A Smith County jury has sentenced a 91-year-old Tyler man to life in prison after convicting him of first-degree felony arson. They arrested Kermit Gabel in November 2020 for setting a vacant house on fire, and he pleaded not guilty. Prosecutors had previously offered a plea bargain for two years …

The increasing number of COVID infections in Lamar County and the immediate surrounding area has increased COVID-positive inpatients at Paris Regional Medical Center. Fortunately, PRMC officials have not seen a significant increase in ventilator usage or more extreme interventions. With the surge, the hospital COVID inpatient population is averaging around …

Families of the victims of Texas’ mass school shooting want the police officers criminally charged, but experts say that’s a high bar to clear. Professor Alex del Carmen teaches criminology at Tarleton State University in Fort Worth. He says there will be a lot of pressure on the district attorney …

Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller A growing number of Republicans want to update the nation’s marijuana laws. The latest is Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller, who says that the government should get out of the way regarding medicinal use. He says this is all about freedom. He compared the state’s current …

Many catching the coronavirus in this current surge are seeing few or no symptoms, but there is growing concern about what is known as long COVID. Dr. Monica Verduzco-Gutierrez [ver-‘doo-sco] at UT-Health San Antonio says that some patients continue to suffer long after testing negative. She says research is emerging …

The BATTLE OF THE BADGES Blood Drive invites everyone in the community to donate. Law Enforcement, Firefighters, and EMS sponsor the event Wednesday from 9:30 am to 3:00 pm at Love Civic Center on the Carter Blood Care Bus. Organizers say a local foundation contacted them and will donate $100 …

The 903 Sun Set concert series will continue Thursday night in downtown Paris with Tyler Bryant and his band, The Shakedown. Bryant was born in Paris and grew up in Honey Grove, and they describe his band as a blues-imbued brand of rock and roll. The free concert gets underway …

The Academy of Country Music Awards will be held next year on May 11 at the Ford Center at The Star in Frisco, an indoor football stadium at Dallas Cowboys team headquarters. The ACM will be exclusively live-streamed on Amazon Prime Video in 2023.

The DPS has identified the person killed in a single vehicle 18-wheeler crash Saturday on I-30 near Saltillo as 58-year-old Ronald Earvin of North Little Rock. State Troopers report that he ran off the road, went airborne into a creek, and struck a culvert. He was extracted from the wreckage …

Wesley Robert Rose Hopkins County Deputies arrested 39-year-old Wesley Robert Rose of Talco after a traffic stop in Sulphur Springs. He was arrested for Possession of a Controlled Substance and Paraphernalia and was in jail on a $10,000 bond. A search of his vehicle turned up methamphetamine and two glass …