Dallas captured a teenage fugitive wanted on a capital murder warrant from Texarkana. For four months, 17-year-old Kevonte Collins had been at large since he allegedly murdered two 18-year-olds and critically wounded a 17-year-old. There are no details on how they captured Collins.

The DPS is investigating a fatal 18-wheeler crash at around 8:00 am Monday on westbound I-30 about a mile east of Hooks. Troopers say 51-year-old Willie Davis of Atlanta, Georgia ran off the road and struck a metal pole. Officials pronounced him at the scene and stated that the road …

PARIS, Texas – Paris Regional Medical Center is excited to congratulate the students of Aikin Elementary School on winning the Name Our Robot competition and giving their robot her long-awaited name, Mira. In March, PRMC launched their first-ever competition to find a creative name for their new da Vinci Xi …

The United Way of Lamar County will be holding the second meeting of the Poverty Task Force on Wednesday, May 4, at noon in Lewis Hall, behind Paris Regional Medical Center. The United Way invites anyone but RSVP to jenny.wilson@lamarcountyuw.org. There is a lunch served.

We should learn this week the fate of the airline mask mandate. They extended until Tuesday, May 3, so the CDC could study the omicron sub-variant, which Texas A&M pandemic expert Dr. Gerald Parker says is nothing like its predecessors. A Florida judge ended the mask mandate, ruling that the …

Van Zandt County Sheriff Steve Hendrix has announced his resignation following his arrest and indictment. They are accusing him of lying to investigators when he swore one of his deputies did not strike a handcuffed jail inmate. Hendrix’s resignation letter says he will step down on May 14. Hendrix, his …

Most property owners will receive appraisal notices in the middle of May, and Lamar County Chief Appraiser Stephanie Lee says property values are on the increase. The reason is that the real estate market has been robust, and prices have risen dramatically. The good news is that the school district …

A Lamar County jury convicted 23-year-old Colby Bryant Flowers of Paris of Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon and Felon in Possession of a Firearm. Court documents show that Flowers fired multiple shots at a vehicle occupied by three people after an apparent argument through text messages. Flowers took the …