The Paris Economic Development Corporation will meet at 4:00 this afternoon in the City Council Chambers. Members will discuss and may take action on a Master Economic Development Agreement. It is hoped that the agreement will result in American Spiral Pipe opening a new facility in Paris.

Photo by Bill Higgins In High School Friday night, the Mt Vernon Tigers lost a heartbreaker to Canton 29-28, Paris upset Gilmer 27-21, Paul Pewitt rolled Redwater 49-26, Pittsburg beat Tatum 35-20, Daingerfield beat New Boston 52-8, Rivercrest blasted Bowie 35-13 and Sulphur Springs celebrated Homecoming with a 42-27 win …

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) will send most cell phone owners in the United States a text message Thursday. It’s a test of the agency’s “presidential alert” system, which allows the president to send out national texts in the event of a catastrophe. The test message will read, “THIS …

Students reap pumpkins and gourds for the season The Stone Middle School sixth grade garden science classes have been harvesting pumpkins and gourds that were planted in May by last year’s classes. During the summer, instructors Martin Bryant and Joseph Tellez kept the garden weeded and picked often giving away the produce to many …

Students build and code computer Teacher Britany Creamer helps her Gifted and Talented students at Aaron Parker Elementary build a computer using Kano.  Much like building things with Legos, Nano is a kit used to create computers using bits, boards, buttons, and cables.  Creamer received Kano through a grant.

NLHS Bandsmen of the Week September 14, 2018 Section of the Week  Baritones Clarinet Amanda Dean     Clarinet  Symphony Hill Oboe/Saxophone  Jaden Franklin Colorguard  Caroline Hicks Bassoon/Tenor Sax   Will Rast Alto Sax   Madison Routon French Horn   Laura Daniel Tuba   Seth Jones Percussion   Cade Collard

Ducks Unlimited is hosting its annual banquet at the Elks Lodge in Paris Thursday night. Doors open at 5:30 and dinner start is at 7:00 pm. There are door prizes, auction items, and lots of fellowship with fellow hunters. Call Mike Endsley at 903-784-2333 for tickets and more information. The …

Photo by Paris Harley-Davidson The Paris Harley-Davidson parade of motorcycles from Paris to the Choctaw Casino in Grant, Oklahoma failed to break the world record of 2404 set in Greece. The “Bring it Home” parade to benefit the Combat Veterans Motorcycle Association, however, raised $32,000. The official county of bikers …

The Oklahoma Ethics Commission has again adopted a rule to prohibit elected officials and state agency heads from becoming state lobbyists until they’re out of office for at least two years. The commission voted 5-0 Friday for the same rule it adopted in February, which was rejected by both the …

Two men have been sentenced to prison after pleading guilty to child sex crimes in Lamar County. The court handed down 30 years to 32-year-old Alexander Calderon, of Grand Prairie, for seven counts of aggravated assault of a child. The second man, 49-year-old Samuel Sisson, of Blossom, was given 15 years …