Actor Matthew McConaughey on Sunday eliminated himself from consideration as a potential candidate for governor after months of toying with a campaign. McConaughey posted a video on his Twitter account saying he was honored they considered him for political leadership, but he would not take that path. McConaughey’s video was …

Sign-ups are ongoing for the Hopkins County Blue Santa toy program. Registration can be done online at CanHelpOnline.org. Documents needed for upload are proof of Hopkins County residency, birth certificate or proof of school enrollment for each child ages 1-14, proof of income or proof of SNAP, Medicaid, TANF, or …

The Harrison County Sheriff’s Office said last Saturday a man accidentally shot his 11-year-old daughter at a hunting lease near Young and Hickey roads in Hallsville. The family says she was Daisy Grace Lynn George, who died at a Longview hospital. She was a sixth-grader at Hallsville ISD.

Paris Junior College On Nov 22, the Paris Junior College Board of Regents received the 2020-2021 report on 2021-2030 Student Achievement Targets at their monthly meeting. “We’ve done well without targets,” said Dr. Pam Anglin, PJC President. “These are the same achievement targets that we’ve had for the last ten …

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There is a push to get people the COVID booster shot by the holidays. Dr. Brandon Henry at the Texas-based Southwest Research Institute says their studies show that everybody loses about 50-percent of their antibodies six months after getting the COVID shots. That puts them at risk. So last week, …

Republicans are bashing the Biden administration’s plans to release 50 million barrels from the strategic petroleum reserve. Texas Senator John Cornyn says the president has nobody to blame but himself for the high gas prices. The tanks, located underground in Texas and Louisiana, are the most extensive emergency supply of …

Taylor, Texas, has landed the new $17 billion Samsung Semiconductor Manufacturing facility. At a Tuesday press conference at the Governor’s mansion, Governor Abbott called this the most significant direct foreign investment in Texas ever. Samsung already has two plants in Austin. Construction is in January, and the facility expects to …

  From the= Lamar County Sheriff’s Office:  Drivers will find new stop requirements leading into and around downtown Paris over the next three months. Traffic signals downtown will be converted to flashing red lights and stop signs will be added to the intersections starting Dec. 6, 2021. The traffic study …

State Troopers joined Rockwall in a pursuit at the 88-mile marker of I-30 shortly before 5:00 am Tuesday of a vehicle allegedly displaying stolen license plates. The suspect vehicle went into the median at the FM 1570 and ended between the creek and the bridge. The incident trapped two occupants, …