The United Way of Lamar County is joining United Ways across the world by participating in a Day of Action on Saturday, June 9, from 10:00 am-3:00 pm at the New Hope Center. Volunteers will be needed that day to help paint and set up four new rooms for …

  Trinity Christian Academy’s preschool and daycare and grade school closed at 1:30 Wednesday afternoon. The city issued a code red to work on a water line that affected the school.

  The Choctaw Nation is among ten locations identified by federal transportation officials which will take part in a test program aimed at increasing government and commercial use of drone aircraft. The Choctaw Nation said its proposal focuses on agricultural, public safety and infrastructure inspections. The tribe is working with CNN …

  As part of the 2018 Spring graduation ceremony at Paris Junior College, the announcement of the Distinguished Service Award is Friday night. Five students have been nominated for the highest honor a student may receive.  Graduating students who are participating in the ceremony will line up in the Rheudasil …

  The Texas Primary runoff elections begin with early voting Monday, May 14, through May 18. Election Day is Tuesday, May 22. You must send in applications to vote by mail by Friday, May 11.

  PJC announced the all-conference selections from their baseball team on Tuesday. Connor Anderson 1st Team 3B Tyler Mendoza 2nd Team 2B Mendoza finished the season ranked 4th nationally in stolen bases with 37. Mike Williams 2nd Team OF Jack Engelmann -Honorable mention Relief Pitcher — For the second time in …

  Foreign language students from North Lamar High School competed in the NET-OLÉ foreign language competition at Texas A&M Commerce on May 3. Students placing in the intermediate level were Madison Winter, who placed sixth in Memorized Poetry and Sophie Carl who placed third in Sight-reading.  In the advanced level, William Carr placed third in Spelling. …

  Four senior Key Club members from North Lamar High School were among 16 in the county to receive scholarships from the Kiwanis Club of Paris on Tuesday.  Receiving $1,000 scholarships, from left, are Colin Hodgkiss, Samuel Greenwell, Kyra Conlin, and Heather Armstrong.

  Prosecutors have dismissed another 62 cases relating to the 2015 shooting in Waco involving rival biker gangs and police that left nine dead and 20 others injured. McLennan County prosecutors said Tuesday they’re dismissing the cases while focusing on “more culpable” defendants.

  Oklahoma authorities say two people have been arrested in Arkansas on a first-degree murder warrant for allegedly killing a pregnant Oklahoma City woman. The couple, 30-year-old Joshua Finkbeiner of Morrilton, Arkansas, and 42-year-old Staci Harjo of Oklahoma City, is in the Cleburne County Detention Center in Arkansas