About two-thirds of construction companies in Texas say a shortage of workforce is leading to delays. Associated General Contractors Chief Economist Ken Simonson says 70 percent of companies cannot find qualified workers. He says the federal government spends $6 on college prep for every $1 spent on career training. The …

  The Texas Department of State Health Services Coronavirus Dashboard reported Thursday that the number of COVID cases in Lamar County has soared to 868.  A total of 169 people have died from the virus in the county.

Derald Bulls has been named the new Executive Director of City Square. Since 2017, the organization has been fighting poverty, homelessness and providing friendship to those in need in Paris and Lamar County. Bulls is no stranger to community service, having served with Paris Regional Medical Center, PJC, Rotary, and …

Saturday is a Free First Responders Breakfast at First Christian Church on 20th NE in Paris. Serving times 8:00 am until 9:30 am. Paris Coffee Company will provide the coffee, and the meal will include Eggs, Bacon, Sausage, Ham, Gravy, Hash Browns, and Biscuits. First Responders can guess the number …

Gasoline prices jumped slightly this week, up to two cents a gallon, according to AAA-Texas. Dan Armbruster says their survey shows the average now at $2.81 a gallon statewide. The good news he says is after we pass Labor Day, prices should start coming down

Collin County Deputies arrested three suspects in connection with a failed robbery in Melissa that resulted in the shooting of a 13-year-old. Deputies saved the shot teen’s life, who stopped the bleeding with a tourniquet. Cung Hup, Zenzele Dube, and Bawi Bik, ages unavailable, have been charged with Aggravated Robbery, …

  The Texas Department of State Health Services Coronavirus Dashboard reports 373 active cases of COVID 19 in Hopkins Country. There have been 125 deaths in the county from the virus.

CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital: Sulphur Springs will host a COVID Vaccine Clinic every Friday morning from 9:00 to noon in the hospital’s main lobby until further notice. The available vaccines include Moderna, Pfizer, and Johnson & Johnson. Effective immediately, boosters are available for the immunocompromised. Effective September 20, 2021, boosters will …

The Wall that Heals, a three-quarter-sized replica of the Vietnam War Memorial in Washington, will be in Sulphur Springs from Thursday, November 4 through Sunday, November 7. The trailer that hauls the Wall contains a mobile education center. The trailer’s exterior shows a timeline of “The War and The Wall” …

Erin Wilson Titus County jail A combined investigation by Child Protective Services and Mt. Pleasant Police resulted in the arrest of a former child care work. Officials booked 25-year-old Erin Wilson, who worked at KidzKare Academy on West Pecan Street in Mt. Pleasant, into the Titus County Jail on a …