At a special noon meeting Thursday, the Sulphur Springs ISD Board named  Brandon Shaver to be the the new Wildcats Head Basketball Coach. Shaver had  been Head Basketball Coach at Longview-PIne Tree for the past two years, and before that served as a coach at several schools in Louisiana. He’s  a …

  A special meeting of the Sulphur Springs ISD school board was held Thursday, June 3, 2021. PUBLIC FORUM Several community members addressed the Board re: the hiring of the new head Boys Basketball Coach. PERSONNEL Retirement Dwayne McMeans      Asst. Administrator                                         High School Resignations Kim Anderson             Speech Therapist                                            …

Budweiser promotes free alcohol as a reward for getting the COVID shot, but addiction experts say that’s sending the wrong message. Dr. John Roache with the University of Texas health system says promoting alcohol as a reward ignores the damage of addiction. The White House announced a “National Month of …

One person was hospitalized in undisclosed condition at a Dallas hospital after a Paris Police Officer shot him. The incident began after officers responded to a single-vehicle crash 1600-block of NE 34th St. where the driver had left the scene. They located him at his residence, and during the investigation, …

U.S. Rep Pat Fallon U.S. Congressman Pat Fallon will host a Town Hall Meeting at 5:00 Thursday evening in Blossom to update his work in Washington and receive feedback from his constituents. It will be at Lamar Electric Cooperative, 5225 Highway 82 East in Blossom.

The Johnny Stallings Memorial Great Paris Turtle Float is this Saturday at 10:00 am at the Love Civic Center in Paris. All proceeds benefit the Boys & Girls Club of the Red River Valley. As always, the race will be at the Love Civic Center in Paris. The public will …

The Southern Drag Boat Association’s races are back at Lake Crook this Saturday and Sunday. The sport of drag boat racing is a different arena for spectators, as you can get up close and personal with the drivers and crews and see what it takes to prepare a boat for …

Devin McEwin, 41, of Avery, pleaded guilty in federal court to bribery at the Red River Army Depot. McEwin was at the depot working in purchasing electrical supplies. The state accused him of taking a $21,000 bond from Jeffrey Harrison of Texarkana. Harrison and Justin Bishop of Clarksville were vendors …

Tickets are on sale now for the annual Spring Concert by the Northeast Texas Choral Society under the direction of Carol Allen. The theme of this concert is I’ll Fly Away, and it will feature the 65-piece choir singing Gospel and Spiritual songs. Director Carol Allen said the show answers …

Christus Mother Frances Hospital–Sulphur Springs will host a Vaccination Clinic Saturday from 9:00 until noon at Morning Chapel Missionary Baptist Church. For more information, contact Holly Ragan at 903.439.4033.