Pizza for Breakfast – Why not?                If you have ever visited the Texas Hill country around Fredericksburg or New Braunfels, you are aware that the peak of peach season has arrived!  Although a little later this year due to the Texas heat and dry conditions, peaches are still sweet …

A regular meeting of the Sulphur Springs ISD school board was held on Monday, August 8, 2022. PUBLIC FORUM No one requested to address the Board during the Public Forum portion of the meeting. ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS Veronica Arnold presented information re: Food Services purchasing for 2022-2023 school year. 2022-2023 Faculty/Adult …

Hopkins County deputies responded to a disturbance in the Dike area and determined that 46-year-old Kenneth George Andrews had been in an argument and fired multiple shots at his son.  The son ran to his grandfather’s home to seek safety and Andrews chased him there, continuing to fire. Deputies recovered …

  Fifty-year-old Carmen D. Hodgson of Bogota, was arrested on 2 counts of Possession of a Controlled Substance. No other information was available. Twenty-seven-year-old Kiana S. Brooks of Mt. Pleasant, was arrested on 2 Dallas County warrants for Aggravated Robbery and Robbery. Brooks was also charged on traffic and misdemeanor …

While not spreading like covid, cases of monkeypox are on the rise. Some are now calling for the same type of contact tracing we did during the Covid pandemic Dr. Rodney Rohde [[row-dee]] at Texas State University says, during the pandemic, people were notified when they were in close contact …

Texas ranchers, who are dealing with dried out fields and dried up ponds, are selling off their herds. Experts say this will likely have a long-term impact.  Gary Joiner with the Texas Farm Bureau says, when ranchers are selling their breeding stock now, that means fewer cows in the future. …

The mayor of New York is asking the White House for federal help to deal with the bus-loads of migrants arriving in his city. Texas Governor Greg Abbott recently announced he was sending migrants who had been stopped at the border with Mexico to New York, in addition to Washington, …

Because of the continuing danger of wildfires, the Lamar County Commissioners Court voted Monday to extend the current ban on outdoor burning through September 12. The court made the decision based on consultation with the Lamar County Department of Emergency Management, and the Lamar County Volunteer Fire Departments.

Applications for the Slade Baker Memorial Scholarship for Lamar County residents wanting to attend the Fire Academy are now being accepted. The $2500 scholarship will be awarded based on public service and a 500 word submitted essay. Applications should be submitted to the Paris Fire Department, Attn: Slade Baker Memorial …