City Square Paris presents a Spootakular Senior Bingo Thursday, Oct 27, at 1:00 pm on the City Square campus. Visiting Angels and Summit Hospice are sponsors. Free lunch will be served at 12:30. RSVP to City Square by the 26th to reserve your spot.

The 30-year-old man charged with capital murder in the fatal shooting of two healthcare workers at Methodist Hospital in Dallas was on parole. Authorities had permitted him to be at the medical facility for the birth of a child of his significant other. Nestor Hernandez opened fire at the hospital …

The United Way of Lamar County announced that this year’s campaign has now reached more than $346,000, more than 60% of its goal of $575,000. The Commercial Division is at 104% of intent, the government division at 50%, the industry division at 18%, and the Business/Professional Division at 103%. The …

Early voting for the Nov. 8 General Election begins at 8:00 am Monday. It ends at 5:00 pm Nov. 5. At the national level, voters will choose between Incumbent Pat Fallon, Oro Omere, and Libertarian John Simmons for Congress. Statewide are races for Governor, Lt. Governor, Attorney General, Ag Commissioner, …

Coffee City Police arrested a Chandler man for violating a protective order after a juvenile female named on order was in his car. Police arrested 48-year-old Darren McKinley on the Smith County charge and booked him into the Henderson County Jail. They returned the girl to her parents.

The Sulphur Springs Senior Citizens Center is now under new leadership. Dawna Pryor of Dike has been named the new coordinator of the organization. She has worked for 17 years for Kroger in the Mesquite and Balch Springs area and has extensive experience coordinating events and organizing group activities.

A crowd of over 7500 people was on hand Saturday for the Hopkins County Chamber of Commerce World Championship Stew Contest. There were 167 cooking teams on hand. About 50% prepared chicken stew, more than 30 cooked super stew and about 40 teams cooked beef. The Hopkins County Chamber of …

In My Closet, a project of the Hopkins County Health Care Foundation, is an opportunity for Hopkins County women undergoing breast cancer treatment to get wigs, caps, and prosthetics in Sulphur Springs for free. In My Closet is a project of the Hopkins County Health Care Foundation, which started in …

Our thoughts and prayers are with the family and friends of Captain Robby Bragg, a valued member of our Mount Pleasant Fire Department family for 28 years. Unfortunately, Captain Bragg succumbed last night to injuries sustained in a tragic accident while visiting friends in the Tyler area. Captain Bragg dedicated …

The Paris News reports that a former Reno PD Lieutenant is suing the City of Reno in federal court. The suit alleges the city violated the Americans with Disabilities Act and Texas Labor Laws. Lt. David Jernigan filed the lawsuit in April but amended it earlier this month. He says …