Paris Police responded to a burglary of a habitation in the 1500-block of E, Price at 9:55 Tuesday morning. The investigation led officers to the house next door where a search warrant was obtained. Numerous items were located and recovered from inside that house, and the officers arrested Russell Shepherd, …

The man accused of sexually assaulting a Reno teenager has reached a plea-bargain with the Lamar County DA’s office. Officials arrested 41-year-old Eldon Paul Jackson for sexual assault of a child but he pleaded guilty to injury to a child, which is a lesser offense. They sentenced Jackson to ten years …

  The Paris City Council has directed City Attorney Stephanie Harris to notify Paris Regional Medical Center that they are in default of the 2012 Tax Abatement Agreement.  The hospital closed the south campus of the hospital, which reportedly violates that agreement. The hospital has 60 days to respond. Lamar …

Photo by Bill Higgins Bill Higgins PhotosIn High School football this Friday, the Mt Pleasant Tigers looks to stay unbeaten at home as they host North Lamar. That game will be broadcast on KLAKE 977. Pine Tree will visit Pittsburg and will be the Game of the Week on STAR …

According to a new study, office workers prefer to eat lunch at their desks. The study looked at 2,000 workers resulted in finding that less than half of them leave their desk to eat. The reasons were found to be that there wasn’t enough time to eat elsewhere and that …

Tropical Storm Gordon is expected to move northwest and make landfall near the LA/MS border late Tuesday. The remnants of this system may increase moisture across parts of NE Texas and lead to continued rain chances late this week. Stay tuned for the updates! The Texas DPS reminds us that …

Federal agents and Lufkin Police discovered bomb-making material at an apartment complex, forcing the evacuation of six units. A welfare check over water leaking from an apartment into an apartment below it led to the discovery of methamphetamine, marijuana, and pills, and authorities at first thought it was a meth …

The Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority released a list last week of 38 physicians statewide who’ve registered to recommend medical marijuana for patients. The authority says it released the list “as a courtesy” to potential applicants whose own physicians may be unwilling to sign a recommendation.

Of the nearly 160 people detained after an ICE raid at Load Trail in Sumner, 55 remain in custody. Most of those released were given summonses to appear in Immigration Court. Those still in custody are in the process of being vetted, to see if they have been deported before, …

Paris Police arrested 23-year-old Jeremy Wayne Gibson, of Paris, after responding to a burglary in the 800-block of Clarksville. Gibson had exited the building carrying several items that belonged in the building and was being detained by security personnel. He was charged with burglary of a building and possession of …