Photographer: Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg Mastercard announced this week that they’re going to stop allowing businesses to automatically bill you after a free trial you sign up for ends. Instead, Mastercard will require that businesses get an official authorization, sending you an email or text notification before the payment is due. The …

Americans are increasingly not using or even carrying cash, with a Pew Research Center poll finding that about 30% of Americans say they don’t make any purchases with cash in a typical week, up from 25% in 2015. Another survey by U.S. Bank found that 50% said they carry cash …

Basketball action continues tonight as teams are trying to set themselves up for a playoff push. On Mix 107.7 at approximately 7:30, it’s our Quality Care ER game of the week as the Mt Vernon boys visit the Chisum Mustangs. Mt Vernon is currently third in the district while Chisum is …

Twelve to represent NLISD Stone Middle School held a science fair for the sixth, seventh and eighth-grade students on Wednesday to see who will compete at the region. The top four from each grade will represent North Lamar ISD at the Region 8 ESC Science Fair on January 31 in Pittsburg. …

A website offering diplomas for just under one-thousand dollars is trying to convince people it’s a real university in North Texas. The University of Denton, not accredited by any legitimate agency, and the Denton Record-Chronicle reports the address it lists is actually a truck stop on I-35. An Oklahoma Police …

  Panther fans can show their support of the North Lamar Baseball team by attending a steak dinner at 6:00 pm tomorrow. With the cold weather in the forecast for this weekend, the fundraiser is being moved indoors to the Heritage Hall. Tickets may be purchased for $100 each by …

  The Chisum ISD Board has extended the contract of Superintendent Tommy Chalaire for three years. Chalaire has been superintendent since 2013.  

A North Texas state representative has proposed a bill in the legislature that would raise the minimum wage in Texas from $7.25 to $10.10 an hour. Democrat Chris Turner of Grand Prairie’s bill calls for the decision on raising the Texas minimum wage to be decided by a vote of …

Paris ISD students swept the annual Lamar County Soil and Water Conservation District (LSWCD) Poster and Essay Contest for the fourth year in a row.  LSWCD Vice-President Mike Parsons presented checks to the contest winners.  This year’s theme was Life in Soil: Dig Deeper. In the essay contest, Paris High School seniors Grace …

School Board Recognition Month Monday night’s School Board meeting opened with North Lamar Superintendent Jason Adams recognizing the seven members who contribute and advocate for North Lamar students and staff. North Lamar students representing every sport, organization, and group made a steady stream into the meeting shaking hands and thanking board members for …