Intellectually impaired students in Texas are now eligible for up to $1500 in supplemental special education services thanks to $30-million from the Federal Cares Act. The TEA says the program will help connect Texas families to high-quality, personalized services. Parents can use the money to select needed assistance from a …

Clyde Cosper Veterans Home, Bonham, Texas State records show five deaths at the Clyde W. Cosper Texas State Veterans Home in Bonham since October. That number comes after 49 total residents of the facility tested positive for the virus. In the last report, there are 22 residents with COVID-19 currently …

The Texas Secretary of State’s office deals with a spike in requests for mail-in ballots ahead of next month’s election. The elections division received just 71,000 requests for mail-in ballots four years ago. This year, they’ve received 470,000. Applications for mail-in ballots must be received by county offices tomorrow, not …

According to state health officials, the second coronavirus wave in Texas continued with more active cases than at any time since the summertime peak. As of Wednesday evening, an estimated 84,538 were active. That was the most since Sept. 1. Of those, 4,782 cases required hospitalization, the most since Aug. …

Texas leads the nation in the total number of early votes cast so far. Texans have voted more than half of the total ballots cast in the 2016 presidential election -8,969,226. 27.22% of registered voters have already cast their ballots. Early voting ends on Friday, Oct. 30.

According to the latest poll from Quinnipiac, President Trump and former vice president Joe Biden are tied in Texas with less than two weeks until election day. Biden has jumped five percentage points in the past month, and the race is at 47-percent apiece, deadlocked. Quinnipiac’s poll also shows Democrats …

An organization called “Paris Collective” will host a rally at Culbertson Fountain at 3:00 pm Oct. 26 to advocate for relocating or removing Confederate statues on public or government property. The rally is part of the Texas Reconstruction Project. There will be guest speakers, community members speaking, and organizers urge …

FREE COVID-19 Testing for Lamar County Residents will be provided by the Paris-Lamar County Health District today from 9:00 am until 5:00 pm. You must schedule an appointment by contacting Emily at (903) 785-4561 ext. 243.

Hopkins County-Sulphur Springs Emergency Management on Wednesday reported 42 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the cumulative totals to 583 positives and 414 recoveries. There were no recent recoveries Wednesday. There are currently 169 active cases. At the latest report, the Sulphur Springs facility tested 1,676 at 128-A Jefferson Street.

Here’s the latest update from Sulphur Springs ISD on the COVID-19 situation. On Wednesday, the district announced that two students at the high school, three students at the Middle School, and a staff member at Bowie primary school had tested positive for COVID-19. They will contact all students and staff …