T.G. Givens Early Childhood Center invited parents to join their child for P.E. activities last week as part of “Take Your Parent to P.E. Week.” Parents were introduced to their child’s physical education program during the event and encouraged to engage throughout the year. The event encourages parents to stay …

An 11th-hour agreement averted a freight railroad strike last month. The third largest railroad workers union has voted against ratifying a proposed deal. Baylor University Operations and Supply Chain Management Professor Pedro Reyes says no rail service would put thousands more trucks on the road. And gasoline would be one …

Today is the deadline in Texas to register to vote in the November 8 General Election. All the top state offices and all seats in the U.S. House of Representatives are at stake. In addition, many school districts in Texas are holding bond elections. Early voting begins October 24 and …

The Paris Downtown Food Pantry is conducting its annual stuffing drive, intending to give 5,000 boxes to clients for Thanksgiving. Staff is available Monday through Friday between 8:00 am and Noon to receive the donated boxes through November 21. The pantry helps an average of 600 families per week in …

The Paris Chapter of the NAACP seeks volunteers to help care for historic African-American cemeteries. The NAACP’s Abandoned Black Cemetery Association has planned work days for Oct. 21, 22, 28, and 29 to clean up the neglected Greenwood/Baptist Cemetery on West Center Street. Other cemeteries that need work are Benevolent …

Mannequin Night is returning to downtown Paris this Saturday after a two-year absence. This year expect food trucks, local bands around the plaza, ghost tours, and the Zombie Walk kicking off the event at 6:00 pm. Mannequins will pose from 6:00 until 8:30 pm downtown around the square, with some …

  Titus County arrested 35-year-old Cesilia Puente Ramirez of Winfield for Manufacture/Delivery of a Controlled Substance, Tampering with Evidence, Theft of a Firearm, two warrants for Possession of a Controlled Substance, several marijuana violations, and Class C warrants. Her bonds total $74,000, and she remains in the Titus County Jail.

Hopkins County Law Enforcement Center Cumby Police learned Sunday night that a possibly stolen vehicle was eastbound on I-30 into Hopkins County. An officer located the vehicle and conducted a high-risk stop on the stolen vehicle. They arrested Vicente Bello-Uriostegui, 17, of San Antonio, for Unauthorized Use of a Motor …

Hopkins County gets a Democratic Headquarters, opening at 312 Church Street in Sulphur Springs. They will host a beans and cornbread lunch on Thursday from 11:30 am to 1:00 pm.

The Hopkins County Fall Festival officially starts this Saturday in Sulphur Springs. The Parade lineup is 9:00 am and begins at 10:00. The route is from Buford Park to Brookshires Grocery Store. Here’s the Fall Festival’s schedule of planned funtivities this year:  October: Hay Bale Contestants displayed all over town …