There will be a Lamar County Friends of the NRA banquet this Thursday at 5:30 pm at the Love Civic Center. Tickets are $35.00 each, or a table that seats eight is $450.00. All tickets include dinner and an opportunity to win valuable prizes. This event is to help sponsor …
Read More »Lamar County Deputies Investigating Stolen Cattle
Lamar County Deputies are investigating the theft of 18 black Angus cattle from land on FM 905, north of CR 13500. The cattle have one of two brands on their right hip and some have yellow tags in their left ear. Anyone with information should call 903-737-2400.
Read More »Paris City Council to Meet Tonight
The Paris City Council will meet this evening at 5:30. Members are expected to approve a PEDC amendment to the tax abatement with Campbell’s soup. Campbell’s will close out a single serve beverage line and replace it with a production of organic baby food.
Read More »High School Football Tonight Plus Cowboys Will Use Backup RB’s Sunday
The Texas High School Football regular season comes to an end tonight with playoff implications still on the line. — Paris – The Crosstown Showdown between the Paris Wildcats and North Lamar Panthers will take place at Wildcat Stadium on 101.9 KBUS and MIX 107.7. The Chisum Mustangs go …
Read More »Weekend Activities Around Paris
Dylan’s Drivers provides a safe and reliable service within Lamar County, Texas, by providing free, non-judgemental, confidential rides to individuals who are rendered incapable of or lack access to safe transportation. Their hours of operations are Thursday be from 10:00 pm to 12:00 am, Friday and Saturday nights from …
Read More »Weekend Activities Around Sulphur Springs
Sulphur Springs High School will have a special Veterans Day program today to honor military veterans and active duty military members and their spouses. A reception will begin at noon in the Library and a patriotic program will follow at 1:00 pm in the gymnasium, with special performances by …
Read More »Settlement Ends Red River Land Dispute
Texas landowners who live along a river separating them from Oklahoma have reached a settlement with federal officials saying the Texas border lies with the meandering flow of the river. A federal judge on Wednesday approved the terms that settle a long-running dispute involving the Bureau of Land Management …
Read More »Paris Veterans Day Activities
Paris Junior College students will conduct the pledge of allegiance and national anthem. After a welcome, Dr. Kenneth Haley will recite, “In Flander’s Field.” Audience members will be welcomed to share recitations about their family members who served. Dr. Haley will read names of PJC students lost in World …
Read More »Paris Food Truck Park to Open Today
A new food truck park opens in Paris this morning and will be open until 11:00 pm. The new park is called The Slab and is located on Clarksville Street near Southeast 23rd, not far from Paris Junior College. There will be four food trucks at the location Friday. …
Read More »Paris PD Investigate Fatal Accident
Paris Police are continuing to investigate a fatal pickup vs pedestrian accident in the 700 block of SW Loop 286. Officers found that a 46-year-old woman had been struck by a 2014 Ford F-150 while she was walking in the roadway. She was pronounced dead at the scene. The …
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