A new Quicken survey on how couples deal with holiday spending found that 70% of them agree to holiday spending limits, and those that do are more likely to be happy about the amount their partner spent on them than those who didn’t agree to a holiday spending limit. People …

Friday night the Pittsburg Pirates made a late rally, scoring with 12 seconds remaining to make it a 3-point game in the 4th round of the playoffs. However, the defending state champion Pleasant Grove Hawks held on for a 44-41 win. Jaylon Jimmerson led the Pirates with 278 total yards, …

Shareholders have approved the sale of Oklahoma-based Sonic Drive-In to the parent company of Arby’s in a $2.3 billion merger. Shareholders will be paid $43.50 per share in cash for the sale.

A man who allegedly fired a handgun from a vehicle in Smith County and led officers on a pursuit has been arrested in Paris. Timothy Ray Geraldon was wanted on outstanding warrants and was taken into custody by local law enforcement and  US Marshals and Smith County deputies. Evidence found …

The Paris City Council will meet this evening at 5:30 and consider terminating the Tax Abatement with Paris Regional Medical Center. The agreement called for the hospital to continue to operate both campuses for acute care for the terms of the abatement. The hospital could be in default of taxes, …

  Paris High School students from the classes of 2018 and 2019 earned 24 AP Scholar Awards on the exams they took in May. One member of the Class of 2019 received an award. Since the results are from the 2017-2018 academic year, they include 23 AP Scholars who are members …

Fifth grade Gifted and Talented student Donald Williams tries to convince fourth and fifth grade GT students Wiley Quillen, Chance Mitchell, Khadija Joudeh, and Remie Moore which side of the Revolutionary War to back.  The debate between the students at Parker Elementary focused on neutralist, patriot or loyalist and brought about great arguments from both sides.  …

People would rather talk about anything other than money, including marriage problems, mental illness, drug addiction, race, sex, politics, and religion. In a survey of 1,202 American adults conducted by Capital Group, survey participants ranked financial topics such as household earnings, retirement savings, debt and inheritances as the most taboo topics …

GrubHub has released findings from its annual “Year in Food” report. To find out what food trends shaped the year (or didn’t), GrubHub analyzed millions of orders placed by more than 16 million diners on its platform and surveyed consumers across the country on their ordering tastes and eating habits. …

The Daingerfield Tigers took on defending state champion Newton last night and lost 79-12. Early turnovers in the game led to a short field for the Eagles and points each time. The Tigers end the season 9-4 and a good year for first-year head Coach Davin Nelson. Tonight, The Pittsburg …