In addition to city council and school board elections on May 4, Paris voters will decide on whether to approve a two-cent increase to the hotel-motel occupancy tax. If the measure is approved, money raised by the increase will go towards a $1.5-million improvement project at Love Civic Center. Before …

North Texas Honda Dealers and National Honda Marketing Team will be at First Christian Church in Paris to help make the Monthly Breakfast for First Respondents this Saturday even more special. The Breakfast will get underway at 8:30 and this month furloughed federal workers will also be invited. All EMS, …

Paris ISD campuses recently held annual science fairs. Fifteen students advance to the Region 8 ESC Regional Science Fair on Jan. 31 in Pittsburg for grades 4-12. Fourth graders advancing are Cylee Wherley and Farrah Rhodes from Justiss Elementary and Caroline Gillem and Jace Freeman from Aikin Elementary. Advancing from Crockett …

Emeyabbi named to All-State and All-East Texas Teams North Lamar Panther Kobey Emeyabbi has been named to the 2018 Padilla Poll Coaches 4A, DI All-State Team, and the 2018 All-Smoaky.com All-East Texas Team. Emeyabbi had 29 punts for 1,187 yards, 41.0-yard average, long of 63 yards, and four inside the red zone which …

American adults say they will spend an average $81.30 for a total of $14.8 billion as they watch the New England Patriots and the Los Angeles Rams meet up in the Super Bowl next month, according to the National Retail Federation. The average spending is virtually unchanged from last year’s …

In the past year, 35% of Generation X and 33% of millennials have boycotted a company or product they had spent money on in the past, according to a new survey by CompareCards.com. And 30% of Gen X and 26% of millennials are currently boycotting. The survey found that while …

District basketball last night at Wildcat Gym. The Paris Lady Cats got a huge win over Liberty Eylau 69-58. The win puts Paris at 3-3 in the district and tied with Liberty Eylau for second place. Carol Crooms led the way with 27 points. Peaches Jackson has 19 and Quiniya Savage …

The Elections Chief of Dallas County says state officials told her that some data used to flag thousands of potential non-U.S. citizens on voter rolls was flawed. Toni Pippins-Poole said Tuesday that state election officials told her they discovered that some voters on the list had previously provided proof of …

A Collin County woman has pleaded guilty in federal court to conspiracy to commit wire fraud and aggravated identity theft charges related to an income tax fraud. Reportedly, 39-year-old Demetrice Hodges had purchased personal identifying information that was used to electronically file income tax returns using the stolen identifiers.   She was …

Registration for Paris Optimist Baseball will be held Saturdays (Feb 2 and 9) from 10:00 am until 2:00 pm at the Lamar Avenue Church of Christ. Leagues are available for players who will be at least three years old through no older than 14 years old on April 30, 2019. …