Christmas 2019 is our 21st year and our 42nd concert as the North East Texas Choral Society. NETCS is unique in our area, and we are very proud to have been able to entertain you, our community, for so many years. We cannot do this without you. We sing for YOU! …
Read More »Fall Student Art Exhibit Opening Reception Tuesday At PJC
An opening reception for the Paris Junior College fall student art exhibit will be held in the Foyer Gallery from 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm on Tuesday, Nov. 19. The show, “See, Sea, and C.E.” features works from students in both traditional academic and continuing education classes. “I’m excited about …
Read More »Sulphur Springs City Secretary Honored
Sulphur Springs City Secretary Gale Roberts has completed all the requirements for certification in the Texas Municipal Clerks Certification Program and is qualified to use the designation of TRMC. She will receive formal recognition of her accomplishments at the Annual Texas Municipal Clerks Election Law Seminar in January. …
Read More »Hopkins County Bookings
Vargas Chrystal Brooke Hopkins County Deputies arrested 38-year-old Chrystal Brooke Vargas on Thursday on a warrant to revoke her bond on a charge of Tampering With Evidence with the Intent to Impair an Investigation. The charge is a third-degree felony. No new bond has been set.
Read More »Harrison County Woman Jailed In Gregg County
Gregg County Jail Reportedly, 33-year-old Lacee Loretta Robbins, of Marshall, remains in the Gregg County jail on warrants for bond forfeitures on previous charges of aggravated robbery, credit card or debit card abuse, and possession of a controlled substance. Bond was set at $20,000 on a warrant from Upshur County …
Read More »Former Whitehouse ISD Employee Charged
Smith County Jail Officials are accusing a former Whitehouse ISD employee and athletic equipment manager of molesting young children. Officials charged 28-year-old William Aldridge with continuous sexual abuse of a child. Aldridge turned himself in to U.S. Marshals last week. His bond was set at $500,000.
Read More »East Texas Man Sentenced For Tarrant County Abduction
Tarrant County Jail A Smith County man accused of abducting an eight-year-old girl as she walked down a Fort Worth street with her mother has been sentenced to life in federal prison without parole. Reportedly, 51-one-year-old Michael Darwin Webb was found guilty following a two-day trial by a federal jury …
Read More »Hopkins County Chamber Connection
Lezley Brown Hopkins County Chamber of Commerce I’m excited to let you know that we have begun work on the 2020 Hopkins County Chamber of Commerce Directory. We distribute over 7,000 of these directories to visitors, relocation hopefuls, and even hometown heroes who are interested in learning more about our …
Read More »Chicago Felon Sentenced For East Texas Drug Trafficking
TEXARKANA, Texas – A 44-year-old Chicago, Illinois, man has been sentenced to federal prison for drug trafficking violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Joseph D. Brown today. James L. Morgan was found guilty on Apr. 26, 2019, of possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and being …
Read More »PJC Wins Top Award From Texas Success Center
by Paris Junior College Staff and faculty at Paris Junior College were surprised and elated to receive the Texas Pathways 2019 Excellence in Implementation and Scaling award from the Texas Success Center for the institution’s work in improving student success. This was the top award presented by the Texas Success …
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