Mathews Auto Group made a surprise visit right before a Chamber Ambassadors meeting. It Paid It Forward to the Lamar County Chamber of Commerce staff and volunteers with Gasoline cards, from Homers Quick Stop, in the amount of $100.00 each. We salute you for the above-and-beyond efforts you put in …

Press Release – City of Paris For Immediate Release July 14, 2023 Crews worked into the night on Wednesday and throughout the day on Thursday, Jul 12-13, to successfully repair the leak on the 30-inch supply line that provides treated water from Water Treatment Plant to customers throughout the City …

Written by Adam Russell, adam.russell@ag.tamu.edu A June heat wave caused agricultural conditions to decline around much of the state after steady improvements over the previous month, according to Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service experts. May rains dramatically improved soil moisture conditions in many drought-stricken areas of Texas. Still, in June, triple-digit temperatures …

  One of the Associates at Mathews Auto Group serves on the Board of Directors for Hugo’s Boys and Girls Club. When talking with Janet Dawson, the Club Director, she mentioned that they had nearly depleted their arts and crafts supplies for the summer program. Mathews Auto Group then stepped …

Paris ISD recently hired Kelly Stapleton as the new Career and Technology Education (CTE) Director. Mrs. Stapleton is a Texas A&M University – College Station and Lamar University graduate. She joins Paris ISD with 17 years in education as a CTE teacher and one year as a Texas AgriLife Extension …

Paris ISD students and parents will be seeing some new and familiar faces in the principal’s chair at two different campuses this year. At Crockett Intermediate School, Kimberly Donnan will be the new principal. She has been the principal at Aikin Elementary for the past eight years. She recently completed …

Paris Junior High Principal Kristi Callihan is among the 50 school leaders across Texas selected as the 2023 cohort of educators. She will attend summer institutes at the Principals’ Center at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. It is sponsored by the Charles Butt Foundation, a non-profit pursuing a more …

  Recent Paris High School graduates will join other students from around the United States to participate in The American Exchange Project. The American Exchange Project (AEP) is a national non-profit organization exposing the next generation of young Americans to new perspectives, dissolving stereotypes, and showing that despite divergent opinions, …

Cooper, TX— They made Cooper Lake State Park for summer fun! The Park has two white sandy beaches waiting for you! Plant your umbrella, spread out a towel, and get ready to experience summer’s goodness. Water sports abound at the Park. Whether you love fishing from the bank or boat, …

Texas Crop and Weather Report – June 27, 2023 Media Inquiries to Laura Muntean, laura.muntean@ag.tamu.edu, 6012481891 Written by Adam Russell, 903-834-6191, adam.russell@ag.tamu.edu Texas cotton growers whose crops held on through recent weather could find high prices during a summer of uncertainty, according to a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service expert. John Robinson, Ph.D., AgriLife Extension cotton …