According to its 2018 holiday shopping preview, Blackhawk Network expects strong holiday gift card sales led by the dining, movie, sporting goods, beauty supply, and specialty home goods categories. Key trends from the 2018 Holiday Shopping Preview: Top Gift Card Preferences Report include: 80% of U.S. adults said they find promotions …

Photo by Tony Corso tonycorsoimages.com In this week’s Harris rankings, the Paris Wildcats are ranked No. 7 as they get set to play Dallas Carter on Friday night. That game will be played in Denison at 7:30 and will be broadcast on 101.9 KBUS. The Cooper Bulldogs will begin their …

Authorities say at least 19 students and staff at an Austin area elementary school reported feeling sick from apparent chemical-related fumes during school maintenance. Officials with the Manor ISD said the fumes were from floor sealant. Officials say 15 children and four adults were transported to hospitals for treatment of …

  A Houston-area homeowner fatally shot an off-duty firefighter after both attended a party and later got into a physical fight. Woodlands firefighter Nicholas Daniel was shot during an altercation Sunday in Montgomery. The case will go to a grand jury. The fight was reportedly over text messages.

  NBC News is reporting that East Texas Texas Congressman John Ratcliffe is on the list of people being considered by President Donald Trump to be the next US Attorney General. Ratcliff is the former US Attorney for the Eastern District of Texas. He has represented a large portion of …

  One man is dead after an officer involved shooting at the “I Don’t Care Bar and Grill” in Muskogee. Police say officers went to the restaurant to serve a warrant, and the man pulled a gun while being handcuffed and was shot by the officer.

The City of Paris Sanitation Department will be closed Thursday, November 22, and Friday, November 23. Usual collection will resume on Monday, November 26. The Compost Site will close on Saturday, November 24.  

Paris Police responded to an Auto-Pedestrian accident in the 600-block of E. Washington St. A 25-year-old man had been found lying in the road and said he had been struck by an unknown vehicle. He was transported by helicopter to a Plano hospital where he was treated and released.

The Paris Fire Department deployed Captain Matt Barbee and  Firefighter Corey Parks Monday morning to assist with the California Wildfires. They will be part of the Texas Intrastate Fire Mutual Aid System. The driver, Michael Fox from the Paris area, but working at the Allen Fire Department, is also part …

A winter storm dumped up to seven inches of snow in the Texas Panhandle and lesser amounts in the western half of Oklahoma Monday. The heaviest snowfall was reported around Amarillo. No injuries or significant damage was reported.