A Fannin County jury has convicted 24-year-old Carlos Alfonso Dominguez, of Telephone, of cheating two families out of more than $34,000. The victim families had hired Dominguez to help provide them with legal assistance with their visa renewals. Dominguez was sentenced to eight years in prison and fined $10,000.

  A routine traffic stop by a Lamar County Deputy on Hwy 271 has led to the arrest of a man on a Kerr County warrant for Sexual Assault of a Child. Gavin Tab Jackson, of Kilgore, was taken into custody on the outstanding warrant, and also for possession of …

  Theodis Reynolds, III, 32, of Paris was arrested by Paris Police at his residence on a felony Hunt County criminal non-support warrant. Reynolds was later transferred to the Lamar County Jail.

  Lamar County Commissioners will meet this morning at 9:00 am. The court is expected to discuss budget workshops and consider claims and line-item transfers. The commissioners will also receive several thousand dollars in grant money.

  A Lamar County man facing murder charges has dismissed his court appointed attorneys and will represent himself. Christroyvius Dejaun Mason, 21, who is accused of murdering 20-year-old Quenton Montrel Grundy of Paris, has waived his right to a jury trial, and his case will be heard by District Judge …

  The Paris City Council will meet tonight at 5:30 and hold the first public hearings on the City’s proposal to increase tax revenues by five cents from the preceding tax year and to set the tax rate at 55 cents per hundred. The proposed budget for the fiscal year 2017-’18 …

  Congratulations to the KOYN Teacher of the Week: Ginger Williams a Teacher at Detroit Elementary. Nominated by Preston Roberts who said: “Mrs. Williams is an absolutely amazing teacher. She is a teacher that is there for the kids 100%. She does everything she can to make learning fun and …

  It’s time for Friday Night Lights as Texas High School Football teams begin the 2017 season tonight. — Paris – The Paris Wildcats welcome in the Terrell Tigers to Wildcat Stadium on 101.9 KBUS, the Chisum Mustangs host the Rivercrest Rebels, the Prairiland Patriots are on KOYN 93.9, they’ll bring in …

  The statewide ban on texting and driving is one of 673 new Texas laws that go into effect Today. The law targets people who are on their cellphones reading, writing or sending a text message while driving. Law enforcement will be on the lookout for drivers whose heads are down and who …

  Paris Police observed Chandler Blake McDonald walking in the 1100 block of Fairfax and knew that he had outstanding warrants. McDonald was found by officers to be in possession of a felony amount of marijuana and also possessed a controlled substance. McDonald was arrested and later transferred to the Lamar …