The Gallagher Family Foundation is again sponsoring the Hopkins County Health Care Foundation’s Gala. The Gallaghers are champions of quality rural healthcare and believe in the work of the Foundation. We are so excited to have their support! Please get your tickets to the 18th Annual Gala before it is …

PARIS – Texas Department of Transportation officials announced that a rehab project to improve a portion of FM 1487 in Red River County begins on Monday, January 8. The contractor, AK Gillis & Sons LLC, Sulphur Springs, was granted 304 working days, weather permitting, to complete this project valued at …

The City of Paris Emergency Management Division is working with the United Way of Lamar County, the Salvation Army, and CitySquare Paris to open warming stations in case of bitterly cold and extended icing events that may occur during the winter. When conditions warrant, the City of Paris will request …

The U.S. Department of Justice has threatened to sue to stop a new Texas law that allows state and local police to arrest people suspected of illegally crossing the border unless Gov. Greg Abbott backs off of enforcing the law. Suppose Texas executes the law by next Wednesday, January 3. …

Paris Police reminded the public that using fireworks is prohibited within city limits. All fireworks found will be confiscated and destroyed. The punishment for possessing or setting off fireworks is a fine of up to $2,000.

  A roadside improvement project along a portion of US 271 begins on Wednesday, January 3. The contractor will remove trees and brush on the highway from FM 196 North in Lamar County to State Highway 37 in Red River County at Bogata. TxDOT has given the contractor 92 days …

Alfredo PeralezTitus County arrested 41-year-old Alfredo Peralez of Winfield on a warrant for Engaging in Organized Criminal Activity and six Class C warrants. He remains in the Titus County Jail on a $5,000 bond. Deputies arrested 50-year-old Jason David Vance of Pittsburg in Titus County for Possession of a Controlled …

Police were called to the scene at a Lufkin apartment complex after learning that two men were kicking at an apartment door. After checking the area, officers went to the apartment where the call came from, and an armed woman met them, yelling and cursing while charging forward with the …

A female inmate in the Smith County Jail is dead after she became unresponsive in the day room, and efforts to revive her were unsuccessful.EMS took 58-year-old Susan Taylor to UT Health, where she later died. They ordered an autopsy to determine the cause of Taylor’s death. Texas Rangers will …

Authorities made two arrests in connection with the death of 21-year-old Braden Wooten of Sulphur Springs, who was found dead in his home last Saturday, December 23. During the initial response, pills were located and believed to contain Fentanyl. Investigators and Deputies investigated to determine who provided the contraband to …