Paris Area News

Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar announced that the Opioid Abatement Fund Council’s (OAFC or the Council) Naloxone Distribution Grant Opportunity is open for applications. The grant opportunity invites eligible Texas governmental entities, nonprofit organizations, and business entities to apply to implement a statewide program that will distribute the opioid reversal medication …

AUSTIN – Today, the Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) encouraged Texans impacted by this week’s severe weather to report damage to homes and businesses by submitting an online damage assessment survey. “As state emergency response resources remain engaged in the aftermath of severe storms and ongoing flooding in Texas …

U.S. Attorney Damien M. Diggs announced that a Jacksonville, Florida, woman has pleaded guilty to federal violations in the Eastern District of Texas. Sharena Seay, 39, pleaded guilty to money laundering before U.S. Magistrate Judge John D. Love on April 11, 2024. According to information presented in court, Seay laundered …

Joshua Adam Westbrook Wednesday night at 8:24, Paris Police arrested Joshua Adam Westbrook, 38, in the 3800 block of Clarksville after a caller informed them of a theft at that location. Westbrook purchased items on Tuesday, April 9, then returned to the store on Wednesday, April 10, selected identical items, …

Days after an eclipse plunged a big part of the state into darkness, google searches for the phrase ‘my eyes hurt’ have hit the highest rate since tracking began. Doctors say there are ways to tell if you damaged your vision from staring at the sky. Dr. Kim Wampler with …

The head of Homeland Security says they are following through with an order from Congress to build more border walls in Texas. But Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas told Congress this week that his department’s latest budget does not contain funding for more fencing. Instead, there is a focus on investing in …

Choctaw County arrested a woman for arson. Court documents show that 37-year-old Tamara Hicks of Boswell admitted to an investigator with the Oklahoma State Fire Marshal’s Office that she burned down a house. They are accusing her of using cardboard and a propane torch lighter to start the blaze at …

Paris High School recently announced the top ten students with the highest grade point averages for the 2024 graduating class. These students have excelled academically and have set their sights on prestigious colleges and universities where they will continue their education this fall. Luke De la Garza, who has chosen …

The Lamar County 4-H Big Bass Tournament is on Saturday, April 13, at Pat Mayse Lake. The cost is $50 per person or $250 per team. Registration for the tournament ends at Brannon’s Bass Shop on Friday, April 12. On Saturday, fishing starts at 6:00 am, and the weigh-in will …

PJC Women’s Basketball is offering an ambitious slate of camps for all ages and skills. The first one will be Spring Mini-Clinics, held Friday through Sunday, April 12-14, plus a tryout on April 14. All activities will be held in the Hunt Center at the Paris location, on the east …

COLLEGE STATION, Texas—Twenty-two Texas cities, neighborhoods, non-profit organizations, and schools received grant funding totaling $15.4 million through the Texas A&M Forest Service Community Forestry Grants Program. The grants will directly fund recipients’ tree planting, maintenance, and community forestry planning and education efforts as part of their more extensive, unique urban …

  Mayor Reginald B. Hughes, Mayor Pro-Tem Mihir Pankaj, the Paris City Council, and the City of Paris staff will host a come-and-go reception honoring District Six City Councilman Clayton Pilgrim from 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm on Thursday, April 25, at the Love Civic Center, 2025 South Collegiate Drive. …

  (AUSTIN)—Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar today said his office delivered nearly $126 million in financial assistance to rural law enforcement and prosecutor offices as part of a grant program addressing challenges faced by these groups in counties with small populations. “About 500 rural law enforcement and prosecutor offices applied to …

Kaidence Rylee Alexis Tuesday, officers arrested Kaidence Rylee Alexis Abbott, 17, and a juvenile for shoplifting items at Walmart and attempting to leave the store without paying. The two had concealed items in the juvenile subject’s bag. They charged Abbott with theft of over $100.00 but under $750.00, and officers …

Paris High School recently announced the top 10 students with the highest grade point averages for the 2024 graduating class. These students have not only excelled academically but have also set their sights on prestigious colleges and universities where they will continue their education this fall. Leading the pack is …

AUSTIN— , Texas Land Commissioner and Veterans Land Board (VLB) Chairwoman Dawn Buckingham, M.D. issued a statewide CALL OUT for Veterans to share their stories with the VLB through the GLO’s Voices of Veterans oral history program. “As VLB Chairwoman and Land Commissioner, it is an honor to help serve our courageous …

On Tuesday, crews distributed sandbags to residents of Shreveport and Caddo Parish.   Heavy rain moved from Red River, Titus, Camp, and Upshur counties to the northeast Tuesday around 4:00 pm. Starting southwest in Bell County, water was near the bottom of a stop sign southeast of Belton. Water flooded …

North and Central Texas One last round of showers and thunderstorms will move across the area today. While the threat of severe storms is low, a few intense storms capable of hail and gusty winds are possible, especially along and east of I-35. In addition, the threat of heavy rain …

There are many leftover eclipse glasses after this week’s celestial event. One group is collecting them so someone can use them again. Andrew Fazekas with Astronomers Without Borders says the glasses will be vetted and then sent to rural areas where the next eclipse is happening. They’re working with teachers …

  TSN – At the recent Fannin County Commissioners Court Meeting, residents asked commissioners to prevent an energy company from building a $250 million wind farm with up to 60 turbines that each stand 800 feet tall. They’ve been fighting the proposed development since it came up in 2022. Residents worry …