The Paris Economic Development Corporation will meet at 5:30 this evening in a special session and immediately convene into a closed Executive Session. The topic, according to the agenda is Executive Director Michael Paris. The agenda calls for the commission to “deliberate the appointment, employment, evaluation, reassignment, duties, discipline or …

Fire heavily damaged a building Monday morning at 7:00 on Plaza Street across from the Grand Theater in downtown Paris. The blaze broke out at about 6:45 am Monday and firefighters responded with multiple trucks. Early reports indicated the building as unoccupied and no injuries were reported. Significant damage was …

It was an epic Monday night football game between Seattle and San Francisco. The 49ers tied the game at 24 with six seconds left to send it to overtime. Then, a 42-yard field goal from Seahawk Jason Myers and SF suffered its first loss of the year, 27-24. The College …

Cowboys Ezekiel Elliott was limited to 47 yards on 20 carries and did not have a run for longer than six yards as the Minnesota Vikings defeated Dallas 28-24 in Sunday Night Football. They are at Detroit Sunday at 12 noon. The Houston Texans were off. In the AP College …

Continuing through November 15, Lamar County residents can help keep senior citizens warm this winter by donating gloves, toboggans, and blankets. Drop them at Paris Regional Medical Center, Heritage House, Paris Care Clinic, Toyota of Paris, First Federal Downtown, Paris Apothecary, or Hearts and Hands Home Care.

Leonard Senior and Junior High Schools were briefly evacuated Friday when a science lab experiment involving phosphorus erupted in flames. The teacher and students in the lab extinguished the fire but called firefighters and EMS as a precaution. There were no injuries. High school students were sent home and junior …

The Salvation Army of Paris is looking for volunteers to serve as bell ringers for the organization’s Christmas fundraising. The official bell ringing season begins on Black Friday and will be held at Walmart, Belk, JC Penney, Hobby Lobby, Bealls, Kroger, Brookshire’s, Atwood and Save-A-Lot. The Salvation Army is hoping …

The City of Paris will hold a public hearing from 4:00 pm until 6:00 pm on Thursday to gather public input on building codes. A committee made up of construction professionals will take into consideration public concerns and present them to the city council. Residents who can’t make the meeting …

Tonight is the final week of the regular season of  High School Football Nacogdoches at Mt Pleasant on KLAKE 97.7, Mt Vernon at New Boston on STAR Country 96.9. Coach Art Briles says New Boston has some good offensive players, but, his team needs to concentrate on their assignments. Sulphur …

  A strong cold front will move through North Texas on Monday of next week. A cold rain will accompany the front followed by strong north winds. Temperatures will fall into the 30s by Monday afternoon with lows in the lower 20s in many spots by early Tuesday morning.