The City of Paris Sanitation Department will maintain its normal collection schedule on Labor Day, Monday, September 4. Normal collection policy and procedures will apply. The Compost Site will be open on Saturday, September 2. If you have any questions, please call 903.784.9289 or 903.784.9277.

  Fannin County Precinct 2 Justice of the Peace, Alan Hale, passed away of natural causes Friday night at his home in Leonard, surrounded by family and friends. Hale had served as JP for 13 years. He was 72.  His funeral will be today at 3:00 pm at Willow Wild …

  A joint investigation by Lamar County Deputies, Paris PD, Constables from Precincts 2 and 3 and the NE Texas Auto Theft Task Force has resulted in the arrest of four men for burglaries and vehicle thefts totaling about $141,000 in Paris and Honey Grove as well as Lamar and …

  North Lamar ISD Board will meet tonight at 6:00 in the High School Library. The board has previously met four times to discuss Superintendent John McCullough’s contract. The board this evening is expected to enter into a separation agreement with McCullough.

  The Paris City Council will meet tonight at 5:30, and economic development is on the agenda. Voters in November will decide if the PEDC should continue to be funded by tax dollars, or spend the money on road and street improvements. Even if voters decide to spend the money …

  Check the charity Before you donate to a charity, make sure you know where your aid is going. The Center for International Disaster Information recommends checking with a charity monitoring organization like GiveWell, Charity Navigator, Charity Watch, or the Better Business Bureau before donating. Make sure your donation is …

  Area high school football team’s scrimmage continues tonight. — Paris – The Chisum Mustangs will be at Paris High’s Wildcat Stadium against the Clarksville Tigers. The Prairiland Patriots host the Detroit Eagles. Rivercrest will visit Tom Bean, and the Hugo Buffalos are on the road to face Tishomingo. — Mount Pleasant …

  A Pushmataha County inmate who escaped from his work detail was captured several hours later in Antlers. While being transported back to jail, Earl Barton became violent with officers. Now, instead of a misdemeanor, he faces felony escape and assault on a police officer charges. Barton who was in jail …

  A 50-year-old Lamar County man who led Reno Police and county deputies on a high-speed chase after an attempted traffic stop has been convicted by a Lamar County jury of eight women and four men of all charges against him. Quentin Baker was then sentenced by the same jury …

  Many Northeast Texas first responders have been deployed to the areas expected to be hit hardest by Hurricane Harvey. Paris EMS paramedics Russell Thrasher and Chris Shoemate have been deployed to the coast to work with victims of the storm. Each was driving one of the Paris disaster response …