There are no plans yet to distribute the COVID-19 vaccine to rural hospitals. John Henderson, president and CEO of the Texas Organization of Rural and Community Hospitals says the Pfizer vaccine comes bundled in doses of 975. Most rural hospitals don’t have that many employees. The Moderna vaccine could arrive …

Pump Track Paris Facebook Page A joint effort by the City of Paris, Lamar County Chamber of Commerce, businesses, and interested community members has made Pump Track Paris a reality. They have already planned an international event for the community. The Red Bull Pump Track World Championship Qualifier Race will …

A man arrested Sunday after an altercation at the I-30 rest area in Cumby now faces additional charges. Reportedly, 62-year–old Allen Dayne Lawson, of Quitman, engaged in a conflict with a truck driver. The trucker hit Lawson over the head with pliers before a Cumby police officer broke up the …

Texas Parks and Wildlife says a mountain lion legally killed by a deer hunter in Hunt County this week could be the same animal spotted last month in Rowlett and this month in Princeton. The mountain lion was an adult male that weighed nearly 160 pounds.

Titus County Judge Brian Lee reports that there were 71 active cases of COVID-19 in the county, which is down from 100 last week. The county has a total of 42 deaths from the virus. Free testing continues at 203 west 20th Street Suite C, seven days a week from …

Fort Worth Police Officer Zach Briseno One of Fort Worth’s newest police officers is a true inspiration. While serving in Iraq in 2007, 35-year-old Zach Briseno lost both of his legs below the knee in an IED blast. Briseno was one of 24 graduates in the Fort Worth Police Department’s …

The run-off election for Place 1 on the Sulphur Springs City Council was Tuesday. It was a close race with Jay Julian defeating Mark Bradley 122-98.

Twenty-two people are currently in the COVID Unit of Christus Mother Frances-Sulphur Springs. The latest Hopkins County profile from GoGetTested.com shows that during the current two-week period, there were 19 school-aged cases, up from nine last week. There are 209 new cases, an 11% increase from the following two-week period.

PARIS – Texas Department of Transportation officials announced that a $1.7 million grant approved by the Texas Transportation Commission at its December meeting would fund improvements at Sulphur Springs Municipal Airport in Hopkins County. They will use the funds for planned pavement improvements through the City of Sulphur Springs and …

The Paris City Council has unanimously named Thomas McGonigle the new Fire Chief. He’s been serving as interim-chief since former Chief Larry Wright announced his retirement. Yesterday was Wright’s last day on the job. City Manager Grayson Path, who interviewed 15 people for the job out of a field of …