The City of Paris Sanitation Department will maintain its normal collection schedule on Good Friday, March 30, to better provide outstanding service to its residents. Normal collection policy and procedures will apply. The Compost Site will be open its normal schedule on Saturday, March 31. If you have any questions, …

  The No. 11 Texas A&M University-Commerce softball team defeated St. Edward’s University in three games on Wednesday. The Lions defeated the Hilltoppers 2-0 in the first game, finishing a halted game that started on Feb. 7. The team then played their regularly scheduled doubleheader. A&M-Commerce won the first game …

  A Denton County Sheriff’s Sergeant has been arrested for alleged online solicitation of a minor. Officials arrested 46-year-old Weston Jordan after a joint investigation involving Tarrant County Sheriff’s Internet Crimes Against Children Unit and the DPS Criminal Investigations Division. Jordan has been fired from the Denton County Department.

  Oklahoma officials said Wednesday they plan to use nitrogen gas to execute inmates once the state resumes using the death penalty. The administration of the gas would likely require the use of a mask placed over the inmate’s head, but the mechanical details still have to be worked out.

  The Texas A&M University in College Station has appointed a local woman the Vice Chancellor for Agriculture and Life Sciences. Susan Ballabina, a Prairiland High School graduate, will provide oversight for shared services divisions of Texas A&M Agri Life that include outreach and strategic initiatives, business and strategic management, …

  Authorities in Colorado are looking for a man suspected of stealing a Sno-Cat fitted out to look like the “General Lee,” the famous car featured in the classic television series “The Dukes of Hazzard.” Co-owner John Brandenburg says the large, trodden snow vehicle was on a trailer outside a …

  Congratulations to Paris Lady Dragon Basketball Point Guard Bre’Osha Scott and Power Forward Makaela Mosley for earning Region 14 Honorable Mention awards for the 2017-18 Season. — Texas A&M University-Commerce senior Brianna Wise has been named First Team All-Region by the Division II and junior Reggie Reid has been …

  Attorneys for four Oklahoma ex-high school football players charged with sexually assaulting a former teammate want the special prosecutor trying the case removed because they say his office has close ties with the accuser’s family. The motion filed Tuesday seeks to disqualify Matt Ballard and the other prosecutors in …

  The Board for the Oklahoma Police Pension and Retirement System voted 10-1 on Monday to fire director Steven Snyder. The system manages $2.5 billion in pension funds for municipal police officers. There is currently an Attorney General’s investigation into embezzlement at the organization.

  The City of Reno has appointed a 20-year law enforcement veteran to be the new Police Chief. Jeremy Massey had been interim chief since Matt Birch resigned in February. He had been with the Reno PD for five years and previously served as a Lamar County Deputy, Paris Police Officer and …