Paris Community Theatre is proud to announce the first show of the 2018-2019 season: the hilarious “Four Weddings and an Elvis,” written by Nancy Frick. The show is under the direction of longtime PCT participant Maggie Maxwell and sponsored by Pools & More, Guaranty Bank, Ameriprise Financial, and Gatlin’s …

  Powderly Dairy Queen and the surrounding local churches are helping organize a fun back to school bash for Aaron Parker Elementary students and families on Saturday, August 4, from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm. Activities will be located on the north end of the campus and in the cafeteria. …

  TMEA to recognize NL Band in February The North Lamar High School Panther Band has finished once again with a state win. While at the Texas Bandmasters Association Summer Convention in San Antonio on July 26, NLHS Band Director Randy Jones and Associate Director Jason R. Smith learned of the North Lamar Symphonic …

  The Paris Optimist Club will hold registration for Fall Baseball on Saturday, August 4, at the Woodall Meeting room from 10:00 am until 1:00 pm. Leagues are available for players ages 5-14. Players are assigned to leagues based on what their age will be on April 30, 2019. Games …

  Load Trail and Lamar County ‘Meals on Wheels’ are teaming up for a pet food drive this afternoon between 4:00 and 6:00 at the Home Depot in Paris. Dry dog and cat food are needed. Organizers are hoping to collect 100 to 150 bags of food. Note that 15-pound bags …

    Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin says a measure to give Oklahoma school districts the authority to use property tax revenue for classroom needs will on the general election ballot in November. If approved by voters, districts could use the money for teacher salaries and textbooks without raising taxes.

  Talisha Diann Moore was booked into the Lamar County Jail on several charges. She is accused of Manufacture or delivery of a controlled substance in Penalty Group I between four and 200 grams and possession of fewer than two ounces of Marijuana. Alan Patrick Vanevery was arrested in Lamar County …

  Alan Patrick Vanevery was arrested in Lamar County for Aggravated Sexual Assault of a Child. The incident remains under investigation and no other details have been released.

  It’s finally here. The football season that is. From tonight until the first weekend in February we will have football every week. The hall of fame game Between the Chicago Bears and the Baltimore Ravens will be played tonight in Canton Ohio. In other football news, Ohio State has …

  An Agoda poll of  U.S. adults who have been on a vacation at least once in the past year reveals what they say are the most annoying travel habits: 53% noisy travelers 48% travelers glued to their devices 41% those who are insensitive to cultural nuances 60% of men …