Henderson County authorities arrested a man who they say had arranged to meet a 14-year-old girl in Athens and marry her. Investigators staked out the store where they were to meet up, and 22-year-old Joseph Melton of Cedar Hill was seen entering the store and immediately going to the bathroom …

Due to the  Martin Luther King Holiday on Monday, January 16, 2023, the trash collection schedule by the City of Paris has changed as follows: If your regular scheduled day is Monday, we collect on Tuesday, January 17 If your typical scheduled day is Tuesday, we will gather on Wednesday, January 18 If your …

Due to cold weather, they postponed the parking stall striping on Clarksville in Paris until Tuesday, Jan. 17. A specific temperature is required for the paint to dry promptly. The time remains the same as planned. Stalls blocked very early morning 7:30 am contractor on site, starting the project after …

A Parade to honor the life and legacy of murdered Civil Rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., will be held Saturday in Paris. Participants in the parade will line up at 10:30 at the intersection of Martin Luther King, Jr. and 20th St. NE. The parade will begin at …

The State of Oklahoma executed a man convicted of killing an elderly couple and committing other crimes 20 years ago before authorities captured him in Texas. Thursday morning, 62-year-old Scott James Eizember received the lethal injection at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary in McAlester. They pronounced him dead at 10:15 am. …

Celina Police arrested a person in connection with a string of fires in the Celina area. Officers and firefighters worked a grass fire and found evidence that led them to Jonathan Andrew Hughes. They arrested him for arson, and police say he confessed to setting 12 additional arson-related cases in …

Hopkins County Meal-a-Day has a new director, Amanda Dietlin. The Meal-A-Day program delivers meals to seniors in the Hopkins County Area. If you want to apply for this service, call the Sulphur Springs Senior Center at (903) 885-1661. Volunteers to prepare and deliver the meals can also call this number.

A grand jury indicted a Lindale couple in connection with a hit-and-run that claimed a woman’s life in July. They charged 24-year-old Ryan Pruitt with an accident involving death and Tampering with Evidence and 27-year-old Kerissa Valenzuela with Tampering with Evidence. State Troopers say Pruitt was driving on the wrong …

Waller County Deputies say they found a woman decapitated in a small house in a rural area. They identified her as 21-year-old Angy Diaz and charged her husband, Jared James Dicus, with her murder. Investigators say there had been initial calls of disturbances made from the home.