The Inflation Reduction Act includes incentives to buy an electric car, which environmental activists say will cut down on global warming.  But the $7500 tax credits come with restrictions. They would only apply to cars that have a battery built in North America, using domestic components. Most lithium comes from …

The Paris City Council has called for a city charter amendment election for November 8. There are 24, mostly cosmetic proposed amendments recommended by a 16-member Charter Review Commission. The election will coincide with the General Election.   The council also approved a  $12.3 million pension bond. This would bring firefighters …

  Atoka and Choctaw County game wardens seized multiple electro-fishing devices and catfish taken with the devices at Hugo Lake. Investigators staked out the boat the  shocking equipment was in and arrested one man when he returned. Charges are pending with the Choctaw County district attorney’s office.

  Paris Community Theater is presenting a musical showcasing the 50s and 60s with music from the girl doo-wop groups. The play is The Marvelous Wonderettes and performances Aug 11 through 13th and 18th through 20th at 7:30. There will be a Sunday matinee at 2:30 pm Sunday the 14th. …

After deliberating for about 5 hours, a Dallas County jury has convicted Yasser Abdel Said of murdering his two teen-age daughters in a so called “ honor killing”. He was automatically sentenced to life in prison without parole, because prosecutors did not seek the death penalty in the case. Said …

Twenty-six-year-old Hector Hernandez of Mt Pleasant was arrested  on three counts of burglary coin operated machines. NO bond amount was set and he remains in the Titus County jail. He has a history of burglaries of coin operated machines, dating back to 2019.

An incoming freshman football player at Longview High School was  shot and killed Monday night at at an apartment complex in the city. Fourteen-year-old Rahsaan Jefferson was known to his friends and teammates as “Bobo”. Police were notified of the shooting, but before they arrived Jefferson had already been taken …

Forty-seven-year-old Marty Lee Kays was arrested on a charge of Possession of a Controlled Substance of more than 4 – 200 grams in a Drug Free Zone.  He remains in the Hopkins County jail under $30,000 bond. Twenty-three-year-old Bailey Owen Magnuson was arrested for Possession of a Controlled Substance in …

A Hawkins ISD elementary school student was injured when a school bus crashed on Hwy 14 in front of the school. The girl was taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries. Ten students were on bus at the time. They were returned to the campus for parents to pick …

  Paris ISD Elementary campuses will be taking proactive measures to ensure the safety of all students and staff. The following changes will be made for the 2022 – 2023 school year. Parents/guardians will be allowed to walk their children to their classrooms the first two days of school; however, …