By Holly Ragan, Senior Market Development, CHRISTUS® Mother Frances Hospital – Winnsboro| Sulphur Springs, holly.ragan@christushealth.org Helping Ukraine In light of the news of the attacks on Ukraine, we would like to extend an opportunity to aid the community of Kharkiv (a city in northeast Ukraine). One of the hospital associates has a …

The Paris Community Theatre cordially invites you to a 1950s Murder Mystery Fundraiser East Side Story  It’s the D-Birds versus the Pit Vipers! Which group will be the murder victims, and which committed the crime? Come for the fun, the mystery, the music, the prizes, the awards, and the meal! …

Auditions for the musical “Marvelous Wonderettes” at Paris Community Theater will be on Monday and Tuesday, March 21 and 22, at 6:30 pm. The Marvelous Wonderettes is a show that tells the story of four female best friends who are performing at their senior prom in 1958 and then who …

The SkillsUSA team from Paris High School’s Career & Technology Education Department recently brought home two gold, two silver, and two bronze medals from the SkillsUSA District 5 competition at TSTC Waco. The students competed in multiple contests as individuals and teams. In the Mobile Robotics competition, Preston Thompson and …

Governor Abbott’s directive is on hold for now that officials should investigate parents of transgender teens for child abuse. Lambda Legal attorney Karen Loewy feels confident the state will fight a Travis County District Judge’s ruling that temporarily blocks the measure from taking effect. However, she says the governor’s order …

COVID continues to evolve, and the latest form has some scratching their heads. First, you’ve heard of the Delta variant and then omicron. Now, researchers have discovered what they’re calling Delta-Cron. Baylor infectious disease expert Dr. Peter Hotez says it contains genes from both variants. However, he’s more concerned about …

Delta County Deputies investigating a fire at an apartment building in the 1300-block of West Dallas in Cooper say the blaze was deliberately set. They have detained a juvenile on arson charges. Firefighters were dispatched to the scene Wednesday night and found the building and materials in the area adjacent …

A free flu-shot clinic will be held Wednesday, from 4:00 pm until 6:00 pm at the Lamar County HUB Center at 1128 Clarksville Street in Paris. They give vaccines on a first-come, first-served basis.

Red River County Courthouse The Red River County Commissioners Court meets Monday at 9:00 am in the courthouse annex and considers a ban on outdoor burning. The court will also consider providing election equipment to Avery, Bogata, and the Clarksville and Detroit school districts.

A Camp County jury convicted 69-year-old Mack Curtis Ivory of Intoxication Manslaughter in connection with the fatal crash that claimed the life of 65-year-old Marva Jewel Godbolt. She was a passenger in a vehicle driven by Ivory that went out of control, skidded across both road lanes, and hit a …