East Texas is expecting thousands of people traveling into the area to experience the Great American Total Solar Eclipse on April 8. And those numbers are expected to boost the local economy. Prominent economist Dr. Ray Perryman says the impact could be about $200 million, and most of the …

  Hopkins County arrested Collie Everrett Duran Tuesday on two outstanding felony warrants. They charged him with Revocation of Bond on two charges of Possession of more than four but less than 200 grams of a Controlled Substance and Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon. Deputies arrested Patrick …

  A Gilmer man accused of killing his ex-girlfriend and her sister in November pleaded not guilty to capital murder in Upshur County District Court Tuesday afternoon. Upshur County has charged 41-year-old Alvin Charles McKnight, Jr., in the shooting deaths of 37-year-old Dermetrica Waters and 35-year-old Mandy Ray. He remains …

By Butch Burney Need glasses for the upcoming Total Solar Eclipse? Want a T-shirt and sticker? We know where you can get them. We have eclipse merchandise at the Chamber of Commerce, including T-shirts, stickers, and glasses. With tens of thousands of visitors targeting Hopkins County for April 8, act …

Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar  (AUSTIN) —To make economic information more accessible and understandable, Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar announced his office is updating the design and content of its Fiscal Notes publication, leveraging his agency’s wealth of data and highly knowledgeable subject-matter experts. In addition to traditional stories, the Comptroller’s office will regularly …

Texas families can lock in today’s cost of undergraduate resident tuition and schoolwide required fees at Texas public colleges and universities by enrolling their children in the tax-advantaged Texas Tuition Promise Fund® before the close of the current general enrollment period on February 29.* “I’m encouraging Texas families and individuals …

In response to the ongoing challenges of housing affordability, 29-year- old entrepreneur Zachary Bergenholtz has launched Invest Lamar, LLC., a City of Paris-based real estate investment firm focused on land development and new rental housing communities and apartments. Backed by an initial investment exceeding $6 million from Bergenholtz and private …

Steak Wars Van Paris, Texas– Paris Steak Wars, the sizzling annual steak cook-off competition, proudly announces that it has raised over $87,000 for the Boys and Girls Club of Paris in the last three years. This community event, organized by Iron Communities, has become a cherished tradition, bringing together steak …

Submitted by Richard McIntire, VFW Post 3990 in Paris, TX On 17 February, VFW District 12 had its quarterly meeting in Sulphur Springs. Region 12 has 11 posts across East Texas. Each year, the VFW gives a Teacher of the Year award to a teacher who has demonstrated patriotism to …

Texas Governor Greg Abbott announced he intends to build an 80-acre military base camp near Eagle Pass for the Texas Military Department. The “Forward Operating Base Eagle will provide a base for 1,800 Texas National Guard and other “Texas Military” dispatched with orders at the Texas-Mexico border. Texas can expand …