Today is the deadline in Texas for candidates to file for the county, district, state and federal primary elections. Those filing also need to file an “appointment of campaign treasurer” with the county election administrators before filing the candidacy papers with the county party chairperson. Primary Election Day is March …

The Paris City Council meets tonight (Dec 9) at the city hall. The agenda calls for the council to approve a resolution authorizing a grant agreement with the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department for the Pump Track construction. Also, on the agenda are discussion and action on terminating a tax …

Saturday night, the Prairiland Lady Patriots defeated Chisum 42-19 in the championship game of the Prairiland basketball tournament. On the boy’s side, Dekalb won the tournament while the Chisum Mustangs took second place. Prairiland came in third place. In Van, the Paris Wildcats won the tournament championship after a 63-35 win …

Next week, the Salvation Army and Toys for Tots are going to bag and tag all of the gifts for the Lamar County angels in our area. They have more Angels this year than last year. There are hundreds of angels that were not adopted off of their trees. Toys …

Judges choose the best ideas and experiments Bailey Intermediate School held a science fair on November 21 for the fourth and fifth-grade students on their campus.  The projects were judged on creativity, scientific thought, thoroughness, skill, and clarity.  The top four from each grade will compete at the Region 8 …

Groups have until Friday (Dec 13) to register for the Annual Deport Christmas Parade, which is scheduled for Saturday (Dec 14) at 4:00 pm. Call Deport City hall at 903-652-9875 to sign up. Groups participating will assemble at the park by First Baptist Church at 3:30 Saturday (Dec 14). There …

The Annual Free Christmas in Fair Park is set for today (Dec 6) from 4:00 pm until 8:00 pm and tomorrow (Dec 7) from 9:00 am until 3:00 pm at the Paris-Lamar County Fairgrounds. There will be arts, gifts, food, children’s entertainment and pictures with Santa. The Boys and Girls …

Paris Community Theatre invites you to come home for Christmas as they present ‘Christmas at the Plaza,’ a musical revue – Friday through Sunday (Dec 13-15) at the Plaza Theatre. The cast includes PCT regulars Terry Bull, Amy Braswell Burrows, Jeff Cochran, Riley Collard, Ken Dickinson, Michelle Hobbs, Shannon Jones, …

Yesterday in the Prairiland tournament, the Chisum Lady Mustangs went 2-0 as did the host team Lady Patriots. On the boy’s side, Chisum went 1-0 while Prairiland finished the day 1-1. Day two begins this morning at 9:00 am. In the Dodd City Tournament, the North Lamar Pantherettes dropped both …

“The Aeronauts” [PG-13] Watch Trailer Pilot Amelia Rennes and scientist James Glaisher find themselves in an epic fight for survival while attempting to make discoveries in a gas balloon. Stars: Felicity Jones, Eddie Redmayne, Himesh Patel, Tom Courtenay   “Playmobil: The Movie” [NR] Watch Trailer Animated feature film inspired by the Playmobil brand toys. Stars: Anya …