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The Paris–Lamar County Health District reported Tuesday there were 11 new cases of COVID. The latest number includes weekend cases that weren’t reported until Tuesday because of the holiday. The Texas DSHS reports 29 active cases in Lamar County, but the number of deaths from the virus remains steady …
Read More »Turner Pipe Warns Of Layoffs
The Paris News reports in Tuesday’s online edition that Turner Pipe has filed the paperwork for a possible large-scale layoff at the plant. The company said the cause is reduced customer orders associated with continuing uncertainties in the industry. However, the company did not say how many employees would be …
Read More »Hopkins County Bookings
Laura Elaine Ybanez A 19-year-old Sulphur Springs woman has been arrested for allegedly breaking into a home on Locust Street and stealing a PS3 game console and a bearded dragon lizard. Laura Elaine Ybanez was arrested for Criminal Trespass and Burglary of a Habitation. Her bond was set at $25,000. …
Read More »Can-Help Toiletry Drive To Benefit Hopkins County Schools
CAN-Help in Sulphur Springs is sponsoring a toiletry drive to support schools in Hopkins County. New items such as toothbrushes, toothpaste, mouthwash, shampoo, conditioner, soap, combs/brushes, deodorant, lotion, sanitary napkins can be dropped off at the Alliance Bank Main Branch or CAN Help on Gilmer Street between now and July …
Read More »125 Positive For COVID At Church Camp
Clear Creek Community Church in League City reports that more than 125 people who attended a church camp last week along the Texas Gulf Coast have now tested positive for COVID-19. The church’s lead pastor posted on the church’s website that hundreds were exposed to COVID-19 at camp. And hundreds …
Read More »From AARP – Do’s And Don’ts Of (Almost) Post Pandemic Travel
COURTESY BRUCE HOROVITZ Bruce, Rachel, Evelyne, and Becca After endless pandemic months, that vacation you and your family are finally planning to take this summer is going to be a bit different. Ours sure was. My family of four just returned from a late-spring trip that, due to COVID-19 safety precautions, was …
Read More »MAU Workforce Solutions Holding Instant Interviews
Paris, TX – July 2021 – In response to the labor shortage in Texas, Governor Abbott announced that Texas would opt out of federal unemployment benefits relating to COVID-19. Now, more than ever, Texans need fast access to work opportunities. MAU Workforce Solutions is helping people get back to work …
Read More »PJC Has High Student Retention Rate
Paris Junior College’s annual course retention rate remains strong, according to a yearly update provided to the Board of Regents at their monthly meeting Monday, June 28. The fall and spring 2020 semesters report show that, despite a pandemic, the institutional retention rate was 94 percent. “This report shows how …
Read More »PJC Releases Certified List Of Spring Graduates
Paris Junior College Paris Junior College is pleased to release the certified roll of graduates from the spring graduation ceremony of May 7, 2021. Texas students receiving associate degrees (by city): Brashear: Rachael Dotson, Jocelyn Helterbrand Commerce: Hunter Atkins Como: Kayla Harris, Erica Lawwill Cooper: Mitchell Green, Joseph Manners, Brayden …
Read More »New PJC Soccer Coach From Sulphur Springs; Soccer Team Tryouts July 17
Fernando Arellano, a native of Sulphur Springs, started July 1 as the new Women’s and Men’s Soccer Coach at Paris Junior college. New tryouts are already scheduled at Noyes Stadium for Saturday, July 17. “We are pleased to have Coach Arellano at PJC and look forward to this fall and …
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