The 50th Annual Lamar County Junior Livestock Show gets underway this week at the RRV Fairgrounds. The show will be on Thursday and  Friday and the buyer’s appreciation meal is at 5:45 pm Friday at the community exhibit center. The sale of market animals will be at 6:45 in …

  The Hugo ISD will resume classes today after the teacher walkout, and students will be required to attend school on five Fridays to meet attendance requirements. Teachers will have an additional work day on April 27.

  PJC won their second straight baseball game as they edged out Navarro junior college 7-6. With the win, the dragons are now 16-24 on the season. PJC will be at Navarro on Saturday for a double-header. — Weather permitting, district softball and baseball will continue tonight for area teams. — Paris High will …

  Everett Elementary has a virtual zoo on display in the second-grade hallway for all to see.  It just takes scanning a QR code into an electronic device for one to learn about the animals.           Using Chromebooks and iPads, the second-grade science classes began researching facts, life cycles, habitats, …

      “Truth or Dare” [PG-13] (Wide) Watch Trailer A harmless game of Truth or Dare among friends turns deadly when someone – or something – begins to punish those who tell a lie or refuse the dare. Stars: Lucy Hale, Tyler Posey, Violett Beane, Sophia Ali   “Overboard” [PG-13] (Wide) Watch Trailer …

  Paris Community Theatre is presenting Neil Simon’s “Rumors.” Performances are this Friday–Sunday. Friday and Saturday performances start at7:30 pm and Sunday performances begin at 2:30 pm. “Rumors” contain adult language and situation, and parental discretion advised. For tickets or more information, please visit www.pctonstage.com. — Through this Saturday (Apr 14) the City of Paris will have two drop-off locations for …

  With the potential for severe weather approaching this spring, Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar reminds Texans they can purchase specific items tax-free during the state’s sales tax holiday for emergency preparation supplies. It is Saturday through Monday (Apr 28-30). A list of emergency preparation supplies that you may purchase tax-free is on the Comptroller’s …

  The Storm Prediction Center in Norman OK placed Northeast Texas in an Enhanced Risk of severe storms Friday. The wording from the SPC even suggests that the critical potential will be high or “vigorous afternoon thunderstorm development.” The enhanced region is slightly shifted East from yesterday, but the severe …

  Oklahoma’s largest teachers union on Thursday called off a nearly two-week walkout that shut public schools statewide, saying it had secured historic gains in education funding after-school budgets were devastated by a decade of cuts. The move came after the Republican-dominated legislature passed its first major tax hikes in …

  Massive teacher protests at the Oklahoma state Capitol have done more than put political pressure on lawmakers: The situation has forced school districts, churches, community organizations and parents to improvise to take care of students. The state’s largest two school districts will be closed for a ninth consecutive day …