*Wednesday, October 28, 2020-Location at North Hopkins ISD* *High School Girls* *TEAM RESULTS- 1st Place – DISTRICT CHAMPS- 26 points* Lexi Busby- 13:48- – 1st Medaled Bailey Neal- 13:52- 2nd Medaled Kara Tifft- 14:36- 6th Medaled Gladys Santivanez- 14:52- 8th- Medaled Angelica Vallga-15:27 12th Kati Tifft- 15:40- 14th Hannah Warren- …

The United Way of Lamar County announced today that as part of their Annual Fall Campaign to raise $500,000 to support their programs and their 22 partner agencies, they would hold a Virtual Silent Auction on Friday, November 6, 7:00 am – 4:00 pm at charityauction.bid/unitedwayoflamarcounty. “This is another great …

  The Paris–Lamar County Health District reported 19 new COVID-19 cases Wednesday, bringing the total since testing began to 1,885 with 1,595 recoveries. There are currently 204 active cases. The Department of State Health Services COVID dashboard shows 47 deaths from the virus.

Hopkins County-Sulphur Springs Emergency Management reported a spike of 37 new COVID-19 cases Wednesday and no further recoveries. There are now 663 total positive cases since testing began. There are 236 active cases, including 13 patients in Christus Mother Frances Hospital Sulphur Springs. The DSHS dashboard shows 29 deaths from …

Paris Regional Medical Center announced changes to the current hospital visitor policy. These revisions come in response to the ongoing community and regional surge in COVID-19 cases. “We have been navigating an ongoing surge in our community,” said Steve Hyde, CEO. “We have seen the effects of this firsthand in …

According to the Texas Military Department, they are possibly deploying as many as 1,000 troops across Dallas, Fort Worth, Houston, Austin, and San Antonio. The mission isn’t specific to the election. Instead, they would support the DPS and local law enforcement in case of any civil disturbances that could happen. …

The Texas Supreme Court has upheld Governor Abbott’s order closing all ballot drop sites but one per county. The decision overturns the rulings of both a trial court and appeals court.

The State of Texas has done a 180 and now banned social workers from discriminating against people due to their sexual orientation. The governor’s office faced a backlash after changing the rules, which would have allowed state workers to deny service.

Fire destroyed a historic building in the 100-block of East Broadway in Clarksville Saturday afternoon. Officials ruled the building a total loss. About 80 firefighters from 18 departments battled the blaze for about six hours. Those assisting the Clarksville department included the Reno, Talco, Bogata, Mount Vernon, North Franklin, and …