Downtown Food Pantry will temporarily move its operations to the Lamar County Fairgrounds coliseum beginning May 10. While they pour concrete on their large parking lot, the pantry will redirect all those needing food to the fairgrounds. “All households will receive one pre-made box of food during this time,” said …

Federal funding for COVID testing is drying up. That’s a big problem, says Epidemiologist Dr. Catherine Troisi (tro-ee-see) with the UT-Health School of Public Health. She said that when there were a few tests over two years ago, they couldn’t tell what was happening in the community. Dr. Troisi fears …

Laredo-Colombia Bridge bridgehunter.com It will be border security as usual on the Laredo Bridge. No more enhanced safety checks are required from DPS, thanks to a new agreement between Governor Abbott and the Governor of the Mexican state of Nuevo Leon. However, DPS will continue the commercial vehicle safety checks …

A man wanted on multiple Collin County  felony warrants  was arrested in Choctaw County after a chase was initiated by Lamar County deputies on Hwy 271 north. The suspect , identified as Tyler Charles Payne of Anna allegedly hit a Hugo police car and he bailed from the vehicle near …

Red River County Courthouse Red River County Commissioner David Hutson has received a position to increase the pay of highly qualified part-time employees by $4 an hour. However, it would only apply to employees such as equipment operators or CDL licensed drivers.

The Red River Hospital Board has donated life-saving Automatic External Defibrillators to seven Volunteer Fire Departments in the County. The departments in Avery, Bagwell, Bogata, Boxelder, Rosalie, Annona, and Clarksville were receiving the machines.

The Farmers Bank Foundation hosts its first Battle of the Badges Basketball Game at Trinity Christian Academy in Paris Thursday (Apr 14) at 6:45. The Farmers Bank Foundation is donating $25,000. Additionally, they add the total money raised from the live and silent auctions to the donation. To determine who …

A Hunt County Interdiction Officer attempted to stop a vehicle on I-30, and it started a multi-agency high-speed pursuit Wednesday afternoon. The chase continued into Hopkins County and Sulphur Springs, where the driver exited the interstate and drove through the Walmart parking lot, causing a minor accident. The driver then …

Sulphur Springs ISD has announced the two top graduates for the Class of 2022. The Valedictorian is Joel Villarino, son of Dr. Mario Villarino and Dr. Leah Larsen. He wants to become a software engineer or developer but has not decided whether to attend UT-Austin or Rice University. The Salutatorian …