The Lamar County Commissioner’s Court will meet in special session this morning at 10:00 am. The agenda lists that commissioners will make a payroll correction and approve payment of claims, payroll, and other bills.

  In GOLF: the NL boys finished 2nd place in the district. Palmer Campbell, Karson Stephens, Kameron Scott, Jackson Nottingham and Cody Williams qualified for regionals for the boy’s team while Morgan Ross qualified for the girls! — The NL baseball game at Pittsburg has been moved from Friday to Thursday night at 6:00 pm. — …

  The Lamar County Humane Society, Neighbors Emergency Center of Paris, and Petco will host a pet adoption Saturday from noon to 2:00 pm. Money for pet food has been collected by Neighbors to give in adoption bags. For more information, call 903-784-6860. Maxey Baptist Church will be hosting an …

  Oklahoma teachers are set to walk out on April 2 over salary demands and school districts are trying to determine how big the impact will be. Some school districts plan to close indefinitely during any walkout. Some are planning on closing for one day. There are many other schools …

  Hopkins County Deputies assisted Lamar and Delta County Deputies in the arrest of a woman wanted for burglaries committed in those counties. Property recovered from those burglaries included guns, computers, and methamphetamine. They arrested 36-year-old Amber Michelle Morgan on Hopkins CR 3568 and charged with Burglary of  Habitation, Possession of …

  Paris fire officials are continuing their investigation of a fire in the 1700-block of Neathery. After firefighters extinguished the fire, they detected gasoline at the site. No arrests have been made.

  Choctaw County Deputies have filed charges against Willie Stewart, in connection with an incident in January when three people were shot during an altercation. It happened at the Club 580 south of Grant, which Stewart owned. Authorities say the bar did not have a liquor license and investigators found …

  Paris Police is investigating two counterfeit complaints. An unknown suspect attempted to pass a counterfeit $100 bill during a transaction at Walmart and fled before police being notified. Two women attempted to pass bogus $20 bills at a location in the 600-block of Bonham. The pair remained at the …

  In softball on Monday, the North Lamar Pantherettes defeated Atlanta 5-1. Reagan Richardson with another six innings of no-hit ball in the win. Paris gets their first district win as they beat Pleasant Grove 5-2. Paris trailed 2-1 going into the 7th inning before scoring 4 runs to win the …

  Fourth-grade students at Bailey Intermediate get in on the fun of pounding a pail.  Bucket drumming, also called street drumming, is a style of music which involves drumming on plastic buckets or other objects to create melodies. “This activity provides a great vehicle for learning rhythms and exploring tone …