is completely ADA compliant, and a 4000-foot meeting room will accommodate 250 people.

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Body Found Near PRMC

Paris Police are investigating after someone found a body outside of Paris Regional Medical Center. Lamar County Precinct 5 Justice of the Peace Gene Hobbs confirmed Friday morning that the hospital had treated the person earlier in the day. There are no other details.

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