United Way of Lamar County’s 2019 Community Grants process has begun.  Non-profit, 501-c-3 agencies in Lamar County are encouraged to submit a Letter of Intent to apply for funding for the 2019 grant cycle. Those interested in applying should attend one of the two Letter of Intent and Grant Guideline …

  Lamar County Commissioners named Jeff Jones to be Constable of Precinct 2. Jones, who is a retired Paris Police Officer, will serve the southwestern portion of the county. He also briefly served as Precinct 3 Road Foreman. He will begin his duties March 2.  Others who had applied for …

  A pre-trial hearing has been set for next month for a former Paris Police Officer charged with felony stalking his ex-wife. Pedro Barrios, Jr., 60, was fired after 25 years with the department after he was arrested two times for stalking.

  Quadrea Quinton Dillard has been arrested in Lamar County on multiple warrants. He was taken into custody on Motions to Adjudicate Guilt on charges of DWI, Possession of controlled substance and Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon.

  A Choctaw County woman was rescued near Grant at about 3:30 Wednesday morning when her pickup got stranded in high water. Grant and Hugo Firefighters, Sheriff’s Deputies and a State Trooper all responded to the woman’s call for help. Officials say the water on the county road where the …

  Another round of high school basketball playoffs wrapped up last night. — Paris – The Clarksville Tigers and Rivercrest Rebels advance after double-digit wins. First Clarksville put the hurt on Carlisle, 77-42. Rivercrest would follow up with a 76-59 win over Hawkins to advance to the Area Round. Up …

  Schools in Boswell were placed on lockdown for about an hour Tuesday after officials became concerned about a play or poem that a student wrote. No threat was found and no one was disciplined or taken into custody.

  A Hugo man has been arrested for punching a woman in the face and setting her clothes on fire. James Whitfield, 48, has been charged with domestic assault and battery and third-degree arson. Whitfield allegedly told authorities the woman owed him money.

    Friday, Feb 23, the Lamar County Human Resources Council is having their annual Mardi Gras at the Love Civic Center to benefit Meals on Wheels. There will be a live and silent auction plus a cajun dinner catered by Michael Perry. Live entertainment from the David Whiteman Band. …

  A Broken Bow school was placed on lockdown Tuesday afternoon after a suspicious suitcase was found at a car wash about a block away from the middle and high school campus. A bomb squad from Durant investigated. No arrests have been made.