Franklin County Commissioners voted unanimously to enact a 90-day ban on outdoor burning effective immediately. They could rescind the burn ban based on a determination by the Forest Service or the court. The ban does not apply to burning related to health and safety as determined by the TCEQ, and …

Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar is reminding shoppers they can save money on clothes and school supplies during the state’s sales tax holiday on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, Aug. 5-7. State law exempts sales tax on qualified items, such as clothing, footwear, school supplies, and backpacks, priced below $100, saving shoppers …

Please Join Us for a Ribbon Cutting  Please join the CHRISTUS Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Institute along with CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Sulphur Springs at Gerald Prim Football Stadium for a ribbon cutting of the CHRISTUS Mobile Athletic Training Room (M.A.T.R) made possible through the Hopkins County Healthcare Foundation …

Last Wednesday, the Battle of the Badges at the Love Civic Center was hugely successful. We had a total of 33 units donated. Thank you to everyone who came out in the heat and presented and the sponsor of the giveaways. We are looking forward to another successful event next …

DUE TO THE HEAT, we will move this event inside the Sulphur Springs Senior Citizens Center. Come out and enjoy BINGO and some GREAT MUSIC. The Sulphur Springs Senior Citizen Center is at 150 Martin Luther King Blvd Sulphur Springs

A school marshal program has been available in Texas for eight years to train school staff to carry weapons, but only a few dozen school districts are taking advantage of it. That’s because many felt it wasn’t necessary and cost too much. But Dr. Alex DelCarmen, a criminologist and professor …

The World Health Organization has declared that the expanding monkeypox outbreak in more than 70 countries will now be a global emergency. The Texas Department of State Health Services reports the number of monkeypox cases is more than 180 in our state and at least 42 in North Texas. All …

They have repaired the dilapidated parking lot at the Paris Downtown Food Pantry, which will re-open at its regular location at 124 West Cherry Street today. Food will be given out Tuesdays from 1:30 pm to 4:30 pm, and Thursdays from 8:30 am to 11:30 am. Volunteers are needed on …

Lamar County Commissioners will meet twice this week. The Monday meeting is a regular session along with a budget workshop. The Tuesday meeting will be a training session for elected officials on “Harassment Prevention in the Workplace.”

North Lamar ISD accepted the resignation of Trustee Jimmy Fendley at last week’s meeting. The board approved using state and federal special funds to add ten extra days to the number of local paid leave days teachers receive because of COVID-19. The board also approved an interlocal agreement with the …