The Texas Faculty Association Tuesday urged Gov. Greg Abbott to use his emergency powers to order Texas colleges and universities to publicly report each week the numbers of positive COVID-19 tests and deaths among faculty, staff, and students at each university campus or facility. The state now requires public school …

Paris ISD trustees have approved extra stipend payments to teachers because of the extra work involved with remote learning. Teachers find themselves working almost around the clock to record daily classes, grade their work, and meet online with students and caregivers. Money for the stipends will come from positions budgeted …

  A Bryan County, Oklahoma man has been charged with Manslaughter after a fatal DUI crash shortly after midnight Friday near Bennington. The Oklahoma Highway Patrol reports that 21-year-old Keaton Robison of  Bennington was driving a four-wheeler while under the influence when he crashed into another ATV. Robison’s vehicle flipped …

Paris ISD Superintendent Paul Jones has announced the cancellation of the annual “I Love Paris” fundraiser for the Paris Education Foundation due to the coronavirus pandemic. They postponed the foundation’s J.T. Davis Memorial Golf Tournament earlier this year, but it will be October 17. Call 903-737-7400, ext. 2572 to sign …

The Honey Grove City Council has approved a 79.36 percent per $100 valuation tax rate, which is down slightly from last year. Tax bills, however, will be higher because of increased property valuations.

Northeast Texas Heart of Hope, A Pregnancy Resource Center, is holding their fall fundraiser, “Festival of Life” this Thursday night at the Hopkins County Civic Center. At this year’s event, the featured speaker is internationally best-selling author Lee Strobel, an award-winning investigative journalist and self-proclaimed atheist turned Christian. He is …

A Hopkins County Deputy clocked an SUV early Tuesday morning, going 75 in a 65 zone on Hwy 19 north of Sulphur Springs and attempted a traffic stop. The vehicle kept moving, and a pursuit ensued through Sulphur Springs at speeds occasionally reaching speeds of more than 100. Bonham had …

Titus County Judge Brian Lee Titus County Judge Brian Lee has reported that the latest Coronavirus figure shows 17 new cases, including 15 from the Civic Center testing. There are now 1,578 confirmed cases since testing began. There are 1,359 recoveries from the virus in Titus County.

The Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office has given an update about five-week-old Armaidre Antwan Marquie Argumon, of Wells, who was last seen last Friday and is an Amber Alert subject. The boy’s father, DeAndre Argumon, has been arrested for endangering and abandoning a child, but they have not found the baby. …

Tyrell Ezekiel Darden DPS Photo AUSTIN – Texas Ten Most Wanted Fugitive Tyrell Ezekiel Darden, 20, was arrested Sept. 17 in Irving, Texas. Darden, of San Antonio, is affiliated with the Bloods gang. He was wanted for aggravated robbery and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. They did not arrest …