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 situation and conditions should be carefully monitored. Blount also recommended that commissioners extend the COVID …

The latest COVID report from the Paris Lamar County Health District released Tuesday afternoon shows there are no new fatalities, but there are 37 new cases of the virus. In addition, the county had six positive PCR and six positive Antigen tests.

Two women were hospitalized Monday evening in a head-on collision in Choctaw County. It happened on US-70 at Bokchito Creek, approximately 1.5 miles east of Soper. Highway Patrol Troopers say 38-year-old Nikisha Ford of Hobart crossed the center line and hit a vehicle driven by 29-year-old Brittany Record of Boswell. …

Paris Regional Medical Center invites the community to visit their Drug Take Back box in the hospital’s main lobby on Saturday between 10:00 am and 2:00 pm to discard unused prescription drugs safely. Park in the front parking lot and enter the hospital through the main doors under the covered …

Hopkins County arrested a 37-year-old Saltillo over the weekend after he allegedly assaulted his father while driving to work together. The victim suffered injuries to his rib and lip. The suspect was later arrested at his home for Assault and Family Violence with Bodily Injury. They enhanced the charge to …

Goodwill Industries has a Do-It-Yourself Show Us Your Halloween Costume Contest through Oct 31. It’s a chance to win a $50 gift card to any Northeast Texas Goodwill store. Use items from Goodwill to make the costume, then upload a photo to their Facebook page.

Tracy Lane Beatty TDCJ An East Texas death row inmate who murdered his mother in 2003 has filed a lawsuit to halt his execution, which is Nov 9. Tracy Lane Beatty, 61-year-old of Whitehouse, claims that he has an intellectual disability, exempting him from the death penalty. During the trial, …

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 …