Deadline to register is Monday, March 21 To assist those affected by COVID-19, Paris Junior College is offering one free eight-week flex term class, starting Monday, March 21. PJC will be closed for Spring Break March 14-18, so students would be advised to register by Friday, March 11. “Our …

Cast and crew members of Paris Junior College Drama’s 2021-2022 “Raise Your Voice!” season “These Shining Lives” recently found additional inspiration and knowledge from the PJC History and Watchmaking departments. The play opens Thursday and continues through Sunday, March 3-6. Centering on four young women in the 1920s working for …

COVID cases may be on the decline, but the health problems are sticking around. Those who have recovered from COVID say that the road back to normal is not easy. Rob Smith of San Antonio says he used to run five miles a day, but more than a year after …

President Biden is coming to Fort Worth next Tuesday to discuss his push for improved health care for military veterans. During his State of the Union address, he said it’s unclear if some of the environmental conditions U.S. troops face during combat can lead to long-term health problems like cancer. …

The Texas Health and Human Services Commission provide more than $310 million in emergency Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program food benefits for March. As a result, all SNAP households will receive a minimum of $95 in emergency allotments. This additional emergency allotment should appear in recipients’ accounts by March 31.

The Paris- Lamar County Health District reported Wednesday that COVID attributed to one new death in the county. Meanwhile, there were 0 positive PCR tests, three positive Antigen tests, and 0 positive antibody tests. There are currently 59 active cases of COVID in the county.

The Red River Army Depot has announced laying off 100 contract personal and government term employees. The Depot cited declining workload and projected reductions. RRAD previously reduced its workforce by nearly 200 in October, citing the same reasons.

The 2022 Hopkins County Chamber of Commerce Leadership Class has adopted the rehabilitation of Kids Kingdom as its class project. And just like when they constructed it in 1995, everyone is invited to help. The Leadership Class has designated the weekend of April 22-24 as the workdays. They will re-stain …

Hopkins County Law Enforcement Center Hopkins County Sheriff Lewis Tatum reports that the county jail has received an excellent 100 rating on the last state inspection. In addition, the jail’s nurse got an exceptionally high rating, and inspectors said they would like to use her protocols, especially dispensing inmate medication, …

Greenville Police worked a shooting in the 6300-block of Stonewall where they found a 20-year-old man accidentally shot with an airsoft pellet gun. Paramedics flew him to a hospital in Plano, with no other information available.