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Our nation has faced unprecedented challenges due to the Coronavirus pandemic, and the agriculture industry is no exception. USDA Farm Service Agency, reminding farmers and ranchers that FSA is now accepting applications for the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program. This program provides vital financial assistance to producers to offset impacts off COVID-19.
Specific crops and livestock, along with wool and dairy, are eligible for CFAP. Our website, farmers.gov/cfap, is your one-stop-shop for available commodities, payment rates, eligibility criteria, and application forms. You’ll also find a payment calculator that assists you with completing your application.
We accept applications for CFAP through Aug. 28, and if you have CFAP questions, customers can call the CFAP call center at 887-508-8364, or by contacting your local FSA county office. In Lamar County, it is at 201 N. Collegiate Dr., Ste. 500, Paris.
Hey kids!
Do you like photography?
Do you love your pet(s)?
The Children’s Room of
the Paris Public Library
is combining these two wonderful things for an exciting photo challenge!
To enter the “Capture Your Pet Reading” Photo Challenge, take a creative picture of your pet or pets “reading” a book! Send
If you have questions about this photo challenge, please contact Ms. Tracy at
903.785.8531 or tclark@paristexas.gov
Children’s Room ~ Paris Public Library
your photo with a caption to
Ms. Tracy at tclark@paristexas.gov including your
first and last name, your age, and your phone #.
- Entry deadline July 31st
- One entry per person
- Ages 7 – 17
- Photos will be posted on our library’s Just for Kids page for all to view and enjoy
- Each participant’s name will be entered in the drawing to win one of three Hobby Lobby gift cards!
- Gift card winners will be notified by August 7th
- Get creative and have fun!
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Adopt-A-Pet on Saturdays! Give a dog or cat a forever home! Head over to the Paris Animal Shelter or look for the Lamar County Humane Association in front of Petco on Saturdays. And if you have a pet, have them spayed or neutered.
Saturday, East Texas Yamboree’s Facebook page posted that they canceled this year’s fireworks show. The decision came after much deliberation from The City of Gilmer and Upshur County COVID-19 Committee. They decided that the public’s safety is more important. The statement added that they wished each a safe and healthy Fourth of July celebration and look forward to planning the 84th East Texas Yamboree next year.
Officials postponed Greenville’s Fourth of July fireworks show because of the Coronavirus threat. They canceled the Annual Park Street Fourth of July parade as well.
Sulphur Springs and Hopkins County officials met Monday morning to discuss Governor Abbott’s latest Executive Order concerning the COVID-19 pandemic. In light of the newest order, mayor John Sellers decided that they would cancel the Independence Day event this weekend at Celebration Plaza.
The Hugo Parkinson Support Group will not meet again until September 12, 2020, because of the Coronavirus.
Over the years, many of you in our community have graced the PCT stage. We have built sets, sewn costumes, lent our voices, and filled the Plaza.
Sadly, as we look towards the 44th season in the age of COVID-19, the Plaza lights are dim. The curtains are closed, and there is no popcorn popping. Shows for the foreseeable future, canceled, to keep our community members safe, it must remain closed until it can safely reopen.
PCT is a volunteer nonprofit organization that relies heavily on ticket sales to pay the bills and continue operating. Now without help from the community, PCT will have difficulty meeting those financial obligations.
PCT needs YOU to play the role of a lifetime and help them continue to provide entertainment to our community as the longest-running community theatre in Northeast Texas!
Please ensure they will be here in 2021. No gift is too small. Please click the link below and share it on your page.
The show must go on–but PCT needs YOUR help! Find more info on the PCT Facebook page.
The Market Square Farmers Market in Paris is open again on Saturdays from 8:00 am until 1:00 pm. Every Saturday, local producers and vendors enrich, enliven, and entertain while providing local products to the community. Come out, grab some breakfast, and check out all of the beautiful produce and fantastic vendors.
Calling all kids 7-12! Join us at Oak Park for this year’s Summer Fun Community Program. From June 15 to July 24, the City of Paris and CitySquare will offer sports, yoga, crafts, cooking, reading, and of course, Water Fun Fridays with free pizza! For more information, call 903.784.9266 or check out the City of Paris’ Facebook page. Scholarships are available. Summer Fun. It’s the place for kids this summer!