Subsidized Child Care Program Expanded With Emphasis On Industries Hit Hardest By Pandemic AUSTIN – The Texas Workforce Commission provides extra help to the service industry, which was hit hard by the pandemic, by providing 12 months of free child care to low-income parents employed in the service industry. TWC has an …

  The City of Mt Pleasant invites citizens to help plan the future of Mount Pleasant at a Kickoff Community Forum on Saturday, October 9, starting at 10:00 am until 2:00 pm at the Mount Pleasant Civic Center. The come-and-go event for all community stakeholders is an integral part of …

Besser Pro, an axle manufacturer for trailer applications, has purchased the former Winfield facility in the NW Industrial Park in Paris, Texas. Besser Pro acquired the 30,000 square-foot building after determining the Paris location would be a good fit for their workforce and logistical needs. In September, the PEDC finalized …

They removed thousands of Haitians and other illegal immigrants from an encampment in Del Rio, and U.S. officials defended a solid response to the situation. That included immediately expelling the immigrants to their Caribbean homeland. Texas National Guard and Texas DPS vehicles are parked for miles along the border to …

Tuesday, there was a hearing regarding a temporary restraining order against the dress code recently adopted by the Paris ISD. Lamar County District Judge Wes Tidwell ruled to uphold the ruling, meaning that masks will be strongly encouraged but temporarily not required for Paris ISD students, staff, and visitors. The …

The Paris–Lamar County Health District reports one new death from COVID-19. There were also nine new Positive PCR’s, 12 Positive Antigen, and one Positive Antibody test. Meanwhile, the Texas DSHS reports 959 active cases of the virus in Lamar County. Statewide, Tuesday, Health officials reported 10.534 new COVID cases, 346 …

They’ve recaptured the inmate who escaped from a Southeast Oklahoma state prison in Oklahoma City. The inmate, 38-year-old Rodney Williams, had escaped from the Jim E. Hamilton Correctional Center in Hodgen Saturday night. He was serving 15 years for drug trafficking.

Ramseur Baptist Church will be hosting its Centennial Celebration on Sunday, September 26, at 10:30 am. They will be honoring 100 years since the church’s founding in 1921. For more information, visit rbcparis.org.

(L) Pam Sellers (r) Tom Sellers Photo Courtesy of Jake Caddell The Independent Bankers Association of Texas has named Tom Sellers of Sulphur Springs its new Chairman. Sellers is the Chairman of the Board and CEO of Alliance Bank. Formed in 1974, the Independent Bankers Association of Texas represents Texas …

Jessie Wayne Petrea Hopkins County Deputies arrested 28-year-old Jessie Wayne Petrea of Sulphur Springs on a warrant for Violating Bond or a Protective Order multiple times. They transported him to the Hopkins County Jail on the third-degree felony charge, where the bond is $100,000. Christopher Francis Matthews Hopkins County Deputies …