The City of Paris Sanitation Department will close on Thursday and Friday for the Thanksgiving holiday. Regular collection will resume on Monday. The Compost Site is closed Thursday, Friday, and Saturday this week.

Gifts of Love for Meals on Wheels recipients are in full swing. These are all seniors, individuals with disabilities, or veterans who otherwise would go without this holiday season and who’ll most likely spend the holidays alone. Your gift will mean the world to them, & for less than $25, …

The 46th Annual Paris Fitness and Aquatics Turkey Trot will be Thanksgiving Day beginning at 7:45 at the Love Civic Center Pavillion. It includes a 5k run and a 1-mile fun run. Sign up for the Turkey Trot is at Paris Fitness and Aquatics 1025 Deshong in Paris or online …

In a wrongful death lawsuit, the 276th District Court in Mt Pleasant has awarded the Combest family $730 million. Toni Combest was killed in a wreck with an 18-wheeler hauling a propeller for a Navy submarine. It happened in February of 2016 on a bridge on Highway 271. The truck, …

Spoons BBQ in Lone Star is closing for Thanksgiving Day but will be open from 11:00 am to 5:00 pm to serve those in the Lone Star and the surrounding area needing a traditional Thanksgiving dinner. Volunteers and donations would be appreciated. You can call 903-656-1627 for information.

Charles Ray Perkins Officials arrested 48-year-old Charles Ray Perkins of Mt Pleasant for Obstruction or Retaliation and Terroristic Threat against a family or household member. The bond was $12,500.

Rodney Edward Petrrea Hopkins County Deputies responded to a Cumby address after receiving a 911 call from an inactive cell phone. The deputies contacted a man, a woman, and two children leaving the camper trailer, but they denied making the call. Deputies searched the camper and found marijuana, paraphernalia, and …

The Hopkins County United Way reported a campaign total at the last report meeting of $185,972.56, well above the goal of $150,000. And the campaign has also received significant contributions since then. As a result, the Campaign thermometer on Gilmer St., across from CVS, will be officially updated on Wednesday, …

A State trooper arrested a man who fled on foot after driving the wrong way on Interstate 20 in Van Zandt County and crashed his car into an 18-wheeler early Sunday morning. The suspect, Christian Gomez, whose hometown was not available, was taken to an area hospital to treat unknown …

Cooper, TX— December is an excellent time to explore ‘Cooper Lake State Park.’ There are still late fall colors hanging on for viewing early in the month. You can see our robust population of white-tailed deer browsing in our prairies and along the forest edges, and you can hear the …