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Paris City Council OK’s Tax Rate, Budget

The Paris City Council has given final approval to a tax rate of 45.37 cents per $100 property valuation. The new rate is 2.7 cents less than the previous tax rate. Revenue will be higher, however, because of the increase in property values. The council also approved a $47. 2 …

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Lamar County COVID Update

The Paris Lamar County Health District reports that there were 40 new positive PCR, 80 new positive Antigen, and eight new positive Antibody tests as of Thursday evening. They said there are no recent fatalities. Meanwhile, the Texas DSHS reports 972 active COVID cases in the county. Since the pandemic …

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Cops and Rodders In Paris

Lamar County Adopt-A-Cop’s Cops-N-Rodders will be at South Main Iron in Paris on Saturday (Sep 18) from 9:00 am-3:00 pm. Classic cars, modern muscle, and custom cars and motorcycles will all cruise through town. Activities include a donut eating contest, rock, paper, scissors contest, and a BBQ lunch.

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Titus County COVID Update

The Texas Department of State Health Services Coronavirus Dashboard shows that as of Thursday, the number of active cases of COVID in Titus County had increased to 524. Since testing began, there have been a total of 91 COVID deaths in the county.

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Titus County Deputy Arrest Man For Failure To Register

James Michael Cagle Titus County SO Facebook Page From Titus County SO Titus County Sheriff’s Investigator Scott Wildey investigated Violation of Sex Offenders Duty to Register on suspect James Michael Cagle. Upon conclusion of the investigation, he discovered that James Michael Cagle did not register his online accounts with the …

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Hopkins County COVID Update

The Texas Department of State Health Services Coronavirus Dashboard shows that there were 432 active cases of COVID in Hopkins County as of Thursday. Since testing began, there have been 129 total deaths from COVID-19 in the county.

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Sulphur Springs Man Sentenced For Felony DWI, FTA

Larry Tyrone Goodson A jury sentenced a Sulphur Springs man with a criminal history of more than two dozen arrests on more than 40 charges to a lengthy stay in prison. Judge Eddie Northcutt sentenced 50-year-old Larry Tyrone Goodson after pleading guilty to Felony DWI and Failure to Appear to …

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Two Sentenced For Sexual Assaults

Fernando Santana-Vasquez Two Sulphur Springs men pleaded guilty in Hopkins County District Court to separate sexual assault cases. Reportedly, 51-year-old Fernando Santana-Vasquez claimed guilty to Sexual Assault of a Child and received four years in prison and a $4,000 fine. Jose Juan Eduardo Santana A court sentenced 31-year-old Jose Juan …

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Collin County Wedding Planner Sentenced For COVID Relief Fraud

SHERMAN, Texas – The Eastern District of Texas sentenced a Murphy man to federal prison for perpetrating a scheme to obtain more than $3.3 million fraudulently. It was in Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans guaranteed by the Small Business Administration (SBA) under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) …

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MAU Workforce Solutions Holding Hiring Event On Sept. 23

  PARIS, TX – MAU Workforce Solutions is holding a hiring event at the Hampton Inn from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm Thursday, Sept 23, to fill immediate job openings with the MAU team at Kimberly-Clark in Paris. By attending the hiring event, candidates will go through the entire interview …

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