Hopkins County Sheriff Lewis Tatum and another deputy were fired upon Tuesday afternoon when they attempted to serve a warrant on Blaine Sartin on Hwy 11 East in Pickton. Officers returned fire and then called SWAT. Sartin barricaded himself inside the residence. When SWAT entered the home, Sartin was found …

Lamar County Courthouse The Lamar County Commissioners Court has let the ten-day ban on outdoor burning expire. Emergency Management Coordinator Quincy Blount recommended that the ban not be renewed but stressed that we are still in a drought and conditions should be carefully monitored. Blount also recommended that commissioners extend …

In Paris, a man was knocking on doors and pointing a gun at residents in an apartment complex on Stone Avenue. Police witnessed Robert Neal Hocker, 59, of Clarksville, standing in front of an apartment, pointing a semiautomatic pistol at the apartment door before he dropped the gun, and officers …

The Hopkins County Sheriff’s Posse and the DEA hold a “Drug Takeback Day” Saturday from 10:00 until 2:00 pm in the Walmart parking lot. Everyone is encouraged to bring out-of-date or unneeded prescription drugs or a deceased family member’s leftover prescription drugs.

The man who sold a pistol to a man who used it to hold four people hostage inside a Colleyville synagogue before being fatally shot by the FBI was sentenced to eight years in prison Monday. Thirty-three-year-old Henry Dwight Williams pleaded guilty to Felon in Possession of a Firearm in …

Although there was no jackpot in Saturday night’s Powerball, one person from Paris matched five numbers and won a million dollars. The new millionaire purchased the winning ticket at the Tiger Mart at 3070 NE Loop 286.

The Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans, Inc. recently announced that Paris High School senior Johnathan Young is among the 106 high school seniors who are the recipients of its esteemed 2023 Horatio Alger National Scholarship. As a National Scholar, Young will receive a $25,000 college scholarship and access to …

Have you ever been camping? If not, how would you like to get started? Do you know your camping comfort level? Cooper Lake State Park is a perfect place to explore camping since the park has such a wide variety of overnight opportunities! The park contains two unique units perched …

The Texas Department of Public Safety served Sgt. Juan Maldonado with termination papers Friday. He was the first trooper to lose his job in the fallout over the hesitant response to the May attack of Robb Elementary school Uvalde. The department offered no details about his role at the scene …