Commerce Police are searching for two men they say went shopping with a stolen credit card. The two purchased numerous items at Walmart and were last seen leaving the store in a white or silver Dodge 4-door pickup.

  North Lamar ISD Trustees have officially designated older portable buildings at Higgins Elementary as surplus. The district will now move ahead with plans on the newer portables purchased over the summer.

  The Paris City Council has set the 2017–’18 tax rate at 55.1 cents per hundred dollars property valuation. The five-cent increase is because of bonds the voters approved for street and road repairs. Under the new rate, an owner of a $100,000 house would pay just under $552 annual …

  Area volleyball teams are back on the court tonight. — Paris – The Paris Lady Cats are at Wildcat gym to host the Chisum Lady Mustangs. The North Lamar Pantherette’s will be at home as they welcome in the Melissa Lady Cardinals, while the Prairiland Lady Patriots bring in the …

    Farmers and Artisan Market – Market Square Paris Saturday 8:00 am – 1:00 pm Dylan’s Drivers Rides for a Reason is holding its sixth annual fundraiser this Saturday from 8:00 am – 5:00 pm at the Love Civic Center Pavilion. Events include Hamburger Cookoff, 5K Run/Walk, Kickball, Softball and …

  The Oklahoma Highway Patrol has identified the man killed Sunday in a one-vehicle crash on Hwy 109 West in Choctaw County as 36-year-old Michael J. Burton, of Hugo. Troopers say he ran off the right side of the road, overcorrected and rolled. He was partially ejected from his vehicle …

  Officers responded to the 2300 block of Hubbard after receiving a report that 54-year-old David Somoza had allegedly put a knife to person’s throat while threatening to kill the complainant. The complainant was able to get away and flee to a neighbor’s house and Somoza allegedly threatened the neighbor. …

  The Paris City Council has approved an ordinance amending the staffing levels of the Police Department. The current staffing is for a chief, assistant chief, three captains, eight lieutenants, four sergeants and 43 officers. The council voted to remove three officers and move a lieutenant position to sergeant. Three …

  Area high school football teams were back on the field Friday night. The big winners this weekend were — Paris – The Chisum Mustangs taking down Honey Grove, 42-12. Beyond Chisum, it was a rough weekend for the Red River Valley as the Paris Wildcats fall to Pleasant Grove, 45-13. North …

  Hugo Police is alerting area residents after they arrested a woman they say passed bad checks. Officers arrested Tiffany Fritz, also known as Tiffany Hicks, for allegedly writing more than a thousand dollars of bogus checks. Investigators say she may have passed more.