Justin Daughtrey, a freshman at North Lamar High School, received his Eagle Scout Award during an Eagle Court of Honor ceremony on Saturday, November 24, at Calvary United Methodist Church. Scoutmaster Mike Taylor made the presentation after Daughtrey and Paris Boy Scout of America Troop 2 worked to restore the nature trail …
Read More »Cyber Monday Tops $7.9b For Biggest Online Shopping Day In U.S. History
Consumers spent nearly $8 billion on Cyber Monday this year, making it the largest shopping day in U.S. history. Consumers were projected to spend $7.9 billion by the end of Cyber Monday, up 19.7% from last year, Adobe reported. A large part of the online buying frenzy came from Amazon, …
Read More »HS Volleyball Tonight Plus Texans Win 8th Straight In Today’s Sports
Photo by Tony Corso tonycorsoimages.com On Thursday night, the Paris Wildcats will take on Waco La Vega at the Star in Frisco. Offensively La Vega is scoring 13 more points a game, but defensively, both teams are only giving up just over 16 a game. You can catch all the …
Read More »DPS Launches New Regional Facebook, Twitter Accounts
AUSTIN – The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) today announced the launch of seven regional social media accounts, covering every corner of the state and all seven DPS regions, including North Texas, Southeast Texas, South Texas, West Texas, Northwest Texas, Central Texas, and the Capital Region. This expanded social media …
Read More »Grand Jury Hearing Evidence In Case Of Former Dallas Police Officer
A grand jury is hearing evidence in the case of a former Dallas police officer who fatally shot her unarmed neighbor in his own apartment after she said she mistook it for hers. Former officer Amber Guyger was arrested on a manslaughter charge after the Sept. 6 shooting of Botham …
Read More »Houston Area ATM Mistakenly Dispenses $100 Bills, Not $10s
An ATM in the Houston area was shut down and guarded by law officers after mistakenly dispensing $100 bills instead of $10s and word of the glitch got out on social media. Harris County sheriff’s deputies protected the outdoor ATM after Sunday night’s incident and notified Bank of America. A …
Read More »Trial Underway For Lamar County Man Accused Of Sex Crimes
Testimony is slated to get underway in Lamar County District Court for the 43-year-old local man accused of multiple sex crimes against children. Kenneth Eugene Chambless was indicted on the alleged charges in February of 2017. The offenses were reported in October of 2016.
Read More »Authorities Looking For Two Suspects In Bonham Shooting
Authorities are searching throughout the area for two men they say shot a man in the garage of a townhouse in Bonham. The victim reportedly came home and found the two men breaking into his wife’s car and confronted them with a handgun. The suspects opened fire, and the victim …
Read More »Santa’s $765,000 Custom North Pole Home
Ever wanted to take a peek inside Santa Claus’ home? Santa’s home and state-of-the-art toy workshop at the North Pole are currently worth an estimated $764,389 after gaining 7.6% in value over the past year, according to Zillow. Santa and Mrs. Claus claimed their home on Zillow in 2016, updating the …
Read More »Warning Against Eating Romaine Lettuce Partially Lifted
The Food and Drug Administration has partially lifted its blanket warning from last week against eating any romaine lettuce. The E. coli outbreak linked to romaine appears to be from lettuce grown in California, so the FDA is telling people to check the label, and if the romaine is from …
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