Willie William’s opens UIL’s next two years at Region 8 In October we found out which classification each school would be in. Yesterday we found out the districts. The Paris Wildcats will be in district 7-4A Division I which consists of: Boxes were cut open at 9:00 am Monday for …

The Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) is a program that offers free tax help to people in Lamar County who generally make $56,000 or less, persons with disabilities and limited English-speaking taxpayers who need assistance in preparing their own tax returns. The VITA site at 2340 Lamar Avenue will be …

The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation is investigating after human skeletal remains were found by hunters in Latimer County. The remains were found in a creek near Hartshorne and they ordered an autopsy to determine the identity and cause of death of the person. Regents at Southeastern Oklahoma State University …

Red River County Deputies made two major drug busts last week. They arrested Robert Tyler Smith, of Blossom, after a traffic stop and a deputy found six grams of crystal meth in his pickup. He was released after posting bond. They arrested Mihaly Moldovan, of South Carolina, on Thursday after …

Local, State and Federal authorities are searching for the suspect who robbed the Cap-Tex Bank in Bonham Friday morning. Investigators say the suspect, who did not display a weapon, followed an employee into the bank and ordered her to open the vault. He then took the money and locked the …

Testimony is scheduled to begin this morning in the sexual abuse trial of a Paris man facing multiple charges of sexual abuse. The state is accusing 36-year-old Elbert Luke Evans of seven counts of Aggravated Sexual Assault of a Child and one count of Continuous Sexual Assault of a child …

The Paris Economic Development Board of Directors has voted to fire Executive Director Michael Paris. The vote was unanimous and occurred after a 30-minute Executive Session behind closed doors. The Paris News reports that the move had the support of Mayor Steve Clifford and Interim City Manager Gene Anderson. Paris …

Travel may become hazardous this week due to the arrival of a much colder airmass followed by a round of wintry precipitation. Areas most impacted will be along and northwest of a line from Gainesville to Cisco where accumulations of sleet and snow will likely impact main roads. Farther east …

On Friday night, the Paris Lady Cats took down North Lamar 63-47 at home. Paris jumped out to a 21-5 lead and never looked back. The Lady Cats knocked down ten 3-pointers in the win. TK Moore led both teams with 18 points. On Saturday, the Paris Wildcats did much …

Fox Sports has sold all of its Super Bowl commercial slots for Super Bowl LIV, in Miami on Sunday. And that adds up to a lot of dough. For this year’s football fest, Fox is reportedly charging approximately $5-million-to-$5.6 million for premiums ads early in the game, when the world …