Thirty-two – year-old Steven Errison Black was arrested in Hopkins County  on an outstanding felony warrant for Surety off Bond for Possession of a Controlled Substance. His new bond was set at $30,000. Thirty-eight-year-old Victor Simon Hernandez and thirty-nine-year-old amber Deann Hernandez was arrested in Hopkins County on felony ...

    A Parent Night for Special Education students will be held tonight from 6 – 7:30 at the First Baptist Church ROC Center in Sulphur Springs. The program will provide parents and guardians a place to gather information about processes and services for students with disabilities. Representatives from Texas ...

  Hopkins County Sheriff’s Investigators are looking for a white man in his 40’s – 50’s with a slim build who committed a home invasion robbery on Hwy 11 west of Sulphur Springs. The suspect entered the residence through an unlocked door and snuck up behind a senior citizen, demanded ...

    Henderson County deputies have launched an investigation into a woman who went missing in LaRue. Thirty-four-year Tammy Cashion left her children with her mother in Emory, and said she was moving in with her boyfriend but would return. The boyfriend told deputies they had had an argument, and ...

  The Hopkins County Junior Market Livestock Show is underway in the Civic Center Rodeo Arena. Two hundred fifty eight youth exhibitors have validated 343 animal projects this year. Roughly 130 projects will qualify for the sale, which will be held Saturday.

  Agents with U.S. Customs and Border Protection seized nearly $13 million worth of methamphetamine hidden inside a shipment of frozen strawberries from Mexico. The truck carrying the strawberries was stopped for inspection at the Pharr-Reynosa International Bridge cargo facility. The driver was arrested.

  A Mesquite-Poteet High School student was arrested for allegedly bringing a gun to school after some students notified an administrator that another student possibly had a gun on campus.  The School Resource Officers searched the student and discovered he had a handgun.

  Feed the Flame fund raiser for the Lamar County Contenders will be held Friday February 22nd at the Paris Elks Lodge. Entertainment by Cas Haley and Montgomery Moore. Tickets are $30 per person and include dinner and entertainment, plus live and silent auctions. The Lamar County Contenders are adults ...

  The United Way of Lamar County is again offering free tax preparation through the IRS sponsored Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program available to qualifying Lamar County residents. VITA tax preparation will be held by appointment only on Thursdays and Fridays during February and March. To make an appointment, ...

  Volunteer Fire Departments from multiple companies battled a house fire on Helena Drive in Powderly Wednesday morning that was reported about 8:20. About half the home was destroyed, and the family says it intends to rebuild. The cause of the fire has not been determined.

  Game time change for the Paris/Van Area round matchup Friday night. The game originally was announced for 6pm has now been moved to 7pm. It will still be played in Royce City and it will be broadcast on 101.9 KBUS. Two games are scheduled for Friday night in High ...

WILDCAT BASEBALL SCHEDULE REVISION Wildcats will be playing at Chisum Tournament: THURSDAY 10:30 vs. Commerce 7:30 vs. Hughes Springs FRIDAY 10:30 vs. Prairieland SATURDAY – TBA

Photo by Tony Corso tonycorsoimages.com Last night the Paris Wildcats defeated Gilmer 65-46 in their Bi-District matchup. Paris will play Van Friday night at 6:00 pm in Royce City. That game will be broadcast on 101.9 KBUS. In other Bi-District action, North Lamar fell to Kilgore 37-33 as heard on ...

  AMERICAN SOUTHWEST CONFERENCE TRACK & FIELD ATHLETES OF THE WEEK Competitions: February 15-16, 2019 MEN’S TRACK ATHLETE OF THE WEEK – Zach Richardson, Sr. UT Tyler UT Tyler senior Zach Richardson (Waxahachie, Texas) earned his third Athlete of the Week honors of the year and fifth of his career ...

    UIL Mariachi State Festival Information AUSTIN, TX — Mariachi ensembles from across the state will compete for top honors at the 2019 UIL State Mariachi Festival on February 22-23 at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley in Edinburg. It is the fourth year of the state mariachi ...