Paris Junior College sponsors the Red River Valley RSVP program of AmeriCorps Seniors, and the United Way of Lamar County helps fund it. By Kelly Hamill, RSVP Coordinator This September 11, Americans across the nation will mark the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. The Red River Valley Retired & …

The Justice Department issues a new warning to anyone who interferes with a woman seeking an abortion. U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland says his staff will enforce the Face Act of 1994, which has civil and criminal penalties for someone who tries to stop or intimidate a woman who may …

Governor Abbott’s polling numbers are at an all-time low. A poll from the UT Politics Project and the Texas Tribune shows 52 percent of those surveyed believe the state is on the wrong track. There are 50 percent disapproving of the governor’s job performance, and 41 percent approve. SMU Political …

  The Texas Department of State Health Services Coronavirus Dashboard reports three new deaths in Lamar County for a total of 172. There were, as of Monday night, an estimated 939 active cases of COVID in the county. On Friday afternoon, PRMC had nearly 40 people hospitalized with COVID-19, but …

Paris Regional Medical Center welcomes seven new ICU nurses added to the staff. In addition, they have two new respiratory therapists on the team due to the recent surge of COVID. Hospital officials say that COVID patients make up 80% of the PRMC’s ICU.

With new COVID-19 cases on the rise of Lamar County, Paris Junior College has offered COVID testing four days a week, starting Tuesday, Sep 7. In addition, drive-through testing will be held at the Hunt Center on the east side of campus, accessed from Collegiate Drive just south of Clarksville …

John Elton Holt Brandon Lee McClinton-Elmore James McKellhany Titus County arrested three men for child sex crimes. They arrested 53-year-old John E. Holt of Talco, 25-year-old Brandon McClinton-Elmore of Sulphur Springs, and 45-year-old James McElhenny of Plano, charging each with Online Solicitation of a Minor. All three remain in jail. …

Wolfe City ISD in Hunt County will be closed all this week because of the surge of COVID-19. Plans are for the district to reopen on Monday, September 13. Twenty-three students and eight staff tested COVID-19 positive. More than 100 students were out on Friday in connection to the outbreak. …

A high-speed chase ensued Sunday night after a Cumby Police Officer initiated a traffic stop on I-30. The pursuit continued to Northeast Hopkins County, where the vehicle was disabled in the Dike community. The suspects then fled on foot. Two of the suspects were captured shortly before 11:00 Sunday night, …

Sulphur Springs Meal A Day is in desperate need of an In-Town Route Driver on Thursdays. It will only take you about an hour. Meal A Day is also in desperate need of Cooks on Thursdays. We could use more cooks every day, but Thursday is our greatest need right …